The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-10-19
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Propositions Made by the District Com
mittecs which were Not Adopted by the
I,oard-1hc Assessments Left as they
are Except in Richinnd and Itarnwcli.
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COLUMBIA, October G.-At the meet.
ings Of the State Board Of Equalization
last night aud this morning the commit
tees, appointed 10 cgualize the values OF
real property in the several subdivisions
Of the State agreed upon, submitted their
reports.
The committee in charge of the Fins,
Division. embracing the Counties Of Oco
nee pickeus, Grecnvil!c. Spartarburg
and York, recommended that the assess.
ments for Grcenvlle and Spartanburg
stand without change, and that the as
scssmcnt5 of lands in pickens County be
raised 25 per cent, and the assessments
of the lands in Oconcc County be raised
10 per cent In Grccnyiiie County the
value Of land per acre without buildings
is assessed at $42j, and with buildings
at S4.9j. In Srar,anburg County the
assessc, value oi land without buildings
j, $3.50 per acre, and including buildings
$3.50. I'm PickcnS County the Assessed
value of land per acre without building,
is $2.28 and with buildings S3.V1. In
OcOnee County the assessed value of land
per acre without building, is $l.93, and
including buildings $2lS. No abstracts
were received from York County, but &C
cording to the abstract OF 1879 the
tSSCSSCh NpiuC VI ltI stCit III iIio
County without buildings is 1925, aud
including building. ST. The value of
real property in the towns and Villages
in Gsecnviic County according ~ the
recent assessment is - ,OO9, 22D n decrease
of 81 ,670 since the assessment Of 1879
In Spartanburg County the value Of
property in the towns and villages is
1881 ,U2U, an increase of S253, ,03O over the
returns Of 1879. In Pickens County the
value Of town property is SCI ,2Si, an IN
crease of S2S,iil over the returns Of
1879. I'm Oconee County the value of
town property is Sl4S,7Oi, All increase of
S42, 2,733 over the returns Of 1879. There
has been no return from York Of the re-
cent assessment, but in 1879 the value Of
property in towns and villages was given
at $404, ,2S2. The committee recommends
ed that no change be made in the
assessed value Of town property in Green
vile, SpartanbuTg, Pickcns and Oconce,
and that York County be referred To the
full board. The board finally agreed TO
accept the abstract of the auditor, provi-
ded the average value nt lands outside Of
incorporated towns be not less than Sc
per acre, and If the returns should not
he 30 high that the assessment be fixed
at this vR'iie.
In the Second Division, comprising the
Counties OF Anderson, Abbeville, Luu-
rens. Ncwberry, Union, Chester, Fair
field, Edgeield and Lancaster, the com
r.main unchanged. In Anderson Cuun-
ings, is $5.7G per acre. in Chester County
$3.50, in Edgeleld $500, in Fairfield
s4.52, in Laurcns $4,94, in Lancaster
1868, in Newbcrry $4G1, in Union S434,
In Abbeville $432. In Able Vile County
the assessed value Of property in towns
and villages il $55i ,525, an increase over
the returns of 1879 of SS9,050; in An
derson $43S. .496, an increase of $G9,OlS;
in Chester Sil7,775. M increase of $40,
600; in Edgclicld 1852, ,l40. an increase
of So, 200; in Fairfield $332,210, m in.
crease of SI5,SS0 in Lane Aster $l22 AL
an increase of sd ,354 in Laurens $l54,-
0l5. nm increase of Sl3 ,i2i; in Ncwber.
r. $552.735, an increase Of S9l ,lO5; in
Union $2G3, 800, IN increase Of $1,000
making total increase in the assessed
value of the property in the towns and
villages in this division over the returns
of 1879 of S45l ,796.
In the Third Division, embracing the
Counties of Aiken, Lexington, Richland,
Orangeburg, Bnrnwcll, and Hampton,
the committee recommended that the as.
sessments stand without change except
as to the County Of Richland, where there
should be a reduction of 10 per cent. in
the assessment of property in towns and
villages. In Aiken County the average
assessed value of land including build
ings, is $2.S7 per ncre; in Burnwell,
1886; in Orangeburg, $2.Sl in Hamp.
ton, $l.33; in Lexington, $2."G, and in
Richland 1915.
In the Fourth Division, embracing the
Counties OF Sumter, Darlington, Mar-
boro', Marion and Clarendon, tho Com.
mittee recommended no changes in the
assessments unless the assessments in tho
other divisions of the State should be
changed No abstracts were received
from Darlington County, but according
to the returns of 1879 the average assessed
value OF lands was 1882. In Clarendon
County there has been an increase Of Is
cents per acre over the returns of 1879.
In Marion County the assessed value of
land, including buildings, is $40. In
Marlboro County the assessed value Of
land, including buildings, is nearly S.
per acre, m increase of 20 per cent over
the returns of 1879. In Sumter County
there has been an increase of S254, ,73l
over the returns Of 1875, or little over
10 per cent. in three years. The average
value of land, including buildings, Is
S4.4O per acre, and the average value of
lands in Sumter, Darlington, Marlboro
and Marion is nearly Si.97 per acre.
In che Sixth Division, embracing tho
Counties OF Beaufort, Col!eton, Berkeley,
Charleston and Georgetown: In Beau.
fort County the average value OF build.
ings is $77.33 and the average value of
land $258. In Collcton the average
value of buildings is S25.l9 aud the nv.
erags value of land $l.74. In Berkeley
the average value of buildings Is S25.S8
and the average value of land s147. In
Georgetown the average value of build.
ings is $65.lS and the average value of
land $247. The total value of property
in the City of Charleston is given Mt
$l5, ,474, ,6S7 and In the County at S735 SSS,
making the total value Of property in
both city and County 16,2lO,575. Com.
pared with the returns of 1879 the recent
assessments show in Beaufort County an
increase of SAC, FOG in the value of real
property In Coieton County an increase
of $433, 1872, and in Georgetown County
n decrease Of S7S3,067. The committee
recommended that "inasmuch as the in
crease Of value in the other counties in
the Sixth District will more than balance
the deficiency of Georgetown County,"
the Counties of Charleston, Berkeley,
Colleton and Beaufort stand as now
assessed"
The Board Of Equalization finally