The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-01-25

Of his or their acquiescsnoe In and accept
ance Of the reservations snd conditions Of
said renunoistisn Of title.
Eec.isn 6. That The sinking fund esmmis-
sion bs, and 10 hereby, authorised 70 hear
and determine upon satisfactory proof the
petition Of any taxpayer praying relief on
ground that all taxes, a. described in last
such tsxes have been paid and an sher to
pay the balance, accompanied BY the sum
admitted TO be owing. And the said sink
ing fund commission shall grant such relief
in the premises n may be just. Aud the
said sinking fund commission 10 hereby
empowered TO compound with the former
owners, their heirs, or assigns, for oil such
taxes ~ described In LAST section at such
an amount As they may deem proper with
cut penslti ss, but not for less sum than
one-half Of what should properly be charged
on . reassessmsnt, and the petition for the
relief shall state tho facts relied on under
tho oath Of the petitioner, and be accompa-
MED with . sum equal 10 ons-half Of that
admitted to be duo, and be fled with the
said sinking fund commission on or before
the frst day Of January, 1890, and the re-
ceipts Of said commission for such part
thereof shall discharge the said taxpayer
and his said land from any further liability
to the State on that account, and provided,
further, that the commissioners Of the sink
ing fund be authorised in such cases and to
such extent ns they may deem most ad-
vantsgsous to the State after tho passage Of
this Act to bring an action rs for debt
against the former owners, or any person
or persons having any legal or equitable
interest in said land. for tho recovery Of
the full amount Of taxes, costs and penal
tie, accrued 10 and including the levy Of
1886 Provided, that any such action may
DO brought at any time after the approval
Of this Act upon any land upon the forfeited
land list at the time of the passage Of this
Act. Any Judgment obtained in such ao-
lion shall have . lien upon the lands re-
| spectively upon which such taxes, costs
and penslties have accrued, and the same
shall be sold under execution by the sheriff
in due course Of law, and the proceeds Of
any such sale shall be applied & rst teths
payment to the sinking fund commissioners
Of the taxes, costs aud penalties charged
against the property, and next to the pay
ment Of the taxed costs in the suit and sI-
penses Of sale, and the surplus, il any
there be, shall be paid over to the former
owners or parties in interest, as their in
terests may appear. The sinking fund csm-
mission arc hereby authorized to employ
suitable agents in counties whore the said
may deem proper, to take possession Of said
land and lease, control and manage the
same for them.
Section 7. So much Of all Acts or p,rts
/ Of Acts as are inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this Act be, and hereby 10, re-
pealed, and this Act shall take effect from
and Immediately after it's approval.
Section 8. That tho Comptroller General
/ shall, Immediately after the approval Of
this Act, have the same printed in pamphlet
form and send copy Of same to each Of
tho county auditors and treasurers Of the
State.
Section 9. The sherifs OF the several
counties in this State, in making leviss and
sales, and in paying over money collected
under tax warrants or executions placed in
their hands by county treasurers, shall be
subject to the direction and under tho con.
troll Of the Comptroller General Of the State
in like manner as they now are to plain
tifs in execution and the Comptroller
general is hereby invested with oil tho
rights and privileges Of q plaintiff in exc
cuticn, to invoke and obtain the aid OF the
Court to compel refractory sheriffs to dis
charge their dutics in tho enforcement OF
\ tax executions and in making payment OF
money collected Hereunder it is hereby
made the duty Of the said shsrihs, respect
lively, to make returns Of the said sales,
and to pay over to the treasursrs Of their
| respective counties all taxes and penalties
i collected by thsm, within sixty days frsm
the date Of sale, or, il collected without
sale, then within sixty days from the date
Of such collection and in case Of default.
then the several county treasurers shall
have the right to receive from any such de-
faulting sheriff treble the amount Of s.ch
taxes and penalties in an action -sich the
said ireasurers are hereby authorized to
bring in any Court Of competent jurisdio-
ton.