The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-18
ASSESSMENT OF REAL ESTATE.
The State Board OF Equallz zsttors Rises it
Seven Per Gem.


Seven Per Cen,.
COLUNBGA, S. c., July 14.-The State
Board of Equalization completed its
work of adjusting the tax assessment
on all real property in the State. The
result san average raise in the values,
as reported by the County Auditors. Of
Z per cent. for the whole State, which
is sequiValent to Al increaso Of the value
of all real taxable property Of about
S6,000000. This makes the total value
now about S101, 100000.
The Board met at 10 o'clock and re.
sumed the consideration of the district
committee reports. At 80 p. m. the
Board adjourned and reasembled at 3:3C
p. N. and continued its labors until q
completion of them was reached at $40
o. m, when it adjourned SHE die.
The following are the charges made
as to the County Auditors reports:
Abbeville-2 per cent. added.
Aiken-5 per cent. added.
Anderson-2 per cent. added.
Barnwell-5 per cent. added.
BeaufoTt-5 per cent. off.
Berkeley-5 per cent. off.
Charlest0n-5 per cent. added.
Chester-2 Per cent. added.
ChesterGeld-5 per cent added.
Clarendon-12 per cent. added.
Colleton-5 per cent. added.
Darlington-5 per cent. added.
Edgefeld-lO per cent. added.
FaiIfeld-10 per cent. added.
Florence-5 per cent. added.
GeorgetoWn-5 per cent. added.
Greenville-2 per cent. added.
Hampton-5 per cent. added.
Horry-10 per cent. added.
Kershaw-13 per cent. added.
Lancaster-5 per cent. added.
LauTens-6per cent. added.
Lexington-15 per cent. added.
Marion-15 per cent. added.
Marlboro-5 per cent. added.
NeWberry-2 per cent. added.
Oconee-12 per cent. added.
Orangeburg-10 per cent. added.
- Pickens-l2 per cent. added.
Richland-5 per cent. added.
Spartanburg-2 per cent. added.
Sumter-17 per cent. added.
Union-2 per cent. added.
Williamsburg-5 per cent. added.
York; per cent. added.
On motion OF Colonel Stokes Of Collie
ton a committee was appointed to pre-
sent the following memorial to the Leg
islature:
Whereas the Legislature in its wis
dom and liberality at its last session
suspended the collection of taxes In the
storms swept region of our State for the
fiscal year 1893, and extended the time
for the payment of the sane to the fal
Of 1894; whereas the obstruction Of The
property was greater and the scope OF
territory far exceeded in extent, I'M
to property and damage to crops, sc
that our peoDle were reduced in a gresl
many instances to want and absolute
destitutior, depending upon the aid OF
others for means of support the pas'
year; whereas the action of the Legls
lature was only partial in the sense o1
relief; therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this
Board that the said taxes Of 1893 should
be remitted altogether, and that com
mittee of our body be appointed to NE
morialize the Legislature upon tht
subject of relief indicated aud any kin
dred matter.
The following gentlemen COMPOSE
the committee: Theron Earle, Green
vile; w. D. Scarboro, Sumter; f. Z
Hardee, Beaufort; J. E. PettigreW
Florence; DR.. H. Baer, Charleston.
The following resolution offered b,
Colonel Stokes was adopted:
Whereas, there is some misunder
standing in relation to the scope of du
ties of this body in respect to persona
property, and the right Of appeal as t.
where it vests the appellate court as t.
the special subject of taxation, includ
ing banking property Of a personal na
tuTe, and character; therefore be it
Resolved, That in the opinion of ou
Board that all appeals by the taxpaye
can only be from the Board of Assess
ors to the County Board of EqualiZa
tion, which Board has cognlzance
the subject matter and its decision
final. That there is an underlying
principle of law that the right of tn
State to appeal does not exist.
The gentlemen who composed tn
Board have performed work of grea
importance. The work was hard an
the strain severe. They deserve tn
thanks and commentator of the peo
pie for the thorough and satisfactor
manner with which it was done. The
were all glad when their labors wer
completed and nearly all Of them lef
for home on the first train.-RegisteI