Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-03-29
The Duties OF Shcriifs.

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An Act relating to tho duties Of Shcrifis
Section /. Bo it enacted by tho Gcno
raj Assembly OF tho State of South Caro-
lima, That whenevcr tho County Sheriff
shall receive tax executions from tho
County Treasurer he shall give the
County Treasurer an itcmizcd receipt
therefor, and shall enter each execution
separately upon tho execution book in
his Oflico wherein he enters executions
issued out of the Court of Common
Pleas, and in the same manner.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of tho
Sheriff of the county to pay over to the
County Treasurer, upon his written dc
mand therefor, at the expiration of the
time allowed by law for tho enforcement
of said tax executions, and to take the
County Treasurer's receipt therefor in
each case on tho execution book, whore
said execution is entered.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
Sheriff, ut the expiration of the time al
lowed by law for the enforcement of tax
executions, upon tho written demand of
the County Treasurer, to return to him
all uncollectcd tax executions with his
return endorsed OH each execution, stat
ing his reason or reasons for his failure
to collect the same, and take the County
Trcasurcr's receipt for each mcollcctcd
execution on the execution book, where
the same is entered. The Sheriff shall
also enter his return on the execution
book, whcro the uncollcctcd execution
is entered as well rs on the execution
itself.
Section 4. For failure to return any
uncollcctcd tax execution, as herein re-
quired, within five days after the OK
piration Of the time allowed by law for
enforcing the same, and after the written
demand by the said County Treasurer
the Sheriff shall forfeit and pay to the
County Treasurer the taxes, penalties
and County TrcaSurcr'S costs for which
such execution was issued, which shall
be recoverable by said County Treasurer
from the Sheriff and tho Surctics on his
official bond in any Court of competent
jurisdiction: Provided that the Sheriff
so failing to return any uncolcctcd exc
cutions shall make it appear that such
failure is due to the loss or destruction
Of such executions without fault on his
part, then he shall not he subject to such
penalty.
Section j. For ncglgcntly or fraudu-
lently making false return on any tax
execution The Shcrin Shall forfeit and
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penalties and Trcasurcr's costs for which
such execution was issued, which Shall
be recoverable by said County Treasurer
from the Sheriff and tho surcticS on his
official bond in any Court of competent
jurisdiction.
Section q. In all cases where the
Sheriff has failed to return uncollcctcd
tax executions. rs herein required, or has
negigently or fraudulcntly made false
returns OF any tax executions, and the
County Treasurer has failed for twelve
months to enforce the penalty provided
herein for the failure OF the Sheriff to re-
turn any tax execution as herein re-
quired, or for making such false return,
the Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund
may, within twelve months thereafter,
sue for and recover from the ShcriT and
the surcticS on his official bond the taxes
and penalties for which such execution
was issued, in same manner as the County
Treasurer could have sued and recovered
under the preceding section Of this Act.
Section 7. Any Shcrin failing to enter
tax executions upon his execution book,
or to take receipts thereon, as herein re-
qulred, Shall, upon conviction thereof,
DO punished rs for II miSdcmcanor.
Section s. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to relieve the Shcrin
from any of the penalties, civil or crimi-
nal, now provided by law for his failure
to comply with the law prescribing his
duties III relation to tax executions.
Approved February -. A. -. 1900.
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