The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-13

entering upon thef snd lists
furnished them. And tnuy shall have
the right In performing their duties
hereunder to increase or to lower the
valuation of any property real or per
sonsl as fixed by the county auditor, or
as returned by any person; and it shall
not be deemed material whether the re-
turns SO increased was Intentionally or
unintentionslly false, or whether the
property whose value is so raised was
Intentionally or unintsntionally re.
turned at less than its fair cash value
by the county auditor, and upon the
lists made out by them, the valuation
fixed by them but they shall not reduce
the aggregate value Of real and p1r-
sonal property below the aggregate
value thereof as returned to the county
auditor" said returns aud li.ts, with
said valuation, to be by them laid be.
fore the county auditor on or before
the 3rd Tuesday cf March Of each year
except that for the township of Florerce
in the county Of Florence for the year
1897, the same to be laid before the
| county auditor on or before the 31st of
March. Provided, however, that real
estate shall be valued AID assessed by
said boards only in those years when
real estate is by law required to be re
| turned, except that said boards may in
any year value aud assess any real es.
tate and Improvements the1eon which
they may ascertain or discover had not
| previously been retured or assessed
for taxation. Whenever the valuation
and assessments of any property Is
fixed by said boards, at a sum create I
by Que hundred dollars more than the
amount returned by the owners or his
agents, or wherever any property is
| valued and assessed to taxation which
has not been previously returned, il
shall be the duty of the county auditor
on or before the fourth Monday in
March of the year in which the valu
ton and assessment Is made, to give
to the owner or agent OF. such property
written notice thereof, which notice may
be served upon such owner or his agent
personally, or by mailing the same tC
such person or his agent at bis las
known place of residence, and sUct
owner or his agent, if he obi .;cts to su ii
valuation. and asst ssment, shall haV;
the right to appeal to The county boar(
of commissioners sitting as the count.
board Of equalization, which appea
shall be heard by said county board
The account of the county auditor 70
the necessary stationery and postage
to enable him 10 give the notice hereil
required, shall be valid claim sgains
the county, and shall be paid as othe
county claims arc paid. Nlthipg in thi
act contained shall be construed as in
ieIf-ring with the duty Of the county o
adding 90 per cent TO the value OF per
sonal property as a penalty, as pro
vided in sections 279, 295 and 297, Q
the Revised Statutes OF 1898 nor wit
the du'ies OF tho county auditor pre-
scribed in section 290 Of the Revise
Statutes of. 1893 ...
Sec That all acts aud parts c
acts Inconsistent with ihis.aot be, an
the same are hereby repealed"
INSURANCE. CoNIP4HTEs -
And here isthe. act amending tn
. Law in regard to insurance companies
throwing further protection sIound th
policy holders: .''<
/ An act to amend Su act entitled GA
, act to amend sections l and 2 Of an AZ
, entitled An act to require any insu
ance company or association to.be 10
D sessed Of one hundred thousand dolla
y surplus or capital, or in lieu thereof
Q have ono hundred thousand dollars {
n deposit with some State for the benet
Of all policy holders, or in lieu there