The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-15
TAX MACHINERY.
The Changes ID the Law as TO
Making Roturns.
rHElAo rs REoENrLY,PAssED
what's Now Provided as to the
.Rsquirenonts for ins trance ~
Companies Working In
This State.
This State.

This State. .3 j;
The following Is tho text Of tho act
passed at the reoont session Of tho gem
oral assembly in regard to tho making
Of returns Of property for taxation, a
measure which is Of concern to the peo.
pie Of the entire State: 3,,
An act to amend seotion d of an act
entitled "An aot to further provide for
tho roturn of property for taxation"
approved tho End day of March, A.. D.
1877 60 as to make township assessors.
equalizers as we'll as assossors Of prop.
erty.
I Section l. Bo it enacted by tho con.
eral assembly Of the State Of South
Carolina that section 4 Of an act on
titled IAN act to further provide for
the return and aBse ssment of property
Tor taxation, approved the 2nd day Of
March, A. D., 1897, be amended by
atriking out in line 20 tho words "but
not aud inserting in liou thereof tho
word "or," and by inserting on limo 40
between the words greater" aud
them" tho words "by ono hundred dol
lars oc more" and that said cotton be
further amended by inanrting tho fol-
loving words between tho words
them" and .'said" in limo ~ Of the
section, to wit: but thoy shall not 70.
duos tho aggregate yaluo Of real and
personal property bolow tho aggregate
value thereof aB returned to the county
auditor" 80 that said section d when
SO amended shall read MS follows:
Section Tho township board Of
commissions and special board Of an.
3 SCISSORS shall meet annually on the fret
Tuesday III March, or as soon there,
alter as practicable, at somo convenient
place for tho purpose of performing
tho duties devolvod upon thom. IL
shall DO their duty to carefully con.
slder the returns and lists laid before
them by the county auditor ard if
necessary to compare the same, with
the tax return and duplicate OF the
previous Year or years. They shall
diligently seek fol and discover all
property, both real aud personal, in
their respective tax distriots not pro.
viously returned by tho ownor1 or
agents thereof or not listed for taxa.
ZION by tho county auditor, and there-l
upon it shall2be their duty to list tho
same 10Y tsxatlon ,st In the name OF the
owner I, or person to whom 1t is taxable.
!. saaH thereupon pc their further duty
70 1sirty ana lmpar,tiaily assess the
yalue of al property both real and per-
sonar IA tnelr respective tax district,
eehseilpg upon their+ returns urn and lists
the Ea lno i,e Aad they shall have
sbera,,nd ~ - - ,a ,a.aanas .hgir ny autleB
uaInst;on "a ,vass ,,,a =: ~ iY"or stu ene
sonaI 40 {, VA ~, X Rhhopo,.y .eal S1 per-
- 80 ratMsnnd ~ 10S -, ~ WY oouuty a9aitor, OF
.nnt IL dao1nng y n:o.iIon, anu ~ shali
itmrns " on - ;ma%aaana s'o.la' Wnos.er ING re-
mn;ntam,;onaIi" ~ 0s :. MaS in.enI'onaily I OF
nronor,n whnao aaI,o' nI.eo' =. "netnof the
%inton,t;onaliy % % ~ ."'u - 81 taiayH WAs
tnTnSa at 81 }IYbh5 te;o
~ thHH nSmi;fv apaf, ,,i hr ana Ar Sas Il StS
liata 1f3nde ont hv thnS dTthSI Sai.st;n
fixed by thom "hmt thau ahaiI T - ~ SIlga raaISa
thn arsreoate valma of I rnal ~ snd oua"o NV
aonai nronartv hoIow tba a @ aaa,oil.4 ~
value theroof aa rei,,rned ~ ths ,o,%tU en"tU
anditor.n aaia rotmrna AND ,;sta S ut
add uoIne.;an tn'ha =, ,.S.S, W.
fora tha on,,n,n - .od;to, ~ ~ 'me'n .",o W.
tha ard Tnosdov <'f Mi ~ Do.olo
excant FIAT ] for ha =. tnwnSh oh ~ eayn yea.
- ~ onmn.n go 80 nS T,o." ~" nanip "a Iiofchos
iea7 W the @ aamo - - tIoIo; - Iva iot tno yGel
oounty az aud;.ns sI - - ~ ~ .alu polo11 .'na
Msrob Npron;dad ~ = 1os;s, Du.o.o Wy : o.0S =,
estate ahalI ba vaInsd dmoao, aua mso fgsa
sa;d boarda nnlv IN thnaa 1SvnSou mn"ra ,ahoy ~
roaI %, ato ia hy law 70 ] q oa,' = N W.
tnrnod osoant that @ sa;d dI hnord !, : ~ 80 -
anv vear value and aaaaas % anu rnai I 40.
tate and i'm mnrovamanta tba,oon ,nb;nh
thew nav asoorta;n ~ d;sonuoU haS S ~.
nrovionaiv been rstnrad o ~ "a assaosaS ed
for taxation. Whonovar tho uaInst;on ;
and assessments Of anv nronor,u - !.
| fixed hv said boards at am, p aroat ~ 81
by ono hundred dollars moro than % tba
amount returned bv tho owners ~ h;s
aeenta. or w hanevar apv ',,rnrortv "a
volnsa and assessed - tvpS,, t;on . aS;oh
| has not haon nroo;nnaIw @ ro,,,rnnd 1T ! T.
abs il ha ia DIV &c tho oonntg aud;t ~ ~
IN ~ befnra * fonr,S 1 MonS.% a'sy =,
Maroh oftho yaar @ = mh;oh ~ ~ J =. - :,
t;on And assesam,ant = 10 ny mad ! I 8 - s;ua sIn
to tho own or or agent Of. amoh pronertv
written no,ioe thereof, whioh notice NAV
be served upon auch owner or his agent
personally, or py mailing the same TO
suon person or ms agent at hls last l,
anown a,.," !. pla9e ol fse!idonoe, ana suoh