The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-06-04
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, June q, 1902.
N ew Laws.

An Act to Repeal Section 276 of the
General Statutes of 1882, Incorpc-
rated in Revised Statutes of 1893,
and to Fix the Time for the Pay
ment of Taxes, Assessments and
Penalties, and of Enforcing Pay
ment of Same by Execution.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
South Carolina; That Section 276 OF
the General Statutes of 1882, and
Section 333 of Revised Statutes OF
1898, be, and the same are hereby,
repealed and the following inserted
in lieu thereof:
Sec. 2. That sill State and county
taxes are collected, shall be due and
payable on or before thirty-frst day
of December of each and every year,
and if such taxes and assessments are
not paid on or before said time, a
penalty of one per centum thereon
shall be added by the County Au-
ditor on the county duplicate and
collected by the County Treasurer;
and If the said taxes and assessments
and penalties are not paid on or be-
fore the first day of February next
thereafter, an additional penalty OF
one per centum thereon shall be
added by the County Auditor on the
county duplicate and collected by the
County Treasurer; and if the said
taxes, assessments and penalties are
not paid on or before the first day OF
March next thereafter, en- additional
penalty of five per centum thereon
shall be added by the County Audi
tor on the county duplicate and
collected by the County Treasurer;
and if the said taxes, assessments
and penalties are not paid on or be-
fore the fifteenth day of March next
thereafter, the said County Treas
urer shall issue his tax execution for
the said taxes and assessments and
penalties against the property of the
defaulting taxpayer according to law.
Sec. 8. The provisions Of this Act
shall in no wise apply to railroad
taxes and assessments of any town
ships of this State that have hereto
fore issued bonds and coupons in aid
of railroads which have not been
completed through said township or
townships.
Sec. 4. All Acts and parts of Acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed. -. ...
Approved the 26th day Of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1902.
An Act to Exempt School Trustees
from Road Duty.
Section 1. Be it enacted by tae
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina: That the School
Trustees of the various school dis
tricts and of the graded schools Of
this State during their term of Office
be, and they are hereby, declared ex-
empt from working the public roads
and from paying the communication
tax in lieu thereof.
Sec. 2. That all Acts and parts of
Acts inconsistent herewith be repeal
ed, and that this Act 60 into effect
Immediately upon it's approval.
Approved the 25sh' day of Feb
ruary, A. D. 1902.
An Act to Amend Section l of an Act
Entitled can Act to Regulate the
Carrying, Manufacture and Sale of
Pistols, and to Make Violation Of
the Same a Misdemeanor,", Ap-
proved 20th of February, 1901, by
Striking out Certain Words and
Inserting Other Words in Lieu
Thereof.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina: That section l of an
Act entitled San Act 70 regulate the
carrying, manufacture and sale OF