The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-03-07
THE TAX Levy
In the Different Counties as Fix
ed by Legislature.
STATE TAX REDUCED.

BhB6 D AN NeDWV6Do
Ranges From Two Mills Ia, Orange
burg and Charleston to Eleven
Nails :, lii Lexington. Change in
Dispensary Law Cause Several
Counties to Make Special Provi-
sions In Levy.
Below Is published the principal
details Of the annual supply bill
passed b the1907 general assembly.
Being in the main mass of figures,
the average reader will be inclined
to study alone the figures relating
to theNlevy in his particular county,
yet a careful study of the entire
measure, particularly of the special
levies made by the various counties,
will prove interesting.
The State levy is fixed at AZ
mills, 1-2 mill less than last year. To
this liz added in every county
throughout the State the constitution
al mill school tax.
The county levy ranges from 2
mills in Charleston and Orangeburg
to IL mills in Lexington the eX-
lremely high levy in the latter coun-
ty being on account of large
amount of interest to be paid each
year on bonds given in aid Of the
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
railroad.
The following counties make
special levy for good roads: Claren-
don, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Cole
ton, Florence, Greenville, Kershaw,
Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartan
burg and Union.
Union enjoys the unique and COM
mendable distinction of heing the
single county In the State which
makes q direct appropriation for its
Confederate veterans. In addition to
getting their pro rata Of the $780,
900 appropriated by the State, the
veterans Of Union receive The bene-
fit Of levy Of one-fourth mill on
ball the taxable property Of that
county. Charleston likewise occu-
pies an equally unique position in
that a tax of one-eighth of 1 mill is
levied for the militia Of that county.
The proceeds OF this one-eiyhth mill
tax Is paid to the board Of officers
of the State volunteer troops In the
city Of Charleston.
Levy for 1907.
BY counties the levy for county
purposes Is as follows:
notwithstanding 2 I-2 mills,
debt due sinking fund com mission
mill, for paying interest and princi-
pal On debt for new court house l
mill.
|, Aiken-Ordinary 3 mills.
Anderson-Ordinary 3A mills.
Bamberg-Ordinary. mills.
Barrlwell-Ordinary 31s mills.
Beaufort-Ordinary AZ mills.
BerEeley-Ordinary; 3 mills. A
special tax Is levied on all stock
within the territory exempted from
the operation of the general stock
law, as follows: Three cents per
head c,n all, sheep. goats and hogs
and S cents per head on all cows:
'ClarendonAOrdipary s2'& mills
road tax Y mill.
ChaEleston-For the militia'o of the
county, the various local companies
of the State volunteer troops, 1$
mill; for other purposes..l lB mills;
I for support of the schools CT the city
of Charleston l mill, special, on all
property within the city and an ad-
ditional levy of u mill on city prop
erty for school building fund.
Cherokee mills, road
tax 1 mill, sinking fund, Limestone,
White and Morgan townships, q
mill; railroad bonds, same town
ships, Il mill; sinking fund Grow
deysvilla, Cherokee and Draytonville
townships. l mill; for interest on
railroad bonds, same townships, l
mill. -,
Chester-AOrdinary 3 X mills, In
terest on railroad bonds and sinking
fund l mill.
sterfeld-Ordlnary Il mills,
special road tax ! mill, interest on
railroad bonds and for sinking fund
21a mills.
Colleton-Ordinary mills, road
| tax / mill
Darlngton-1s mill interest on
court house, ordinary mills.
Dorchester-Ordinary ~ mills
interest on county bonds II mill,
sinking fund u mill. Collier $
township 2 mills for road purposes.
Edgefield-Ordinary 5 mills; the
county commissioners are author
lied to make special levy ON proper
tv In Johnston. Pine Grove, Pickens'
| Wise and Show townships to pay
COUPONS on valid railroad bonds.
FaIrfield-Ordinary and past In
debtedness AK mills, for payment
first installment on S2O,OOU due
sinking fund commission one MILL
Flo~ence--Ordlnary 2 nills, spe-
cial road tax ! mill.
Georgetown-Ordinary 2E mills.
for the purpose Of creating tuno
With which to pay principal and IN
terost or loan Of $4,000 from COM
missicners OF sinking fund to be used
in erecting, eQuipping and furnish
ing annex to court house y mill
for sinking fund Winyah Indian
school district mills.
Greenville-Ordinary 3 mills LOT
convicts, roads and bridges h
mills. interest on railroad and past
Indebtedness bonds. for payment 10
commissioners sinking fund on &C