Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-03-07
TAX LEVY BY COUNTIES
In Several Counties Special Provis-
ion Made on Account of Change In
Dlspensary Law.

oelaiis OIL the annual supply bill
passed by the 1907 general assembly.
Beng In the main mass of figures,
The average reader will be inclined to
study alone the figures relating to
the levy in his particular county, vet
n careful study of the entire meas
ure, particularly of the special levies
made by the various counties. will
prove interesting.
The state levy is fixed at 4 II
mills, 12 mill less than last wear. To
this is added i'll every county
throughout the state the constitu-
tlonal mill school tax
The county levy ranges from ,
mills In Charleston and Orangcbury
to IL mills in Lexington. the ex
tremely high levy in the latter coun.
ty being required on account of =
large amount of interest to be paid
each year on bonds given III aid o.
the Columbia, Newberry ami
Laurens railroad.
The following counties make spec
ial levy for good roads: Clarendon,
Cherokee, Chesterfield, Colle;on,
Florence, Grecnville. Kershaw.
Laurens, Oconee. Pickens, Spartan
burg, and Union.
Union enjoys the unique and COM
mendable distinction of being the
single county in the state which
makes direct appropriation for Its
Confederate veterans. In addition
to getting their pro rata of the $25U,-
600 appropriated by the state. the
veterans of Union receive the benc-
TIT OF levy of one-fourth of one mill
on all the taxable property OF that
county. Charleston likewise occu-
pies an equally unique position III
that tax Of one-eight of one mill Is
levied for the militia of that county.
The proceeds Of this one-eighth mill
tax Is paid to the board of officers
OF the state volunteer troops in the
city of Charleston.
The levy in Richland county is
among the very lowest III the state.
Levy for 1907.
BY counties the levy for county
purposes is as follows:
Abbeviie-Ordinary LIP mills.
debt due sinking fund commission
L mill, for paying interest and prin-
clpal on debt for new court house |
mill
Aiken-Ordinary mills.
Anderson-Ordinary 3 IA mills.
Bamberg- Ordinary 3 mills.
Barnwell- Ordinary 3 ID mills.
Beaufort-Ordinary 4 "a mills.
Berkeley-Ordinary 3 mills. a
special LAX is levied on all stock
within the territory exempted from
the operation of the general stock
law, as follows: Three cents per
head on all sheep, goats and hogs
and cents per head on all cows.
Clarendon-For the militia of the
county, the various local companies
of the state volunteer troons, Is
mill; for other purposes l ~ mills;
for support of the schools of the city
of Charleston l mill, special, on all
property within the city and an adj
ditonal levy of 1-2 mill on city prop
erty for school building fund
Cherokee Ordinary mills, road
tax l mill, permanent road tax l
mill, sinking fund, Limestone, White
and Morgan townships, 3-4 mill
railroad bonds, same townships, 1-2
mill; sinking fund, Growdeysvillc,
Cherokee and DraytonviiIe town
ships, l mill; for interest on rail
road bonds, same townships, / mill.
Chester-Ordinary ID mills, in
terest on railroad bonds and for
sinking fund l mill.
sterfield-Ordinary 3-4 mills,
special road tax / mill, interest on
railroad bonds and for sinking fund
; 1-2 mills.
Ordinary 4 mills, road
tax / mill.
Darlington-1-2 mill interest on
court house, ordinary mills.
crchester-OcA'nary 4 IA mills,
interest on county bonds ID mill.
sinking fund 1-2 mill. Collier'5 )
township mills for road purposes
Edgefeld-Ordinaly 5 mills; the
county commissioners are authorized
to make special levy on property III
Johnston, Pine Grove, Pickens, Wise
and Show townships to pay coupons
on valid railroad bonds.
Fairfield-Ordinary and past in
debtedness 4 II mills. for payment
first installment on $4,000 due sink
ing fund commission | mill.
Florence Ordinary . mills, spec
ial road tax | mill.
Georgetown-Ordinary 1-2 mills,
with which to pay principal and IN
terest or loan Of $4,000 from COM
missioners OF sinking fund, to be
used in erecting, equipping and fur
nishing annex to court house 81
mil, for sinking fund Winyah Indi-
go school district 2 mills.
convicts, roads and bridges 1-2 |
mills, interest on railroad and past |
indebtedness bonds, for payment to |
commissioners sinking fund on ac-
count loan ID mill.