Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-03-06
TAX LEVY BY COUNTIES
In Several Counties Special Provis-
ion Made on Account of Change In
Dispensary Law.

Dispensary Law.
Columbia State.
Below is published the principal
details of the annual supply bill
passed by the 1907 general assembly.
Being 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, yet
I, careful study Of the entire meas
IRE, particularly Of the special levies
made by the various counties, will
prove interesting.
The state levy is fixed at 4 II
mills, 1-2 mill less than last year. To
this is added in every county
throughout the state the constitu-
tional 3 mill school tax.
The county levy ranges from =
mills in Charleston and Oranseburs
to IL mills in Lexington, the ex-
| tremely high levy in the latter coun-
! ty being required on account of 4
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 spec
ial levy for good roads: Clarendon,
Cherokee, Chesterfield, Colleton,
Florence, Greenville, 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 $780,
900 appropriated by the state, tine
veterans Of Union receive the benc-
fit of levy of one fourth of one mill
on all the taxable property of that
county. Charleston likewise occu-
pies an equally unique position in
that tax of one-eisht 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 i'll the
city Of Charleston.
The levy in Richland county is
among the very lowest in the state.
Levy for 1907.
By counties the levy for county
purposes is as follows
Abberille-Ordinary 2 1-i2 mills.
debt due sinking fund commission
l mill, for paying interest end plin-
cipal on debt for new ceurI house ]
mill.
Aiken-Ordinary 8 mills.
Anderson-Or Ordinary 3 IA mills.
Bamberg-Ordinary mills.
Barnwell-Ordinary 3 II mills.
Beaufort-Ordinary 4 81 mills.
Berkeley-ordinary 8 mills. A
special tax is levied OIL 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 5 cents per head on all COWS.
Cla1endon-For the militia of the
county, the various local companies
of the state volunteer troops, is
mill; for other purposes l rs mills;
for support Of the schools of the city
of Charleston / mill, special, on all
property within the city and an ad-
ditional levy Of ID mill on city prop
erty for school building fund.
Cherokee-Ordinary s. mills, road
tax 1 mill, permanent road tax l.
mill, sinking fund, Limestone, White
and Morgan townships, 3-4 mill;
railroad bonds, same townships, -
mill; sinking fund, Growdeysvillc,
Cherokee and Draytonville town
ships, l mill; for interest on rail
road bonds, same townships, l mill.
.Chesteg-Ordinary 1-2, mills, in
terest OH railroad bonds and Tor
sinking fund l mill.
.Chesterfeld-Ordinary 3-4 mills,
special road tax 1 mill, interest on
railroad bonds and for sinking fund
2 IL mills.
Colleton-ordinary 4 mills, road
tax i mill.
Darlington-1-2 mill interest on
court house, ordinary 4 mills.
Dorchester-Ordinary 4 Ia mills,
interest on county bonds 1-2 mill.
sinking fund - mill. Collier 5
township 2 mills for road purposes.
Edgefield-O Ordinary s mills; tie
county commissioners are authorized
to make special levy on property IN
Johnston, Pine Grove, PickenS, Wise
and Show townships TO pay coupons
ON valid railroad bonds.
Fairfeld-Ordinary and past in-
debtedness 4 IA mills, for payment
first installment on 100000 due sink
ing fund commission l mill.
Florence-Ordipary mills, spec
ial road tax l mill.
Georgetown-Ordinary 2 l-2 mills,
with which to pay principal and Ill
terest or loan of $4,000 from conf
1nissioners of sinking fund, to lie
used in erecting, equipping and fur
| nishins annex to court house 81
mill, for sinking fund Winyah Indi-
90 school district 2 mills.
Greenville-O Ordinary 3 mills, for
convicts, roads, and bridges l IL
mills. interest on railroad and past
indebtedness bonds, for payment to
commissioners sinking fund on ae-
count loan 1-2 mill.
Greenwood-Ordinary 8 IL mills,
past Indebtedness l mill: Ninety-Six
township . 3-4 mills, Cokesbu'y
township 2 mills, Cooper township 5
mills.
I.mptou-ordinary 3 mills, past
indebtedness ] mill.
norry-Ordinary 5 mills, court
I,.o ,nd ;oil bondS I mill. railroad