The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-01
TAXES ARE CLIMBING.
The Levy for Newberry County as
Fixed by Delegation Given IN
Detail Levy.

~ uACu Wy tAS
in the recent general assembly,is con-
tanned in the Act printed below. The
ordinary county levy is fixed at three
and one-half mills, the same as last
year. The one-half mill for past in
debtedness levied last year is taken
off, but there IS. an additional one
fourth mill added this year by the
Act providing. for the borrowing Of
$1,000 for past Indebtedness, max
ing the county levy one-fourth mill
less than last year. There is, how
ever, an increase Of half mill in the
State levy, which will make the total
levy this year for State and county
purposes one-fourth mill greater than
last year. ..-,-' <
The whole levy this year as it af-
fects the entire county, exclusive of
special school and railroad taxes, is
as follows: -. -. !!
State levy. 5 3-4 mills.
Constitutional school tax, 3 mills.
For ordinary county purposes, 3 IL
mills.
For roads and bridges, 1 mill.
Special court house tax, l-2 mill.
Levy in Act to borrow $1,000 for
past. Indebtedness, IA mill.
Total Il mills, as against 13 5-4
mills for last year. ..-.... .
In No. l township there is an ad-
ditional two mills for railroad bonds,
which will run the levy up to 16 mills,
and in the city Of Newberry there is
a special levy of six mills for school
purposes, which will make the levy
in the city Of Newberry, exclusive Of
city taxes, % mills, as against q 81
mills last year. 49,.
- Of the special school levy Of six
mills in the city, there is one mill
provided for the retirement Of old
bonds. which Treasurer Epps thinks
it may possibly not be necessary to
collect. .... =. g.
In No. 8 township there is a levy
Of three mills for railroad, bonds,
making the total levy H. mills, and in
No. 9 there is a levy Of two mills for
railroad bonds, making the total Is
mills. ,.....
These figures, except for the town
Of Newbery, do not include special
school taxes. :. "
It will be noted, that the Act pro-
vides that ''the county treasurer is
hereby authorized to turn: into the
ordinary county fund to meet current
expenses the one-half of one mill COL
leeted under the levy Of 1909 to pay
past indebtedness, said amount not
having been expended for such pur-
pose"
County Treasurer Epps, in explain
ing this provision, said that before
the legislature Of 1909 adjourned.
and the Act was approved and the
levy became effective. that it has
been necessary to apply the funds on
hand for ordinary county. purposes
to back Indebtedness, and when the
tax raised by this one-half mill levy
became available the past indebted
ness which was contemplated by the
levy had already been paid out Of
ordinary county fund. This tax is
being collected now, and under the
provision Of the Act below, which
has been cited, it really makes the
ordinary levy for 1909. four mills.
. It will also be noted that there is
a levy Of one mill for roads and brid-
ges, under a speeial Act, which real
ly makes the ordinary county levy
this year 4 IL mills, a levy for roads
and bridges being in effect a levy for
ordinary county purposes. This same
special levy Of one mill for roads and
bridges was in effect last year.
The assessed valuation Of proper
ty for taxation is about seven million
dollars.
The Act below of course does not
include taxes levied by special Acts
and the constitutional school tax and
the levies Of railroad bonds and
special school levies.
The Act is as follows:
Newberry Supply Bill.