The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-01
STATE EQCiLiZlyiVN "Jhi;i'.
Figures Showing Total Amount OF
Taxable Property in South
Carolina.

that the comptroller general will to-
morrow announce the date Tor the
meeting of the State board OF equah-
zation. The meeting is held during
the summer, generally in the month
of June or July, and the work OF the
board is to act upon the work OF the
county boards and TO take any actlon
on tax questions that is deemed nee
essary.
The most important resolution that
came before the board last YEAR was
that affecting the assessing OF prop
ertv at full value. This resolution
introduced by Mr.. Jeremiah Smith, OF
Horny. was defeated by vote of 2S
to S.
As this is the year for reasssess-
ment. and as the county boards have
been busy with the tax question III
the several counties OF the State, tae
meeting OF the board this year is OF
especial interest. 1t is thought that
the tax question will receive more
that ordinary consideration. The tax
question has been brought into the
camnaign very forcibly this year.
The Taxable Property.
As shown By the comptroller gen
erals report for the year 1870, NE
following is the amount OF taxable
property in South Carolina:
Total value Of real estate S136, ,430,5oS
Value of personal pfop-
3rty.. '-'oo7'hO
Total property. ... z'I,1Vo'oV1
State tax IA mills. l,42o,5oS
For county purposes,
+oxos =. 96O,664
State Board Of Assessors.
The State board of assessors, con-
sisting of State officials, assesses
railroad and like property.
The Southern Express company
property in South Carolina last year
was assessed at valuation OF s277,-
557. The total value of the Pullman
company's car property operated IN
this State was s14O,292; the total val
uation of telephone and telegraph
companies was placed as follows:
Western Union, s522,427; Atlantic
Postal Telegraph-Cable company
s1os,613; American Telephone and
telegraph company of South Caro-
lima, s205.F5o; Southern Bell Tele-
phone company, s571:S4S; local COM
panies, s125,665.
The actual value of cotton mills,
as fixed by the State board, was SOL
260,5O5. The actual value of cotton
oil mills was placed at s2,SS3,4lS'
The assessment for fertilizer
plants was placed at s3,164,477.
The value of railway property was
fixed at a little over s41,000,O00.
The question of equalization OF
taxes has been considerably discuss
ed during the past year.
Last Years Resolution.
"Whereas, the present system OF
listing property for taxation at oo
ner cent Of it's true value is in viola
ton of the constitution Of the State
of South Carolina; and
Whereas, the said system deprlves
the counties and towns of this State
of 40 per cent public credit, which is
authorized and provided for by the
constitution; and
"Whereas, the public schools a
thereby deprived of 40 per cent anti
cipated and provided by the const1-
tuition; and
s.Whereas, the said system repre-
sents our citizenship as being non
progressive and thriftless, and at the
same time increases the rate OF tax
levied for the support of the govern
ment; and
whereas, our oath OF office re-
quires our respect for and obedience
TO the constitution: Therefore, be it
'Resolved, first, That it is the
sense of this State board Of equaE-
zation that the interests Of the State,
her institutions and her citizenship,
requires that all classes of property
be hereafter listed for taxation at its
actual value, as required by the con-
stitution.
Second. That We will use our ut
most influence with our respective
county boards of assessors to have
all property in our counties listed at
it's actual value, as required by the
constitution.
Third. That the comptroller gen
eral is hereby requested to collect all
6a-a noesihIe showing the probable