Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21

stated, it has given me considerable
worry to know what is right to do In
the premises. I do not wish to set O.
precedent. and do not intend this;
case to be a precedent for my guild;
ance or for the guidance Of any Of my
successors, but each and every case In
the future, II any should be presented.
should be made to stand upon its own
merits and be passed upon as the CIR
cumstances may then present them
selves. Upon this showing, the de-
fendant, J. g. Seigler, has been grant
ed q parole upon the condition that
he do not take a drink Of whiskey.
wine or beer, nor carry upon his per-
son any kind OF q weapon, either
openly or concealed. during the term
Of this parole, and upon the further
condition thtt he report once during
the sheriff Of Aiken county, and be
kept In the custody of said sheriff OF
Aiken county In such manner as said
sherin may determine as best for the
carrying out of the purposes Of this
parole, and thfft he. the said ]. q.
Seigler. return to the state peniten-
tiary, at Columbia, on or before the
first day OF December. 1913, for such
further action as may then be taken
by the governor Of the state. Parole
dated October II, 1913.r The petit-
on for parole Of this kind was pre-
sented by Quitman Davis, father-in-
law of Seigler, who Is described by the
the governor as zone Of the most
high-toned and best citizens Of this
state" Request was received by the
governor from Judge H. r. Rice, be-
fore. whom Seigler was convicted,
asking that this man be temporarily
paroled for the purpose Of. attempt
ing to save part Of his family prop
erty. Members Of the jury which
convicted Seigler joined Judge Rice In
his request, as also did q number Of
good citizens Of Aiken county. p.
= Columbia Record. Saturday: "The
question Of deductions Of the invest
ments Of banks in non-taxable se-
curities in assessing the, value Of the
shares for taxation having been re-
Gently passed upon by .Iudge George
e. Prince Of Anderson, In the circuit
court, in the case of the Loan & Saw
ings bank Of Yorkvilie, against Audi
tor B. M. Love Of York county. will
make history Of the litigation on this
question In this state Of interest to
the public stated Comptroller Gen.
eral A. W.. Jones today In discussing
this matter. This question was first
raised In this state by General Jones
In 1888 when auditor of Abbevilie
county, when he refused to allow In
vestments Of bank in United States
bonds to be deducted from the amount
Of capital stock for the purpose OF
taxation In the hands Of the share
holders. This stand was sustained
and the banks acquiesced In It. When
the state debt was refunded in 1898,
the legislature passed an act directing
that the amount OF the banks invest
ments in Brown Consol redemption
bonds issued under the act Of 1892.
should be first deducted from the,
banks capital In arriving at the value
Of the shares for purposes Of tax
alton in the hands OF the sharehoid-
ers. In 1908. Mr.. Jones was elected
a. na.,.,on trst .hs sct ~ .1sss should
be strictly construed by the banks
and the d on-taxabie securities should
not be deducted In arriving at the val
ne of the shares for the purposes Of,
taxation, except those Of Brown Con-
,o, reformation bonds. The INSTRUCT
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followed In all except Few counties,
notah,v f,harieston county. This mat
80 s..,:,ss ,.,ora. t,ta iata Judge
ter was iI D's'AS- - u. -.
Robert Aldrich In o case from her-
shaw county. Bank OF Camden against
,Tsr..,,,,, co,,vtv traasurer which
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was argued py tnef st'9eit IN. --'' : q u
torney general The position OF comp
troller General Jones was sustained
a. &C.,, re.necf nv 1udra Aldrich In
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bonds there Is no provision In 'tne
act making them non- taxable which
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authorlzes Ia = li1a lug sa1 ss-s
those bonds, wnen neip w panA'
from the value Of the shares OF bank
.,ocr a..asead and faxed AGAINST the
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noiuefa
Judge. Aldrich was genefaiy observed
IN this state with the exception Of
CharIeston and York counties. The
.persistence Of the board of assessors
of CharIeston county In allowing
these aljecal exceptions 10 banks, and
now Followed IN York county, was the
occasion Sof correspondence between
the comptroller general and the Peo-
nles, National bank OF Charleston,