Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-21
AUCTION SALES.
NOTICE OF SALE
Of York County Court House Lot and
~ Court House Building.


State Of South Carolina, County Of
York.
ID Y virtue Of the power vested in US
- under the provisions Of an Act Of
the General Assembly, approved Feby.
10, 1913, and the undersigned Court
House Commission, together with the
Supervisor Of the County and ].
Thornwell Crawford, the five persons
price on the said Court House and Lot,
having agreed to dispose of same at
not less than $16,000.00. III
Now therefore, notice Is hereby Civ
en- that on SALESDAY, the First Mon
day in November. 1913, being the Bird
day Of said month, Immediately after
the Clerks and Sheriff's sales, in front
Of the Door Of York Court House, the
undersigned will sell to the highest
responsible bidder that Lot and the
Building thereon, situated at the cor
ner Of Congress and Liberty Streets In
the Town Of Yorkville,, In the county
and State aforesaid, known as the Court
House Lot, the same being the center
Of the Town Of Yorkyille, and having a
frontage Of 1872 feet on Congress Street
and 165 feet on Liberty Street, and
bounded by said Streets. the McCaw
property. and the Williams-McE Elwee
property, known as Law Range, upon
the following terms, to-wit:
One-Half CASH and the balance on
a credit of twelve months, with inter-
, est from the date of sale, secured by q
bond of the purchaser and mortgage
Of the premises so sold. with leave to
the purchaser to pay his entire bid in
cash. Purchaser to pay for all papers.
Possession Of said property will not
be given until the said new Court
House building Is completed, but the
purchaser or purchasers will be allow
ed interest on the purchase price by
way Of rent until possession Is given.
In the sale Of said Court House
building. only the naked building itself
Is to be sold. No county property, or
any other movable property in, said
building Is included in said purchase
and sale. And the clock in the steeple
Of said building, Is also reserved; and
also the iron fence and curbing around
the Court House Yard.
The property will first be sold as Q
whole; and then second In Five sepa-
rate lots on Congress street; one lot
26 by 90 feet, and the other four lots
Liberty Street, 25 by 100 feet and 33 by
1927 feet. And in Offering said proper.
ty by lots the said Court House Build
ing Is reserved and Is not sold with
said lots.
Plats and maps of said lots may be
seen by calling upon G. l. Cobb OF
Rock Hill, s. c., or ]. c. Wilborn OF
Yorkville, s. c., who are assisting the
Commission in the sale Of said prop.
erty.
In case the bids on the property as
whole or as lots are accepted, the
purchaser or purchasers will be paid
rent on the amount Of money invest
ed at the rate Of seven per cent pei
annum, until actual possession Is CIV
en-.
In case the separate bids aggregate
more than the property sold as a
whole and aggregate the upset price
also, then the same will be accepted,
and in that event the Court House
Building will be offered for sale sepa-
rately, either on that date or some
subsequent date, upon the same terms
as above mentioned, when the new
Court House Is completed.
The Commission reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
JOHN G. ANDERSON,
w. 8. WILKERSON,
J. S. BRICE,
THOS. W. BOYD,
IT. CRAWFORD.
Oct 10. IA, 81. 2S TT At