The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-04
INCREASE OF S2sS, ,sD2 TAXABLE
PROPERTY ON TAX hooks
DURING YEAR 1913.
comparison of Tax Assessments for
1912 and 1913 show what is Prob
ably the Biggest Gain I'm Assess.
nsents ever Made I'm One Year I'm
History Of County-PtrsOnal Prop.
erty Comes First with Increase of
u2i,7S2 with Heal Estate Second
with Gain of sSS,seO. ''"

property In the county as shown b,
the tax assessments for 1912 ana 191
show what is probably the creates
gain ever made in one year durine
the history of the county. Auditor
Wilder says that it is by far the
greatest gain that he knows Of ever
having been made in one year. Thi.
Increase in 1913 is s23s,392 and IL
ascribed by Auditor Wilder in the
most part to the building up of the
city OF Sumter and the placing on the
tax books o. property which has hith.
erto escaped taxation.
careful comparison of the 1912
and 1918 totals for the various town
ships In Sumter county show the
following gains:
Total taxed personal property In
1918, s1,s4s,s25; 1912. s1,s2s,563;
Increase $121.7s2.
Total taxed real estate. 1919. s4.-
asi11o: 1912. s4.272.25O; increase,
sss.ss0.
Total taxed Railroad property, 1913,
r.44s.s57; 1912. 1.424.1s7; increase,
s2l.77O.
Total taxable property, 1913, ST.
7Ss.ss2: 1912. s7.523,OOo; increase,
s2s5.3g2.
Total poll tax in 1918. ss.52s: 1912,
ss.2si: increase. $236.
Total road tax I'm 1913, $9,239;
1912. 5000; increase. $1,21s.
Total amount OF taxes for State.
County and school in 1s13,\ $780,
s1s.sss; 1912. s14s.101,Os1; increase,
s11.417.24s.
The statistics will no doubt prove
OF much interest to the people Of
sumter county. very few OF whom
probably know at what rate the coun-
ty Is growing. The great majority Of
the gains In the county Is made in
the city OF Sumter where quite a large
number OF large buildings were erect
ed last year and are on the tax books
for the first time this year. The
furnishing of these buildings and the
placing on the tax books of real prop
erty and personal property located by
the auditor which was not on the tax
books before also make up part of
In the increase. There Is only one
item on which there is a decrease in
taxes. This Is In the NUMBER of
dogs I'm the county and therefore in
the taxes ON them.
The tax levy for county ordinary
expenses is One-fourth cent less this
year than last year, but the increase
In property on the books makes the
amount OF taxes To be collected for
ordinary purposes practically the
the same "a hast year a fact worthy
OF mention Is that every school dis
trict In the county save two have is
sued extra school tax levies. the Os-
wego district levy being the heaviest
in the county.
The treasurer's duplicate tax book
was turned over to him Tuesday.
September 80. as required by law. by
the auditor and the treasurer will
have fifteen days in which to go over
IL and prove IL and make other pre-
parations for receiving taxes. when
tax collection commences on the
fifteenth OF October.
Mr.. Wallace will have Mr.. W. G..
Broughton. who has assisted him for
n number OF years. as his assistant
this year. Mr.. Broughton having en-
tered upon his duties Wednesday, the
first. Between now and the fifteenth
Mr.. Wallace and Mr.. Broughton will
be Kept very busy numbering the
names on the tax books and the tax
receipts. which will be made out ready
for delivery upon the payment of the
taxes.