The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-04-28
Editor Of The Intelllgepcer

pays taxes nnheg several diiferent
ieYieS and 10, different units Of govern
mept: to % The state, i2) the Coun-
*. t2} the Township, where II has
voted bonds as gi{ts TO railroads or
has voted 3 levy to improve public
roads and. bridges or for any pur-
pose. "a The school district, If It
has voted an extra. levy to Iengthen
the term or has issued bonds for q
building, and t5 the ln!ln Municipality,
Thus we hare es the state levy Of g. Ia
county lew fconstifrfionaiJ Of :
mills Tor school PilIsSQae and the
prod 4 sae Sln.ai M eSf,en.
ICES for ,6ses iaiSd FOR the
roads ta1 sI ~ & any iiher spec
iageas ast9ps--thas teSy varying, sQlse the
state leYy0 aeeQEdflE to the IMPROVE
mQIents under Ken, the efficiency or the
public management and the Rsssssed
values and other sources OF revenue.
The county government tax levy. in
| 1913 waa 1-2 mills In Aiken and in
Richland, 3 3-Inilis In Florence, g In
Pickeis, . 1-2- in Greenytlla and Ker-
shaw and II 34' In Lancaster. The
three ,6fst named counties had q spec
ial source OF revenue in the profits
of the sale OF liquor, while In. The 9TH
er counties the people taxed them
selves heavily rather than subject
their weak, aneighbors to the ravaeets
or inloYcantE.
AatSltipaallFF5ty o. Taxes.
Besides these ste.e and county taxes
universally laid, tAere are some town
ships bond levies of 1-2 to 2 mills, In
-probably most-schooi distrIcfs ex-
ira .levies of /. to 8 mills. and IN everv
city and every town A p,unIcinal law
lin Columbia 1S mills.
The township and school district
taxes are collected by the county treas.
Grer alo with the state and county
taxes. The eaniunicipaiity has It's own y1r
collector an tinhecessnry expense.
and else. an Inconvenience to the tax
recent 10 keep and To exhibit whan
he rsgIsters or yotes) and fo fhe mr.
chaser Of aahd (burdeneti with the ne.
cessiEy OF examiinings ga adiifioaH1 rs.
cord to. make sure filsresIs. no IIen for
| unpaid staxes). J. 3. one; once az FTecord
and ;one receipt for ali taxaa ,is stIIa. ,nd-
mifabie aysteri ia sdi.,g siatess y. ].
One DJece tSi .,fff1suefl1 sthiif nay,Sf
and iig many cases four or 3IIye aiyis-
| ions of the stafe-stn ,savl mn hins, fSf
Ithe taxes paiIf 10 the IJnifed Sfsfss
| government {ai1a its hiSfofsa cfeH 1,narfr
ners) oy eyerytolI,s tfiIrIoii,iSsh M a 0,,p,.s
| tion OF tarirs and itha new feaeSai TN
on. individneT f;icoines in e3cess r,Y
| s., 900 ,4sa ,1d0y ,if siaftIaa FTT'F -.
/ = The agEregatelt taxes~-Stays. ho;Iutv
itoWnsi..y, sciiupf tiisIrict aIiti fsi,,,,s
l cipal- may be more than 10; mild STA
tcent5) on tile itiiiiafss on IIi,e aim,
! $40 on the 81 moo Isgthe nronersp sa
worth twice the asseasmeEt. nr s2.-
OlD, and the net an Iilaf income Rhosfsl,
be onlys s. per cen Sr Sia6. ma ~.
would rs ON e-Sonrth GSStha incsnaa c5 a
which too fheBsS. ffs'tfs 9f.
The usual .26n country. property.
or 1ownshi iIS1lsis s1t, ~ SD m fi5a ,sI q
t06o lEenerSny worth 81 .l)f,ii mr. ISose IS
DeTil Catch Hlndtsiost
| The usual expIanafIon oF iIiefenaa ~.
the prevalent Itlds sfgai inafion az F'nSorei ne
city, for taxation not only poiatss s,tt To-
the p0natitufioifal q mills sscS;n5 20 = :
ias an inspDsFabie harfier o : faIii h
lassessrneIt (flarstofore 3iseussedS I'M
feeoanEzes the sfafa law 70 Z VI 5,,iiss
las 8 seIgous oi,staele, ,,f,nn tha 90. 90.
la1nipiioi, tfht ssch f:s;,:Isy Fears Az.
otkar to,.ntias are ehiyiIIF nj ttI,iz tsy
and sysfefnaficaiIv keeuinr dow, Ss-
aessmelts In order 60 miI1imizs their
ntribufinns. 1T is Believed thai she-
county tiiat is inst viii &c alone and
.Biii. .conseduentiy bear an i,ndns MO
pofti6n al the bnrden Of The statf. ty,S:-
erhIiiei M 1he}laa self cofifden cs scof,- j
lneIs, the KnrIle co,ISitv. NJ, AMI iis vnI,,5s
at feast a. low al Sfher fcopntieE a.;
Eaxpected 10 nut {feirs