The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-06
STATE TAX BOARD
TO ASSESS BANKS
WORK TO CONTINUE PENDING
COURTS DECISION.
Chief Justice Gary Sthys Injunction
and Writ of Mandamus by Judge
Watts-WiH Decide Appeal.
The State.


The State.
Eugene B. Gary, chief justice of the
supreme court, signed two orders yes
tenday which will allow the State
tax commission to continue its work
of assessing the banks of South Caro-
lima. The commission will proceed with
its work until the matter is finally de-
termined by the full supreme court.
The orders of Chief Justice Gary
stay the injunction and the writ OF
mandamus orders signed several days
ago at Laurens by R. C. Watts, asso-
ciate justice.
The orders stay the proceedings in
the cases of the Peoples National
bank of Greenville ''in behalf Of itself
and all other banks in this State" and
the National Loan and Exchange bank
of Greenwood and W. T. Bailey against
the tax commission.
Both cases will be argued at the No
vember term of the supreme court.
Tie order in the Greenwood case is
as follows, issued by Judge Gary:
"It appearing unto the court that
the defendants herein have given due
notice of appeal and that the return
has been duly filed with the clerk OF
the supreme court, from an order here
tofore passed by his honor, R. c. Watts,
associate justice of the supreme court,
on the 26th day of July, 1915, and
which has been duly filed in the Office
of the clerk of the supreme court and
the writ of mandamus issued, or to
be issued Hereunder, now upon mo
ton of Thomas H. Peoples, attorney
general, and Fred H. Dominick, assist
ant attorney general, attorneys for the
defendants,
at is ordered tnat all proceedings
in the matter be stayed until the fur
ther order of this court.
"And it is further ordered, That the
operation and effect Of all the said
order or orders issued in said pro-
ceedings by his honor, Judge Watts,
and the writ or writs of mandamus
issued or to be issued under said order
or orders be, and the same are hereby
suspended during the pendency OF tae
appeal herein"
The following order was signed by
Judge Gary in the Greenville bank
case:
'Tt appearing unto the court that the
defendants herein have given due no.
tice of appeal and that the return has
been duly fled with the clerk Of the
supreme court from an order hereto
fore passed by his honor, R. c. Watts,
associate justice of the supreme court
on the 26th day of July, 1915, and
which mas been duly fled in the Office
of clerk of court for Richland county
and the writ of Injunction issued or
to be issued hereunder, now upon mo-
ton of Thos. H. Peoples, attorney gen.
eraI, and Fred H. Dominick, assistant
attorney general, attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS,
cit is ordered that all proceedings
in the matter be stayed until the fur
ther order of this court.
"And it is further ordered, That
the operation and effect Of all the
said order or orders of injunction is
sued IN said proceedings by his honor,
Judge Watts, and the writ or writs of
injunction issued or to be issued under
said order or orders be, and the same
are hereby, suspended during the pen
dency of the appeal herein
The above orders were signed yes
terday morning at Abbeville by Chief
Justice Gary. A. W. Jones, chairman
of the tax commission, and Fred H.
Dominick, assistant attorney general,
made the trip to Abbeville to secure
the orders.
1--WE will start at the place where
we left of before the order of Judge
watts was signed" said J. P Derham,
member of the tax commission.
Eve are the tax commission and We
are going on with the peoples fight.
That is ali that l care to say just
now" said Chairman Jones of the COM
mission.