The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-07
TO ASSESS BANKS.
WORK OF COMMISSION TO CON-
TINUE PENDING COURTS DE. =,
CISION.
Chief Justice Gary Stays Injunction
and Writ OF Mandamus by Judge
Watts.

ColumDla, Aug. 5.-Eugene B.
Gary, chief justice Of the supreme
court, signed two orders yesterday
which will lallow the State tax COM
mission to continue it's work Of assess
ing the banks of South Carolina. The
commission will proceed with it's work
until the matter is finally determined
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 case Of the Peoples National
bank Of Greenville 'in behalf of it,
self and all other banks in this State''
and the National Loan and Exchange
bank of Greenwood and w. ]. Bailey
against the tax commission.
Both cases will be argued at the
November term of the supreme court.
The order in the Greenwood case
is as follows, issued by Judge Garyx
1T 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
heretofore passed by his honor, r. c.
Watts. associate justice Of the SUI
preme court. on the 26th day of July.
1915. and which has been duly fled
in the Office Of the clerk of the su-
preme court and the writ Of manda-
mus issued, or to be issued therepn-
der. now upon motion of Thomas il.
Peoples, attorney general. and Fred
H. Dominick, assistant attorney gem
eral, attorneys for the defendants,
1T 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 issued in said proc
ceedings by his honor. Judge Watts.
and the writ or writs Of mandamus
issued or to be issued under said orr
der or orders be, and the same are
hereby, suspended during the pend,
ency of the appeal herein"
The following order was signed, by
Judge Gary in the Greenville bank
case:
1T 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
heretofore passed by his honor, R.. c.
Watts. associate justice Of the su-
IRENE court, on the 26th day of July.
1PfS, and which has been duly filed
in the office Of clerk OF court for
Richland county and the writ of in
junction issued or to be issued there
Under. now upon motion Of Thos. H.
Peoples. attorney general. and Fred H.
Dominick. assistant attorney general.
attorneys for the defendants.
| 1T Is ordered that all proceedings
lip 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 DUR.
ing the tendency of the appeal here
in"
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 I,
| I'VE will start at the place where
we left off before the order Of Judge
Watts was signed" said J. p. Derham.
member Of the tax commission.
I'VE are the tax commission and
We are going on with the peoples
| fight. That is all that I care to say
just now." said Chairman Jones Of
the commission.
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