The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
AN ACT.

To Authorize the Corporate AuthOri-
ties of the Cities of Sumter and
Darlington and the Towns of Wal
halla and Bolton to Levy Assess
ments Upon Abutting Property for
the Purpose of Paying for Pcrma-
nent improvements on Streets and
Sidewalks, or Streets or Sidewalks,
Immediately Abutting Said Prop
erty.
Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of South Carolina
Section 1. That the corporate au-
thorities of the cities of Sumter and
Darlington and the towns of Walhalla
and Belton are hereby authorized to
levy an assessment upon abutting
property for the purpose of paying for
permanent improvements on streets
and sidewalks, or streets or sidewalks,
immediately abutting said property:
! Provided, That said improvements
shall be ordered only upon the writ
ten consent of One-half of the owners
Of the property abutting upon the
street, sidewalk, or part of either pro-
posed to be improved, and upon con-
dition that said assessment against
abutting property owners shall not eN-
ceed one-half Of the cost of such inn
| provements, except in the city of Sum-
ter, where the corporate authorities
shall pay at least one-third of the
cost of such improvements, and the
abutting property owners not exceed
ing two-thirds of the cost thereof. The
proportion to be paid by abutting
property owners and the times and
terms Of payment and the rate Of in
terest. not to exceed the legal rate, on
deferred payments by such property
owners, shall be fixed by ordinance
and shall apply uniformly to all as
sessments levied hereunder except
that provision may be made providing
for the anticipation by any assessed
property owner of any or all install
ments assessed against his property.
Sec. 2. That all funds raised by
such assessments, together with the
amounts appropriated by the city or
town councils shall be kept separate
and distinct from all other corporate
funds, and shall be used only for the
nh q ,Inll
been levied or appropriated: Provid-
ed, That said city or town may ad-
vance the entire cost of such improve
ments, and use said assessments
when collected in repayment of the
portions advanced for the abutting
property owners, but when bonds are
issued for the purpose of procuring
the money so used or advanced, then
a sinking fund shall be provided ade-
quate to pay the interest and retire
the bonds at maturity; into which
sinking fund the funds paid in by said
assessed property owners shall go.
Sec. 3. That all assessments laid
under the provisions Of this Act shall
be lien upon the property so as
sessed, and payment thereof shall be
enforced in the same manner as other
city or town taxes. All such assess
ments shall be entered in a book to
be kept by the city or town clerk
which book shall be entitled ASSESS
ment LIENS and which shall state
the name Of the owner of the property,
it's location, the amount of the assess
ment, the time or times for payment
and the payments made Such lien
shall continue from the date of the
assessment until five years after the
date provided for the final payment.
unless sooner paid.
Sec. 4. The clerk Of said CITY or
town shall enter satisfaction upon the
book herein required to be kept