The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1919-06-19
SMALL BUT PROSPEROUS.
Interesting Facts and Figures on
Bamberg County Given.

DduDSl Is Oue VI luS SHdileI
counties of South Carolina, but one
of the best. It's land is rich and so
are its people. Bamberg county folks
have great deal of which to be
proud. There are only two counties
in the State which spend more per
capita for the education of white girls
and boys. Every school district in
the county levies a special school
tax. The salary paid school teach
ers in Bamberg county is above the
average. Bamberg has only s10,-
900 of school bonds-S3, 900 for
Bamberg and $1,000 for Denmark
and no current notes outstanding.
and no bonded debt
In Bamberg county there are $685.
743 acres.
The taxable value of this land is
$1,236,39O.
In the county there are 3,714
buildings.
Their value is S176,960.
The total taxable value of real es-
tate in the county is S1,903,250.
In cities and towns in Bamberg
county there are LAO 1-2 lots.
The value of these is s90,990.
On these town lots there are 922
buildings.
The value of these is s329,660.
Total value of real estate in cities
and towns is s430,650.
The total value of all taxable real
estate in Bamberg county, city, town
and country, is, therefore, S1,723,-
900.
In Bamberg county there are g.
1877 mules, valued at S169,030.
There are $50 horses, valued at
s49,95O.
There are 29 donkeys, jacks, po-
MES and colts, valued at $50.
Bamberg people own cattle to the
number of 2,772, valued at s27,720.
There are in the county $3.50 hogs,
valued at s25,6S0.
In Bamberg county there are L.
10 dogs.
Their owners value these CANNES
at s17,1OO.
Dogs are worth $40 each in Bam-
berg county.
In the county there are 1892 car
riages, wagons, buggies, drays and
trucks, valued at s80,470.
Bamberg people own $50 automo-
biles, auto trucks, motorcycles and
bicycles, valued at s9S,040.
In the county there are 706 pianos,
organs and music boxes, valued at
$4,000.
Eighty watches are given in for
taxation by the people of Bamberg
county, and these are valued at $500
a little bit better than $40 apiece.
Household furniture in Bamberg
county is valued at S124,450.
Office furniture and shop equip
ment is worth s5,4S0.
Farming implements and portable
machinery is worth $1,000.
Stationary machines, engines, mills,
gins. etc., are valued at $4,000.
Merchandise, money and credits
pertaining to business, $4,000.
Moneys, credits and evidences of
credit, $1,000.
The total value of all taxable per-
sonal property in the county is s717,-
500.
Total value of real estate in the
county, s1,770,30O.
Total value of personal and other
property, s1,076,969.
Value of railroad property in Bam-
berg county, sSS5,210.
Total taxable property in the coun-
ty, s3,732,479.
The State tax of IA mills is $780,
1926.
For ordinary county purposes the
people of the county are assessed
s25,194.23.
There is no tax for special county
purposes.
In addition to the ordinary county
tax Of 25,19423 the people of Bam-
berg county pay in school taxes s11,-
197.43-the regular constitutional 3
mill tax-and special and local school
taxes amounting to s35,663.S0.
The aggregate of taxes for all pur-
poses is SOL, ,650.9S.
There are 3,340 polls assessed in
the county.
The capitation tax on the LILO
dogs in the county is s855.00.
The capitation road tax is s5,O42.
In horo oountu thora are six