The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-03-02

near Little Mountain; thence south
!! twenty-eight degrees west 2o,S5O
feet to Camping creek, near the
mouth of Stevens creek; thence up
the run of Camping creek to the
Observation-Disclosures county line;
thence in a northeasterly direction
with the Newberry and Lexington
county line to its terminus in Broad
river to the beginning point. The
metes and bounds and location and
| lines are more accurately set forth
on plat bearing date November 81,
1919, filed in the office of the secre-
tary Of state That the territory
taken from Lexington county to be
added to and to be incorporated into
Newberry county contains by actual
survey twenty-five square miles.
Sec. 2. That the county auditor
for Lexington county shall segregate
from the tax returns Of 1920 the re-
turns Of all taxable property ard
polls located in that portion Of Lex
ington county annexed under this act
to Newbelry county, and he shall
also prepare copies of the returns Of
1919 Of all taxpayers in said terri
tory whose names appear on the tax
duplicates of Lexington county for
1919, and who have failed or neg
lected to make returns for 1920;
and that the same shall be turned
over by the auditor of Lexington
county to the auditor of Newberry
county on or before April l, 1920;
and upon satisfactory performance
of the foregoing duties, and all 9TH
er necessary duties to carry this act
into effect, the auditor of Lexington
county shall be paid the sum of fifty
dollars by the county of Newberry.
That the property and polls located
in the proposed annexed territory
shall be returned for taxation for
the year 1920 to the auditor for
| Newberry county and shall be subject
to the same levy as other portions of
Newberry county. 1t shall be the
duty of the county auditor of New
| berry county to receive the tax re-
turns of the taxpayers and polls of
j, the annexed territory without pen
i>alty until the first day of April,
! 1920, and to enter the same on the
tax books of the county of Newber-
ry in the same way and manner as
| the other taxable property and polls
are so placed The. county auditor
of Lexington county shall furnish to
the county auditor Of Newberry
county any information regarding
any bonded indebtedness outstanding
against any school district included
in the territory annexed to Newber-
ry county under this act, that is to
be had, and all possible information
and lines of the school districts Of
such section, and any other informa-
ton or abstracts required of him by
the auditor of Newberry county.
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty
of the county superintendent of edu-
cation of Lexington county to forth
with furnish to the superintendent
of education of Newberry county,
statement of amounts and disburse-
ments and balances on hand for each
of the school districts or portions
thereof in the territory annexed to
Newberry county under this act, to-
gether with such further information
as may be necessary for the proper
continuation of the public schools To-
Gated in such territory; and the coun-
ty superintendent of education Of
Lexington county shall apportion and
distribute to the various school dis
tricts or portions thereof in said ter
ritory their lawful share of all school
funds collected, or to be collected.
from the taxes of the year 1919, and
from any State funds to which they
may now or hereafter be entitled
under the law, and as soon as possi-
, BE he shah furnish duplicate
st 'ners thereof to the coansy au-
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