Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-02
ESTABLISHED 1855
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mo, we have not decided on what
we are going to do next year." said
leading Yorkville supply man to Views
and Interviews yesterday. THE fact Is
we don't know what we want to do. We
know, of course, what we would like
to do; but we do not know what we
can do. We would like to go into next
year in the belief that the boil weeVil
is not going to amount to anything and
that cotton will be big price the next
fall. Nothing I can think of would
suit us better. But my good common
sense tells me that while like every
body else, especially the farmers, we
are willing to take our part of the risk
of drought, excessive rains, hailstorms,
trifling labor and all that, am not go
ing to take too much chances on the
boil weevil. He's 4 gentleman we can
not calculate on, and l am not going
to try it. The man who wants to put
in a heavy cotton crop will have to do
it at his own risk
Constitutional School Tax.
Heard two men the other day talk
ing about the constitutional school
tax, and one of them gave it as rca-
son why it would not do to raise the
assessed valuation Of local property,
because the effect would he TO make
York county pay more school tax than
some other county fot the benefit OF
the state at large. The other man did
not know any better and therefore ac-
ceptcd the statement as fact with
out challenge.
AS a matter of fact both mon needed
q little instruction on the subject; but
as Views and Interviews did not feel
warranted in breaking into that parti-
cular conversation, he had nothing TO
say. However there may he others
who arc mixed in this matter.
All the constitutional three mill
school tax that is collected in York
county for instance, is distributed in
York county, pro rata, according to
enrolment among the common schools.
For instance. on q report of enrolment
in all the schools of the cOunty-cn-
rollment of the common school class
tho county hu1rd Of education di-
VidcS the total fund by tn" total num-
hcr Of pupils and then apportions To-
each school district the amount Of
money to which it is entitled or a
basis OF enrolment.
Although the school tax does not
enter into the proposition the party
had in mind. stin this party was hit
ting at another proposition that is OF
very great importance. That is the
assessed valuation OF York county
property i'm relation Ia the assessed
valuation Of other counties. If York
county property is assessed at high
cr valuations than Chester county, for
instance, then York county pays NOR"
tax in proportion to what she ought
10 pay than does Chester county.
Registration. and Voting.
They were discussing in the sheriff $
office the laws with reference 10 regis
tration and voting. and in connection
with the qualifications for voting on"
of them asked whether the treasurer
could be required to issue a receipt for
poll taxes paid until after the taxpayer
had paid all other taxes.
The question VAS suggested 10y that
provision of the law which Stipulal"S