The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-25
OVER SEVEN
MILLION OF
TAXES UNPAID
I n S O m e Counties
Two Thirds S t III
Outstanding Fig
ures For "a Coun-
ties
fThc News and Courier).

there was uncOllcctcu from tdHeo
Of 1920 practically s1,25O,00e. .
Gov. Cooper did not say anything
as to how the 1921 taxes were be-
ing paid. The News and Courier
has undertaken to find out. On
January 13 it wrote to the county
treasurer Of each county in the
state, saying:
"yye should be very much obliG-
ed to you if you would please let
.us sknow what part Of the state
and county taxes for your county
for. 1921 has been paid and what
part remains unpaid. .
The response to thsi letter has
been prompt and general. Thus
far thirty-five counties have been
heard from. The News and Cour-
Ter believes that the people of the
state generally will be interested
in knowing the situation. The
legislature surely ought to be inter
ested.
In Laurens county only the re-
turns for the state tax were sent
by the treasurer. In the other
thirty-four counties reports show
that approximately $G.151,323 has
been collected with approximately
s4,S66,421 still outstanding of the
1921 taxes.
1t is brought out in number
Of cases that railroads and cor
porations have paid their taxes.
Even There half the taxes or more
have been paid in the county 1t
does not follow that half the tax
payers have paid up.
Mr.. r. z. Cheatham, treasurer
of Abbeville county, writes: APP
proxinately GO per cent. Of the
taxes have been collected. he
north side of the county is lying
up fine-no boll weevil." The total
state and county taxes assessed
against Abbeville county in 1921
were s252.754.G5. Sixty per cent
of that would be S151.' 2.79, leav-
ing $101,101SG unpaid.
Mr.. J. D. Woodward. county
treasurer of Aiken county. re-
ports: Assessment $552,63S.4S;;
collected. s308.930; balance still due
S221,7O3.43.
In Allendale county, according
to Mr.: J. a. Wideman. county treas
urer,, SO 1-3 per cent. was paid to
December 81, &C 2-3 per cent. re-
naming unpaid. The assessment
against Allendalc county for state
! and county purposes was $139.O9l.
In Allendale. therefore, about S46.-
363 has been collected, and about
individual taxes have been paid.
Bamberg's total assessment was
$17S,745. County Treasurer G.. a.
Jennings reports s106,350.12 col
! lected to date for all purposes. and
SS2.726 remains uncollccted.
In Barnwell, County Treasurer
J. 2. Armstrong has collected about
49 per cent of the state and coun-
ty taxes up to January Is. leaving
81 per cent unpaid. Mr.. Armstrong
says that about 20 per cent Of the
individual. taxes have bene paid.
The 49 per cent. referred to in
cludes srailroads. banks and other
corporation taxes. Barnwelrs as
sessment was s172,S31.57, Of which
it appears that something like SS7,-
900 is still to be collected.
j. Up to January Berkeley county
has paid in s10l,S94, with S1S,G24
still 20 be collected.
County Treasurer 2. l.. Crider, OF
Calhoun county, reports that he
has collected very close to so per
cent Of the taxes in Calhoun, which
would be about S65,59z on an as
scssment of S131. .904.S3.
The auditors origina labstract.
writes County Treasurer Martin S.
Connolly. was s$1,252,900.21 for
Charleston in 1921: to which s42,-
S50.21 have been added. making a
total Of $l.295,75042 against which
, the following credits have been en-
tered: payments to county trcaSur-
er. $S72.0S3.57; abatcmcnts al
lowed by Tax Commission and
county auditor. $2G,415.556. giving
total credits Of $S9S.501.l3 and
leaving the balance unpaid to jan
uary 30, $397.249.29 Mr.. Connolly
says that he feels that this is {,
very good showing for Charleston
county,
In Chester county $29l.SG3.33 had
been collected up to December 81
on a total assessment, state and
county. OF $3357. 7.56s.29 County
Treasurer a. r. Henry says that
Chester county did as we'll almost
for 1920. but we are about sl2.-
600 ahead OF last year on the same
date
In Clarendon county. with an as
scssment of 29S75.30. County
Treasurer L. L. Wells reports about
ouc-third collected. This would
leave about <l53.ooo still to be
paid.
Collcton county. with an ass"s.S-
mcnt of $50. 7o2.io. had collect
ed to December 81. l05.s0S.15,
leaving balance unpaid OF $l'3.-
80 50. writes County Treasurer
r. T. Miicy
County Treasurer y +. Mozinso.
Of Darlington. reports - per cent.
paid on Il total assessment of
$50 :. - -. thus leaving upwards
OF %20 oon still Ia be collected
III Dillon county with an asses
.r