Year: 1871

property lying within the corpo-
rate limits Of the town, the real
and personal property Of churches
and schools and college associa-
tions excepted. That an ordinance
declaring the rates of annual tax
tion for the year, shall! be pub
lished at least three weeks during
the month Of January in each
year, except the first publication,
which shall be Immediately after
this amended charter is accepted
and adopted by the General AS.
sembly OF this State; Provided,
That if in the judgement of the
said Town Council any property,
real or personal, shall be returned
below its actual and true value,
then, in such case, reference shall
be made to the books of the Coun-
ty Treasurer and the last assess
ment of such property made by
the County Assessors shall be ia
ken as the value of the same, and
that all persons liable to taxation
under the same, shall make oath
of their taxable property within
said town, and make payment of
their taxes to the Clerk and Treas
urer of the said corporation, or
such other person as they may be
ordered or required to do, during
the succeeding month after publ
cation, and upon failure to make
such return and payment as requir-
ed, the parties SO in default shall be
subject to the penalties provided
by law for failure to pay the gen.
eral, State and County tax, to be
enforced by the orders Of the In
tendant and Wardens, or q major
ity Of them, for the use Of the said
town, except that in such cases
that executions to enforce the
payment Of such taxes shall be
issued under the seal Of the corpo-
ration, and may be directed to the
Town Marshal, or other person
appointed by the said Town Coun-
Gil to levy, collect and receive the
same, with costs, as in such cases
made and provided by law. And
all property upon which such tax
shall be. levied and assessed. is
hereby declared and made liable
for the payment thereof in prefer
ence to all other debts except
due to the State, which shall he
first paid. And that all other
taxes imposed blythe Intendant and


Wardens, or q majority Of them,
shall be payable in advance by
the parties liable for the same,
and on failure of payment their
property shall be liable for the
same, as in manner and form just
before stated.


SEC. 8. The Intendant and War
dens elect, together with Clerk
and Treasurer, shall, during their
term of Office, be exempted from
street and police duty. Each
Town Council shall, within one
month after the expiration Of their
term of office, make out and re-
turn to their successors in Office a
full account Of their receipts and
expenditures during their term,
which account shall be published
in one or moro papers of the town
or county, and shall pay over all


moneys in their possession belong
ing to the corporation, and deliver
up all books, records and other
papers incident to their Office to
their successors and on failure to
do so, they shall be liable to be
fined in q sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars, to be collected
by any proper action Of the Town
Council.


SEC lO. That all ordinances
heretofore passed by the Town
Council of Spartanburg, l.: con-
formity with the authority grant
ed by existing laws, shall be, and


they are hereby, declared legal
and valid.


SEC. II. All Acts and parts Of
Acts heretofore passed in relation
to the incorporation Of the town
Of Spartanburg be, and the same
are herby, repealed.


SEC. 12. This Act shall be deem
cd a public Act, and continue in
force for the term Of twenty years,
and until the end Of the session Of
tho Legislature thereafter.


Approved February II, 1871.
A curious lawsuit has just been
commenced against the Bclleville
and Southern Illinois Railroad.
4 lady, who was shortly expect