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Treasurer's Notice! OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FROM FRIDAY, OCT. 15TH UNTIL MARCH 15, 1921. Taxes Paid From Friday, October 15, Until Friday, December 31st Without Penalty. ?The rate of State, County, School and Special Tax including one dollar Poll Tax, two dollars commutation tax. In accordance with an act to raise supplies for the fiscal year commenc ing January 1st, 1920, notice is here by given that the ?ffice of the County Treasurer for Abbeville County will be open for the collection of taxes for said fiscal year from Friday, Oct. 15, until Friday, Dec. 31st without pen alty. There will be added?a penalty of one per cent, on all taxes not paid on January 1st, 1921. A penalty of two per cent, on all -|st 1921. taxes nut (jaiu w.i * , A penalty of seven per cent, on all taxes not paid on March 1st, 1921. Rates per cent, of taxation are as follows: State Tax 12 mills. County Tax 8 mills. Good Roads Tax 3 mills. Constitutional school tax 3 mills. TOTAL 26 Mills. tax will be collected for school pur-1 poses as follows: . | Abbeville City Shops Bonds 1 % mills 1 Corner 2 mills 3. Lowndesville 16 mills 4 Rocky River 2 mills 9 Calhoun Falls 6 mills 10 Santuc 4 mills 18 Bethia 8 mills 20 Sharon 8 mills 21 Bethel _ 8 mills 22 Abbeville 14 mills 28 Warrenton 8 mills 24 Reeds 8 mills 25 Brownlee -- 4 mills 26 Campbell 15 mills 24 Antreville 12 mills 29 Sunny Slope 8 mills 80 Cold Springs 4 mills 81 Long Cane 2 mills 32 Smitnville 2 mills 34 Central 8 mills 35 Hagan 8 mills 36 Parks (JreeK O initio 37 Keowee 14 mills 38 Due West 12 mills 39 Donalds 17 mills 40 Pineville i__ 6 mills 41 Vermilion 4 mills 42 Fonville 3 mills 43 Eureka ? ? ? 3 mills 44 Broadmouth ? ? 8 mills 45 Rock Springs 2 mills 46 Ray 4 mills 47 Winona ? 8 mills 50 Cana _ 4 mills 54 Lebanon 4 mills A poll tax of one dollar per capita ^ on all male citizens between the ages w of 21 and 60 years, except such as % are exempt by law, will be collected. A commutation road tax of two dol lars will be collected the same time as other taxes from all. male citizens between the ages of 18 and 50 years, except such as are exempt by law. i Unless said tax is paid by the 1st of | March, 1921, eight days work upon j the public highways will be required under an overseer, if so much be ne<*-1 essary. Taxes are payable in gold and sil ' Vat-inn a 1 ver, unitea ocaues tuncuvj, Bank notes and coupons of State bonds which become payable during the year 1920. At the same time as other taxes are collected a license of one dollar and twenty-five cents will be collected on , all dogs. A dog tag will be furnished by the Treasurer to each orwner pay ing license. Parties desiring information Uv L mail in regard to their taxes will | please write before Dec. 16th, stat ing the location of their property and include postage for reply. AN ACT To Provide an Annual Dog Tax For The State of South Carolina and a Penalty for Not Paying Said Tax. ' Section 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of the State of J South Carolina, That from and after the passage of this Act there shall be \ levied on all does, six months old or} older, in the State of South Carolina an annual tax of one dollar and twen ty-five ($1.25) cents per head. Section 2. That upon the payment of said annual tax of one dollar and twenty-five ($1.25) cents by the own er of any dog in the State, the Coun ty Treasurer shall issue to the said owner a receipt therefor and a met al tax marked "Dog Tax" and the year for which it is issued. Each bounty Treasurer shall keep a numer cal record of every dog taxed and in addition thereto furnish to the owner of each dog such number stamped on the metal tag. Which tax shall be lev ied and paid to the County Treasur er, as other taxes are paid: Provided, further. That this tax shall be exclu sive of all other license taxes, either 1 - - Atli/irmico PrnviHpfi. municipal ui mow. ? , That all such taxes collected here un-1 Her shall be credited*to the schools of the School District from which it is l collected, to be used in support of the schools of the District: Provided, fur ther. That said tax shall become due and payable at the same time State and County taxes become due and payable. Section 3. That every owner of a dog shall be required to collar and place the aforesaicLdog tag upon the said collar. Except when such dog shall be used for the purpose of hunt-1 ing, when such dog shall be upon a chase or hunt. Section 4. Any person owning, harboring or maintaining a dog. failing or refusing to return and pay the tax aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not < less than five ($5.00) dollars nor| more than twenty ($20.00) dollars, one-half of which shall go to the per son reporting said failure to pay said I tax, ?:id one-half to the public school fund in which such derelict occurs. J. E. JONES, County Treacurer. Oct. 27, 1920. i V ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD JANUARY 26 Much Interest in General Assembly Over Selection of Associate Justice and Other Officials Columbia, Jan. 22.?Thore was a little preliminary skirmish today on the Senate side over the elections. Frankly, about the only elections that seem to be exciting much inter est are those of the Associate Jus tice to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Justice Hydrick, the Supt. of the Penintentiary and the Game Warden. The House had sug gested that these elections might be held on the 25th of this month. Sen aor /Laney proposed that the elec ~ ~ wnetnnnorl until TVpflri Psdfl V. UUiid UC yuocyviiwu WitVM (I v , February 2nd. Senator Moore thought that the sooner the elec tions were over the better and op posed the later date. Senator Laney suggested that the members ought to make ample time to investigate and familiarize them selves with the merits of the various candidates. There was a general discussion during which Senator Miller of Darlintgon expressed the hope that there would be no scramble for the position of Associate Justice, and that he disliked very much to hear the suggestion of politics in this race. The Senate defeated the proposi tion holding this election on the 2nd of February and finally com promised bu suggesting to the House that the date be changed to January 26th. The House will have to agree to this before the time is definitely agreed upon. Program for Election Under the program of the Senate today, the first election will be that the Associate Justice, and then *1" noiviiul Tnrltro *vf t.hp Ill tUC UiUCi imutvu v uv*&v ...? Fifth Circuit, Judge of the Seventh Circuit, Judge of the Ndnth Circuit, Judge of the Tenth Circuit, Supt. of the Penintentiary and a Chief Game Warden. At the suggestion of Senator Watkins it was later agreed to add four trustees to the Medical College. After some discussion the Senate adopted concurrent resolu tion proposed by Senator Wells of Edgefield, suggesting that the Fed eral Congress be asked to direct the Treasurer of the United States to buy Fam Loan bonds. The resolution indicated that the Farm Loan Or ganization was not now functioning and that on this account farmers were being made to pay excessive rates of interest. 5enator Watkins thought that ths resolution would do no good as a decision of the Su preme Court as to the validity of TTnrm T.nan Board and its bonds wasexpected at any tame. Senator Wells, on the other hand, urged that the farmers were in great need of such funds and that the Farm Loan Board was * under great ex pense without doing any business, and that if money could be borrow ed now from the Government, that the Loan Board could continue to operate and not lose so much money. Senator Wightman favored the resolution. The resolution now goes to the House, with the endorsement of the Senate. The Senate received a minute of Presbyterian Synod from its Ben nettsville meeting, asking the Legis lature to pass an act to provide for a board of moving picture censor on the ground that the National Board seemed to allow "immoral" and un fit pictures to be shown, and that these pictures were harmful. The resolution was received as informa tion. A bill along this line and pro viding for a State Board of Moving Picture Censors was today intro duced by Senator Rogers, of Spar tanburg. , The Joint Resolution providing for the extension of the payment of taxes until April, without penalty, was unfavorablv reported by the Finance Committee. The impression from the "desk" yesterday was that this was a favorable report, but the Finance Committee of the Senate is convinced in view of the obligations of the State and counties that it would be a mistake to further ex tend the time for the payment of taxes. Senator Johnson's bill intended to require a reduction of cotton acreage has been reported "without recommendation." This means that the bill will have to be fully discus sed on its merits on the floor of the Senato. The Senate bill, by Mr. Christen sen, proposing to give women the full rights of citizenship and voting TIME HAS COME TO REDUCE ARMS Henry White Gives Views to Naval Committee?Pershing to Appear Washington, Jan. 22.?Another of the American commissioners who helped draft the treaty of Versailles Henry White, ambassador to France under President Roosevelt, told tfie house naval committee today that the time was ripe for world disarm ament and that the United States should initiate the movement. General Pershing's views will be sought next Tuesday. The commit tee already had heard Gen. Tasker 1 H. Bliss, former American represen I tative on the supreme war council 1 and a member of the peace delega 'taon; Secretary Daniels and'Acting 1 Secretary Davis of the state de i partment. Whether it will hold fur j ther hearings pfter Tuesday had not been determined. Mr. White gave it as his opinion ; that the great burden of taxation resutling from the world war made j the peoples of all nations anxious to cut down on expenditures for arma ments. He expressed it that the world was "crying for some agree ment" to limit armaments as a means of reducing taxes. Discussing the proposed "naval holiday " the former ambassador ' said he did not think the United States should stop the naval con struction it now has under way. He ' said he would like to see the United States at the top when the disarrma ' ment discussion begins, and suggest ed that the relative sizes of navies could be fixed by agreement at the | proposed conference. He added I that questions raised at the confer mio-Vif chrvur "the richt of some tliw W..W .. o nations?Great Britain, for instance ?to a larger navy than others. 1 Because of the theatened spread >f Bolshevism, the witness said, France might object to disarma ment on land. In this connection he said that "the state of chaos" it which Germany had been kept ovei reparations was doing more to oper the way to Bolshevism than any oth er single factor. j As to the time of calling a con ference, Mr. White said that should be left (to President-elect Harding, He did not think President Wilson should call it, as the fact that he would -retire on March 4 might lead the other nations not to take the in vitation seriously. * $3,000,000,000 WORTH OF GOODS ADMITTED INTO U. S. FREE OF DUTY Washington, Jan. zu.? ine unitea ' States collected revenues amounting :to approximately $337,000,000 in 11920 on imported goods, valued at : $2,188,000,000, it was learned today at the Department of Commerce. ! Goods amounting to about $3,000, ! 000,000 were admitted to the country j duty free. The largest item on the | dutiable list of goods imported was was foodstuffs, partly or wholly man ufactured, valued at about $1;120, 000. Crude materials for use in man ufacturing amounting to about $1, j 550,000,000 in value headed the list I of free duty items. COUNCIL OF THE LEAGUE WILL MEET FEBRUARY 21 Geneva, Jan. 22?The next session of the council of the League of Na ?in i__ i?i j t?qKy.ii j uons win oe neiu 111 tins v;n^ x- cua l* I ary 21, it was announced officially to day. The council will have before it a number of important international questions, including those not solved by the first assembly of the league in November and December last. Sever al commissions will be appointed by | the council to report at the assembly I in September next. in this State, has a favorable re port. , * ?M&nAitf Viae VlOPYl I An UlllctVUidUiC i cyui w iiuu ww?< j made on Mr. Wightman's bill which I seeks to abolish the Board of Public Welfare. Senator Moore, of Abbeville, sug j gested that as joint hearings were being held, that time might be saved by the prompt printing of the | appropriation bill, as soon as the joint hearings were over with, and that after the bill came to the Sen ate from the House, that it be con sidered without further reference to the Finance Committee. This sug gestino went over for further con sideration. , A number of bills relating to local matters were approved, and have al ready been sent over to the House. EXPORTS IN 1920 SHOWED INCREASI Washington, Jan. 22.?Export! from the United States in 1920 w<;r< valued at $8,228,000,000 as com pared with $7,920,000,000 in 1919 Imports totalled $5,279,000,000 a gainst $3,904,000,000 the year be fore. This left a trade balance for 192( of, approximately three billions o; dollars in fafor of the United State: as against a balance the year befori of approximately four billions of dol I lars. ! GREENVILLE NEGRO GIVEN A THIRD REPRIEVI Columbia S. C., Jan. 22.?-Wil Lomax, Greenville negro who kille* his wife early last year, was given i third lease on life by Governor Coop er today, when on the recomxrenda tion of physicians of the state honpi tal, he reprived the negro's death sen j tence for two weeks, to allow furthe ! examination of the prisoner's sanity This is the third reprieve Lomax ha keen granted. FLOWERS 'POP THE QUESTION The Japanese courting is as ap to start in a flower message as an 1 other way, the swain indicating hi ' passion by tossing a pale plum ) Inin tVift as tkf> n>?ipot n ' j regard is carried by him. If sh 1 j tosses it out his suit is ejected, bu 1, if she fastens it at her kimoria gii '! die the affair may go forward. '| Another method is for the love ! to slip up to his loved one's door s ! j midnight and fasten a spray c blooming celastrus alatus above th ^ door. The next morning he walks b ' the house. If the spray is sti there all is over. But if it has bee 1 taken in, or if it has been watere< he knows .the maid Is his. The actual terms of themarriag .! settlement are carried on by a g< j between, always a man. A "compi: "' mentary present" is then sent, an I " Builder Abbeville, ' if it is accepted the bride and her, IJ entire family is in honor bound to ! j go forward with the ceremony. The I I goom then sends her sixty pre-1 i scribed gifts that include silk of a j certain length and folded in a cer-j tain way; garments, silken bags of rice and sweet meats, and barrels' of wine. The latter the bride/ as a rule, presents to her parents, and COUNTY SA\ GET ST. This Pi Don't put, it off anj danger?danger in beii man and woman should of their salary?no matl Prove your determin your ambition to get ah pay day to save a portio larly, thereby insuring against that feeling of d< ' to those who have no fi case of need. We Pay 5 Per on Saving County Sa Sound :: Sal Abbeville, ALL KINDS Uh uilding Materi and SUPPLIES s' Supply C A. H. JACKSON, Mg the contents are drunk in cups little larger than a thimble. The groan also sends a long piece of white silk for the wedding garment and a piece of very fine gold embroidery to be used as a marriage girdle. The wedding day is often picked bj a soothsayer, and there are score? vf days that are prohibited. /INGS BANK APTFH iy Day r longer. Delay spells ig unprepared. Every save at least some pari ter how small. ation ana will power, ead, by beginning this n of your income regu ^ your independence jpendence which comes inds to fall back on in Cent. Interest s DeDosits rings Bank fe :: Service S. Carolina 55-? Ull ial I ompany r.