The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, January 12, 1916, Image 1
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WALTERBORO, S. C. f WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 12, 1916.
21,
OOR LAWMAKERS
OFF FOR COLOMBIA
FULL OF RESOLVE TO DO
MAl^Y THINGS FOR GOOD
OF COUNTY
SOME NEW BILLS
ffertral Matters of (.oral Interr**
Proponed by Members Who Will
Be Basjr for Nest 40 Days
The* Colleton delegation to the
General Assembly left early this
week for Columbia to be present at
the session of the legislature which
convened there yesterday. The* 3
ere several matters of interest to
the people qf the county which they
will take up while at the session; anJ
It is likely that there will be some
new legislation affecting the county.
Senator James G. Padgett has in
mind several matters of state-wjde
importance upon which he will work.
One of these is to make applicable in
r this state the same laws governing
liability of railroads as are applic-'
able to inter-state railroads. He In
troduced last session an Act to make
the Federal Inability Act applicable
to this state, but it was not pushed.
This Act is now on the calendar of
the Senate, however, and will h**
reached this session^ -
Another matter of strictly local
Interest is a license on automobile,
the proceeds of which wilt ' go to
building steel and concrete bridge*
over the county. Speaking of this
Senator P/tttgctt says the license he
would propose would be small, but
in the aggregate would amount to
enough to build several permanent
bridges over the county. If his bill
passes he states that he will possi
bly require that the bridge across
the Edisto, of wyiieh Charleston
county offers to pay two-thirds of the
cost be built flrat. /
Senator Padgett is also in favor
of a State Highway Commission and
will support a bill creating such of
fice. He is also in favor of liberal
appropriations for schools, pensions,
etc. On the whole the Senator hat
mapped out a busy session's work.
Hon. D. L. Smith, a member of the
lower house, when seen by a repre
sentative .of The Press and Standard,
talked interestingly of what he hopes
to accomplish while In attendance
upon the session of the legislature.
Mr. Smith is highly In favor of ap
propriating all the money possible
for the support of the schoo’s. es
pecially the support of weak s^cooK
term extension and school buiM'ng--.
For these purposes to he proposes ♦.»
make a fight for the most Hbe.ai ap
propriations he ran obtain. H** will
also favor making the Constitutional
3 mill school levy a State levy, and
apportioned to the different coun
ties according to enrollment.
Mr. Smith will favor a liberal ap
propriation for pensions, and will
seek to have the property qualifica
tion removed, renewing the fight he
made a year ago for this purpose
Another matter in which Repre
sentative Smith Is very much in
terested is that, of abolishing life in -
making all
and condi
tioned upon the behavior and con
duct of the convict. Mr Smith is
opposed to the hoard of Charities and
Corrections, and will vote to abolish
this board. He Is in favor of the
State Warehouse system, though he
.thinks it is rather expensively run,
' The other member of the lower
house from Colleton is Representa
tive D. Miley Yarn, of upper Colle
ton. and it has not been possible to
Interview Mr. Vara as to what he
has in store for the county.
HENRY C GLOVER
OPENS PHARMACY
Drug Store To Ocrwpy Stand of Mrs.
\V. A. Blark's Millinery Store.
Dr. Knight Pharmacist.
Glover’s Pharmacy is the name
of Walterboro’s newest enterprise.
This, drug store will open in the
balding adjoining Taylor's, former
ly occupied by the Mrs. W. A. Black
Millinery Co., and will open its doors
to business early next week. Henry
C. Glover is the proprietor, and he
will have associated with him as
druggist. Dr. Knight, of Summer-
ville. a pharmacist of several years
experience.
'Glover's Pharmacy will carry a
full line of drugs, proprietory medi
cines and drug store accessories, and
will compound prescriptions. In ad
dition there is being installed one of'
the most up-tq-date soda fountain:-
in town. Mr. Glover states that he
expects to conduct-a strictly first-i
class drug store and ice cream par
lor. and will cater to the trade in
both town and country. v
COMMUNITY CUIB.
WAS ORGANIZED
PEOPLE OF HALL DECIDE TO
FORM ORGANIZATION TO
4 BOOST COMMUNITY
OFFICERS ELECTED
B. t». Hlott Made Presklent, B. G.
Weeks, Vice-President; G. I*.
Suioak, Secretary.
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* MARRIAGES *
£ 3j: # $ :|c $ $ $
Tumhleston-Kitter.
Miss Mary Tumhleston and Mr. E.
J. Ritter were quietly married at the
Court House Thursday afternoon of
last week by Deputy R. R. Miley.
These young folks are well known
and have many iriends to v.i«h them
well. TJjoy will make their home
at Ritter.
Prk**ter-HudM»n.
Miss SiHa Priester and Mr. .1. P.
Hudson, both of the Sniders sec
tion. were, married last Wodnesduv
at the Court Hobse by Deputy Work
of Court Miley. Mu - , and Mrs. Hud-,
son have many friends who will Join
in congratulations and best wishes
for their happiness.
Bailey-DeWitt.
Stokes, Jan. 10.—Probate Judge
G. Albert Beach’s residence was the
scene of a quiet marriage Saturday J
night wbn Misa Lucile Bailey be
came the bride of Benjamin I>eWitt.
Mrs. DeWitt is the popual daughter
of Mr. and Mr*. W-C. Bailey, of
Weeks. Mr. Do Witt Is a young farm
er of Smoaks. Their many friends
will wish them much happiness.
JUDGE SMITH
HOLDS COURT
Severn! Equity nnd Appeal Case*,
Heard by Judge Mendel L.
Smith l-i>4 Week.
prisonment sentences,
sentence?* indeterminate,
Judge Mendel L. Smith kindly
consented to come to Walterboro
last Thursday for a couple of days
to dispose of a number of matters in
equity, and several appeal cases.
Quite a large number of cases were
disposed of,,in the two days he was
present, most of them being small
appeal mallets, and motions for new
trials. Decisions' in a number of!
these have not yet been made by
Judce Smith. . •
The suit of L. Bennett against
Town of i^idge for $6,000 damages
was dismissed. This was a suit to
recover damages for glleged fnls^
Imprisonment. Mr. Bennett having
t>e«-* arrested and later found not
gnilty by a jury. He felt he was en
titled to punitive damage®
Motion for a new trial in the oas«
of A. C. L. Railroad Company vs.
Harrison Cannon, was" over ruled.
This was a suit for damages, tried
at the last term of court, and a ver
dict found in favor of’Mr. Cannon.
TEN PER CENT
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DIVIDEND PAID
Farmers Mercantile it Warehouse
Company Makes Kplendid Show -
ing nt Annual Meeting.
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The first of the* series of meet
ings planned by Demonstrator Heard
was held at Hall Thursday evening
of last week. The meeting was held
at the W. O. W. Hall, following the
meeting for installation of officers,
and after those present had enjoy
ed a sumptuous repast prepared by
the good ladies of the community.
This meeting resulted ig the nr-
mizatioti of a community club, and
the election of officers, with the ap
pointment of a program committee
to prepare a program for .the next
meeting, which is to he held on
Thursday, Jan. IfBh at 7 o'clock, in
the evening. At this meeting there
will he another supper furnished bv
the ladies, after which the program
of tjie evening will be carried out.
The officers elected are B. G
Hiott. president; B. G. Weeks, vice-
president; Guy I,. Smoak. secretary.
Miss Dell Hiott. J. J. Scigle^ and A.
V. Rickenbaker constitute tlie pro-
rrnm committee.
The meeting at Hall Thursday
evening was called to order by Mr.
J. . J. Heard, who briefly sta
ted the object of the meeting, an
nouncing that he wished to get the.
people together to discuss practical
community problems, including the
matter of fertilizer. W. W. Smoak,
editor of The Press and Standard,
was next introducted and spoke of
the agencies now at work In this
county to better the condition of the
people and improve the county.
Following this was an address by
District Agent W. R. Elliott, of
Winnsboro, who discussed at some
length the matter of fertilisers. He
stated that it would be almost im
possible to secure any .potash this
year, the Ingredient which the farm
ers of the county needed most. As a
•jfbijt’ltute’ for commercial fertilizer
he advised the use of compost and
all trash available, applying on it
arid phosphate. He thought the best
method-to use In getting results f-om
leaves'and straw Was to run a deep
furrow, with a middle buster plow,
f iling in the lurrow with the trash
from the woods, applying on it 16
per cent acid, and covering. Mr.
Elliott would strongly advise the use
of legumes in building up the soil.
A genoraf discussion of commun
ity matters-was induigftf In by those
present, addresses being made by B
0. Hiott. B. G. Weeks and others, re
sulting in the organization of a <ot'i-
munity club and the election of of
ficers. The next meeting is to be
held at tiie same place two weeks
from th« first meeting, and every
citizen of the community Is invited
to he present.
Meetings This Week.
Other meetings will he held Sat
urday afteraoon at 4:30 at Ruffin
and at 7 o’clock at Tabor School.
LEE’S BIRTHDAY TO
BE CELEBRATED
Appropriate Exercise* Arranged by
lineal l'. D. <\ Chanter for
Next Wednesday.
NATIONAL BANK
HOLDS MEETING
Prosperous Year for Bank—Divided
of to Per Cent. Declared and
Surplus increased.
Plans are being perfected for car
rying out a splendid program by
the U. D. C.'a next Wednesday even
ing. the 19th, this being the anni
versary of the birth of Robert E.
Lee. On account of the fact that
Stonewall's Jackson’s birthday comes
on the 21at ( . it has been a custom
for the local chapter t T . D. C. to have
one celebration for both. According
ly places are assigned on the prr>-
gram for addresses on both these
famous Americans and Southerners. K
The exercises this year will ho!'
he|«l at the school auditorium next )
Wednesday evening. Mrs. J. Henry
K©ger, the president of the local ;
chkpter, will preside. The follow- 1
Ing is the program arrang^l by th*
committee in charge:
Song—Bonnie Blue Flag
opening Prayer—Rev. Herbert F.
Schroeter.
Address—Lee, Our Inheritance—
R«v ("has. B. Smith.
Quartette—'‘Soldier's Chonis”*—-
Miss Bay Jones, Miss Kate Rentz,
F. S Long, J. n A. Diederich.,
A lclrcsa—General Jackson — Rev.
S. Hope.
Sopg—America.
I'enediction—Rev. Chas \V. Jones.
TWO CONCERNS
GO TO THE WALL
Mrs. W. A. Black Millinery <’«». and
S. Finn's Jewelry store in Re
ceiver's Hand-*.
Last week the Mrs^ W_ A. Black
Millinery Company decided to go
out of business and make an assign
ment in favor of its creditors. Ac
cordingly B. G. Hyrne was appointed
assignee, and he will have (>'arge of
disposing of the assets and making
settlement with the creditors. The
stock of goods of this concern'have
been removed to the old Hyrne
atore, where they wil^ he held pend
ing settlement of the affairs of the
company.
Monday the 8. Finn Jewelry store
failed to open its doors nnd upon in
quiry It was found that this concern,
too, had derided to make an assign
ment in favor of its creditors, and
E. T. H. Shaffer was appointed trus
tee.
8. Finn was the principal stock
holder in these two corporations,
and manager for both of them. On
account of losses Mr. Finn sustained
in attempting to conduct business at
several other points in other cities,
he found it impracticable to attempt '
to recoup, and this assignment Is n
consequence.
The stockholders, of The First
National Bank held their meeting
Tuesday in the offices of the bank.
The result of the year was very
gratifying, the report of the direct
ors having shown that the bank en
joyed a period of unprecedented
prosperity, notwithstanding the de
pression of business generally. The
stockholders were paid a dividend of
10 per cent and $1,000 was carried
to surplus, besides having paid the
officers of the bank a’ handsome
bonus as a Christmas present.
This bank has been in operation
now for five years and has accumu
lated a surplus of $8,000.00, bc-sid* ?
paying its stockholders $10,on<i in
dividends.
The volume of business done b>
tliis hank is remarkable, eonsi«l*r i ng
the shori time it has been ill busi-
•v-ss. l n a conversation with the
• ashler, it was stated that the cash
business done by this bank during
the last year was $2.4"0.596.21.
during the month of October alone
being $4."*R.249.40. The total amount
of cash transactions since the, bank
has been organised, up to Jantri-y
1st. was $10,132,913.05.
The stockholders voted a resolu
tion of thanks to its officers and di
rectors for their very efficient man
agement of the hank during khe pa *t
year. The following directors wer?
re-elected:
Jesse Drew, Abe, Karesh. C. C.
Padgett. K. J. Witsell. E. E. Jones,
W. C. Saunders, 3. N Haws. Jas. E;
Peurifoy (*., W. Petirifoy
After the mee^ne of the stork-
holders. the directors held their
meeting and re-elected the following
officers:
James E. Peurifoy. president; E.
E. Jones, vice-president; (’. Pad
gett. cashier; C. W. lUshcip. assistant
cashier.
COUNTY WILL NEED
NEARLY $50,000.00
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ESTIMATE OF COMMISSION^
ER MOORE AS TO EX
PENSES FOR 1916.
$30,000.00 FOR ROADS
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E*ort to Expewd 9S.OOO i n Each
of Tea Townships Building
Permanent Ronds.
DISTRICT AGENT
ELLIOTT HERE
Pleased With Ontlnnk K«»r Pi ogre-
si ve Agriculture In l*ower
('ami'.na.
$850.00
(R) County Treasurer:
Treasurer's salary $450.00
Printing, postage and sta
tionery . 200.0')
F. & M. BANK
HOLDS MEETING
I’rosporoUs Year bj WnlteHairo Haiti;
All Officer*. Ke-e1e«'l«‘d for En
suing Year.
District Agent W. R. Elliott, of
Winnsboro, who has charge of this
section of the state as agricultural
agent, was in this county th<* latter
part of last week, having come n\or
From Beaufort. Mr. Ell’ott epent
Thursday visiting several stsitons of
the county, among t* ose !i“inc the
Ritter section and the TVotr sc-Or.n.
He also attended the me. in y at Hall
Thursday evening. exa tssed
himself as pleased; wit it A’t.tf h • ®aw’
In the county, and «.i* rspecliiMy
pleased with the progressive farming
being done at Ritter. •! tegard.i tt.e
soil of this county as «*o- ’ally :mt-
ed to the growth of th*' legu in-*. «*-
perially burr and •><”' •
both of which a t •'•nr n;> •!' at
Ritter, there ty-ing I 1 irre* r-t (r-n-
son clover on the Fr'*‘tn vt it:** /v-'.e-
jioo Plant Compnnv.
$1,025.00
(E) Sheriff:
Sheriff’* salary $1,300.00
Conveying prisoners, etc.. 500.00
Dieting prisoners goo.on
Telephone 24.00
Printing, postage and sta-
I tionery ..... 200.00
CIVIC LEAGUE
HOLDS MEETING
Quite a Busy Session Held at Club
' Rooms Monday Afternoon.
Plan* for Busy Year.
The annual meeting of ^he Farm
ers Merehantile and Warehouse Co.
wa* held Friday, and the report 6t
the management showed it to be in
splendid shape and to have had. a
profitable rear. It was decided to
pay adividend of 10 per cent, and j
after this was paid the stockholders. |
a considerable sum was passed to i
the undivided profits account.
At tire conclusion of this meeting,
the officers and board of director^
were all unanimously re-elected as
follows: .las. E. Peurifoy, presi
dent; W. C. Saunders, vice-presi
dent; J. M.‘ Witsell. manager, secre-
tary and t.-e*surer; Jas E. Peurifoy,
W. C. Saunders, J. M. Witsell, J. j.
Crosby and C. H. Breland, directors.
Ruffin. R. F. D.. Jan Irt.—The
School Ijnprovemert Association mot
Saturday afternoon and arraneed
the program for our next meeting,
tan. 19. at 7 o'clock, which is as fol
lows ;
Query—Resolved that Education
is more Valuable than Money.
Affirmative—Earl Crosby. Eugene
Mor*1i. I>»Ua Morris. Vera Croshv;
negative—Ethel Grooms, May Berry.
Vivian Crosby, Klein- Croshv.
• Critic—Brantley Ho-ndon
Anecdote—Mamie Bennett.
Recitation—Cecil Croshv.
Necitation—George Hudson.
Recitation—Wcndel Hudson
Reading—Fairy Martin.
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Miss Maynie Dandridge came up
from Cottageville and spent the
week-end with relatives in town.
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K. D. Loner, an old Colleton hor.
has recently been promoted to the
r*o«iti^*i of eupe-lntend^nt of the
Key West Electric Company. Mr
I^iper has been empfoyrd by this
fomrany for over eight years is
master mechanic and Is fully cap-i
able of filling hla, higher position.
Mr. and W. S Marvin, of
wop* visitors to Walter,
boro Sunday.' j
y
Quite an interesting meeting of
the Walterboro Civic league was
held at the club rooms Monday af
ternoon. There was a large number
of members in attendance and many
matters were discussed. A report
was had as to the progress on th**
fence being constructed to tbe cem
etery .which Is being done for the
purpose of securing land for a aid*'
walk to the cemetery. The fence ,
completed and the work of huilflin-
the si(je walk will next engage tie
League's attentions. * f
The matter of securing proper! ?
owners consent to convert the v;>..
cant lots, formerly the Godfrey !o .
into a children's play ground, w.i®
discussed and it was decided to mnk
r.n effort to secure the permission
the owners to make this the pi a v
ground. It Is not thought there v.i'l
be anv ohject’on on the part off any
lot owner to this p-c>po«ltion.
The League decided <o Invite ML
Van Huron, of the American Cm
\«soci;tt'on to visit the League in
February, and address the member
Mrs. B. G. Price is president of
the" League, and presided over th"
meeting. Mrs. H. A. McGe and Mis®
Hattie Glover wore hostesses and
served refreshments at the con
clusion of the work of the League
The stockholders of tlx* FnrmnT
and Merchants Bank m<-* at the bank
Tuesday In annual meeting. T!>e*re-
port of the officers showed that this
institution had n most successful
year, and the affairs of the hank nr<
n splendid shape. A dividend waa
declared nnd the surplus Increase I
by a considerable amount.
The following t directors were
elected for the e'ffsuing year: R. H.
Wlchman, A. H. Wichman, C. D.
May. J. G. Padgett, M. H. Hiott,
C. O. Brown nnd E. Hubster.
Alter the adjournment of the
toekholders the directors met and
< lectcd the follow ing officers, these
l**ing re-elected: If. H Wichman,
president; A. H. Wichman. vlcd-
president; I. M. FisLburne, cashier.
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L. C. Week ley.
Ralkehatehie, Jan. 9.—Mr. L. C.
Weekley. of this nlace, died at h 1 ®
home after a few hours illness Sun
day morning nt 10:40. The funeral!
services were held at Black (’reek
Baptist church Monday at 12:3n.
tviLL MEET AGAIN
THURSDAY NIGHT
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WriUorhon* Chamber of Commerte
Will Hold lni|M>ilant M«*ct1ng
at Masonic Hall.
$2,824.00
(F) Coroner:
’Salary $150.00
Post Mortem* and Inquests.. 500.On
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$650.00
((•) Judge of Probate:
Salary. $100.O')
Printing, postage and sta
tionery 100.00
Examination of lunatics. . . . 300.00
Mr**. II. W. Ron ers.
M~s. B. W. Bowers died Mond iv;
afternoon after a brief illness at j
her home a few miles from Walter*I
boro. Her remains were Interred at
Penlel cemeterv Tuesday. Mrs. Bow-
e~s was Miss Eva lh|ev, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Ihley, and w as .
married last April. The commiinilv
‘•vniDnfhizcs deeply w*ith the bereav i
• 1 family of the deceased who had
many frinds.
On account of the Inclemency <>f
the weather the meeting of the Wal.-
terboro Chamber of Commerce which
was held at the Hotel Albert Friday
evening was not so largely attended,
although a number of members w* re
prepent. After the supper matt, rs
were discussed relative to the k
of the chamber, and It was decided
to try to secure the Masonic and K
of P. Hall for the meetings in th<*
luture, and to hold the next meeting
there Thursday evening of this week
st which meeting onl^ light refresh-
ments will be served.
The following is the program fer
this meeting:
1. Call to,order
Reading of minute*
3. Business of meeting:
a. Adoption of Cofistitutlor
c. New Matters,
c. Miscellaneous.
4 Town (lowrnment as a Busi
ness Proposition—M. P. Powell.
5. Co-operation Between P.:!il-
road and Town—P. B. Martin
6. How to 0 Combine Busin. •>
.with pleasure—E. L. Flshhurn*.
Master R. M. Jefferies had busi
ness at Ridgeland Monday.
Col. and Mrs. C. D May will ]• ,r.
this afternoon for Tampa. Flii..*w h«>r
they will sp. nd the balance cf • ■
winter. While in Florida Col an 1
.Jts. .J^ay will visit a \number o:
places of -Interest, among these t>e
ing OtUr Creek. Cedar Key.:, an.!
St. Petersburg They **x~p'*ct Dr Ik
away till about the first of March.
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Colleton county will need $47,714
to pay the expenses of the county
during 1916, according to the esti
mate made by Commissioner J. E.
Moore to the Comptroller General's
office as required by law. This es
timate will be turned over to the
member*, of the. delegation, who are
expected to arrange for the funds
necessary to run the government of
the county, but Just what steps they
will take is not known.
Commissioner Moore asks Jot $J» r
000 for roads and bridges. There
are ten townships in the county, and
Commissioner Moore states that he
wishes to have the sum of $ Lb-rn
for each township, and that his pl.t n
will be to connect every township
with a good road during this year,
so a* to have a continuous road over
the county and through each town
ship. With the amount asked for
he thinks this can be done.
The following is a detailed state
ment of the amounts asked for by
Commissioner Moore:
(A) Comity Auditor:
Auditor's salary .. . $450.00
Printing, postage and sta
tionery 50.00
Board of Assessors/ and
Equalization 350.00
$650.00
(C) Clerk of Court:
Clerk’s salary $400.00
Printing, postage and sta
tionery s : 800.00
Telephone * *■ 24.00
$1,224.00
(D) County Hnp4. of Education:
Superintendent’s salary. . . .$900.00
Printing, postage and sta
tionery 50.00
Board of Education 75.00
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$500.00
; (41) Court Expenses:
i Court Expenses $ 5,000.0!)
I (I) Interest:
On borrowed money $1,000.00
(K) County Commissioners:
Salaries '•nmiuls*l on< ' rs $1,000.00
High wav Commissioner’s; sal
ary '..> V .*..V. 1.000.00
Clerk’s salary . . .\ ] 4 80.00
County Attorney ...... .J. ’ 550.00
County Physician 300.00
Printing, postage and sta-
j tionery *\
Incidentals 100.00
• $3,530.01*
, Poor House and poor $500.00
{’Roads and bridges $3o.«0O.0W
Public Buildings and Grounds:
Court House 2 50.00
j Janitor’s wages 36.0**
i Lights and water 200.00
'Fuel I*"-™
1 Insurance 1 1
Repairs and incidentals... . too oo
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$711.00
?100.X »
"nil <*•*
Jail: «
; Fuel • •
Repairs and incidentals
tf* — —
$300.
Work on Grounds: . „
Court House $ 1 .iO.OO
Jail •
jsr.o oo
Past Indebtedness $5,000.00
Total $54,914.01
|x*ss Estimated Revenue, other than
Taxes:
Communtatlon road tax. . $6,000.00
Fines and licenses. Clerk
| of Court 1.000.00
i Fines and costs, Magis
trates
$7,200.00
. Amount to be raised by
| taxation $47,714.0*1
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