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NO EXEMPTION FOR RESERVES ivou herewith copy of my reply to I My construction of this act is it Attorney Gen kaad Writes Mayor Jen nings That Reserves -JAre Not in Service I Must Pay Street z Taxes him July Yours trulv. L. D. JENNINGS. 1, 1921. j exempts those who are in actual i service and not those who are j simply on the reserve list, but not I in the service as a matter of fact. 'All citizens within the draft age :are subject to be called in case the . government needs their services onPuea-r SirV 1 hav! y0lir Iavor 01 'either in she armv or in the navy. 2?th m reterence^to the exemp Mr. John B. Duffie, City. tion irom payment of commuta jtion road or street itaxes of those j in the military or naval service of gg^Oaily Item: days ago I noticed pub ??n your paper a copy of let Etteu ito me as Mayor bv SB:. Duffie. I beg to hand reter to. now. or You also call my attention to a Resolution, or Act. apnroved March 11. 1919. This Act pro vides: '"Be it resolved by the General Assembly of South Carolina that on or after the approval of this Act the Countty Tereasurers of the United States The act which you 191S. page S53, states: "All persons who an hereafter may be. in the military j each Countv of this state is here or naval service of the United ; bv authorized and empowered to States shall be exempt from the rebate the poll tax and commuta payment of commutation road tax tion tax for the vear 191s and or street tax during the term of j 1919, paid or to "be paid, bv each their service. PAY CASH CASH PAYS Ur large stock offers you the greatest choice ctioh. Our methods of buying in quantity enable us Offer you the utmost for your money. f DUCKER & BULTMAN WE SELF CASH & CARRY S. F. WEEKS, Mgr. soldier or sailor from such coun ty who was in active service dur ing the world war. That all towns and cities of South Caro lina shall shall rebate the street tax until January 1920 of each sol dier and sailor who was bona lide in service during the world war." This act refers to eacl so'dier and sailor who was in the world war and rebates or exempts from these taxes through the year 1-920 I am of the opinion that the oth er act only includes those in actual service and not those who are on the reserve list but not in service. j I can see no reason why a sol j dier who has had actual service 'in the world war but who has been ! discharged should pay ihese taxes iand a soldier who was likewise in j i the service of the country but has I been released and only retained {on the reserve list and who is fol i lowing: his ordinary avocation, just j like the soldier who has been dis ! charged, should be exempt from I these ta:.es. and the other soldier fbe required to pay. Certainly the I act only exempts those in the mil | itary or naval service, and I doubt j whether the Act ever was intend ed to include those who were on the reserve list, but only intend ed to include those in actual ser vice. I may be wrong, but my con struction of 'the acts is that they only intended to exempt those in actual service, and this being my construction. 1 could not officially j do otherwise than to take the po- j sl?on that those who were held on the reserve list are subject to the tax, because council would have no power to require the payment of taxes of one citizen and not of another. As far as I atn personally con cerned I would have no objection to all the boys who had been in service being exempted from these taxes, but officially 1 am bound by FOR THE Our complete assortment of Trav eling Goods affords many oppor tunities. to.^up]^yr your( yacation needs* at j Jdepdeil I?^4"^ugs. We" guarantee*. yoiir i featisf^ction. GOLDBERG'S FOR SPORT Once again the time of year has rolled around when Sport dorn calls forth its host of outdoor pastime adherents. If its Baseball you are interested in, let us provide you with the best equipment used on the diamond. If Tennis, this is the place to come. If Fishing, come and see our outfits. We urge a personal visit from you at your earliest convenience. DURANT HARDWARE CO. the law, and that does not exemp tnem, m my opinion. fours truly. 1,. L). JENNINGS, Mayor P. S.?Alter writing the aoove but before sending it to you. l de emeu to write tue a/ctorney general asking his opinion in reiereiicu to runs matter, j ueg nerewitn 10 1 nand you copy oi letter just re I ceivea trom uis office. \ou wul ! see from this he agrees witn me ; in the construction of tliese acis. i J am also sending a copy 01 tins i letter to tlie newspaper, as your ? letter was publisneu. L. D. JENNINGS. Hon. L. D. Jennings, Mayor, Sum ter, S. C. Dear Sir: Your letter of the 27tn instant received. in repiy beg to advise tnat Act No. 2vo, j page 62o, Acts li?l9. is not now m j lorce, as by its terms towns and cities were to rebate tne street tax until January 1\)20. Act No. ??O, page S5 3, Acts 19lb. in my opinion was intend ed to exempt ail persons who were on >[kat date, or might after f wards be. in the service of tue United states as soldiers or sail ors, during their term of service, and mat it was not the purpose or this act to exempt those wno are siiojeci to call to service, but wno are "not "in the military or naval i service of the United States." As yuo know, this office is lim-1 J ited to advising state officers and j heads of departments, officially, so j you will regard the above only as * 'the opinion of the writer. Hoping I have answered your inquiry fully-, 1 am. Yours very truly. Jno. M. Daniel. Assistant Attorney General. Columbia, June 29. ! LOCAL NEWS The Al Araf Shrine Club of Co lumbia will give a big barbecue i and picnic at Eastover on July 14. All the Sumter Shriners and their lady friends are cordially invited as guests of the Columbia Shrin ers. The Columbia Shriners plan for their Sumter guests to leave here on the 11:00 train and come basck on the train that gets here at G p. m. All who can go will please notify Mr. R. L. McLeod. ?0? Mr. Hinson on Mr. Dav<> Mc Collums* place had a lot of chick ens stolen from him Sunday night and no trace of them has been found. This is the second con siderable chicken thefts during the last two weeks and the farmers who wish to keep their chickens should see that they are well locked up from now on. Sunday school picnic of the Presbyterion Church will be held at Pocalla Thursday. Automobiles will leave church grounds,at ten o'clock. All members are-urged! to attend. ? ? ? Notice The Library hours hereafter will ? be. 9to 11 a. m.. and 5 to T::j?* p. i m. ! - The Southern Railwav has dis- i continued the special Sunday ex- j cursion trains be.twen CofumoiaT and Charleston on account of lack ' of patronage. Charter No. 10129 ! PERSONALS Miss Lillie Folsom has returned ! home from visiting friends in j Columbia. * * * ! Miss Marie McDougall of Co lumbia is visiting Miss Lillie Fol som in the city. * * * .Master John Oehsnig is spending a few days at Mrs. Folsom's on Calhoun street. * * * Mr. H. G. McKagen spent the week-end with his daughter. Mrs. Harold F/owen. in Augusta. Ga.. Mr. McKagen went to Augusta Saturday, carrying his little grand child back to her parents. * j|t 3J1 Mrs. Selma A. Daniels, who is in charge of the Stonewall Hospi tal at Charlotte is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Mc Kagen. * * * Mrs. Henry Lowry and children have been visiting Mrs. Lowry's parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Bed enbaugh in McColl, S. C. * * * Mrs. F. S. Campbell and chil dren of Florence, are visiting Mrs. \V. M. Wolfe. * * ^ Miss Lillian Bonnette of Colum bia is the charming guest of Miss es Zuna and Junelle Williams on W. Hampton ave. * * * Mr. and Mrs. F. P. King have returned from a visit to Newport News. Va. ? ? * Miss Helen Edwards, of Bates burg, is visiting Mrs. James Cut tino. on Church street. * * * Mr. Robert L. Rowland left Saturday for western North aCro lina. where he will visit relatives. * * * Mr. S. C. Crumpton of New York, is visiting his sister. Mrs. E. T. McCollum on W. Calhoun street. * * * Mrs. Solomon Blatt of Barn well, is in the city visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Green for a short while. i Messrs. J. P. Booth. L. I. Par-! rott and Frank Chandler left j. Saturday night for a short visit ! in Saluda, N. C. ,* * * * ' Misses Caroline Richardson.' Emma Pinckney and Mollie Bow-J man. left Saturday a. m.. for i Charleston where they will spend i some time on Sullivan's Island: j * * t i' Messrs. George P/ultman and . James Bradley spent the Fourth of July in Charleston. * * * Mr. Ansley Yates. of Charles ton, spent the week end in Sum ter. * * * Misses Katie Reardon and Doro thy Schilling and Messrs. Ike Ed wards and Austin Beck were visi tors in Charleston reecntly. it. ***?.. Mr. R.H. Rembert left for Ashe- , ville. N. C.,. Saturday night after having 'spent sevefai'days at his home in Su niter. * * 5 I ? ' Dr. XV: DC Sheridan and family! are spending,jtwo weeks with rela- ! tives in Orangeburg' county.- ? ' Reserve District No. p |( REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE CITY NATIONAL BANK At Sumtcr in the State of South Carolina, at the close of business on June 30. 1921. RESOURCES I. a Loans and discounts, including rediscounts (except those shown in b and c)_$906,284.74 Total loans _$906,284.74 d Notes and bills rediscounted with Federal Reserve Bank (other than bank acceptances sold)-_$258.610.27 258,610.27 647,674.47 2. Overdrafts, unsecured _$ 1,006.57 1,006.5? 4. U. S. Government securities owned a Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds par value) _$ 50,000.00 b All other United States Government se curities _s? 81,800.00 Total _$131,800.00 5. Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc.:_$ 8,700.00 6. Banking House, ^W.OOO.OO; Further and fixtures, $4 485 _ 10:1.485.00 7. Real estate owned other than banking house_ 1,696.53 8. Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank_ 27.627.38 10. Cash in vault and amount due from national banks._ 27,755.45 II. Amount due from hanks, bankerr, and trust companies in the United States (other than included in Items 8, 9. .1 10 )_.____ 12.997.52 12. Exchanges for clearing house_ 10,750.79 Total of hems 9, 10, II. 12. and 1::_ 51,503.76 15. Redemption fund with U. S. Trasurer and due from U. S. Treasurer _ 2,500.00 Total _ _. _$975,993.71 ! LIABILITIES 17. Capital stock paid in_ _ 150,000.00 18. Surplus fund _ 50,000.00 | 19. Undivided profits _ 52,849.12 b. Reserved for depreciation .. 4.000.00 56.S99.12 c Less current expenses, interc ;t and taxes paid _ 29,262.69 27,586.43 I 20. Circulating notes outsanding _ 50,000.00 I 22. Amount due to national banks ..._ 677.00 ? 23. Amount due to State banks, bankers, and trust com panies in the United States and foreign countries (other than included in Items 21 or 22)_ 182.39 : 24. Certified checks outsanding _ _ 882.39 j 25. Cashiers' chocks on own bank outstanding- 7,964.60 j Total of Items 21, 22, 23, 21, and 25_ 9,706.42 Demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve (deposits payable within .'10 days): 26. Individual deposits subject to check- 301,702.1 30. Dividends unpaid _ 6,000.00 Total of demand deposits (other than bank deposits) subject to Reserve, Items 26, 27. 28, 29, 30 .and 31_._._ 307,702. [2 Time deposits subject to reserve (payable after 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice, and postal savings ) : 32. Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrow ed) _ 83,923.73 31. Other time deposits_ 177,574.71 Total <d" time deposits subject to Reserve, Items 32, 33, 31. and 35 . _? 261,498.44 :;:>. Fills payable, other than with Federal Reserve Bank (including all obligations representing money borrowed other than rediscounts)_ _ 47,500.00 10. Bills payable with Federal Reserve Bank_ 72.000.00 Total .... ....... _$975,993.71 Slate of South Caroina, County of Sumtcr. ss: 1. GEO. L. RICKER, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear thai the above statement i.- true to the best of my knowledge and belief. CEO. L. RICKER, Cashier. Subscribed and .-worn to before me*this 1 dav of July, 1921. C. B. HUFF, Notary Public. ('orrect? Attest: C. A. LUMMOX, W. W. Si BERT. ('. L. STUBBS, Directors. (SEAL) FIVE KILLED IN IRELAND \ | ^ ?ank Q< SoutK Carolina Men Taken From Homes at Night and Shot OF SUM TER, S. C. By the Associated Press. Belfast. Ireland. July 6.?Five; men were taken from their homes : in the Newry district last night an i 3hot. James H. Craig. state bank ex aminer, yesterday issued a call to j all state banks and one private bank for their condition as of j June 30. This is the second call j . for the year, the first being for I" the condition of banks as of April 9'> Capital $300,000 Surplus and Profits $280,000 The Lancaster cotton mill which j | shut down two weeks ago when ; <| the operatives demanded an in- 1 <? crease in pay, will resume opera-1 STRONG AND PROGRESSIVE The Most Painstaking SERVICE with COURTESY Give us the Pleasure of Serving YOU. The Bank of the Rank and File C. G. ROWLAND, Pros. EARLE ROWLAND, Cashier tions at an earlv date. Knowledge Men Here for Their Clothes If you have ever bought Clothes at this store, and most men around here kave, you know from experience tke good value we crowd into every dollar. Right now we are able to give even more Style, Quality ?\id Value tkan ever before -hence yo uwill find it an exceptional op portunity to supply your present as well as future Clothing needs. In each garment offered for your approval you will see character and personality ex pressed in a most pleasing manner. And the variety of fabrics in patterns to meet in dividual perferences add tp the advantages of choosing from this stock. A SUPER VALUE is represented in light weight wool in greys, blues and mixtures at $22.50 Others at $25, $27.50, $30.00 ryan nothing Co. Home of Hart Schaffner Marx Clothes A, A A A AAA J ^AAAA Jb.~AA~A A. 'AA a?^A ATA. ATATA, A. VAAAAAA^ >V?%