The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-07-02
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TNURSUANT to instructions from the Hon. s. T. HOGE
Comptroller General of South Carolina hereby notify
the Tax Payers Of this County that shall be at
July 1s to August GOTH 1878 receive returns from each and
all persons liable to tax Lands Buildings Horses Mules
Cattle &c., embracing every kind of Real and Personal Pro-
pery liable taxation under the this State and in the
possession Of owner agent factor administrator guardian
trustee receiver on July 1s 1873 IS &
The Of the General Assembly approved February last
providing for the Of land in 1873 to correct
the records of the Tax Department. existed
able the County Auditors to furnish correct and complete
turn Of all taxable property Of the State 1t is known that
large number of Of land and large amount of Personal
Property this County, previous years escaped taxation
and that the citizens property has paid
the State and County. &.
their lands buildings any personality within the time above
noted the valuation 1872 and add penalty Of so
per cent thereto My instructions toexecue this
of law in all where the Tax Payer fails toake his
and without exception Separate returns will be required for
parcel lot Of land and parties making the return
requested to present the County Auditor their titles to every
tons of of and buildings the books
corrected No return will be received except upon the blanks
prepared and at office where any one desiring can OBJ
tain such as they may require on demand. .@.L
~ Any party person knowing any lands that have
capped taxation for any previous year. invited report
the County Auditor that may bear its due share of taxation
and all invited make early return and thereby
the 50 per cent. penalty.
Tax Payers will pay particular attention to the following
structions.
1s AS there will be no deputies stationed in the different
Townships every Tax Payer will be required make his
to the Auditor in the time above specified.
3D. TO facilitate the same blank returns may be obtained
from the Post Masters in NnetyS Greenwood Cokesbury,
Donadsvc Due West, New Market, Phoenix, Chies Cross
Roads, Centreve Lowndesyie Dry Grove magnolia TOWN.
ship) Clhouns Mills and McKtricks Mill Bordeaux TOWN.
shp For Long Cane smhvlle, Cedar Springs and Abbe
VILE from the Auditor. = -
3d. Those so DID, School Trustees and those phys
icay disabled from making support exempt from poll tax,
4h Every species of dog kind will be valued at S.
5th Parties owning Real Estate in two Townships
will make separate return Of the for each township
6tf Place number of Township back of return with the
letter w or G to des gnate white colored. .-.,
7 No returns will be received unless before
some one duly qualified. ..
8th Neither will return be received and filed my office
unless the instructions strictly complied with >
9 IN every case where the return fails reach my office by
he 2Oth of August the so per cent penalty will attach
1t will be the interest Of the Tax Payers to adhere strictly
% the foregoing nstrustions
am particularly anxious to procure fair and legitimate
assessment of all real and personal property in Abbeve
and respectfully ask all good citizens to give their aid
n procuring the same.
TT. B. AGillford,
County Auditor.
June 80, l873 12-tf