The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-08-06
Tax n office.

PURSUANT to- instructions from the Hon. S. L. HOGE
Comptroller General Of South Carolina, hereby notify
the Tax PAYERS of this County, that shall be at my office from
July August 20 1878 to 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 laws of this Sate and in the
trustee or receiver on July 1st 1873. =
The act of the General Assembly approved February 26 last
providing for the of land in 1873 to correct
the records the Tax Department. errors existed and
able County Auditors furnish orrect and complete
of all taxable property of the State 1t known that al
large number of of land and large amount of Personal
Property in this County, has, years escaped taxation
and that the awabdng c property has paid the taxes of
the State and County T.
their lands buildings OF any personally within the time above
noted the valuation Of 1872 and add penalty of sol
per thereto My instructions execute this provision
of law all cases where the Tax Payer fails make his return
and without exception Separate returns will be required for
each parcel lot of land and parties making the return
requested present the County Auditor their titles every
ons of and buildings the books may
corrected No return will be received except upon the blanks
prepared and at office where any desiring OBJ
tain such as they may require on demand.
A Any party person knowing any lands that have
capped taxation year, invited report
the County Auditor that may bear its due share Of taxation
and all invited to make early return and thereby
1.-THE SO per cent. penalty
Tax Payers will pay particular attention to the following in
structions.
1s AS there will be no deputies stationed in the different
Townships every Tax Payer will be required to make his
to the Auditor in the time above specified
3D. To facilitate the blank returns may be obtained
from the Post Masters in Nneysx Greenwood Cokesbury,
Donaldsyille Due West New Market Phenx Ches Cross
Roads, Centrevie Lowndesvle Dry Grove magnolia Town
ship Cahouns Mills and McKtricks Mill bordeaux Town
shp) For Long Cane smthve, Cedar Springs and Able.
vile, from the Auditor.
3d. Those so DID, School Trustees and those phys.
cly disabled from making support exempt from poll tax
4th Every species of dog kind will be valued at $780,
5th Parties owning Real Estate two more Townships
will make separate return of the same for eachtownshp
eth Place number Of Townshpon back of return with the
letter w or G to designate white or coored
th No returns will be received unless before me
f|some one duly qualified.
8th Neither will any return be received and filed my Office
unless the instructions strictly complied with
9h In every where the return fails to reach my Office h
the 10th of August the 50 per cent penalty will attach
It will be the interest Of the Tax Payers to adhere strictly
to the foregoing instrustions>
am particularly anxious to procure fair and Legitimate
of all real and personal property Abbeve
ty and respectfully ask all good citizens to give their a
j in procuring the same
T.B. N1il1ford,
/. County Auditor.
June 80 1873, 12-f