Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-06-26
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Assessment For 1875:
AUDTFoR'S>0 OFFICE, >. "a
Edgeield County, 7
Edpetield G.. H., S. C.. J

GubeIclel ". L., .. ~. 4,
OWNERS of both Real and Personal
" Prop erty wilfplease take special no.
tice thatthe following rules for assessing
the property mthe County must be strict
ly complied With.
lst, The Christian or first name ef eve
~ person making their return Of prop
erty must be legibly written in. full. =.
. 2nd, Owners Of Real Estate must give
the name Of the Road upon which tlfeir
Lanffi is situated. ~ 40
The-attention of Tax Payers lis called
to Section three ~ of" All Act, to amend
OH Act, entitled an Act providing for the
Assessment and Taxation OF Property,
passed 18th September 1868, and all Acts
Amendatory thereto:
SEC. 8, That whenever any tax payer
shall fail to make return to the Auditor
Of Iris County within the time prescribed
by law, it shall be the duty of the County
/ Auditor to enter on the Tax Duplicate
against such tax payer. the property
charged to him the previous year, with
fifty per cent added thereto, except in
cases of sickness or absence nom the
County, when the true amounts OF prop
erty only shall be charged.-Approyed
7th March 1871. ..
All persons between the ages of TWEEN
ty-one and fifty are liable TO pay a Poll
Tax unless exempt by hw: And the et-
tention Of Tax Payers is specially di-
rected to the following Act for tho en-
forceflent Of the payment ofSthe Poll
Tax as passed by the Legislature on the
2lst Feb, 1873: &C., ..4.
AN ACT to Enforce the Payment Of the
Poll Tax.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
authority of the same, That there shall
be assessed OH all taxable polls in the
State an annual tax. of one dollar on each
poll, the proceeds Of which shall be APP
piled to educational purposes; and if any
person shall refuse or neglect to pay said
tax, before the expiration OF the time
days thereafter, furnish a list of all de.
linquent polls to the County Commits
sioners of the County. Where the per-
sons so taxed and delinquent have no
property to be distrained for the pay.
ment of said poll tax, rs authorized u.
the Act providing for the assessment and
taxation OF property, approved Sept. as,
1868, the person or persons SO delinquent
shall be subject to a penalty Of double
the amount of their poll taS; and on
falling tn pay the same, when notified ot
the fact. within ten days after such notice.
such person or persons shall be required
to work upon the Highway or roads, in
their respective Counties, ;,s the County
Commissioners may direct, not exceed
ing three, days.
Sec. 2. That said County Commission
ers shall, after Receiving tile delinquent
poll lists, summon such delinq,ieiits, to
appear at their Office. and,then and there
give them the opportunity to pay the
double tax; and, on falling to do 50, suclI
delinqushts> shall be lenilircd to'work
upon the highways and roads of their
respective Counties as The County Com
missioners may Direct and II tic said
delinquents, being personally warned
by the said Cemul issiolhys. ~aE hy writ
ten notice, served at tleir PLACE of resi-
dence, shall retiisc OF neglccs, havin.
had ten daysenotiee, to attonri iby them
selves, or substitutes equally a he to per-
form said duties as themselves. or to pay
the double tax In lieu of said Huties, Or,
having attended themselves, shall refuse
TO conform TO the requirements of this
Act, or obey the directions of the County
Commissioners, they Shall be coirsftlereG
guilty OF a nnisdemea,or, and, ,on cnn-i
viction thereof, be imprisoned; for, the
same, in County Jail, for a term not less
than ten days. ~ -
The Law requires tha Auditor to begin
the Assessment on the ftrst day Of Julp,
1873, and close on the twcnticel, day .ef
August, 1873; after which time the 50
per cent. penalty will attach tonh returns
made; y. a., txs e.,
My Office will be open from. o O'Clock.
A. NJ, until 5 o'clock, P. NJ, for the pnr-
pose Of receiving returns Of property. -
: ssiFRAN.h a. BELANGER, -.
.. Auditor Edgetield County, /: