The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-07-09
Tax ~ office.

URsUANTt to instructions from the Hon. ssh HoGF, o
Comptroller General Of South Carolina, hereby notify
the Tax Payers Of this County, that Isha bea Office from
July 1st August 2h 1873 to receive returns each and
all persons liable any Lands Buildings Horses Mules
Cattle &c. embracing every kind Of Real and Personal Pro
pery liable to taxation under the laws OF this
possession Of any owner agent factor
trustee or receiver, July 1st, 1873. sd
The act Of the General Assembly approved February 6 last
providing for of land l87 correct
the records of the Tax Department. if existed and
able the County Auditors to furnish correct and complete
Of all taxable property Of the State It is known that
large number of land and large amount of Personal
Property this County has, previous escaped taxation
and that the citizen property has paid the
the State and County - 1zses 5s. ~ sS'g8g
The law requires me to to assess all parties who fto l
their lands buildings any personally within the time above
noted the valuation Of 1872 and add
law in all cases where Payer fails tomake
and without exception Separate will be o
each parcel lot Of land and parties making the return
requested present the County Auditor their titles to every
piece of land in their possession that all
ions of and buildings the Books
be corrected No will be received except
prepared and at my Office where desng can
tain such as they may require on demand 1n n ,1o
% Any party person knowing lands that have es'
capped taxation for previous are invited TO-
Ito the County Auditor that may bear its due share Of taxation
land all invited to make early return and thereby save
1.-THE so per cent penalty. ,; @, = "a, ..sq sna
Tax Payers will particular attention to the following IN
1st AS there will be no deputies different
Townships every Tax Payer will be required to make return
Ito the Auditor in the time above specified. og.a-1
3D. To facilitate the same blank returns may be obtained
from the Post Masters in NnetySx Greenwood Cokesbuy,
Dona1dsyille Due West New Market Phoenix ches Gross
ship} Calhouns Mis and McKrcks Mill bordeaux Town.
shp For Long Cane smithve Cedar Springs and Abbe'
vile, from the Auditor. -, .Sst
Sd Those 50 DID, School Trustees and those phys:
caly disabled from making support exempt from poll tax
4th Every species Of dog kind will be valued at $500
5th Parties owning Real Estate in two or more
will make separate return Of the same for eachtownshlp
6th Place number of Township back Of return with the
letter W or to designate white or colored.
h No will be received unless sworn to before
some one duly qualified
sh Neither will any return be received and filed in nay office
9TH In every case where the return fails to my by
the 2Oh of August the so per penalty will
1t will be the interest Of the Tax Payers to adhere strictly
to the foregoing nstrustons = ~- y - - ~s -
ain particularly anxious to procure fair and legitimate
assessment of all real and personal property in Abbeve
ty and respectfully ask all good citizens to give me their aid
in procuring the ..s.a .] -: s@t--. ~ -
TT. B. NGillford,xz
County Auditor