The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-02-18
Notice! Assessor.

The Auditors Office will be open from
the LIST day OF January to the Goth day of
February, 1895, to receive returns Of
Personal property for taxation in Lau-
Q County.
For the convenience of taxpayers the
Auditor will attend the following named
places to receive returns for said year,
to wit:
Jacks Township, DIR. +. NJ. Settlers,
January Is, from 10 a m to 2 p m.
Jacks Township, Renno, January Ii,
from 10 q m to 2 M.
Hunter Township, Clinton, January
10, from 10 a m to 2 p no.
Hunter Township, Milton, January 6
from 10 a m to 2 p M.
Gross Hill II ownship, Spring Grove,
January IL, from 10 a IN to 2 p m.
Cross Hill Township, Cross Hill, jan
uary IS, from 10 a M to 2 p m.
Waterloo Township, Waterloo, Janua
ry 20, from 10 q m to 2 p m
Waterloo Township, Exon, January
81, from 10 q m to 2 p M.
Waterloo Township, Mt. Gallagher.
January %, from 10 a m to 2 p M.
Sullivan Township, Beaverton, Jam
uary %, from 10 a m to 2 p m.
Sullivan Township, Princeton, Jam
uary "a, from 8 a IN to IL m.
y Sullivan Township, T%umbling Shoals,
Januarv "a, from l p IN to 4 p M.
Dial Township, Luther @. Owens,
January 20, from 8 o m to IL m.
Dial Township, d. D. Harris, January
81, from 10 a m to 2 m.
Dial Township, V. A. White, January
%, from 10 a m to 2 p m.
Young's Township, Parsons Store,
January 20, from 10 q m to 2 p m.
Youn.'s Township, Young's Store,
January 80, from 10 q m to 2 p m.
Young's Township, Pleasant Mound,
January 81, from 0 a m to IL M.
YounS's Township, Lanford Station,
January 81. from 2 to 4 m.
Scuflotown Township, Tylersyille,
February |, from 10 2 m to 9 p M.
Real Property ia not returned this
year.
1t will save much time to taxpayers,
also greatly facilitate the work of the
Assessor, If every person before leaving
home will mako out q complete list of
every item of personal property in the
following order: Horses, Cattle, mules +,
sheep and goats, hogs, watches, organs
and pianos, buggies, wagons and carri-
ages, dogs, merchandise, machinery and
engines, moneys, notes and accounts
above indebtedness, and all other prop
erty inclading household.
1t is always required that the Auditor
get the first given name Of the taxpayer
in fnll.
Under the head of place OF residence
OH tax rotnrnB give the township.
All male citizens between the ages of
t%enty-one and sixty years, and except
Confederate Soldiers, on the LIST
day Of january, 1896, except those who
are Incapable Of earning a support from
being manned or from other causes are
deemed taxable polls.
And every taxpayer is required to
give the numhor OF their school district.
After the Goth day of February next
fifty per cent. penalty will be attached
for failures 10 make returns.
In every community there are persons
WHO cannot read or that do not take a
newspaper. Those more fortunate may
do such persons a great favor by telling
them Of the time to make returns or by
returning for them.
The assessing and collecting taxes 10
al done in tho same year., and we have
10 aggregate the number and value Of al
horses, mules, cattle and other pioess Of
personally, as well az the acres of lefeaH
lots and buildings and their value, that
there is in the County, and have the
same on file in Comptroller Generals
Office by the 30th day OF June of each
year, and from that time to the first day
OF October the Auditor and Treasurer's
duplicate have to DO completed and an
abstract OF tho work in the Com ptroller'e
Office By that time, which will show at q
glance that the Auditor has no time to
fake RETURNS or anything else much be.
tween tho lst day Of March and the Isl
day OF October but work OH the books
ard the blanks. We hope therefore
that all taxpayers will make their re
turns in time.
JOHN r. FINLEY,
Auditor.
Dec. 8, 1S95-4-tf