The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-12-14
TAX RETURNS.
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TN ACCORDING WITH THE Law
i in reference to the assessment and tax.
alton of property, the Auditor. or his as.
sistant. will be and attend the following
named places for the purpose Of receiving
tax returns fer the fi,cai year 1899 and in
order to meet the next appointment the
hour will close at liz o'clock in the morn.
ing. and at o'clock IN the afternoon; tax
payers viii therefore. be prompt in meet
ing the appointments SO as not to cause
any delay
Taxpayers will please come prepared to
GIVE the name OF their township and mum.
Der OF school district wherein they reside:
Crout's Store, morning. January5 1899.
Priceville, afternoon, January S. 1899.
Summit. morning January 6, 1899
Iewiedale. afternoon January 6. 1899
Barr's Landing. morning. Januar, z, 1893
Saxe-Gotha Mills, attetnoon, January z.
1899.
D. F. Shumpert's. afternoon. January Q.
1899.
CASTOR, afternoon January 10. 1899
Joseph W. Reeder's, morning, January
II 1899.
Swansea. all cay, January IL. 1899.
Red Store, morDing, January IS. 1899.
w. N. Martins, afternoon, January Is,
1898.
B.ooklaud, all day, January IA. 1899.
Iruo l. all day. Jannary Ii. 1899.
White Rock, morning. January IL. 1899.
Spring Hill, afternoon, Jannary IL, 1889.
Peak, morniny, January 18, 1893.
Y Roads, afternoon, January 8. 1899.
Chaplin. all day. January 10, 1899.
josh Shelly's. morning, January 20.
1899.
j. J. Wessinger's, afternoon, January 20.
Leesviile, morning, January % 1899.
Batesburg, all DAY, January 2i, 1893.
Sama,ia morning. January 25. 1879.
Lexington. on all days from 1st January,
1899. to Goth of Feb. uary, 1899, no! in
cluded in ADORE
Section 40 OF the law in reference to
the assessment Of taxes. (Revised Statues,)
reads as follows:
All prop rty shall be valued for taxation
at its true value in money, which in all
cases not specially provided for by law,
shall be held to be as follows, to wit: For
personal property the usual selling price on
the usual terms Of simi ar property at ad-
mlnistrators or executors sales, at the
place where the return is made: and for
real property, the usual selling price on
the usual terms of similar property at sales
tor partition under the order of court, at
the pace where the return is to be made.
If there is no usual selling price, then at
what is honestly believed could be obtained
for the same at fair sale under Re condi:
tons above mentioned.
1t shall be the duty Of each owner OF
lands, and of any new structures thereon
which shall not have been appraised tor
taxation. to list the same for taxation with
the County Auditor of the County in
which they may be situated. on or before
the twentieth day of February next. after
the same shall b. come subject to taxation.
A ! returns for taxation must be filed
with tie Auditor not later than February
Goth, 1899 as after that date the law re-
qrires an addition Of 90 FER Cent. to the
last years return. Poll tax as well as prop
erly must be returned.
Township Board Of Commissioners, act
ing as Assessors. will meet at some con-
veu,ent place in their respective township
on Friday, March 7th 1899 County Board
OF Commissioners. acting as County Board
OF Equalization. will meet at the Auditors
Office on Tuesday, March 2Sth, 1899. at 10
o'clock O m.
NJ. D. HARMAN,
Auditor Lexington County.
December s.