The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-12-07
TAX RETURNS.
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TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE Law
l. in reference to the assessment and tax
alton of property, the Auditor. or his as
sistant, will be aud attend the following
named places for the purpose Of receiving
tax returns for the fiscal year 1899. and IN
order 10 meet the next appointment the
hour will close at III o'clock in the morn.
ing. and at o'clock in the afternoon; tex
payers will 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 nun-
ber of school district wherein they reside:
Crout's Store, morning, January 5, 1899.
PficeYi]le, afternoon. Janu 5, 1899,
Summit, morning. January 6, 1899.
Lewiedale. afternoon. January 6. 1899
Barr's Landing, morning. January, 1893
Saxe-Gotha Mills, attetnoon, January Z.
1899.
D. F. Shumpert's, afternoon, January 3.
1899.
CASTOR, afternoon, January 10. 1899.
Joseph W. Reeder's, morning, January
II, 1899.
J. j. Macks, afternoon, January II. 1899.
Swansea, all Uay, January II, 1899.
Red Store, morning. Jannary Is. 1899.
W. n. Martins, afternoon, January IL,
1885. .
Brookland. all day, January IA. 1899.
Irno, all day, January Is. 1899.
White Rock, morning, January II, 1893.
Spring Hill, afternoon, January II, 1889.
Peak, morning, January Is, 1899.
X Roads, afternoon, January lS, 1899.
Chaplin, all day, January 10, 1899.
Josh Shealys. morning, January 20,
1899.
J.J. Wessinger's, afternoon, January 20.
Leesviile, morning, January %. 1889.
Batesburg, all day, January 2i. 1899.
Samsria, morning January 25, 1873.
Lexington. on sill days from lst January,
1899, to both of Feb. uary, 1899, not IN
cluded IN ob0re
Section 270 Of the law in reference to
the assessment of taxes. Revised Statues,
reads as follows:
All prop;rty shall be valued for taxation
at it's 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-
mlnistrator's or executors sales, at the
place where tie return is made: and for
real property, the usual selling price on
the usual terms of similar rcperty at sales
tor partition under the order Of court, at
the place 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 the condl-
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.
Al returns tor taxation must be fled
with tie Auditor not later than February
Goth, 1899 as after that date the law re-
quires an addition of SO Fer cent. to the
last year. 5 return. Poll tax as well as prop
erty must be returned.
Township Beard CT Commissioners, act
irg as Assessors. will meet at some con-
venient place in their respective township
on Friday, March Tn 1899. County Board
OF Com missioners, acting as County Board
CT Equalization, will meet at the Auditor 8
Office ou Tuesday, March 2Sth, 1899, at 10
o'clock q. IN.
NJ. D HARMAN,
Auditor Lexington County.
December 5.