The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-20
RETURNS.
1900

I n ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW IN
L reference 10 the assessment and taxation
OF property, the Auditor, or his assistant
will be and attend the following named
places for the purpose Of receiving tax re-
turns for the fiscal year 1900. and in order
to meet the next appointment the hour will
close at III o'clock in the morning and At
4 o'clock in the afternoon; taxpay ers will
therefore, be prompt in meeting the ap-
pointments SO as not to cause delay.
Ia payers will please come prepared to
give tbs name of their township and num-
Der OF school district wherein they reside:
CIRCUITS Store. morning. January 4.
Priceville. afternoon, January 4.
Summit, morning. January S.
Lewiedale, afternoon. January S.
Bars, morning. January 6.
SAKE. Gotha, afternoon, January 6.
}. j. Wessinger, morning. January 8.
Josh ST ealy's, afternoon, January 8.
Chapiu. all day, January 8.
Cross Roads, morning. January 10.
Peak, afternoon, January 10.
Spring Hill, morning. January IL.
White Rock, afternoon, January II.
Mrs. Mary Busby. morning, January IL.
Irmo. afternoon, January ~.
Irmo. morning. January -.
Z T. Hooks, afternoon, January Is.
B:ookland, all day, January Is.
W. n. Martin, morning. January Is
Archie Wolte's afternoon, January l6.
Red Store. all day, January II.
Swansea, al day. January Is.
J. J. Mackis, morning, January 19.
Cross Roads, afternoon, January l9.
Castor, morning, January 20.
D. F. Shurpert, all day, January %.
Carson Ables, morning, January %.
Wehtmoreland, afternoon, January 90,
BItesb"rg, all day, January 81.
Lcesville, all day, January Is.
Craps Store, morning, January &c.
Lexington, en- all day from lst January,
1900, to Goth of February, 1900.
Section 27O Of the law in reference to the
assessment of taxes, Revised Statues,)
reads as follows:
All property shall be valued for taxation
at lis true value in money, which in all
cases not specially provided for by law,
shall be held to be as follows, to wit: For
p%ersonol property the usual selling price
on the usual terms OF similar property at
administrator 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 place where the return is to be made.
If there is no usual selling price, then at
what is honestly believed could be obtain
ed for the same at q fair sale under the
conditions above mentioned.
1t shall be tue duty of each owner Of
lands, and o: any new structures thereon
which shall not have been appraised for
taxation, to list the came 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 become subject to taxation.
Section 6. That from and after the pas
sage OF this act, there shall be assessed
upon all taxable polls in this State a tax OF
fGsfRe dollar on each poll, the proceeds Of
whfSletaX shall be- applied solely to educa.
tioral pufposSnaEYery male citizen be-
tween the ages OF tsslty-one and sixty
years. except those incapabt>>af earning a
support, from being manned or iiam otner
causes, and except those who are made
exempt by law, shall be deemed taxable
polls.
All returns for taxation must be filed
with the Auditor Dot later than February
10Th, 1900, as after that;date the law re-
qnires an addition OF So per cent. to the
last years return.
Township Bolrd of Assessors will meet
at some convenient placein their respective
township on Tuesday, March G., 1900.
County Board of Equalization, will meet
at the Auditors Office on Tuesday, March
9th, 1909, at 10 o'clock a. nj.
G.. A. DERRICK,
Auditor Lexington County.
December G, 1899.