The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-12-20
\%uDITOR'S OEEICE,

LAuRENs, 5. c., Dec. /, 1899.
TIE Auditors Onice will be open
from the lst day of January to the Goth
day of February, 1900, to receive re-
turns of Personal property for taxation
in Laurens County.
For the convenience of taXpayers.
the Auditor will attend the following
named places to receive returns for
said year, TO wit:
Jacks Township, Dr.. F.. Nj. ,Setz-
lcr's, January s, from 10 n m to 2
p m.
Jacks Township, Renno, Jan
uary 8, from 10 a m to Q p m.
Hunter Township, Clinton, Jan
uary 10, from 10 nm to 2 p m.
Hunter Township, Residence Of
Duck Young, January II, from 10
a IN to 2 p IN.
Cross Hill Township, Spring
Grove, January II, from 10 a m
to 2 p m.
Cross Hill Township, Cross Hill,
January ID, from 10 m to 2 D m.
Waterloo, Township, Waterloo,
January Is, from 10 a m to 2 D
Waterloo Township, Exon, Jan
uary Is, from 10 a m to 2 D m.
Waterloo Township, Mt. Gala
CHER, January II, from 10 a m to
2 p m.
Sullivan Township, Beaverton,
January IS, from 10 a IN to 9 p
m.
Sullivan Township, Princeton,
January 10, from 8 a m to II M.
Sullivan Township, Tumbling
Shoals, January 10, from l p m to
4 p m.
Dial Township, Abner Babb's,
January 20, from 8 q m to II m.
Dial Township, d. ID. Harris,
January %, from 10 q m to 3 p m.
Dial Township, V. A.. Whites,
January %, from 10 q IN to 2 p m.
Young's Township, Parsons
Store, January "a, from 10 a m
to 2 p m.
Young's Township, Young's
Store, January rs, from 10 a m to
2 p m.
Young's Township, Pleasant
Mound, January 26, from 9 a m
to II m.
Young's Township, Lanford
Station, January 20, from 9 to 4
p m.
Scul1letown Township, Tylers-
vile, January 81, from 10 a m to
2 p m.
it will save much time to taxpayers,
also greatly facilitate the work of the |
Assessor. if every person before leav-
ing home will make out a 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
ana carriages, dogs, merchandise, ma.
chinery and engines, moneys, notes
and accounts above indebtedness, and
an other property including house
hold.
1T is always required that the Audi
tor get the first given name of the tax
payer in full.
Under the head Of place of residence
on tax return, give the township.
All male citizens between the ages
OF tWenty-one and sixty years, on the
ISL OF January, except those who are
incapable of earning a support from
being manned, or from other causes,
are deemed taxable polls Confederate
veterans excepted.)
ANA all taxpayers are required to
give the number of their school dis
trict.
After the Goth day of February next.
iifty, per cent. penalty will be attached
Tor failures to make returns.
In every community there are per-
who cannot read or that do not
a newspaper. Those more fortu-
nate 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
Is done in the same year, and we have
TO aggregate the number and value
all horses, mules, cattle and other
OF personal property, as we'll as
the acres of and, lots and buildings
ana their value that there are i'm this
county, and have the same on file i'm
Comptroller Generals office by the
5oth or June Of each year, and from
liat time to the first day of October
Auditors and Treasurer's dupli-
cate have to be completed and an alb
Stract OF the work in the Comptroller
dcneraPs Office by that time, which
VIII show at a glance that the Auditor
mas no time to take returns, or any
jhing else much, between the LIST day
october, but work on the books and
me blanks. We hope, therefore, that
VI taxpayers VIII make their returns
m time.
w. l.. FERGUSON,