The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-01-04
RETURNS.
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TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW
i in reference to the assessment and tax
alton of property, the Auditor. OF his as
sistant, will be and attend the following
named places for the purpose of receiving
tax returns for the fiscal year 1899. and in
order to meet the next appointment the
hour will close at III o'clock in the morn
ing, and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon; tax
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 num-
Der of school district wherein they reside:
Crout's Store, morning, January 5, 1899.
Priceville, afternoon, January S, 1899,
Summit, morning. January 6, 1899.
Iewiedale. afternoon. January 6. 1899
Bars Landing. morning. January Z, 1899
Sa1e-Gotha Mills, Afternoon, January Z.
1899.
D. F. Shumpert's, afternoon, January 9.
1899.
CASTOR, afternoon, January 10. 1893.
Joseph W. Reeder's, morning, January
II. 1893.
J.. j. Mack's, afternoon, January II. 1893.
Swansea, all day, January IL. 1893.
Red Store, morning. January Is. 1899.
w. N. Martins, afternoon, January Is,
1895.
b. ,kland, all day, January IA. 1899.
Irno, all day January Is. 1899.
White Rock, morning, January IL. 1892.
Spring Hill, afternoon, January II, 1899.
Te X, morning, January Is, 1899.
Y Roads, afternoon, January l8. 1899.
Chaplin, all day, January IS, 1899.
Josh Shealy's. morning, January 20,
1899.
j.. J. Wessinger's 5, afternoon, January ~.
Leesvi!le, morning, January 70. 1889.
Batesburg, all day, January 81. 1899.
Samaria, morning, January p, 1873.
Lexington. on all days from LIST January,
1899, to goth of Feb. uary, 1899, nos IN
cluled IN ADORE
Section 270 OF the law in reference 10
the assessment of taxes. (Revised Statues
reads as follows:
All property 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 similar property at ad-
mlnistrator's 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 roperty at sales
tor partition under the order OF court, at
the place where the return is to be made.
If til. re is no usual selling price, then at
what is honestly believed could be obtained
for the same at q fair sale under the condi-
tons above mentioned.
It 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.
All 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 80 rcr cent. to thc
last year. return. Poll tax as well as prop
erty must be returned.
Township Board Of Commissioners, act
ing rs Assessors. will meet ut some con-
venlent 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. IN.
ii. D. HARLAN,
Auditor Lexington County.
December 5.