The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-12-13
TAX RETURNS.
1900.

| | n ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW IN
l. reference to 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
4oclock in the afternoon; taxpayers will
therefore, be prompt in meeting the ap-
pointments so as not to cause delay.
Tax payers 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 4.
Priceville. afternoon. January t.
Summit. morning. January S
Lewiedale, afternoon, Ja luary S.
Bars, morning, January 6.
Sake 'Gotha, afternoon, January 6.
>. }. Wcssinger, morning January 8.
Josh Sl ealys, afternoon, January S.
Chaplin. all day, Jaruary9.
Cross Roads, morning. January 10.
Peak, afternoon, January 10.
Spring Hill, morning. January II.
White Rock. afternoon, January II.
Mrs. Mary Bnsby. morning, January u.
lrmo. afternoon, January II.
lrmo, morning. January l3.
X Il. Hooks, afternoon. January l3.
Bfookland, all day. January IS.
W. n. Martin. morning Jsuusry l6.
Archie WolIe's afternoon. JANUARY 16.
Red Store, all day January II.
Swansea. al! day. January Is.
}. }. Macks, morning, January 19.
Cross Roads, afternoon. January 10.
CASTOR, morning. January 20.
ID. T. Shumpert. all day, January %.
Carson AbleS, morning. January 23.
W,StmorelsDd, afternoon, January %.
BAtesburg, all day. January 81.
Leesville, all day. January 25.
Craps Store morning. January &c.
Lexington, OH all day S from lst January,
1900, to 10Th of February, 1909.
Section 270 of the law in reference to the
assessment Of taxes, (ReYised Statues,)
reads rs follows:
All property shall DC 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
personol property the usual selling price
on the usual terms OF similar property at
administrators 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.
II there is no usual selling price, then at
what is honestly believed could be obtain.
ed for the same at fair sale under the
conditions above mentioned.
1t shall be the duty Of each owner of
lands, and of any new structures thereon
which shall not have been appraised fer
taxation, tu 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 tax Of
one dollar on each poll, the proceeds of
which tax shall be- applied solely to educa.
tioral purposes. Every male citizen be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and sixty
years except those incapable of earning
support, from being manned or from otner
causes, and except those who are made
exempt by law, shall be deemed taxable
polls.
AL returns for taxation must be filed
with the Auditor pot later than February
Goth, 1900, as after thatidate the law re-
qnires an addition of 5O per cent. to the
last years return.
Township Board of Assessors will meet
at some convenient placein their respective
township on Tuesday. March 6, 1900.
Comfy Board of Equalization, will meet
afths Auditors Office on Tuesday, March
9th, 1000, at f9c e o'clock a. m.
G. A. DERRICK.
Auditor Lexington County.
December G, 1899.