The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-12-18
TAX RETURNS.


! il reference to the assessment and tax
alton Of property, the Auditor. or his as
slstant. will be and attend the following
named places for the purpose Of receiving
tax returns for the fiscal year 1902, and in
order to meet the next appointment the
hour will close at II 80 in the morning and
at oclock in the afternoon; taxpayers
will, therefore, be prompt In meeting the
appointments so as not to cause delay.
Taxpayers will please come prepared to
give the name of their township and num-
Der of school district wherin they reside:
Lexington. C, H., from January lst to
the 18th. 1852.
JWessirgers, morning. January13.
Josh Shealy's, afternoon, January 13.
Chaplin. all day, January IA.
Cross Roads, morning, January Is.
Peak, afternoon, January ID.
Peak, morning. January Is.
Spring Hill, afternoon. January Is.
Hilton. morning. January II.
White Rock. afternoon, January II.
Mrs. Mary Busby's morning, January 49,
Ballentine. afternoon, January Is.
1rmo, all day, January 20
R. T. Hooks, morning. January 81.
Saxe-Gotha, morning, January %.
Bars, afternoon. January %.
G. F. Keisler's, morning, January %.
Craps Store. afternoon, January %.
Crout's Store, morning, January "a.
Rocky Well, afternoon. January "a.
Edmunds. morning. January 27.
CASTOR, afternoon, January q.
Cross Roads, morning. January 28
J. J. Mack's, afternoon, January 28.
Swansea, all day, January 90.
Red store, all day. January 80.
Archie Welfe's, morning. January 81.
W. N. Martins. afternoon. January 81.
Brookland, all day, February /.
Pelion. February 3.
L. L. Gantts, morning, February 4.
Jacob Williars. afternoon. February 4.
Samaria, morning. February 5.
Batesburg, all day, February 6.
Leesville, all day, February 7.
Summit, morning, February S.
Lewiedale, afternoon, February. s
Lexington, all other davs not named
above until February 90. 1902.
Section 270 of the law in reference to the
assessment of taxes, (Revised Statutes,)
reads as follows;
All property shall be valued for taxation
at is 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 admin
istrators or executors sales, at the place
where the return is made; and for real prop
erty, the usual selling price on the usual
terms of similar property at sales for parti.
ton under order of court, at the place
where the return is made. If there is no
usual selling price. then at what is honestly
believed could be obtained for the same at
a fair sale under the conditions above men
toned.
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 NAV be situated on or before the 10th
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 10 educa-
tional purposes. Every male citizen be-
tween the ages of 21 and 60 years, except
those incapable of earning a support from
being MANNED or from other causes and ex-
cept those who are made exempt by law,
shall be deemed taxable polls.
All returns for taxation must be fled with
the Auditor not later than February 20,
1902, as after that date the law requires an
addition of 80 per cent to the last years
return. All real estate to be assessed this
year.
Township Board OF Assessors will meet
in some convenient place in their respect
i've townships on Tuesday, March f. 1902.
County Board of Equalization will meet at
the Auditors Office on Tuesday, March IL,
1902 at 10 o'clock a. N.
G. :. DERRICK.
Auditor Lexington County.