The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-01-23
TAX RETURNS.
1901

TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE Law
i in reference to the assessment and tax
alton of property. the Auditor, or his as
sistant, will be and attend the following
named places for the purpose of receiving
tax returns for the fiscal year 1901, and IN
order to meet the next appointment the
hour will close at l 80 in the morning and
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon; taxpayers
will, therefore, be prompt IN meeting the
appointments so as not 10 cause delay.
Tax payers will please come prepar!d to
give the name of their township and num-
per of school district wherein they reside:
Lexington. c. r., from January lst to
the 9th, 1901.
Saterfield Glntt's morning, Jan. 23rd
w. Westmoreland' ), afternoon, Jan, 23d
Bitesburg, all day, January 24th.
Leesville, all day, January 25th.
Summit, morning January 26:h
Legiedale. afternoon, January 26:h,
Edmund, morning, January 2Sth.
Castor, afternoon. January 18th.
Swansea, ali day, January 29th
Red Store, eli day, January 3Jth.
Archie VOLTS, morning, January 3lst.
J. W. Martins, afternoon, January 3ls'.
S. P. Shumpert morning, February 1st
Brookiand, all day February 2rd.
Lexir gton from the 4th to the 2Cih.
Section 270 OF the aw in reference to the
assessment of taxes, iRevised Statutes J
reads us follows:
All property shall he valued for taxation
at its true value in money. which II all
cases net specially provided for by law,
shall be held to be as follows, to wit: Fer
personal property the Usual selling price
on the usual terms of similar property at
administrator or executor sales, at the
pace were the return IS made: and for real
property, the usual selling price on the
| usual terms of similar property at sales for
partition under order OF conrt, at the
place where the return is to made. If
| there is no usual selling price, then at
| what is honestly believed could be Obtain
| ed for the same at q far sale under the con-
| dtions above mentioned.
1t 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 OK before the 2Hsh
| dav of February next, after the same shall
become subject to taxation.
Section That from and after the pls-
sage of this act, there shall be assessed
upon all taxable polls in this State tax CT
one dollar on each poll, the proceeds Of
which tax shall be applied solely to educa-
tional purposes. Everr male citizen be-
tween the ages OF twanty-one aud sixty
years, except those incapable Of earning a
| support. from being rnlimod or from oiher
causes, and except those who are made ex.
enpt by law, shall be deemed taxable polls.
All returns for taxation must be filed
with the Auditor not later than February
Goth, 1901, as after that date the law re-
quires an addition of 81 per cent. TO the
last years return.
Township Board of Assessors will NEE
at some convenient place in their respect
i've tow nship on Wednesday, Malch 6, 1901.
County Board of Eq1a ization, will meet
at the Auditors Office On Tuesday March
9th, 1891, at lG o'clock II.
G.. 4. DERRICK,
Auditor Lexington County.
| December 5, 1890.