The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-01-16
TAX RETURNS.
1901.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW
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 II 80 in the morning and
at 4 O'Clock in the afte rnoon; taxpay ers
will, therefore, be prompt in meeting the
Appointments 80 as not TO cause delay.
Tax payers will p!else come prepared to
give the name OF their township and num-
Der of school district wherein they reside:
Lexington. C. g., from January lst to
the 9Th. 1901.
Bars. afternoon January 10th.
G. F. Keisler's, morning. January 17th.
Craps Store. afternoon. January 18th.
Cront's Sto a, morning. January 18th.
Paul Backs. afternoon, January 18th.
st Johns Church, Calk Road, Jan. 18th.
Cross Roads, MGR: ing January 2lst
j. J. Mack's afternoon, January 2lst.
Pelion morning January 22d
D. F. Shumpert's. afternoon, Jan. 22nd.
Sateffeld Gantt's. morning, Jan. 23rd
W. Westmore!aud's afternoon. Jan, 23d
B,tesburg. all day, January 24th.
Leesville, all day, January 25th.
Summit. morning January 26:h
Lesieda,e afternoon. January 26.h,
Edmund, morning, January 2Sth.
CASTOR, afternoon. January 18th.
Swansea. all day. January 29th
Red Store, all day, January 3oth.
Archie VOLTS, morning, January 3lst.
J. W. Martins. afternoon January 31st.
S. p. shunpert. morning, February 1st
Brook and, all day, February End.
texir gton from the 4th to the Goth.
Section 270 of the law in reference to the
assessment OF taxes, (Revised Statutes }
reads rs follows:
All property shall be valned 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
personal property the usual selling price
ON the usual terms of similar property at
administrator or executors 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 court, at the
place whe re the returl is to made. Ii
there is no usual selling price, then at
what is honestly believed could be obtain
ed for the same ut q flr sale under the con-
ditions above mentioned.
It shalt be the duty Of each owner OF
lands, and of any new structures thereon
which shall not have been appraised for
taxation, to list the same for taxation with
the County Auditor of the County in which
they NAV be stuat. d. on or before the 2Oth
day of February next, afte the same shall
become subject to taxation.
Section 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 CT
which tax shall be applied solely to educa-
tional purposes. Every male citizen be-
tween the ages OF twenty-one and sixty
years, except those incapable of earning a
support. from being MANNED or from o:her
causes, and except those who are made ex
empt 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 80 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. March 6, 1901
| County Board of FqIa'iz stion. will NEE
at the Aniltors office on Tuesd.y MArct
9 th, 1901, at 10 o'clock III.
G A. DERRICK,
Auditor Lexington County.
December 5. 1900.