The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-01-22
TAX RETURNS.


TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW
4 in reference to the assessment and tax
alton Of property, the Auditor. Or his as
slstant, will be and attend the following
named places for TIE purpose of receiving
tax returns tor the fsca! year 1902. and in
order to meet the next appointment the
hour will close at II 80 in the morning and
at o'clock III 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 wherir they reside:
Lexington. G. H., from January lst to
the 18th. 1852.
Saxe-Goiha, morning, January %.
Bars, afternoon. January %.
q. F. Keisler's. morning, January %.
Craps Store. afternoon, January %.
Crout's Store, morning, January "a.
Rocky Well afternoon, January p.
Edmunds. morning. January 27.
CASTOR, afternoon, January o.
Cross Roads, morning, January %.
J. j. Mack's. afternoon. January 23
Swansea, all day, January 49,
Red Store all day. January 30.
Archie Wolfe's, morning, January 81.
W. n. Martins. afternoon. January 81.
Brookland. all day, February l.
Pelion. February 8.
L. L. Gantt's, morning, February 4.
Jacob Williams. afternoon. February 4.
Samaria. morning. February 5.
Batesburg, sll day, February s.
Leesvilie, all day, February
Summit. morning, February8
Lewiedale, afternoon, February, 8
Lexington. all other davs not named
above until February 20. 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 oil 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
istrator's or executors sales, ct 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 o1der Of court, at the place
where the return is made. IF there is no
rsIal selling price. then at what is honestly
believed could be obtained for the same a.
a fair sale under the conditions above men
toned.
It SHALL be the duty OF each owner of
lands, ard Of any new structures thereon
which shall MT have bsen appraised tor
taxation, to list the same fer taxation with
the County auditor of the county in which
they may be situated on or before the 2O:h
day of February next, after the same Shall
become subject to taxation.
Section g. That from and after the pas
sage of this act. there shall be assessed
upon al taxable polls in this State a tax OF
one cellar on each poll, the proceeds OF
which tax shall be applied solely &c educa.
t;onal purposes. Every male citizen be-
tween the ages of q and SO years, except
those incapable of earning support. frcnl
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 flied with
the Auditor not later than February 20.
1902. rs after that date the law requires an
addition Of 30 per cent. to the last year $
return. sll real estate to be assessed ttlS
year.
Township Board o! Assessors will meet
in some convenient place in their respect
i've townships on Tuesday, March t. l9U2
County Board of Equalization will meet at
the Auditors Office on Tuesday, March IL,
1902 at 10 o'clock g. N.
G. A. DERRICK.
Auditor Lexington County.