The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-10
TAX RETURNS.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW
i in reference to the re-assessment and
taxation OF property. the Auditor, or his
assistant, will be and attend tho following
named places for the purpose OF eceiving
tax returns for the fiscal year 1903 ard in
order to meet the next appointment, the
hour will close at / 80 in the morning and
at o'clock in the afternoon; taxpayers
will. therefore. be prompt in meeting the
appointments 80 as not to ca1se delay.
Taxpayers will please come prepared to
give the nsme of their township and pum-
Der of school district wherein they reside:
From The lst to the 22th day of January,
1903, at Lexington. G. H.
Castor, all day. January II
Swansea, January Is and IA, both days.
Red Store. January Is, all day.
Archie Wolfe, January l6. morning.
w. n Martin, January 16 afternoon.
Brookland. January II, all day.
Edmund, January 10, afternoon.
Cross Roads. January 20, morning
j. J. Mack January 20 afternoon.
Pelion January 81. all DAY
Luther l., Gratis. January %. morning
Jacob Williams. anuary %. afternoon.
VIM. Westmoreland. January %. morning
John G. Able, January q. afternoon.
Red Bank. January "a, afternoon.
Franklin Keisler, January 26, afternoon
Craps Old Mill, January 27, morning.
Batesbnrg, January q, afternoon.
Batesburg January %, all day.
Leesville, January %. all day.
Summit January 30 morning.
Lewiedale, January 80. afternoon.
Bars Landing. January 81. morning.
j j. Wessinger. February 2. morning.
Josh Sheaiy, February 2. afternoon.
Chaplin, February 3. all day
Gross Roads. February 4. morning
Peak, February 4, afternoon.
Peak, February S. morning.
Spring Hill, February s. afternoon.
Hilton. February 6, morning.
White Rock. February 6. afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Busby. February. morning.
Ballentine, February z, .fternoon.
Irmo. February 9, all day.
R. T. Hook February 10. morning.
Lexington G. H., from the 10th to the
goth of February.
Section 0 Of the law in reference to the
assessment of taxes. (Revised Statutes, }
reads as follows:
All property shall be valued for taxation
at its true value in monev, 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'cn
the usual terms of similar property at ad
mini traitors or executors sale, ar the plat
where the return is made;a and for real prop
erty, the usual selling price on the usual
terms of similar property at sales for par j.
ton under oroer of court. at the place
where the return is to be made If there is
no usual selling price, then at what is hon.
es Is believed could be obtained for the
above mentioned
It shall 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 for the County in which
they may be situated on or before the Goth
day of February next, after the same sail
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.
tional 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 other
causes, ,Eand 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,
1908, as after that date the law requires an
addition of eO per cent. to the last years
returns
Township Boards of Assessors will meet
at some Convenient p|scein their respective
township on Tuesday. March 3. 1903
County Board of Equalization will meet at
the Auditors Office On Tuesday, March
"a. 1903, at ~ o'clock q. N.
G. A. DERRICK,
Auditor of Lexington County.