The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-01-08
ASSESSORS


The Auditors Office will be open
from the 1st day of January to
the Goth day of February, 1902, to
receive returns of Real Estate and
Personal property for taxation in
Laurens county.
For the convenience of Taxpay-
ers the Auditor will attend the fol-
lowing named places to receive re-
turns for said year to Wit:
Jacks Township, DR.. f. M. Settlers,
January 9th from 10 a m to 2 m.
jacks Township, Renno, January Z,
from 10 a m to 2 p m.
Hunter Township, Clinton, January
Stn, from 10 q m to 2 p m.
Hunter Township, residence of Duck
Young, January och, from 10 q IN to 2
p m.
Cross Hill Township, Spring Grove,
January 10th, from 10 a m to 2 pm.
Cross Hill Township, Cross Hill, jan
uary 18th, from 10 a m to 2 p M.
Waterloo Township, Waterloo, JAN
uary 18th, from 10 q m to 2 p M.
Waterloo Township, EXON, January
18th, from 10 a m to 2 p M.
Waterloo Township, Mt. Gallagher,
January 18th, from 10 a m to 2 p m.
Sullivan Township, Beaverton, JAN
uary 10th, from 10 a m to 2 m.
Sullivan Township, Princeton, jan
uary 18th, from 8 a m to IL M.
Sullivan Township, Tumbling Shoals,
January 18th, from | p m to A m.
Dial Township, Abner Babb's, Janu-
airy 18th, from 9 a m to IL m.
Dial Township, d. d. Harris, Janu-
airy goth, from 10 m to a p M.
Dial Township, v. A. Whites, Janu.
airy 2lst, from l0a m to 2 p m.
Young's Township, Cooks Store,
January 22d. from 10 a m to 2 p m.
Young's Township, Young's Store,
January 28d, from 10 a m to 2p m.
Young's Township, Pleasant Mound
January oath, from 8 q m to II m,
Young's Township, Lanford Station,
January oath, from 2 to A p IN.
Scufietown Township, Tylersville
January 25th, from 10 a IA to Q p m.
1t will save much time l. tax.
payers, also greatly facilitate
the work Of the Assessor, if ev.
cry person before leaving homo
will make out a complete list of
every item of personal property
III the following order Horses,
cattle, mules, sheep and goats,
hogs, watches. organs and plan.
os, buggies, wagons and car
riages, dogs, merchandise, ma
chinery and engines, moneys,
notes and accounts above indeb.
tedness, and all other property,
including household.
1t is always required that the
Auditor get the first given name
of the taxpayer in full.
Under the head of place of
residence on tax return, give the
township.
All male citizens between the
ages of twenty-one and sixty
years, on the 1st of January, ex.
bept those who are incapable of
earning a support from being
manned, or from other causes.
are deemed taxable polls. Con
federate veterans excepted.
And all tax-payersa are required
TO give number Of their school
district. They are also request
ed to state whether the property
is situated in town or ia the
country.
After the Goth day Of February next
fifty per cent. penalty will be attached
for failures to make returns.
In every community there are persons
who cannot read or chat do not take a
newspaper. Those more fortunate NAV
do such persons q great favor by telling
them Of the time to make returns or by
returning for them.
The assessing and collecting taxes is
done in the same year, and we have to
aggregate the number and value OF all
horses, mules, cattle and other pieces Of
personal property as we'll as the acres Of
land, lots and buildings and their value
that there are in this county, and have
the same on file in the Comptroller Gen.
erals Office by the 30th of June of each
year, and from that time to the first day
of October the Auditors and Treasurers
duplicate have to .be completed and an alb.
stract # the work in the Comptroller
Generals Office by that time, which will
show at a glance hat the Auditor has no
time to take returns, or anything else
much, between the LIST day Of October,
but work on the books and the blanks
We hope, therefore, that oil taxpayers
will make their returns in time.
w. L. FERGUSON,