The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-07
TAX RETURNS.

4 ACCORDANCE With IdE LAW
L 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 receiving
tax returns for the fiscal year 1903. and n
order 10 meet the next appointment, the
hour will close at II 80 in the morning and
at o'clock in 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 wherein they reside:
From the lst to the 18th day of January,
1903, at Lexington, O. H.
CASTOR, all day, January l2.
Swansea, January Is and IA, both days.
Red Store January Is, all day.,
Archie Wolfe, January l6, morning.
w. N Martin, January 1G. afternoon.
Brookland, January II, all day.
Edmund, January i? afternoon.
Cross Roads, January 20, morning.
j. j. Mack. January 20. afternoon.
Pelion, January u, all day
Luther l., Gratis. January 90. morning,
Jacob Williams, :anuary %, afternoon.
Vim. Westmoreland, January %, morning
John G. Able, January a., afternoon.
Red Bank. January a, afternoon.
Franklin Keisler, January e. afternoon.
Craps Old Mill, January 27, morning.
Batesb1rg, January 27, afternoon.
Batesburg. January %, all day.
Leesville, January %, all day.
Summit. January 80, morning
Lewiedale, January 80. afternoon.
Barr's Landing. January 81, morning.
Josh Shealy, February 2. afternoon.
Chaplin, February 8, sll day.
Cross Roads, February 1, morning.
Peak, February 4. aiternoan.
Peak, February 5, morning.
Spring Hill, February S. afternoon.
Hilton, February 6, morning.
White Rock, February 6, afternoon.
Mrs, Mary Busby. February 7. morning.
Ballentine, February Z, afternoon.
lrmo, February 9, all day.
Il. T. Hook. February 10. morning.
Lexino,on C. B., from the 10th to tie
20th of February.
Section 20 VI the law in reference to tha
assessment of taxes, (Reyised Statutes,
reads as follows:
ALI properly shall be valued for taxation
at its true value in money, which in al.
cases not specially provided for by law.
shall be held to be as follows. to wit: For
personal property the usual selling priceson
the usual terms of similar property at ad :
ministretor's or executors sale, at the place
where the return is made ;and 1or real prop
erty, the usual selling price on the usual
terms of similar property at sales for parti-
tion 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
estly believed could be obtained for tie
same at talr sale under the conditions
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 soall
become subject to taxation.
Section g. That from and after the pas
sage of this sct, there skall be assessed
upon all taxable polls in this State q tax of
one dollar on each poll, the proceeds OF
which tax shall be applied solely TO eouca.
tional purposes. Every male citizen be-
tween the ages of t~enty.one and sixty
years. except those incapable Of earning
support, from being MANNED or from Other
causes, and except those who are made ex.
empt by law, shall be deemed taxable polls.
All returns Tor taxation must be filed with
the Auditor not later than February 10th,
1903. as after that date the law requires an
addition OF ~ per cent. to the last years
returns
Township Boards of Assessors will meet
at some CONVENIENT placein their respective
township on Tuesday, March 8. 1903.
County Board OF Equalization will meet az
the Auditors Office on Tuesday, March
"a, 1903, ut IL o'clock a. m.
G. A. DERRICK,
Auditor OF Lexington County.