The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-03-28
AN ORDINANCE

To raise Supplies for the year 1910, and
for other purposes.
SEC. LIST, Be it ordained by the Inten,lant
and Wardens of the Village of Sumteryille,
now in session and by the authority of The
same; That tax be and the same is hereby
laid on all real taxable property within the
limits OF said Village, of Twenty Five cents
on every hundred dollars Valuation of such
property. Said tax to be calculated and as
ccrtained by the assessment of the Clerk.
SEC. I'd, That n tax Of Twelve cents be,
and the same is hereby imposed on each and
every Slave within the limits of said Village,
to be paid by the owner or person hiring or
having, the care or charge, Of such Slave or
Slaves.
SEC. Sd That every person liable to the
tax imposed by the I'd Section, of this Ordi-
nance, shall make just and true return to
the Clerk upon oath, of the number Of Slaves
for which he is liable to be taxed. on or be-
fore the 18th day of March next. And if
any person shall fail to make such return, he
shall forfeit and pay ponalty not exceeding
Twenty Dollars; and it shall be tho duty OF
tho Clerk to report every such defaulter to
the Council at their next meeting thereafter
Sec. 4th, That the taxes hereby imposed
on real property, and on Slaves, shall lie paid
to the Clerk and Treasurer before the first
day of May next And it shall be the duty
| OF the Clerk, to make return to the Intendant
on that day of all persons who shall fail to
pay said taxes; whereupon executions there
for and for costs shall issue under the hand
OF the lntendant and the Seal Of the Corpora
| ton.
SEC. 9Th, That each and every free person
| OF color from the age of fifteen to the age of
sixty years residing within the limits OF said
Village, shall pay tax of Two dollars, and
each and every such person from the age Of
ten to the age OF fifteen, shall pay tax of
One dollar, except such as are clearly inca
pable from mains or otherwise of procuring
his or her support. The taxes hereby i'm
posed on free persons of color shall be paid
to the Clerk and Treasurer before the first
day OF May next; and if any person shall fail
| to pay said tax an execution therefor, and
| for costs shall be issued directed to the Mar
shal requiring him to levy said tax and
costs of the goods and chattes of such FREQ
| person Of color, and in case sufficient goods
| and chattels cannot be found then to seize
| such free person of color and sell him for
such time as will pay such tax and costs.
SEC. 9th That every white nhabitant or
free person of color who is liable to work on
the streets of said Village shall, on payment
OF Two dollars, to the Clerk and Treasurer
before the I'd LAY of April next, be exempt
from such work until the I'd day of April 1850
and that all persons owning one or more
slaves liable to work on said streets shall on
payment OF Two dollars to the Clerk and
treasurer before the I'd day of April next
| regards such slave or slaves, from such work
until the I'd day of April 1850, and the Clerk
is hereby required to make return to the
lntendant on the ed day of April next of all
such persons as shall fail to pay for such ex.
emption.
Sec 9Th That no free person of color re-
sid ing without the limits of said Village
shall be permitted to work therein unless he
or she shall first procure from the Marshal a
written permit for such privilege, for which
the sum of one dollar and fifty cents shall be
paid and for every days neglect to procure such
permit, such free person Of color shall be pun
ished By the Marshal with ten stripes.
SEC. 9Th That no slave whose owner resi-
des without the limits of said Village shall
be permitted to work therein unless written
permit be first procured from the Marshal
Tor which the sum Of fifty cents shall be- paid
for common laborers, and the sum of one
dollar and fifty cents for Mechanics, and if
the owner of any such slave shall neglect TO
procure such permit, such slave shall be i'm.
prlsoned by the Marshal until released by
Council, and in no case will any such slave
be released from Imprisonment until the ok.
penses of his or her arrest, and Imprisonment
have been first paid.
SEC. 9th That no permit shall bo granted
under the seventh and eight Sections of this
ordinance for longer period than three
months.
Ratified in council assembled and siven
under my hand and the seal Of the
L.. 81 Corporation of Sumtervlle this the
twenty six day of February A. d. one
thousand eight hundred and forty nine.
IT,. COGHLAN, Intendant.