The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-03-21

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& Sac; let, Be il ordained By tile Intenlant
and vNafdens Of the 81 illage Of SEntsfville;
same; That a tax be and lie same Is hereby
laid on ali real taxable property within the
limits Of said ~ illage, OF Twenty Five cents
on every hundred dollars Valuation of such
property. Said tax TO be calculated and as
tcertained by5th assessment of: tht, Clerk.
b SIC. ID That a tax Of Twelve cents be-,
andSthe 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. - : = &, & ls{5i 8 Y e,
SEC. Sd That every person son liable to the
tax imposed by the ID Section, Of this Ordi-
nance, shall make just and true return to
the Clerk upon oath, of the number Of Slaves
ior " which. ne 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 a pcnalty not exceeding
Twenty Dollars; and IT shall be the duty 81
the Clerk to report every such defaulter Ito
the Council ut their, next meeting thereafter
&s 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
ofthe Clerk to make return to the Inteniaiit
on that day of all persons who ahall fail to
pay SAID taxes; Whereupon executions there.
tur and for costs shall issue under the hand
of the lntendant and the Seal OF the Corpora
ton. 5.l .. !'7ss g
SEC. 9TH That each and every free person,
OF color from the age or fifteen to the oge Of
sixty years residing withii, the limits Of said
Village, shall pay a tax of Two dollars, and,
each and every such person from the age of,
ton to the age Of fifteen, shall pay a 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 ofcolor 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 tho goods and c6attels Of such free
person of color, and in case sufficient goods
and chattcls cannot be found then to seizo
such free person Of color and sell him for
such time as willpay such tax and costs.
SEC 9th That every white inhabitant or
FREQ 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 Cd day Of April 1850
and that all persons owning ono or mora
slaves liable to work on said streets sha II on on
payment cf Two dollars to the Clerk and
Treasurer before the Cd day of April next
for each and every such slave be exempt aa
regards such slave or slaves, from such work
until the I'd day of April 1850, and the Clerk
- hereby required to make return to the
lntendant on the Cd day Of April next of ali
snch persons as ahail fail TO pay for such ex-
SIC. 7,h 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 q
written permit for such privilege, for which
the sum Of one dollar and fifty ccn,s shall be
Pnidand for every days neglccttopr procure such.
permit, such free person of color shall be pun
shed bJ the Marshal with ton stripes
Sec. 9Th That no slave whose owner resi-,
der without the limits of said Village shall
be permitted 10 work therein unless a written
permit be first procured from the Marshal
for which the sum of fly cents shall be- paid
for common laborers, and The sum Of one
dollar and hfty cents for Mechanics, and if
the owner of any such slave shall neglect to-
procure such permit, such slave shall be irl,-.
prisone1 by the Marshal until released by
Council, aud in no caea will any: suchc sIaSn
be released iromimprisonmept until the ex-
penses Of his or her arrest, and impriaohment
have been first paid. - !, :,
SEC. 9th That no permit shall ,bS granted
under the seventh and eight Sections Of this
ordinance for longer rerief than three
months. "; 3 IS ,, 81 81 B
Ratified in council assembled and given
under my band anil the seal Of The
L.. 81 Corporation Of Sumteryille this the
twenty six day Of February A. ID, onsI
thousand eight hanired and forty nine.
T.J. COGIIlAM, IfitendaIsf y i
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