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

To raise Supplies for the year 1649, and
for other purposes.
SEC. lst, Be it ordained by the Intentlant
and Wardens of the Village of Snnterviiiiie,
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 a 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. I'D That every person liable to the
tax imposed by the ID Section, of this Crdi-
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 penalty not exceeding
Twenty Dollars; and it shall be the duty Of
the 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 lail
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 chattels of such free
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 inhabitant or
free person of color who is liable to work on
the streets of said Village shall, on payment
of Two dollars, to tho Clerk and Treasurer
before the ID 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
for each and every such slave be exempt as
regards such slave or slaves, from such work
until the I'd day of April 1850, and the Clerk
IL hereby required to make return to the
IntnndnDf IN 1f >.;l
such persons as shall fail to pay for such en-
emption.
Sec. 7th 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 b. the Marsha! with ten stripes
SEC. 9Th That no slave whose owner resi-
des without the limits of said Villape shall
be permitted to work therein unless written
permit be first procured from the Marshal
for 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 inn.
prisoned by the Marshal until released bv
Council, aud in no case will any such slave
be released from imprisonment until the ex-
penses of his or her arrest, and imprisonment
have been first paid.
SEC. 9th That no permit shall be granted
under the seventh and eight Sections of this
ordinance for longer period than three
months.
Ratified in council assembled and piyen
under my hand and the seal Of the
L.. s.. Corporation of Sumteryille this the
twenty six day Of February A. d. one
thousand eight hundred and forty nine
T.J. COGHLAN, Intendant.