The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-05-08
ArJ ORDINANCE
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SIG. 4, Be it ordained by the lntcndan, and
Wardens Of the Village OF Sdmtervillc now in
session, and by the authority Of the SAME, That
ta. be and the same is hereby laid on nll real e,
taxable property within the limits of the said
Village Of Twenty-Five cents on every Hundred
Dollars valuation Of such property; snid tax to
be calculated and ascertaincd qy tile assessment
of the Clerk. Tisst
SEC. .. That tax of Twelve and n half
cents be and the same is hereby imposed on
cnch nnd every slave within the limits of said
Village, TO be paid by tho owner or person hiring
or; having tho care or chrrgc Of such sluve or
slaves.
SEC. 3. That every person liable to the tax
imposed by the 2nd section Of this Ordinance
shail ma kc Il just and true return to the Clerk
upon oath. Of the number of slaves for which
he is liable to be taxed. on or before the l3il,
day of May next; and if any person shall fail
TO make such return he shall forfeit and pay n
penalty not exceeding the sum of Twenty Dol.
lars, and j, shall bc the duty of the Clerk to re-
port every such dcfnulter to the Council u, their
next meeting thereafter.
SEC. 4. That the taxes hereby imposed upou
Real property md on slaves, shall be paid Ia the
Clerk and Treasurer before the first day of Juno
next, and it shall be the duty of the Clerk to
make IL return to tho in'endnnt on that day of
all persons who shall fail to pay said taxes
Whercupon Execution therefor, and for cost
shall issue under the hand of the lnicntlnnt and
senl of the Corporation.
SEC. 8. 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 n INK of two dollars, and each and
every such person from the age Of ten 10 the nyc
of fifteen years, shall pay tax Of One Dollar,
except such rs are clearly incapable from mains
or otherwise, OF procuring his or her support
The taxes hereby imposed on free PERSONS Of
color shall be- paid To the Clerk and Treasurer
before the first day of June next and if any free
person. shall fnil to pay said tax, an Exccutiun
tI,,,r, ,I.r, g. .t,..II l..
the Marshall, directing him to levy said tax and
COS, of the goods and chaiIcs uf such free per
son of color, and in ease sufficient, goods ant!
ctat.lcs cainot be found. then 20 seize such free
person Of color and sell him for such time as
will pay such tax and cost.
SIC. 6. Thut every inhnhiian, or free per.
son of color, who Is liable to work on the streets
Of said village. shall, on paymcn, Of two dollars
10 the Clerk and Treasurer before the first day
Of May neat be ayemp; from such work until
the 2,l day Of April. 1871 and tha, nll persons
owning one more slaves liaSi" to work on
SAID streets shall ON payment Of Two Du..'nrs
to The Clerk and Treasurer. before tho first day
of May next, for each and every such slave or
slaves. from such work until the 2nd day Of
April, 1881, and the clerk is hereby required tc
make return To The Inten,an, on the first day
o! May next of all such per as shall f.il Ia
pay for such exemption.
SEC Z. That no free person of color residing
without the limits of said Village. shall he per.
w NVIh tllllcS: Ia or Siic Slit
iir,, pr,' cure from the Marshall II written permit
for such pr, i!rgc, for which the sum Of On"
Dollar and Finv .,'':ii:s shn! hc paid, and for
every days ncg!cc! to ,Tocurc sucl, permit, such
free person of color shal be punished hy The
Marshall with zen stripes
SEC. :. That no slave whose owner rt,>'Ies
wi,i"n; the Limits Of said Village Shall be per-
m''cd Ia work therein unless u written permit
hr first procured from the MARSHALL for which
I lc sum of fifty cents shall be- paid for common
lahorcrs, and The sum nf One Duliar and .:iiv.
ccnts for mechanics, and if the owner nr such
slave shall neglect 10 procure such permit, such
slave shall bc imprisoned by the Marshall ,mil
released by Council, and in no case will amy
such slave be released from iunpri, onnent until
the expense OF his ur her arrest and imprison-
mcnt have been first paid.
SEC Q. That no permit shnil be- granted I'M
der the seventh nnl eighth sections of this Or
dnancc, for longer pcrod than three months.
Ratified i'll Cnuncil assembled and given IN
H.. 81 der my Hand ana the Seal of the Cor
porni"n Of Suntcryilc this j!l day of
April, \. -. 1880.
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