The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-04-05
An Ordinance.
10 rasse Supplies Tor The Year 1854
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SEcrioN = Be it ordained by the Int end.
ant and Wardens Of Snmtervillc, now met and
sitting in Town Council. and by the authority
OF the same, that Ink be and tn. same Is
hereby laid on all Real Taxable property with.
in the limits Of the said village of thirty.fve
(35) cents, Oh every hundred dollars valuation
oi such property, according TO assessment.
SECTION 2-'rhnt Tax oftwclvc (l2) cents
be, and the seine is hereby imposed upon eacf,
and every slave within tho limits Of said Village
To be paid by the owner or person hireins or
having control ofsuch slave or slaves.
SECTION 2.-That every person liable to the
lax imposed by the 2nd section of this Ordi.
nance, shall make n just and true return on
oath TO the Clerk Of the number Of slaves for
which he or she is liable to bs taxed, on or be-
fore the first day Of May, and if any person
shall fail to make such return, he or she shall
forfeit and pay sum of money not exceeding
the aum of Twenty Dollars, and it shall be the
duty uf the Clerk to report every such default.
er to the Town Council nj their next meeting
thereafter
SECTION 4.-Tl,at tho Taxes hereby i'm
paid to the Clerk and Treasurer befor c the
first day of May next, and it shall be The duty
OF the Clerk to make return 10 the Town
Council on that day, OF all persons who have
failed to pay Snd taxes, whereupon Execution
shall be issued therefor and for cost. under the
poration.
SEcrIoN 5-That each Free person of color
residing within the limits Of Sun,tcrvile, from
the age Of fifteen to the nge Of sixty years,
shall pay a tax ofTwo Dollars (S2 OO) each,
and each md every such person, from the age
Of Ten TO the age of Fifteen years shall pay n
tax Of One Dollar Isl O0) except such rs nre
clearly inca pable from mains or otherwise. of
ginning livelihood, the taxes hereby imposed
on free persons of color shall be paid to tho
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lIny next, and if any free persons of color shall
fail TO pay said tax. an Execution therefor and
for cost shall be issued to the Marshall direct.
ing him TO levy such tax and cost of the goods
and chnitles OF such free persons Of color, and
in case sufficient goods and chattlrs cannot be
found, then to seize such free person Of color
and sell him or her for such time rs will pay
such tax ind cost.
SECTION 6.-That every white inllabi,ant, or
free person of color who is liable to work on
of Two Dollars md Fifty cents to Tin. Clerk
and Treasurer before the first day OF May next,
he exempt from such work until the first day
Of May 1855 and NIL persons owing one or NOR.
slaves liable 10 work ON said streets shall on
payment Of two Dollars and Fifty cents to the
Clerk and Treasurer before the first day of Nav
next, for each md every such slave be exempt
ns regards such slave or slaves from such work
until the first day of May 1865, and the Clerk
shall make return to the Council nt tho first
regular II eelng after he first day of May next,
of all persons who shall fail to pay for such
Exemption.
SEcTIoS 7.-Thnt no free person of color
residing without the limits of the said Village
shall be permitted oworli therein unless he or
size shall first procure from the Marshall n writ
ten permit for such privilege, for which the
sum OF one dollar and fifty cents shall be paid,
and Tor negccr OF obtaining such permit, iie or
she shall be taxed double To be collected by
execution against the goods of such free per
sons OF color and if he or she have no goods
ny execution against the person Of such free
person of color
SECTION S-That no slave whose owner re
sides without the limits of sail Village. shall h.
permitted To work therein unless y written per.
mt he first procured from the Marshall for which
thc sum oi hty cents shall bc p;lld Tor 4 common
iabourer, and the sum Of one dollar and fifty
cents for a mechanic and ii.such slave shall work
therein without such permit such slave shall
be imprisoned by the Marshall until released by
the council, Gni in no will u release be
ordered until the price Of permit and expenses
oiiinprisonmcnt oi have been paid
SECTION 9.-'fhat no Permit shall be grant
ell under the 7th and Sth Sc. lions of this Or,li.
nuNCe Tor Il longer time than three months
SECTION l0.-That persons in possession O [
Property on the first day OF March inst, shall
be liable for the Taxes thereof
H"tiiie iii Council nsst .iii,:,. alt. given uns:
my hand and the Seal of The Corporl
ton Of Sumtervilc, this 18th day Of March,
one thuunsand eight hundred and fifty four
VIM. IlAYNSWORTlI, Inicn mt.
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