The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-04-22
AN ORDINANCE

assembled, and by the authority Of the same,
l nat Il tax, TO cover tn" period from the first
day "i January a. ID. 1851 to tho first dav Ian.
uary a. d. 1858, for the sums and in ibc man.
ncr hereinafter mentioned, shall be raised and
l''''' '"'" III" PuhIIc Treasury of the said Town,
''' '"c use anh benefit thereof; that is to say:
SEQ !. Twenty cents on every Hundred Dol.
lars "t the cash value u all real estate living
w'h'n The corporate limits of said Town. uho
Real estate OF Churches and School Association,
"N""r'"h,) which valuation shall be asccrtaincd
ana iiN"d hv the Town Council for the timo.
h''i'"' with th" right Of appeal TO Frcchol,Iera
'S provided for by Act Of Assembly in sucl, case
made an'l provided.
SEC. :. FIFTY cents on each Negro between
HE ages "i sixteen and fifty years. Five Dol
Lars on each Free Negro hrtwccn the ages of
sixteen aud sixty years. unless it shall be shown
I" tn" satisfaction Of the Council that any such
Free Negro. from mains other causes. is un.
ah!o T." procure his "r her livelihood.
SH'. }. Three Dollars on every pleasure Car
rag" in Use, drawn by two or more bors,s Two
Dollars "n every buggy Gig Sulkcy, Baroucho
and other lik" vehicle drawn Ly one horse Five
Dollars on every Omnibus, Hack or Carriage
"r;'wn hy Iw" or NOR" horses, and used for hire
ihr"c Dollars ON every Buggy, Gig SuIky, Ba-
n'''ch" and other like vehicle drawn by ono
horse. and used for hire; Five Dollars on every
four h"rsc Wagon, msc'l for hire: Three Dollars
On every two horse Wagon, Dray or Cart, used
FOR hire.
SEc. L. Ten cents on every Hundred Dollars
of the sales of all ,ncrcba,dize, b.tw..n ,L,
'''st day "f'anuary in any one year. and the first
''ay "l january III tn" next succeeding year:
rlic"n cents on every Hundred Dollars Of PRO.
lcSS'"nal nc"mr--incl,rIing the income of Law
years, Physicians aud Dentists; Ten cents on
every Hundred Dollars of mcur,e urisi,rr from,
amy M.'hanical employment Five Dollars ON
"v'ry Dag"rrr""tyrisI, Amhrotypist, or other
PERSON Pra'ti"ing Il like art or procssion who
may open - ear nr rrnnl within said corporation
Fully cents on each Dog
SIC: 5. Five per cent. on tho value of oil
sales made at auction by transient pc,sous: Two
per cent. on the value of ali sales of Shoes. Med
cin"s. Leather, hats, Tobacco Buoks and such
Ink" articles. mad" by transient persons cxpnsin,,
'hc s;'thr Tor sale on the Public Square or with
III the limits OF tho incorporation: the said fiyo
per cent and tw" per cent. To he collect cd in tb,
manner hereinafter provided, Mt any time after
such sales and before such transient person or
persons shall leave Tho limits Of tho in corpora
tion.
Sec. q. Whereas all malo white citizens bc
'wrc" III" ages Of Sixteen and Fifty. and all
male Slaves and Free Negroes between tho arcs
"t Sixteen and Sixty years, residing W thin tho
c"rI"rat" limits Of the Town Of Abbeville are
required ny law I" work upon the roads or streets
for twelve days i'll each anil every year.
Bc 1t further Ordained That each and every
person so liable to perform road and street duty,
may ana shall he exempt for year, beginning
anu ending with tho tenure Of Office of each
Council from the performance Of such duty.
upon payment to tho Intcndant Of Three Dol
lars, on or before the first day when he shall he
required To perform such road and street duty
SEC. I. And be it further Ordained, That no
Play, Comedy, Tragedy Intcrludc or Farce, or
other employment Of the stage, or any part
therein, or for exhibiting Wax Figures, or other
shows Of any kind whatsoever, for gain or re-
ward, shall he held in the Town of Abbcy;ll..
wtll"nt IL license from the Intcndant first had
Fifteen Dollars per day to the Intcndant for
Equestrian Exhibition and such sums not cx-
ccc'lIng Ten Dollars ,s the Intcndant may as
scss for Theatrical or Other exhibitions for gain:
and each aud every person or persons exhibiting
for gain or reward without having obtained
such license. and paid in advance the sums above
mentioned I" the snnl Intcndant shall be fined
| in sum not greater than Fifty Dollars, 10 be
collected in the manner provided for the collcc-
t"n Of fines; lIovltled that this section shall not
apply to any exhibition whether gratuitous or for
gain, made by persons, majority or whom nro
, residents within the limits Of the Town Of Alb
bcvir.
SEC. 8. Anl he il further Ordained That if
any person or persons shall fail. neglect or refuse
to max" return to the Imrndant Of his, her or
their taxable property, incomes, sales or other
things taxed hy This Ordinance, and pay tho tax
thereon to the Intrndani, on or before the first
day Of March next. then he, she or they shnll
''c double taxed. And all s,icl, PERSONS shall DO
lhen assessed by the said Council for oil his, her
or their property. or other things taxable by this
Ordinance, according to the best information
which he can obtain Of tho value Of such taxa.
able property, sales, Incomes, &c. and all such
persons shall thereon, us aforesaid, 10 double
| taxed, and the collected as hereinafter pro-
| vdrd.
| SEC. o. And be il further Ordained by the
authority aforesaid, That the Intendant and
| Warlrns Of tho said Town Council shall issue
executions and such final process as is provided
by law for the collection Of nll suc fines, taxes
"nd double taxes as may be imposed by this
Ordinance; which executions and final process
shall be issued under tho seal of the corporation,
and directed To the Town Marshall, or other
person especially appointed by tho Council 10
collect the same, and be enforced and executed
against the property md persons of defauters
| to the same extent and in thc same manner as is
provided by law for the collection Of the general
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