The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-01-04
State of South Carolina,
TOWN OF ANDERSON.

AN ORDINANCE, TO raise supplies fer tic Town
of Anderson for the year ending on Tuesday, af-
ter the second Monday infSeptember, 1866.
Beit Oraaipcd Jyfhe 9o9n Council of anderson.
That q tax for the sums, and in the manner here
matter named, shall be raised and paid into the
public Treasury of the Town, for the use. and SER
vice thereof that is to say: Trclue and a halt
cents on every hundred dollars Of the value of all
real estate lying within the corporate limits of
said Town, other than the real estate of Churches
and of the Anderson Male Academy Ticenty
cents ON every hundred dollars Of the amount of
all sales of goods, wares and merchandise. made
bv any person between the first day of May 1866,
and the first day of january, 1866. Twenty cents
for every hundred dollars of income arising from
all factorage employments, faculties and profess
sons, including the profession of Dentistry.
Tcenty cents or each hundred dollars OF income
from all mechanical employments. Tweny cents
on every hundred dollars of income from all mon
les loaned at interest and from dividends received
on bank or other stocks, the income IN every. IN
stance to be estimated from the hrst day OF May,
1865, TO the first day of January, 1866. One dol
lar and f1y cents, each, on all carriages wagons,
or other vehicles, working more than two horses,
and kept for private use. One dollar on each two
horse carriage or wagon kept for private use. FJ'
IN cents each on all one-horse wagons, buggles, OF
other vehicles kept for private use Ei9ht doetdrs
on each wagon or other vehicle drawn py more
than two horses and kept or used for hire firt
Dollars on each two horse carriage, wagon or otn,
er vehicle. kept or used for hire. Tro dollars ana
fffu cents each, on all one-horse wagons, buggies
or other vehicles kept or used for hire. F:ue dpt-
lars for each ROOM, car or other place, Kept OF
used for taking Daguerreotypes or other pictures
One dollar for each gold watch kept for private
use. Fifth cents for each silver watch, or watch
of any other baser material kept for private use.
Three dollars per head for each person liable to
road duty under the laws of this State, for CON-
mutation of road duty from the first day OF Janu,
ary, 1866, to the first day of January, 1861; and
every person who shall fail or refuse to pay the
said tax, shall be liable either to work twelve days
on the public streets, or pay fine of twenty dol
lars. in the discretion of Council One dollar; on
all sales of goods, wares and merchandise made
by any itinerant trader or auctioneer, during the
wear 1866, and on the amount of all fees and
commissions received by local auctioneers and
salesmen from the first day of May, 1865, to the
first of January, 1866; Provided, thatths provis-
ion shall not include sales made by order o. court
or by executors or administrators ..
I. That the taxes on real estate shall be paid
according to-the valuation fixed by the Town AS
SCISSORS. and on all other property according to the
returns made on oath to the Clerk of Council.
3. That all returns shall be made during the
month of January, and all taxes paid on or before
the first of March, 1866 and persons who fail to
make returns and pay their taxes within the times
specified, shall, in cases where returns are not
made, be assessed by the Clerk of Council and
in every case of failure to make returns, or pay
mcnts, the party failing shall be liable to pay o
double tax, and it shall be the duty of the Clerk
of Council to forthwith collect the same by due
Done and ratified in Council, and the seal OF
the CORPORATION affixed the 26th December, 1866.
j. T. REED, Intcndant.
S. BrGc1LEY, Clerk CT Council,
Jan /, 1866 ~