The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-18

ing hrst obtained badge from the Citv
N, 20 oe paced on some conspicuous
part or the vehicle; also, a badge with a
1hullper 1i Dy which he may be identified and
OF his person, by the driver Of such omn;'
ous, wagon, cart, dray or other carriage.
uhder penalty Of five dollars for each and
every day that such vehicle shall be 40 rnn
70 be recovered by information before the
city. Ao" "a '@io
SEC. X. Whereas all male persons he.
tween the ages of sixteen and fifty wears
residing within the limits of the CITY of
Soiumola, are required by the laws of this
State 10 work upon the streets of the said
It.s Ios ior p ioii u Twelve days in each and every
year be u therefore ordained, That each
and every person liable to work on the
streets OF the said city of Columbia NAV
ana snall De excused from the performance
OF sad duty, upon the payment of three
collars collar to the City Clerk !; and each and
pay the said sum of three dollars within the
TIME hereinafter specified, shall, when
summoned to do so, be required to work
upon the streets Of the said CITY for full
WE'VE days, under the direction of the
Overseer OF Streets; and if any such per
son or persons shall neglect or refuse to
Work upon the said streets at the time
when summoned, such person or persons
snail DC hncd two dollars for each and
every day that he or they shall neglect or
reIuse so to work, to be recovered by in
formation before the Mayor and Aldermen
IN Council assembled. And it shall be the
duty OF the City Clerk, and Of the Chief of
Iol1cc, to report to the said Mayor and AL
dcrmen all defaultcrs under either of the
clauses of this section.
SEC. Nj. That for = license to retail
sPlri'uous liquors, in quantities less than
quart, the sum of one hundred dollars
per annum shall be paid i'll advance; and
1or license to sell spirituous LIQUORS. in
lnahIltles OF quart or more, the sum of
nlty dollars per annum shall be paid in adj
vance Ir0rtded that no license to sell
sPlrltuolS liquors shall be granted for a
shorter period than six months And
W.ou.ded, 1uUe1, That the granting or
withholding OF licenses, in each particular
case, Will be at the discretion Of the CITY
conncll. And tho City Clerk shall be en-
titled to receive, for issuing each and every
license, the sum of two dollars /: to be paid
oy the person or persons licensed.
SEC. NIL One per cent. on the incomes
or brokers', and one-fourth of one per cent.
on all incomes derived from commission
business, or the practice of professions,
within the limits Of the said CITY.
SEC. NIL Two dollars upon each and
every dog shall be paid by the person or
persons on whose premises the dog is kept.
AND the police of the city of Columbia are
hereby authorized and required to kill
each and every dog found running ut large
within the limits of said corporation, and
not having on a badge or collar, furnished
by authority of said city,
SEC. AlN. And be further ordained. 1,u
the authority Gtoresnid, That no equestrian
or theatrical performance, or other extibi-
tion Tor gam shall be held in the city of
Columbia, without license from the Mayor
lhereof- hrst had and obtained, and the
payment, IN advance, to the City Clerk OF
twenty five dollars per day for equestrian
exhibitions, and such sum as the Mayo1
may assess for theatricals or other eyhibi-
tions for gain; and each and everv person
exhibiting for gain, without first having
ootalned said license and the payment Of
sad tax IN advance, shall be fined in q sum
not less than double the amount of said
tax, III manner hereinbefore provided for
the imposition Of fines and forfeitures
SEC. Nv. And be it Ju,tlte, ordained
hnm lhat an annual tax of fifty dollars
shall be paid upon each and every baca-
telie, poole or keelc, or billiard table. and
upon every bowling saloon, nine or ten Din
nneE, or Plstol gallery, kept within the
limits OF the said city and the sum of one
hundred dollars shall be paid, in advance,
lor Hcen g t. Keep or have Il cockpit
within the limits Of the said city, and no
license tor such cockpit shall be granted
Tor any time within the fiscal wear for a
less sum than one hundred dollars Pro-
ct1ed, That no person or persons shall
open any one Of the places of amusement
mentioned IN this section, until he or they
shall have obtained license for that pur-
pose from the City Council, and shall have
entered into bond, with two or more good
securities, to the Mayor and Aldermen in
the sum Of five hundred dollars, conditioned
70 observe the laws of the State and
city, and particularly the laws against re-
tallnr. Any person opening any such
establishment within this city, without
first having obtained the license and given
bond as aforesaid. shall be subject to a fine
not exceeding fifty dollars for each dav
such establishment shall be kept open or
used; also, that such place shall be con-
sldcred, and is hereby declared to be,
nuisance and liable to be abated as such.
SEC. AVI. And be 1t .fu,t1ler ordained,
That each and every occupant of any real
estate upon whose premises water is
brought by pipes or otherwise from the CITY
reservoir, shall pay to the City Clerk, at
the same time with the other taxes imposed
by TINS Ordinance, such sum as NAV be as
sesscd by the Committee upon the Water
Works.
SEC. XVII. And be IL f,uAe, ordained
mat II any person or persons shall fail.
neglect or refuse to make return to the
CITY Clerk, on oath, of all his, her or their
taxable property, income, sales, or other
things taxed by this Ordinance, on or be-
fore the 10Th day of February next, such
person or persons shall be then assessed
by the Assessor for all his, her, or their
property, or other things taxed by this
Ordinance, according to the best informa-
ton which he can obtain of the value of
such taxable property and such person or
persons who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to
make return, as aforesaid, or pay the tax
thereon, on or before the 15th ~ NTarol