The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-12

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.ne transportation OF goods or passenncrs
Miohin the limits OF said city, without hnv'
mS Lrst OBTAINED badge from the CITY
Oaetk, 70 be placed on some conspicuous
p,,, pnrS VI the yeh1cie also, badge with "a
humDer by which he NAV be identified NIL
known, to be worn on a conspicuous n,rt
OF his person, by the driver Of such omni1
ous, wagon, cart dray or other carri,"a
under penalty Of five dollars for each and
every day that such vehicle shall he so r1,
to be recovered by information before t!,.,
Havor, or any one of the Aldermen OF s:id
city. ''1'" vi S'i"
SEC. X. Whereas all male persons be-
tween the ages Of sixteen and fifty years.
CIihG CoIr,,,IG within the limits OF the city o.
CSoinmbla, are required by the laws OF this
state to work upon thu streets of the said
city for full twelve days in each and every
year BE 1t therefore o,'tlci,aed, That each
streets sn9 every ay person liable to work the
and shall be excused from the performance
OF said duty, upon the payment of tive
dollars to the City Clerk and each and
every person 80 liable, who shall fail to
R8y the sad sum of three dollars within the
summoned to do so, be required TO worii
| upon the streets of the said CITY for fnll
twelve 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
| shall be tinel two dollars for each and
every day that he or they shall neglect or
refuse SO to work, to be recovered bv in
formation before the Mayor and Aldermen
duty OF the City Clerk, and OF the Chief of
Police, to report to the said Mayor and Al
dermen all defaulters under either of The
clauses of this section.
SEC. Al. That for license to retail
splrltuous liquors, iii quantities less than
quart, the sum of one hundred dollars
per annum shall be paid in advance and
Tor License to sell spirituous liquors. in
Quantities OF quart or more, the sum of
hfty dollars per annum shall be paid in ad-
sP1rltuous liquors shall be granted for a
shorter period than six months and
prortded, further, That the granting or
withholding OF licenses, in each particular
case, will be at the discretion Of the CITY
Council. And the City Clerk shall be en-
titled to receive, for issuing each and every
license, the sum of two dollars to be paid
oE the person or persons licensed.
SEC. XII. One per cent. on the incomes
OF brokers', and onc-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 XIII: 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 arc
hereby authorized and required to kill
each and every dog found rc ming at large
within the limits of said corporation, and
not having on a badge or collar, furnished
by authority Of said citv
Sec. XIV. And be II further ordained. bu
the authority aforesaid, That no equestrian
or theatrical performance, or other exhibi-
ton for gain, shall be held in the CITY of
Columbia, without license from the Mayor
thereof first 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 exhibi-
tlons for gain; and each and every person
exhibiting for gain, without first having
obtained said license and the payment OF
SAID tax in advance, shall be fined in sum
not less than double the amount of said
tax, In manner hereinbcfore provided for
the imposition of fines and fonfeitures
~, SEC. XIV. and be IL further. ordained
That an annual tax of fifty dollars
shall be pai2l upon each and every,4l@1N
telle, poole or Kteic, or blIil;frd ia BE and.
upon every bowling saloon, nine or ten pin
an, an,lsv, or Pisto! gallery. kept within the
hundred dollars shall be paid, in advance,
lot license to keep or have cockpit
within the limits of the said CITY. and no
license for such cockpit shall be granted
Ior any time within the fiscal year for a
iess ,.;Ss5 sum m, than one hundred dollars: Pro-
c1dec, That no person or persons shall
open any one OF the places OF amusement
mentioned in this section, until he or thev
shall have obtained o 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
to observe the laws of the State and
city, and particularly the laws against re-
taillnG. 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-
sldered, and is hereby declared to be. q
nuisance, and liable to be abated as such.
SEC. XVI. and be 1t .1u,tItc, ordained.
mat each and every occupant Of any real
estate, upon whose premises water il
brought by pipes or otherwise from the city
reservoir, shall pay to the City Clerk, at
the same time with the other taxes imposed
oy tins Ordinance, such sum as NAV be as
sessed by the Committee upon the Water
Works.
SEC. XVII. And be IL further ordained,
mat II any person or persons shall fail,
neglect or refuse to make return to tho
City Clerk, on oath, Of all his, her. or their
taxable property, income, sales, OF othe:
things taxed by this Ordinance, on or be-
fore the i5ti: day Of February next, such
person or persons shall be then assessed
by the Assessor for ali his, her, or their
property. or other things taxed by this
of'ance, accori ko the best inform.-
tlon which he Cd lNip Of the value Of
persons who shall fam lect An.suse 20
make return, as aforesaid, or pay theNIx
thereon, on or before the 18th OF March
next shall be subject to and nay m addi