The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-01-31
AN ORDENANGE

D.
isgysS ,q;ss s,t1,aEsss far tie Tom of Nesaberry
s4Sr s6e gscrr of our Lord sig6 teess hundred
asa6 sizts-ssr. go -
:, Be it ordained BY the Intendant and Wardens
nf the Town of, ,NeWbeFry, IL Council assembled,
hnd by the authority of the same, that tax OF
tfha Sums aad iu manner hereinafter mentioned,
shall be raised, and paid to the Clerk 0: tie
Ceuacl Of said Town; for the use OF said Town
Council of sNewberFy-th that is to say: Twelve
and = half cents da vdLorem on every hundred
dollars of the assessed value Of all real. esta:e
living within the corporate limits of the said
SsFeSa One dollar per head on al male residents
Isaid Town, between the ages of twenty-one
and sixty 5ear except sueh person or persons
5 as shall be clearly shown to the satisfaction OF
the Town Clerk incapable from mains, or other
rise of procuring liFsshoe&i. Twenty-Five centS
. per hundred dollars on all incomes on factorage,
ennployments, faculties and professions, including
the profession Of dentistry, (whether IN the pro-
session Of the law the profits be derived from the
eosts of suit fees other sources OF protessohal
fncomef excepting ciersynen. EweRty:hVe Genus
k,er hundred dollars on the amount OF commits
Sons received By brokers, vendors, masters and
commission merchants Fifty cents per hundred
dollars on all premiums taken in said Town by
I insurance companies incorporated within this
STATE and one hundred cents per hundred dol
Iars-on all premiams taken in said Town by the
ngencies of insurance companies Incorporated
Nsslont the limits of this State. FiYe cents upon
5sYerY hundred Collars Of the amount of sales OF
goods, wares and merchandise, embracing all the
articles of trade for sale, barter or exchange,
> which any person shall have Nade within the
limits Of The Town of NeT5erFy, from the hrst
Aay Of Mar a. D. 1865, to the hrst day OF Jany:
AID. 1865, whether On his, her or their capItai
or borrowed capital, or on account OF any person
os pefsons as agents, attorney or eonslghee'
Fifty cents upon every hundred dollars OF tae
amount of sales Of all goods, wares and merehan-
die W hateEer, which any transient person, not
resident of said Town, shall make III any house,
a.sll or fnbiie place in Town, by putting up or
poeuing temporary stores or shops for the sale OF
lsosds. wares aud merchandise; and for the pur-
pose Of securing such tax, it shall be the duty of
any ard every person upon opening or putting
as1aspch temporary store or shopssin the Town Of
= NaEherry. to nav to the Clerk of the said Council
Fwef,tv deItp~S- which sum shall be placed to his
her or their credit IN the books Of said Clerk,
and the surplus, If anr, returned TO such person
or persons on the next annual collection OF taxes
and on failure of any such person to pay or
deposit with the Clerk, Twenty dollars as atore-
said. an execution shall foFthWfth be issued
against such delinquent and the money collected
:
Aundred dollars worth of aii sales of goods, wares
and merchandise made within the said Town, by
transient or irregular traders dealers, from the
irss day May, 1855, % the first day Of SaHuary,
1855 Twenty dollars per day for representing
puSlcly for gain or reward, any play, comedy,
traeely interlade OF farces or for exhibiting wax
esiynFes or ether shows of any KIND whatsoever
tJne!daif of one percent on all sales at auction,
from the frst day of January, 1866, to the first
day OF JaiIusrY, 1867, except sales by executors
and 6y order of the Gourts One half of eue per
csntzon al sales Of goods, wares or merchandise
sold on consignment, fropa the fsst day of Jan'y.
1866, 10 the first daySof January, lS67-aH and
ieverY person or pegsess selling at auction or on
consignment shall, aad they are hereby required
10 make fetnsnf upon oath to the Clerk of the
said Town Gonnef, and pay the ia xes thereon of
such sales within thirty days after such sales
are made and in defauls thereof snch delau'ter
xilaa pay q fTle CT MAJ less than twenty dollars.
Five dollars en- each aasd eyery carriage, buggy,
.bsroGehe, omnibus, dgag. cart or wagon used Or
rim FOR iliee or vexs~tt, e8cScept those wagons
eoifg or returning 4tSni market, and every per-
sa,rt or persons wbe shall let hire or use sRy cart
r4s or caFriaee or other sScfScle for the purpose
of the transportation of &osds, or Passengers. or
Ear hire Within the IOWA Of &eaSberry, without
having ifst Iaiti t1 the Eierk of the said Council
the said sum oFy Ave dollars, shall be liable to a
5saelialtv of fve dollars per day, for, each aud
Ssyery da sach vehicle as aforesaid shall be so
Sass. engaged or hired, without having first b&v-
sngs paid the ,exeuptioB or lirense fee as afore-
ssid And its.sIla3l ae the duty Of the Town
asarShsil 10 Keep list akich shall be furnished
Ia, him {yY the GlCrk OF the said ~Coauci3 OF the
i.snlrs Ut all perSeAS who have paid the said
aiaeilse oFzexPRip.ioH. fee aud the kinds of We
4asieless so hcctScd--andS further, TO report all
ss.rsons who shall H5cIate this Ordinance, IN
This EssFtis.ular, 10 &Ese said To~ii Council
PIKE lundfeJ. dollars for per iSSio1 to retail
apiritaonS EgaoFs IN quEAiiFies less than one
Quart; aSS6 7 NC Hundred and Fifty oilaFS for
-a,rFinission 10 Fet&J spirituoiis liquors by the
quart, within the EaiitSaGfS the said Town. Fifty
aieliars Ell every bi!Iaf 4 table, kegt publicly or
a,FisateIy Ser 9 lin. Any person or personsFe-
aRSing or aeSteeesg " return, on oath, OF his
her or their eakabIe property, income, sales or
SotheF things her in taxed, and to pay the same
80 the Clerk Of the said CoaacIl, ono before she
first day OF May, Is +, shall be liable to pay dou-
hle the amount Of his, her or their taxes at that
time 10 be assessed by the said Clerk, accord
aIlce With the best information that he, the said
Clerk can procure. Aud the said Clerk is hereby
authorized and resafred to collect and receive
she taxes levied sud imposed under this 0rdi-
nance, and to makesFetarn thereof, together with
the names OF dtfauuHg tax pa Yers, ana Sf taose
who, Is: ITO make the fetarBs required by this
ardia2nee, to the said Council, it helrg the dnts
soGsaiG Town Council TO issue double TAX execu-
tions against an persons who shah fail to sulaae
Me required returns, or shafiSfail or refuse to
pay TIE taxes levied, in accordance with the pro-
visions oFthis 0Edinance.- -. -. -s.
BE Il further Ordained, That all male residents
aithia the Town of Ne8berrg, shalt be iableto
work the streets Of the said Town, three days in
each and every quarter, of three moaths, during
the yeeE 1855. bat chat in lien thereof, any
person 50 Egloie, mag. purchase anSexenption
fromsuch dusy by paying to. the SAID Clerk of
tic Council such exemption fees asshaH be liked
By said Gopaeif fos each quarter, :1 the year
And any person falling to perform such street
ssstsa to p5y shc.e@aa4Ftion fees in lien thereof
when so required shall 5e 6nedanots less than
i've dollars aer eseh.d4S he shanhaEe failed or
refused to work on the said streets i'll accordance
NTH TIE summons therefor. -. ~<...-.. --
1e It further Ordained, that the said Town
Council will pay fifty dollars to any person who
Shall furnish sufficient evidence to convict any
Fhite person of selling spirituous liquors, within
The limits Of the said Town of Newberry, contra
~ to the laws of this State.
DcResand ratified, in Council, under the cor
rOrafe seel of the said Town cf NeEberrY this