The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-19

| part OF the vehicle also, a badge With n
humper oy Which he may be identified and
Anowh, TO be worn on a conspicuous mart
OF his person, by the driver Of such o,pni' p%i. '
Dus' wagon, cart, dray or other carriage.
unf'er pe:,ilty of five dollars for each aEI
every day that such vehicle shall be 40 rnn
70 oe recovered by information before the
mayor, or ally one of the Aldermen.
SEC. \. Whereas all male persons be-
tween the ages of sixteen and fifty Years.
residing within the limits of the citv of
Soiun1pla, co are required by the laws of this
state 10 work upon the streets of the said
c,.S oS ior na lni u ;welve days in each and every
and every person liable 20 work on the
streets OF the said city of Columbia NAV
ana snail be excused from the performance
OF SAID duty, upon the payment of three
dollars TO the City Clerk and each and
every person so liable, who shall fail to
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
Twelve days under the direction OF the
Overseer OF Streets and if any such per-
work upon the said streets at the time
when summoned, such rson or persons
snail pc flned two dol,~rs for each and
every day that he or they shall neglect or
fernse feasa so to work, to be recovered by in
in Council assembled. And it shall be the
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 a license to retail
spirltuouS liquors, III quantities less than
quart, the sum of one hundred dollars
per annum shall be paid in advance and
| 1or license to sell spirituous LIQUORS. in
quantities OF quart or more, the sum of
nifty dollars per annum shall be paid in adj
LODI {l,.I
sPlr1tuons liquors shall be gran, d for a
shorter period than six months And
projected, ttnfhe1', That the granting or
withholding of licenses, in each particular
case, Will be at the discretion Of the City
G;tInIcn. t;tIaa H. AND the City Clerk shall be en-
license, the sum Of two dollars to be paid
py tnc person or persons Licensed
SEC XII. One per cent. on the incomes
OF 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 AIII. Two dollars upon each and
every dog shall be paid by the person or
persons on whose premises the dog is kept.
Ana the police of the city of Columbia arc
nereoy authorlzed and required to kill
each and every dog found running at large
within tho limits Of said corporation, and
not havlnS on ba.5e or collar furnished
by authority of said city
SEC MY. dtd be 5t further ordained. I'm
he dMho!'dy Gto,esdid, That no equestrian
ton for gain, shall be held in the ..tv of
Columbia, without Il license from the Mavor
thereof first had and obtained, and tho
pavnens, III advance, to the City Clerk of
twenty-five dollars per day for equestrian
exhibitions, and such sum as the MavoI
may assess for theatricals or other cyh;bi-
tions for gain and each and every person
exhibiting for gain, without first having
ootalned said license and the payment Of
sald tax In advance, shall be fined in a sum
not less than double the amount of said
tax, IN manner hereinbefore provided for
the imposition Of fines and forfeitures.
SEC. XIV. and be 1t further, ordained
That an annual tax of fifty dollars
snail be paid upon each and every baga-
teile, poole or keele, or billiard table, and
upon upon every bowling saloon, nine or ten pin
alley, or pistol gallery, kept within the
limits OF the said city; and the sum of one
hundred dollars shall be paid, in advance.
lot Incense to keep or have 4 cockpit
within the limits of the said city, and no
license for such cockpit shall be granted
ior any tune within the fiscal year for
less sum than one hundred dollars Pro-
ttded, mat no person or persons shall
open any one of tho 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
NN ~. AAi'c AohI, VIII TWO OF more SOOu
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-
ta!llng. 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 f61.~each dav
such establishment shall be kept open a.
used; also, that such place shall be con-
sldered, and is hereby declared to be, a
nuisance, and liable to be abated as such.
~, SEC. XVI. And be 1t .ttuthe, ordained
mat each and every occupant of any real
estate upon whose premises water is |
Drought by pipes or otherwise from the city !
reservoir, shall pay to the City Clerk, at |
the same time with the otter taxes imposed |
Dy TINS Ordinance, such sum as may be as
sessed by the Committee on Water Works. |
SEC. XVII. and be ii further 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 18th day of February next, sucl.
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-
tlon 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 paw the tax
on or before the 18th Of March
next, shall be subject to, and pay, in addi-
ton 10 said tax, five per cent. ON the whole
amount OF his, her, or their tax, as imposed
by this Ordinance. And the said Clerk ia
hereDy required to collect and receive the