The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-03

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and every person liable to work on the
streets of the said city of Columbia may
and shall be excused from the perform
ance of said duty, upon the payment of
five dollars to the City Clerk; and each and
every person so liable, who shall fail to
pay the said sum of five do!l2rs within thc
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
acting overseer of streets; and if any such
person or persons shall neglect or refuse
to work upon the said streets at the time
when summoned, such person or persons
shall be fined 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
il Council assembled. And 1t silali bt. he
duty of the City Clerk, and of the Chief of
Police, to report to the said Mayor and
Aldermen all defaultcrs ,ludrr either of the
clauses of this section.
SEC. NJ. That for Il license to retail spi-
rltuous llqu rs, i'll quantities less than
quart, the sum of one hundred and fifty
dollars per annum shall be paid in ad-
vance; and : or a license to sell spiritu-
Gus liquors in quantities of a quart or
more, the sum of Sevcnty-fivo dollars
per annum shall be paid in advance:
Prorided That no license to sell spi-
rituous liquors shall be granted for
shorter period than six months: ind pro-
tided, fu7thef', That the granting or with
holding Of licenses, in each particular case,
will be at the discretion of the City Coun-
Gil. And the City Clerk shall be entitled
to receive, for issuing each and every
license, the sum Of two dollars; to be paid
by the person or persons licensed.
SEC. XII. One per cent. on the incomes
OF brokers, and one per cent. on all in
comes derived from commission business,
or the practice of professions, within the
limits of the city, including the professions
of law, physic, dentistry and architecture
SEC. XIII. Two dollars upon each and
every deg shall be paid by the person or
And the police of the city OF Columbia are
hereby authorized and required to take up
and hold twenty-four hours before dispos-
ing of him each and every dog found run
ming at large within the limits of said cor
poratlon, and not having on a badge or
collar, furnished by authority of said city.
SEC. XIV. And be 1t .fu,tie1. ordained, by
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, ind the
payment, in advance, to the City Clerk of
twenty-five dollars for each and every ex-
hibltion, and such sum as the Mayor NAV
assess for theatricals or other exhibitions
for gain; and each and every person exhi-
biting for gain, without first having OBJ
tanned said license and tho payment of said
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. Nv. and be II further ordained,
That an annual tax of fifty dollars shall be
paid upon each and every bagatellc, poole
or keele, or billiard table, and upon every
lowing saloon, nine or ten pin allev. or
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sad city; and the sum of one hundred dol
lars shall be paid, III advance, for a license
to keep or have a cock-pj; within the limits
OF the said city, and no license for such
cockpit shall be granted for any time with
IN the 1iscal year for a less sum than one
hundred dollars: ProrMed, That no per
son OF persons shall open any one of the
places of amusementr mentioned in this
section, until he or they shall have obtained
license for that purpose from the City
Council, and shall l:,vc entered into bond,
with two or more good securities to the
Mayor ald AID, rmcn, in the sum of five
hundred dollars, conditioned to observe
the laws OF the state and city, and par
tlcnlarly the AIS against retailing. ANY
person opening any such establishment
within this city, without first having OBJ
tanned the license and given bond as afore-
said, shall be subject to 4 fine not exceed
ing fifty dollars for each day such cstab-
lishment shah be kept open or used: also,
that such place shall be considered, and is
hereby declared to be, 4 nuisance and lia-
ble to he abateG as such.
SEC. NVI. .4nd be 1t .turtler ordained.
That each and every occupant of any real
estate, upon whose premises water is
brought by pipes o. otherwise from the city
reservoir, shall pay to the City Clerk, at
the same time with the othertaxes imposed
by this Ordinance, such sum as may be as
sessed by the Committee on the Water
Works
SEC. NVII. And be IL .fu1ther ordained,
That lnasmuch as many transient dealers
in goods, wares and merchandise, either
as principals or agents, including spiritu-
Gus liquors, make sales by the exhibition
of samples that such dealers shall make a
deposit of fifty dollars with the City Clerk,
and before they leave the city they shall
make return of sales, under oath, upon
which return two and half per cent. shall
be levied and paid to the City Clerk, who
shall account at the time of such payment
for the deposit made with him.
Sec. XVIII. And be it further ordained,
That each and every express company,
transacting business withip the limits of
this city, shall make quarterly returns of
! their gross receipts and pay one per cent.
on the amount Of such return at the end
of each quarter; and that each and every
telegraph company shall, in like manner,
make quarterly returns of their gross re-
ceipts, on which return shall be paid tax
of one-half per cent.
SEC. XIX. And 1t is .fiuthe,. ordained,
That each and every hotel, private board
ing house, or house Of entertainment, re-
ceiving transient travellers, and each pub.
! lie eating house, or saloon, shall pay a tax
of one-half per cent. upon their gross
receipts, to be paid quarterly. That each
/ a. three dol