The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-02-28

year: Be 1t therefore ordained, That each
and every person liable to work on the
streets of the said city of Columbia NAV
and shall be excused from the perform.
ance OF said duty, upon the payment of
hve collars to the City Clerk; and each and
every person so liable, who shall fail to
pay the said sum of five dollars within the
time hereinafter specified, shall, when
summoned to do 80, 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
evcrJ day that he or they shall neglect or
refuse so to work, to be recovered bv in
formation before the Mayor and Aldermen
IN Council assembled. And it shall hc the
duty OF the City Clerk and of the Chief of
Ponce, to report to the said Mayor and
Aldermen all dcfaultcrs under either OF the
clauses of this section
SEC. NJ. That for a license to retail spi-
ntuous liqu RS, in quantities less thar a
quart, the sum of one hundred ana Hftv
dollars per annum shall he pail in ad-
vance; and or license to sell spiritu-
ous liquors in quantities of quart or
more, the sum of sevcnty-ilve dollars
per annum shall be paid in advance:
JroUided That no license to sell spi
rituous liquors shall he granted for a
shorter period than six months: A1,d pro
rided. tttIhei-, That the granting or with
holding OF licenses, in each particular case
VIII be at the discretion of the City Coun-
Gil. And the City Clerk shall be entitled
TO receive, Tor issuing each and every
license, the sum of two dollars; to be paid
by the person or persons licensed.
SEC. All. One per cent. on the incomes
oy,I
comes derived from commission business,
or the practice of professions, within the
limits of the city, including the professions
OF law, physlc, dentistry and architecture.
SEC. AlII. 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 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 .fu7the1 ordained, 6y
The authority aforesaid, That no equestrian
or theatrical performance, or other exhibi-
ton Tor gain, shall be held in the city of
Columbia, without a license from the Mavor
thereof first had and obtained, End the
payment, in advance, to the City Clerk of
twenty-five dollars for each and every cx-
"ioA'ioa, iiu eucH sum as tnc mayor may
assess for theatrlcals or other exhibitions
for gain; and each and every person cxhi-
biting for gain. without first having OBJ
tanned sad license and the payment of said
tax in advance, shall be fined in a sum not
less than double the amount of said tax,
IN manner hereinbcfore provided for the
imposition Of fines and forfeitures
SEC. Nv. Amd be IL futhe1. ordained.
That an annual tax of fifty dollars shall be
paid upon each and every bagatelle, poole
or keelc, or billiard table, and upon every
lowing saloon, nine or ten pin alley, or
pistol gallery, kept within the limits of the
SAID city; and the sum of one hundred dol
lars shall be paid, in advance for Il license
to keep or have cockpit within the limits
OF the said city, and no license for such
cockpit shall be granted for any time with
IN the fiscal year for a less sum than one
hundred dollars: Procided, That no per
son 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 purpose 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 par
hcuiariy the laws 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 fine not exceed
ing fifty dollars for each day such estab-
lishment shall be kept open or used; also,
that such place shall be considered, and is
hereby declared to be, nuisance, and liza
bic to be abated as such
SEC. AFI. And Je ii further ordained
That each and every occupant of any real
estate, upon whose promises 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 this Ordinance, such sum as may be as
scssed by the Committee on the Water
Works.
SEC: AHlI. and be Il fu,l,e,' 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 1t further ordained,
That each and every express company,
transacting business within 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 further ordained,
That each and every hotel, private board
ing house. or house Of entertainment, re-
celvlng transient travellers, and each pub
lie eating house, or saloon, shall pay tax
OF one-half per cent. upon their gross