The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-22
EIGHTEEN CENTS A WEEK

receipts Of all commercial agencies payable monthly
Three dollar, ON every hundred dollars OF all com
missions received by factors, commission merchants
bankers, brok srs, dealers in foreign and domestic
exchange, venlue masters, other persons vendini
or buying gooGs, wares, merchandise, produce, ant
real and personal property on commission, payable
monthly.
Three dollars on every hundred dollars Of all eross
premiums received for or by any Insurance Company
located in this city whether incorporated or not OF
by agencies fer individuals or companies whether
| incorporated o: not payable monthly.
Three dollars on every hundred dollars Of gross
ceipts Of all Gas Companies and other manufacturing
companies locfted in this city. payable monthly.
| One dollar per month ON every horse and mule
used or kept within the city, excepting horses OF
mules used II any licensed carriage, cart dray, OF
| other vehicle, payable monthly
Two dollars and fifty cents per month on all retail
| dealers In all articles whatsoever, whose monthly
returns Of sIIes 10 not Yield tar above the said
| amount Of twc d3llars and fifty centa.
Two dollars ,Ipitaton tax on sI msles over TWEEN.
one years Of see, payable on or befor the Slst day
OF March next provided the amount OF the tax does
| not exceed two dollars per snnum.
Two dollars md fifty cents per month on all Huck-
| stera.
Two dollars and fifty cents per month on all Bar
ber Shops.
One dollar on every hundred dollars Of the gross
receipts Of Hotela and public Eating and Boarding
Houses. payable monthly.
One dollar on every hundred dollars OF all receipts
Of livery stable keepers, payable monthly.
Two dollars on every hundred dollars OF the gross
receipts Of cotton presses. payable monthly.
Seventy-fve cents on every hundred dollars OF the
gross receipts Of all printing offices, newspapers and
publishing houses, payable monthly.
Three dollar, on every hundred dollars Of all goods
sold In the city by persons not residents by sample
or otherwise.
One dollar On every hundred dollars Of sales Of all
horses and mules brought to the city, payable
monthly.
One dollar Oh every hundred dollars of the gross
receipts Of Magnetic Telegraph Companies, payable
monthly.
Seventy five cents on every hundred dollars of the
gross receipts Of all tavern keepers and liquor deal
ers, payable monthly. e..
Twenty-Five cents on every hundred dollars OF
all sales Of stocks, bonds, and other securities, pay
able monthly.
SEC. O. If any person or persons or corporations
shall neglect or refuse to render to the City Assessor
return for taxation. under this ordinance, ON or
before the 3lst day of March next then It shall be
he duty of the City Assessor, with the Committee
on Assessments to such person or persons or
corporations mch amounts as, in their Judgment,
and according to the best Of their knowledge and In
formation, he may deem just and proper, which
assessments shall be recorded In book and
advertised the same for the space Of twenty
days, within which time the parties 50 as
the same, under oath, before the City Assessor he
or they deem. themselves over assessed. And all
persons Offering to reduce their assessments shall
answer, on oatn, all such inquiries In relation to
their taxable income receipts property the City
Assessor shall make. And all assessments 30 made
and not corrected aforesaid by the parties inter.
ested at the expiration Of the said twenty days, shall
be deemed correct, and no further appeal there
from shall be allowed.
And each ind every such defsulter shah pay
double tax the amounts 30 assessed Or In case Of
correction, upon the amounts corrected, as afore-
said, and ecutions for the same shall be issued
In other cases In case of default In payment.
SEC. 1t Is made the duty Of the City Assessor to
cal the attention Of all persons liable for taxes to the
several items of taxation herein specified and to In
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return thereof And II any person shall neglect or
refuse TO include In his return any such item Of tax
alton, the CITY Assessor shall assess him In respect
thereof, and the Treasurer shall collect the same ns
part of his lax.
SEC. A. The taxes assessed under this ordinance,
except such are otherwise directed shall be paya-
BILE in three equal parts one part on or before the
last day Of Nrch next another part on or before the
last day Of July next and the third part before
the last day OF November next And In case Of fail
ure to pay my such part. within twenty days from
the day fixed for the nnal payment thereof execu-
tions shall iss ue for such part.
SEC. g. ANY person or persons, or corporations,
failing to paf the taxes In the manner and at the
the time he:einbefore prescribed. may be double
taxed at the option Of Council And 1t shall be the
duty Of the city Treasurer to forthwith issue execu
against the goods chattes, and other property
OF said persons corporations, and lodge the said
executions with the City Sheriff. who shall immedi-
ately proceed for the collection OF the same, In the
manner provided by ordinances for the enforcement
Of executions.
SEQ. 9. To the end that Council may have an
opportunity Of determining whssor or not 1t would
be expedent for Council to levy tax or taxes upon
the whole real and personal estate Of which persons
liable To be taxed within the city may be possessed,
or, in other words, to tax every man upon what be
Is really WORTH 1t shall be the duty Of the City Asses
sor, with the Committee on Assessments TO prepare
and lay before Council or before the first day Of
July next return Of the worth or value OF the real
and personal property OF which any inhabitant or
other person liable to taxation may be possessed as
Of the first dny of Jannary, 1885, making his assess.
ment In each case, upon inquiry. and from the bast
information lie may be able to obtain.
SEQ 7. Tint all ordinances and parts OF ordinances
repugnant sreto be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
The Mayor nominated the following Commit
tee on ass sssments Aldermen Olney, Hon.
our, Oakes, Whilden and the Mayor.
A communication from the Medical College
was referred to the Board Of Health, and Coun-
ell then adjourned.