The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-07
Adopted.

| WILLIAM G. WHlLDEN,
g. I. CUNNINGHAM.
c. VOIGT.
| H. u. OLNY.
Adopted
BY Alderman Yoigt:
Tho Committee on Conir:cts would respectfully
report and recommend that hereafter the city print
| irC be given to but one contractor
And also, that they have examine! lhc dlueren
osers made aud are constrained TO report IN favor o.
| the Charleston Coucer-tie offer from thai paiel
being by far to the best economical interests OF the
city, Respectfully,
JOHN Fl. HONOUR.
c. VoIGT.
Charleston, 6. c., December 20, 1868.
Consideration postponed to next meeting.
The following bills came up for their second
reading: .z.6s5a ~
A BILL TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR ONE THOU
SAND EIGHT HUNDRED ASD sIxTY-ENE, AND FOE
OTHER PURPOSES.
SECTION 1. Be ii ordained by The Mayor aud Al
dermen in City Council assembled, ahat a tax for
the sums and in the manner hereinafter mon TONED,
shall be raised and paid into the treasury OF the CITY,
for tho use and serv thereof that is 10 say: Two
dollars and fifty cents en- every hundred ao'iars Oh
other landed estate, including every building AMI
impr .vcmcnt on lands under q lease Tor term Of
five or more years, frem religious, charitable or
literary society, or under any building lease payable
in three periods, viz: March, June and September.
Fifty cents on every hundred dollars OF all sales OF
goods. wlres or merchandise Except cot'onl, on
pecsonsl account, or Oh account OF otncrs; anu
twenty-five cents on every hundred dollars CT all
sales Of cotton on personal account, or on account o
others all payable monthly.
Ihreo dollars on every hundred dollars OF the
gross receipts Of oil street railroads - payable
monthly.
Ihrec dollars on every hundred dollars of the
cross receipts OF all express comp1nies and all
magnetic telegraph companies Payable monthly.
Fifty cents on every hundred dollars OF the gross
ameun. of all sales at auction payable monthly.
Fifty cents Oh evory hundred dollars of the gross
receipts of oil printing Offices, newspaper and
publishing houses-payable monthiy
Fifty cents on every hundred dollars Of the gross
receipts OF arl tavern hstel keepers, aad liqior
Dealels-payable moHthly.
Twenty-Five cents on every hundred dollars OF au
sales Of stocks bonds and other securities, wheth-
er made at auction or at private saie-payao!e
monthly.
receipts of all hotels, and public eating and boarding
houses-2ayable msnthly.
Fifty cents every hundred dollars OF all receipts
of livery stable blekeepers-payablc monthly.
9hree dollars on every hundred dollars OF all goods
sold in the city by persons not residents by sample
or Otherwise
Fifty cents on every hundred dollars of sales Of I'LL
horses or mules brought to the cy-payable
monthly.
Three dollars on every hundred dollars of gross re-
ceipts Of al commercial agcneies-paysbe monthly.
Three dollars on every hundred dollars Of all COM
missions received BY factors, commission merchants,
bankers brokers, dealers IN foreign and domestic e1-
changes, vsndue masters, or other persons Vend1ng
or buying goods, wares, merchandise. prodace ana
real and personal property on connission-payable
msnthly.
Throe dollars on every hundred dollars of gross
premiums received by any life or other insurance
company located in this city whether incorporated
or not or by agencies fer individuals or companies
whether incorpsrAted or not-payable monthly.
Three dollars on every hundred dollars OF gross
receipts of all gas com oauies-payable monthly.
three cellars on every hundred dollars Of the
gross receipts of all Gotten presses = payable
monthly.
Three dollars on every hundred dollars of gross
income and all gross profits derived from the pur-
suits Of any faculty profession occupation or en-
ployment or from the exercise of any Office,
whether in the profeasion OF the law, the profits de-
rived from the costs Of SUITS counsel fees, or other
sources of professional incomes and also frem the
practice of dentistry, &o-payable moEthly.
Fifty cents on every hundred dollars of the value
of any bsud, mortgage Judgment, decree, or other
investment or security Of whatever character,
whether the said bond, &c be located, and -n.tner
the interest or .au co PAID here or elsewhere
bayabie during meath Of March, 1853.
Five dollars per month on every horse Railroad
oar used or kept fer use, whether drawn by one or
more horses or mules. exclusive OF the horses OF
month";.
Three dollars per month on every coach or four
wheeled carriage, ussd or kept for use, drawn by
% Two horses or mules, exclusive of the horses or
mules-payable monthly.
rs dollars per month on every coach or four.
wheel carriage used or Kept for use, drawn by one
horse or mule. exclusive of the horse or mule)-
payable monthly.
0re dollar and fifty cents per month on every two
wheel carriage chair sulky, &C., used or Kept Tor
uso, exclusive of the horse or mu'e) payable
monthly.
used or kept within the city, excepting horses or
mules used in any licensed carriages, carts, draJs or
other yehicles--payable monthly.
Two dollars and fity celts per month on a.! Re-
Iy returns OF sales do not yield tax above the
said amount of two dollars and fifty ceats--payable
monthly.
ters-payable monthly.
Two dollars and fifty cents per month on all bar
Der shops-payabls monthly.
Two do lars on every dog kept within the CITY per
annunl-payab:e on or before the 29th day ot June
next.
Fifty cents on every hundred dollars Of all freight
and passenger lists, payable in this city, OF all
steamers sailing vessels; the sam; 20 90 palo oy
the conscience, agent, or captain, or whosoeVer
transacts tho business for such yesscl-the same
payable menthly. .,,
shall neglect euse to render 10 the City Assessor
a return for taxnoa under this ordnance On or bo.
fore the Slst day of Marcn next then 1t shall bo The
iuly of tho City Assessor, with the CoMmitteo on
Assessments, to assess such person or persons, or
corporations, such amounts as in their judgments.
and, according to the bcst Of their knowledge and
information, they may doem just aud proper. which
assessment shall be Tt corded in bocB IA advcr-
ti,e the same for the space OF twenty days, within
which tune the parties so assessed shall have tho
privilege OF correcting the same under oath.
before the City Assessor, If he or they
deem themselves ovcr.assessed And all persons
Offering so 10 reduce their assessments shall answer,
on oath all such inquiries relation to their taxa.
BILE receipts property, ns the S1ty Assessor shall
make And all assessments so made nnd not cor
rected as aforesaid by the interested ut the
expiration of the said twenty days, shall be deemed
as correct and no further appeal thererom Shall be
allowed.
And each and every such dcfauter shall pay dou-
be tax on the amounts so assessed, OF in case OF
correction, upon the amounts corrected, as afore-
said aud executions for tho same shall beissued, rs
in other cases, in case ofdeteult in payment.
SEC g. 1t is made the duty Of the City Assessor to
call the attention OF all persons liable for taxes to
the several items of taxation herein specified, and
to institute such inquiries as will tend 10 procure
full return thereof And if any person shall neglect
or refuse to include in his return any such item OF
TAXATION the City Assessor shall assess him IN re-
spect thereof and the Treasurer shall collect the
same as part Of his tax.
SEC 4. The taxes assessed under this ORDNANCE,
except such US are otherwise directed, shall be pay
ab in three equal parts: one part on or before the
last day Of Ma rch mex another part on or before
thc last day of Juno next and the third or before
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