The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-01-14
CHARLESTON, s. "C"

AN ORDINANCE
TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR FHE'YEAF
1862
BE IT ORDAINED, by. the Iuten
dant and Wardens of the Town o
Camden, South Carolina, in Connci
Assembled, land by authority !of. the
same, that the following Taxes be, anc
are hereby assessed ifor, the current year
That is, to; say '.rS'-c 1.tr.rI
Fifty cents per One Hundred Dol
lars ON the assessed value Of AT I'M
proved Town Lots, and one half of one
per cent. additional on the value there
of fur'a"Wcif Pax, hdt'td exceed two
dollars on any ono lot. g.: -!
twenty-five cents per One Hundrcd
Dollars Oh alEs;aasiof goMS. Gares and
merchandise within tie s:'id Town, du-
ring the year ono ,housands eight yh,tti-
drcd aid sixty eight. -"
|: Fifty cents per One Hundred Dol
lars On il hct Income on iactofase,
cmploy.neuts. riacatcs and professions,
Z L(inciudins Dentistry exercised within
the said Town within. the year last
Sturcsaid. :.'......s rss 14.'..:
Fen poAars, on; eash wagon: drawn
by fu;:r or moro horses and let out tor
hire r.,~.,., ~,,sr. a,.-1a--,--,
Tirp sIS{idExclpsu eaqbtwnsop: drawn
by four or .m"rc horses, and uscd excIu'
>tvcly by the owner.
Five Dollars on each wagon drawn
~ two cr three, horses, and Act cut Tor
hire. r ...., :.., g.. . ...
Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ON each
wagon drawn by two or three horses,
and used exclusively by the owner: E
Two dollars on each orc hcrze wagon
or cart let oat Tor hiro. -
One Dollar and twenty-five Gents
on eaah oue-horsc wagon Or cart, used
exclusively hy the owner.
Eigh, Dollars Oh each Omnibus, and
four collars ON each Hack. ....
Two Dollars on each pleasure Car
rage of Buggy or other vehicle drawn
by one horse. .,. ...,~.
Four Dollars on each pleasure Car
riage or Buggy drawn by more than one
horse. '
Said Taxio be levied on iall vehicles
habitnaDy employed in The Town, Of
Camden, whether owned by,a residNnt
or NONRESIDENT, and whether drawn by
Il horse or horses or other animals.
a Capitstieh Tax Of Five Dollars
each ren all naleE residents Of the, said
Town, between, the ages Of eighteen and
sixty years, .,....
Twenty five, D3llars per anuum on
all transient dealers inproduce, purcha-
sing for other.markets:: II;
Ore Dollar for every dog owned or
kept within d,c saiMowpS - -, az - ~
scATaxsof'not 4essAthsntGac2 or more
than ten dollars per-wcek, payable in
: on all hon-rcsidents engaged
in selling goods 10y sample or otherwise,
the actual amount to.be paid by y'each,
to be assessed by the Tax Collector.
Fifty Dollars for 4 License f5r keep
ing Billiard Table.
"A Fax Of Fifc Dollars on all mon
residents engaged in retailing Tobacco
within the corporate limits. :. ~"
One Hundred ,and, Sixty Dollars per
annum for a License to retaifSpirituous
Liquors within the said Town,to be
paid quarterly in advance, and, said I1is
ccnse not to be, granted for less term
than twelve mouths: .l..- ..:,-s,
Fifteen Dollars for an auctioneers
License; and in each and every case
where License is required by this
Act, an additional charge of FIVE dol
lars for the Clerk of Council shall be
paid by the party applying for such Lii
censc. - -
Prom Ten to Twenty FIVE Dollarssnn
all public Shows and entertainments
for hire, except those for = charitable
purpose, for each day, during which
the same may be exhibited or kept
open:
y Fine Of not less than Ten Dollars
for each offence for forging any Bills or
Orders on the CORPORATION. ',''
All Returns for Taxes to be made on
oath without distinction of persons.
That all Ordinances aud parts Of Or
dinsnccs repugnantthercto, be, and the
same are hereby repealed. d"
RATIFIED in Council, this thirty
first day Of December, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-eight, and in the ninety
third year of the Soveteignty and In.
e. dependence OF the United States OF
+ America. ,..~ .-...
,; A. A. MOORE,
Intendant.