The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-01-19
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOE THE TOWN OF
ANDERSON FOR THE YEAR ENDING THE
THIRTY-FlRST DAY OF DECEMBER, A. d.
1871.
DE. 1T ORDAINED, by the lnOndant anl
Is Wnr,ens of the Town of Anderson, in
Council assembled, and by the authority OF the
same, That Tax, for the sums and IN The man
ner hereafter named, shall lie raised and paid into
the public Treasury of the said Town, for the use
and service thereof. that is 10 say
On Real Estate.
!? SEC. /. Twenty Cents on every hundred dol
lars Of the value of all Real Estate situate. lying
and being within the corporate mUs of said
Town, other than the real estate of Churches and
Schools and the Anderson Male Academy.
Sales of Goods, Wares, &c.
Sec =. Twenty Cents on every hundred dol
lars OF the amount of all sales; of Goods, Wares
and Merchandize made by any person or persons
between the first day of January, 1870 and the
first day of January, 1871.
Incomes.
SEC. Q. Twenty Cents for every hundred dollars
Of the amount of income arising from all facto.
rage employmenls or faculties; from The practice
of the pro essions Of the law, medicine and der-
tstry from the business Of Daguerreotyping.
Ambrofyping and PhoIographing in said .Towu,
and from all monies loaned at interest, and from
dividends received on Bank and other Stock.
Carriages, Omnibilses, SC.
SRc A. Two Dollars on each and every four.
wheeled pleasure carriage drawn by two or more
horses One Dollar and Fifty, Cents on each aid
every ons.horse currngc, burouche, gig. sulky
and buggy kept for pleasure aud hot for hire.
One Dollar ON each wagon drawn by more than
two horses. Seventy five cents on each wagon
drawn by two horses. Fifty Cents on each one
horse wagon drawn by one horse. The license
tax on hacks, omnibrses and drays, drawn by TWO
or more horses, kept or used for hire: sliull he
Ten Dollars On each. On all carriages drawn by
TWO or more horses, Five Dollars EACH and for all
other vehicles ON springs, drawn BY one horse,
Three Dollars each. On each wagon drawn by
two or more horses, Two Dollars and Fifty Cent.
each and on each one-horse wagon, One Dollar
and Fifty Cents.
Watches.
SEC. S. One Dollar for each gold watch kept for
private use. Fifty Cents for each silver watch, or
witch of any other baser metal, kept for private
use
SIc &. Five Dollars day by any Itinerant
Trader or Aucliuncer Offering for sale within the
Town of Anderson any goods, wares and mer-
chandze, Mt auction or otherwise, to be paid each
day in advance :; and every Itinerant Trader OF
Aucionecr, so Offering for sale any goods, wares
and merchandise at auction, or otherwise, without
having paid the above specified lax. shall be fined
in the discretion of the Council each day he may
80 offer; Provided, Thc provisions Of this Ordi
nance shall not be so construed rs TO apply to the
ordinary dealers in grain, fruit, potatoes, tobacco,
poultry, ironwarc, carthenware, or other produce
or manufactures of like character. Also, Two
Dollars on the hundred dollars Of all fees and
commissions received by each licensed auctioussr
from The first day of January, 1870, TO the first
day Of January, 1871 Procided, That this clause
shall not include sales made by order Of Court OF
process of law, or by executors admnisira-
tors.
Road and Street Tax.
SEC I. Two Dollars per lead for persons liable
10 road duty under The laws Of the State, for com
mutation OF the same from the first day Of Janu-
ary 1871, to the first day OF January, 1872; and
if any person liable TO this tax shall fail or refuse
to make payment by the time hereinafter speci-
fed he shnil b. held liable 20 work on the streets
of The Town for twelve days, or pay fine Of
Twenty Dollars, in the discretion Of Council.
II
on Real Estate shall be paid according to ralaa-
ton made by the Town Assessors, and all other
taxes according to the returns made on oath 10
the Clerk of Council.
SEC 8. .lndJe ii further Ordained, That NIL re-
turns shall be made on or before the first day of
February. 1871, and all taxes shall be paid OIL or
before The first day of March next-excspt the
tax OIL onluibusea, hacks carriages, buggies, Nag
ous Sc, kept for hire. which are required to he
paid before such vehicles shall be allowed TO run.
And persons who sIail fail to make their returns
within the time specified, shall be assessed by the
Clerk of Council; and If any person or persons
shall fail, refuse neg ccl payment OF the taxes
herein levied, within the lime specified, the Clerk
of the Council is hereby authorized and required
to add one hundred per cent. TO the amount OF tho
tdx of the persons thus neglcctng and refusing;
and if the double-iax thus imposed is not paid
within twenty days, it shall be the duty of the
Clerk 60 issue executions therefor Immediately,
and collect the same.hy due process Of law.
Done and ratified in Council, and the seal Of
..lhc Corporation OF the said Town of Andcr
;son affixed thereto, this the thirtich day Of
December, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy.
j. S. MURRAY, lnlendant
". II. NARplx, Clerk Council.
Jan ~, 1871 %
ESTABLISHED 1885.