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ABBEVILLE, S. c., FRIDAY. MARCH 81, is
be received by said Intendant and war

he received by said Intendant anu war
, dens for the use Of said corporation.
| SEC. D. That the said IntenAapt ant
| Warlrns shall have power ana alfhoEi
ty to impose the following annual take
| for the uses and purposes OF the san
town; that is to say, twenty cents on
the value OF each one hundred dol %
/, al cs.ate within the corporate l'ml':
Of said town. Except the real e. tate o.
churches and institutions OF learning
: the value. of such real estate for taxa
ton to Le ascrtained and assessed as
. hereinafter provided for, not eXeceu,iiS
twenty cents on each one hundred ooi-
lars of the proceeds Of all sales Oh So"uS:.
wares, merchandise, in said town, not
exceeding three dollars on each pleasure
carriage drawn by one horse; not eA-
cccGing five dollars or each pleasure
carrige drawn by two or more morse
not exceeding five dollars on each Veni-
Gle of any kind kept for hire or prnllt,
and drawn by one horse; not exceeding
+ ten dollars on, each vehicle of any kind
kept for hire or profit, and drawn ny
two horses; not exceeding twenty dol
lars on each vehicle Of any kind Kept
for hire or profit, and drawn by more
than two horses; and not exceeding
/
dollars of all sales made at auction or
upon consignment, within the corporate
limits of said town, except sales MADE
by order of Court, or by process OF la"'
or by executors or administrators.
SEC. %. The Clerk of the said Town
Council shall, annually, make out an
assessment, from the books Of the Coun-
ty Auditor of all real estate in the limits
| l<>f. t,,Sur
make return of said assessment to the
Intcnlant end Wardens within one
! month from the time of his appoint
ment.
SEC. a. That an ordinance declaring
the rate Of annual taxation upon proper
ty, and other subjects of annual taxa
ton for the year, Shall be published at
least three weeks during the month OF
October in each year; and that all per-
SONS liable TO taxation under the same,
shall make their return, on oath, and
make payment of their taX to the Clerk
and Treasurer Hereinafter constituted)
of the said corporation, during the sue
cccding mouth Of November; and upon
! failure to make such return and pay
ment, the parties SO in defahlt shall be
subject to the penalties now provided by
|
! tax; the said penalty to be enforced by
: the said Inlendant and Wardens fer the
/ use Of the ead town. And that all
other taxes imposed by the Intendant
and Wardens suall lie payable in ad-
vance by the parties liable therefor; and
that for uon-daymcnt of the same, the
l,arty in default shall he subject to the
same penalty as hcreinbefore set forth
, in relation to annual taxes.
SEC. 25. That the said IntendGnt end
Wardens a;c hereby authorized to ap-
point . Clerk and Treasurer to record
proceedings and collect the taxes i'm
posed under and by virtue Of this Act,
and it -ilall be the duty of the Clerk
and Treasurer to colleen the same, and
1ov this purpose ne shall have and eXer-
else all the powers conferred upon Coun-
tv T'r ,asurer. All property upon which
tax shall be assessed is hereby dec!;:r-
er and made liable for the payment
thereof in preference to al! other debts
due by tie person owning the property
at lie time of asSe9+ Elent, except debts
due the state, which shall be paid
first.
SEC. 2G. That in case Of sickness or
t,mp rary absence of the said Inten-
t!aui; the NVar,lcns shall be empowered
to eject one OF tncir own number to act
a. iuIeudant ;or the TIME.
S.C. -. That the said Intcn,lant and
Waw'r!:s If lie. .:!t! towh Of Sumter are
Ii, reby authorized and empowered to
c.,i".jsh aIi Husp up one or more pu VIC
scale and scales houses, win . o,Icr
seal; and weights for Weighing cotton
and other articles sold by weight in tho
sail town, by and at the expense Cf the
said tOWl..
Si:c. IS. That the said Tntendant and
Wardrils Er, and they are hereby, au-
thcrix".! to appoint one or more public
wc;ghcrs, who shall he sworn by the
said Intend:nt faithfully to perform the
duties. Of SAID Office, and who shall be
removable iOr misconduct or incumpp-
terrT 10y said Iirendant aud Warlens;
and when reference is had to any Of the
public scales used by said weighsrs, by
the authority of said Inien.!ant and
Wardel,s, on the same day that the con-
tract OF sale is made, the certificate Of
public VIC gilers shall he conclusive evil
dence OF the weight Of the cotton, or
any either article sold 10y weights, in any
Court Of justice in which an ac.iJn shall
be pending touching the weight of any
such article and the said Intendant and
Wart!ens are hrrepy authorized 10 assess
u sun rot exceed u len cents on each
bale Of cotton, and a proportionaie sum
on other articles Ieiched, to be paid by
the seller for The use OF the said Town.
SEC. %. That the public scales and
weights established in pursuance of this
Act, shall be the standard to which al
Others in tire said town shall use, in
weighing aay article whatsoever sold in
said town, we!sht+ and scales differing
from the standard, such person, cn con-
viction in the Court Of Sessions for
Sumter County, shall be fired and inn
prisoned, at the discretion of the Court
Sc. 81. That the said lntcndant and
Wariens shall have power to establish
and keep guard house and town prison
and to make ril suitable rules and rcgu-
lationG for the proper governmental the
sanc; and any Of The police, appo!atcd
by tie said JntendaDt and Wardcns,
are authorized to arrest and commit to
the custody of the Ssid Guard house or
persons who may be guilty, within the
corporate limits of tile said town, OF
brerch of the peace, or Of public drunk
ei,ucs;, or OF open indecency, or any
other disorderly conduct injurious to
the peace, safety and good order of the
citizens: and tile said police shall, when
ever necessary, in the discharge oi their
duty, have authority to call the posse
comitatus of the said town to their as.
s;s,ancc; aud any person sOarrestcd and
in>prlsoncd shall be liable to all the, cost
and expenses of said arrest and impris-
onmcnt, and be further liable. to any
fine Which tie said Intendant and
Wardpns may impose for their misc0n-