The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-25

! retail splrltuous liquors, or to keep billiard
tables within the corporate limits ofsaid town,
and to regulate the prices of the same: Pro-
pjded, That the said licenses shall not be fixed
at lower rate than now, Or hereafter to. be,
established by law And they shall have pow
er to impose such. restrictions and conditions
upon the manner. Of using and exercising
such licenses as they may think proper, and
all moneys paid for such, licenses, aa Gouzt
OF General Sessions, for retailing or. keeping
billiard tables without LICENCES. within the cor.
porate limits Of said town. shall be received
by said intehdant and wardens for the use Of
said corppraslor. u. . e.,.'
SEC. az, That: the said intendsnt and war-
deps shalkhate power and authority to impose,
the following annual taxes for the uses and
purposes of tho said town; that. Is to say,
twenty cents Oh, the value OF each one hum
dred dslla,s of reN estate within the corporate
limits OF said town. Except the real ests,te OF
churches and Institutions of learning, the
value of such real estate for taxation to be.
ascertaIned and assessed as hereinafter pro.
vided for, not exceeding twenty cents on each
one hundred dollars OF the proceeds OF all,
sales Of goods, wares, merchandise, in said
town; not exceeding three dollars on, each
pleasure carriage drawn by one horse; not ex-
ceedins five dollars on each pleasure carriage
drawn by two or more horses; not exceeding
FIVE dollars on each vehicle OF any kind kept
for hire or profit, and drawn. by one horse; not
exceeding ten dollars on each vehicle Of any
kind kept for hire or profit and drawn by two
horses; not exceeding: twenty dollars on each
vehicle of any Kind kept for hire or profit. and
drawn by more than. Two horses; and not ex-
ceeding twenty cents upon each one hundred
dollars of all sales made at auction or upon.
consignment, Within the corporate limits of
said town, except. sales made by order Of
court, OF by process of Law. or by executors or
administrators.
SEC. e. The clerk OF the said town council
shall, annually, make out an assessment, from
the books Of the county auditor, OF all real
estate in the limits OF said town for taxation,
and shall make return Of said assessment to
the intendant and wardels within one month
from the time of his appointment. u:
SEC. "a, That an ordinance declaring the
rate of annual taxation upon properly, and
other subjects Of annual taxation for the year,
shall be published at least three weeks during
the moath Of October In each year; and that
all persons liable to taxation under the same
shall make their return, on oath, and make
payment OF. their tax to the clerk and treasurer
hereinafter constituted3 of the said corpora-
ton, during the succeeding month Of Novera-
.ber; and upon failure to make such return and
l payment the parties 30 In default shall be sub
| ject to the. penalties now provided by Law for
failure to pay the general State tax; the said
penalty to be enforced by the said intendant
and wardens for the use. Of the said town. And
that all other taxes imposed by the intendant
and wardens shall be payable in advance By
the parties liable therefor; and that for non.
payment Of the same, the party In default
shall be subject to the same penalty as herein.
before set forth In relation to annual taxes.
Sec rs. That the said intendant AID war.
dens are hereby authorized to appoint clerk
and treasurer to record proceedings and col
lect the taxes imposed under and by virtue Of
this act; and 1t shall be the duty of the said
clerk and treasurer to collect the same, and
rfor This purpose he shall have and exercise al
the powers,conferred upon county treasurers
All property upon which tax shall be assess
ed is hereby declared and made liable for the
payment thereof In preference to all Other
debts due by the person owning The property
at the time of assessment, except debts and
taxes due the State, which shall be paid first.
Sec 26. That In case Of sickness or tempo.
rary absence OF the said intendant, the war
dens shall be empowered to elect one Of theil
own number to act as intendant tor the time
Sec 27. That the said intendant and wardens
of the said Town Of Sumter are hereby author
lied and empowered to establish aud keep uE
one or more public scale or scale-houses, witt
proper scales and weights for weighing cotton
and other articles sold by weight in the sale
town, by and at the expense Of the said town
Sec 2s. That the said intendant and war.
dens be, and they are hereby, authorized tt
appoint one or more public weishers, who
shall be sworn by the said lntendant faithfully
to perform the duties of said Office, and wht
shall be removable for misconduct or incompe
tency by said intendant and wardens; anC
when reference Is had to any Of the publit
scales used oy said welghers, by the authorft!
of said intendant and wardens, on the same
day that the contract Of sale Is made, the Ger
ktiHcate of public weighers shall be conclusive
evidence of the weight of the cotton, or an!
other article sold by weights, in any court o
Justice in which an action shall be pendlnG
touching the weight of any such article; ant
the said intendant and wardens are hereb.
I,authorlzed to assess sum not exceeding tel
cents on each bale of cotton, and a proportion
ate sum on other articles weighed, to be pait
by the seller for the use Of the said town.
SEC. 20. That the public scales and weight
established in pursuance of this act shall b'
the standard to which all others in the salt
town shall conform; and if any person shal
use, In Weighing any article whatsoever solt
in said town, weights and scales differing from
the standard, such person, on conviction il
the Court of Sessions for Sumter County, shal
be fined and imprisoned, at the discretion o
the court.
SEC. 80. That the said intendant and war
dens shall have power 10 establish and keep
guardhouse and town prison, and to make al
suitable rules and regulations Tor the prope
government OF the same; and any OF th'
police, appointed by the said intendant ant
wardens, are authorized to arrest and commi