The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-03-10

ten-pin alleys, or other kinds OF games
of hazard; skill, or chance, on all drays,
carts; wagons, carriages. omnlbuses,
buggies, horses, mares, or mules kept
for hire or used for public purposes in
said town. And they have full and on
ly power to impose tax on all shows
or exhibitions for gain or reward within
the corporate limits of said town. They
shall have power to impose tax not eX-
ceeding twenty cents on every hundred
dollars of the value of all real and per-
sonal property lying within the corpo-
rate limits of the town, the real and
personal property of churchs and schools
and college associations excepted. That
an ordinance declaring the rates OF an
nual taxation for the year, shall be pub
lished at least three weeks during the
month of Jenuary in each year, except
the first publication, which shall be I'M
mediately after this amended charter
is accepted and adopted by the General
Assembly of this State; Provided, That
if in the Judgment of the said ToWn
Council any property, real or personal.
shall be returned below its actual and
true value, then, in such case, reference
shall be made on the book of the Coun-
ty treasurer; and the last assessment OF
such property made by the County AS
SCISSORS shall be taken as the Taiue OF
the same, and that oil persons liable TO
taxation under the same, shall make
oath of their taxable property within
said town, and make payment OF their
taxes to the Clerk and treasurer OF
the said corporation, or such other
person as they may be orderea OF
required to do during the sue
ceeding month after publication,
and upon failure; to make such return
and payment as required, the partles so
in default shall be subject to the penal
ties provided by law for failure to pay
the general, State and County tax, to be
enforced by the orders os the Intendent
and Wardens, or q majority of them, Tor
the use of the said town, except that
in such cases that executions to enforce
the paymeent oflsuch taxes shall be Is
sued under tina scale of the corporation,
and NAV be directed to the Town Mar
shal. or other person appointed by the
said Town Council to levy, collect and
and receive the same, with costs, as IN
such cases made and provided ny law.
And all property upon which such TAX
shall be levied and assessed, is hereby
declared and made liable for the pay
ment thereof in preference to oil other
debts except debts due to the State,
whica shall be first paid. And that all
other taxes imposed by the lntendent
and Wardens, or majority of them,
shall be payable in advance by the par.
ties liable for the same, ana on Iallure OF
payment their property shall De llaole
q IN,
just before stated.
Sec. 9. The Intendant and Wardens
elects, t,gether with Clerk ana Ireasu-
rer, shall, during their term OF once, pe
exempted from Street and police GUY.
Each Town Council shall, within one
month after the expiration OF their
term of office, make out and return 10
the;- successors in office full account
of their receipts and expenditures our
ing their term, which account shall be
published in one or moro papers OF tne
town or county, and shall pay over al
moneys in their possession belonging 10
the corporation, and deliver up all DOCKS,
records and other papers incldent tnelr
office to t1eir SUCCESSORS; and on failure
to do so, they shall be liable to be fined
in n sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars, to be collected by any proper &C
ton of the Town Coucil.
SEC. 10. That all ordinances hereto.
fore passed by the Town Council OF
Spartanburg, in conformity with the au,
thority granted by existing laws, snail
be, and they are hereby, declared legal
and valid. .-
SEC. II. All Acts and parts of Acts
heretofore passed in relation to the i'll
corporation of the town of Spartanburg
be, and the same are hereby, repealed;
SEC. l2. This Act shall be deemed q
public Act, and continue in force tor
the term of twenty years, and until the
end of the session Of the Legislature
thereafter. .
Approved February II, 1871.