The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-06-07

by order of Court, or by process
of law, or by executors or admin
istr0tors.
SEC. 20. Tho Clork of tho said
Town Council shall, annually,
make out an assessment, from tho
books of tho County Auditor, of
all real estate in tho limits of said
town for taxation, and shall mako
roturn Of said assessment to tho
IntondAnt and Wardons within
ono month from tito tihic of his
appointment.
SEQ "a. That IN ordinance do
claring tho rato Of annual taxation
upon property, and other subjects
OF annual taxation for tho year,
shall bc published at least thrco
weeks during tho month Of Octo-
Dor in each year; md that all por-
sons liable to taxation under the
same, shall mako thoir return, on
oath, and mako payment Of their
tax to tho Clerk and Treasurer
Hereinafter constitutcd) Of tho
said corporation, during tho sue
cccding month Of November and
upon failure to make such return
and payment, tho parties so in de-
fault shall DO subjcst to tho penal
tics now provided by law for fail
ure to pay tho general State tax !;
tho said penalty to be enforced by
tho said lntcndant and Wardcns
for tho use Of tho said town. And
that all other taxes imposed by
tho 1ntcndant and Wardcns shall
be payable in advance by the par
tics liable therefor; and that for
non-paymcnt Of tho same, tho par
ty in default shall bo subject to
the same penalty rs horcinbotoro
set forth in relation to annual tax
CS.
SEC. 25. That tho said Intend
ant and Wardcns arc hereby nu-
thorizcd to appoint n Clerk and
Treasurer to record proceedings
and collect tho taxos imposed un-
der and by virtue Of this Act, aud
it shall be the duty Of tho said
Clerk and Treasurer TO collect the
same, and for this purpose ho
shall havo and exercise NIL tho
powers conferred upon County
Trensurcrs. All property upon
which tax shall be assessed is
hereby declared and made liable
for tho payment thereof in prefer
cnco to all other debts duo by the
person owning tho property at
tho timo of assessment, except
debts and taxes due tho State,
which shall bo paid first.
SEC. 26. That in case Of sick css
or temporary absence Of tho said
1ntcndant, tho Wardcns shall be
empowered to elect one Of thcir
own number TO act as Intcndnnt
for tho time.
SEQ. 27. That tho said Intend,
and and Wardcns of tho said town
Of Sumter arc hereby authorized
and empowered to establish and
keep up one or more public scale
or scales houses, with proper
scales and Weights for weighing
cotton and other articles sold by
weight in the said town, by and
at the expense Of tho said town.
SEC. %. That tho said Intend.
ant and Wardons be, and they are
hereby, authorized to appoint one
or more public wcighcrs, who
shall be sworn by tho said Intend.
ant faithfully to perform tho du.
tics Of said Office, and who shall
be removable for misconduct OF
incompctcncy by sNid Intcndant
and Wardcns and whom reference
is had to any Of tho public scales
used by said wcighcrs, by tho au,
thority Of said Intendnnt and
Wardcns, on tho samo day that
tho contract of salo is madc, the
certificate oipubIic weighers shall
DO conclusive evidence Of the
weight Of the cotton, or any other
article sold by weights, in any
Court Of justice in which an action
shall bo pending touching the
weight Of any such article; and
tho said Intendant and Wardcns
arc hereby authorized to assess Il
sum not exceeding ten cents on
each bale Of cotton, and q proper,
tomato sum on other articles
weighed, to DO paid by tho scl!cr
for tho uso Of tho said town.
SEC. 20. That tho public scales
and weights established in pursu
ancc Of this Act, shall be the stan.
dard to which all others in the
said town shall conform and if
any person shall use, in weighing
any article whatsoever sold in
said town, weights md scales diff,
fering from tho standard, such
person, on conviction in the Court
Of Sessions for Sumter County,
shall bo fined and imprisoned, ut
tho discretion Of tho Court.
Sec. 80. That tho said Intend
ant and Wardens shall havo pow
CT to establish and keep q guard
house and town prison, and to
make all suitable rules and rcgu-
lations for tho proper government
Of tho samo and any of tho po-
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