The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-06-17
GOD "A ND OUR COUNT

uoiiaFs, the some &uay De recovered be-
fore any magistrate, trial justice, or
justice of the pcac& for Sumter county
and when such fin. shall be for twenty
dollars, or under, they mag be recovered
before the said inteadant and wardens or
any three of thSi;,; all which fines
when recovered, sls,ll be applied to the
uses Of the said town.
SEC. 20 That tho said intendant and
wardcns shall have full and exclusive
power to grant or Mfase licenses to keep
taverns, to retail sRirituous liquors, or to
keep billiard tables within the corporate
limits of said town, AMI to regulate the
prices of the same; Provided, That the
said licenses shall 70. be fixed at lower
rate than that now or hereafter to be
established by law;4and they shall have
power 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, rs court Of general sessions
for retailing or keeping billiard tables,
lthout licenses. within the corporate
limits of said town, shall be received bv
said intcndant ard Swardens for the use
of said corporation.
SEC. 81. That the said intendant and
wardcns shall have power aud anthorit y
to Impose the following annual taxes for
the uses and purposes Of the said town !;
that is to say, twenty cents on the value
of each one hundred dollars OF real cs-
tate within the corporate limits of said
town, Except the real estate of churches
aud institutions of learning, y the value
of such a. estate for taxation to be as.
certaincd and assessed as hereinafter
provided for, not exceeding twenty cents
on each one hun ired dollars of the pr;
cccds OF / sales Of goods, w ,res, mer-
chandise in said town; not exceeding
three dollars on each asuac carriage
dir wA by che horse not exceeding five
dollars n each yclIielu Of any kind for
h'rc orprgh, ,.gaj dswn BY oue horse !;
g2s eSeesains ySllisl.ss
Of any kind kept. tofhire or profit drawn
By two hurscs; not exceeding twenty
dollars on q i; hic!c Of any kind kept
for hire or profit, aud drawn ~ more
than two horses aud not exceeding
twenty cents lp'n each one hundred
dollars Of all sa!cs made II auction or
NJ on ,nsi: nmcnt, Within tie corporate
lniits ii id town, except sales made by
order Of court, o: b. process OF law, or
by executors or administrators
SEC 22 The clerk OF the sad town
town council shall, annually, make out
an asscssi. cnt, !rom the books ot' the
books Of the county auditor, Of all real
estate in the limits OF said town for tax.
alton, nnt sha | make return OF said as
scssment to the intcndant and warduns
within one month from the time OF his
appointment.
SEC. 23. That IN o:dinanc &c dccl riu3
the IA of annual taxation upon prop.
erty, and other subjects of annual taxa
tion Tor the year, shall be published at
least three week: during the month OF
October, III each year; and that all per
sons liable to t Xation under the same
shal! make their return, on oath, and
make payn ont Of Their tax to the clerk
and treasurer (herein tier constituted
CT the said co. poratiOu during the sue
cet ling month Of November; aud, upon
failure to make such return and pay
ment, the parties so in default shall b,
subject to Tie penalties now provides
by law Tor failure to pay the genera
State tax; the said penalty to be cntorc
c by the said int:ndunt and warden.
Tor the use Of the said town. And that
, -. ~. .,ay., i,,,.,aou ~ tnc inten
dant and wardcns shall be payable il
advance by the parties liable therefor
n that for non payment OF the same
the part in default shall be subject t,
the same penalty rs herciubcfurc SCI
forth in rclati, n to onnuul taxes
SIC. "a That the said intondant a2t
wnrdcns are hereby authorized to ap
point clerk aud treasurer to rccorC
proceedings, and collect the taxes impos
ed and by virtue Of this act; and it shal
be the duty Of the said clerk and treas
urcr to collect the same, aud, for thi:
purpose, he shall have and exercise al