Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-02-23
AN ORDINANCE
TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR THE TOWN
OF WALHALLA, FOR THE
YEAR 1879, AND 9TH. I5
Err PURPOSES.

RE IT ORDAINED, By the !n.cndant md
I'D Wardens of tho town Of WalholIo in
Council assembled, and by the authority of the
same, Thnt q Tax to c0ver the period from
january 10Th. 1872, to january 18Th, 1873, for
inc sums and in tho manner hereinafter named.
shall pc raised and paid into the Treasury of
June next. -
SECTION |. On euch one hundred dollars
CT assessed vnlue OF nl Real and Personal
Property, the sum of Twenty Cents.
SEQ, 2 Five Dollars :: day By any I;ne.
rant Trader or Auctioneer offering for sale,
within the town Of Wnlhnlla. any goods. wares
and merchandise, Mt auction or otherwise. to be
paid each day in advances and every Trader or
Auctoneer 30 Offering for sae any goods
wares and merchandise, at auction or other.
wise. without having paid the above specified
tax shall hc fined in the discretion of the
Council each day ho may so offer: Provided
Tho pro 'Sions of this ordinance shall not be
so const. cd as to apply to the ordinary deal
ers In grain. fruit. potatoes, tobacco puutfy
iron ware, cnrthen ware. or other produce or
manufactures Of like character.
SEC. 3. Factors. Commission Merchants.
and Auctioneers. selling goods or other proper.
ty on consignment. almll pny tax nf one half
of one per cent, collected quarterly, on their
gross sales. 'y4.
SEC. 4. On each and every Kcepcr of Ly
cry and Sale Stnbles.the sum of Thirty Dollars
for the year, in advance.
SEC. s. On tho proprietors or owners of all
two'horsc drnys, carts, or wagons kept for hire
an annual tax of ten dollars; and the tax on
one'horso drnys. carts or wagons kept for hire
shnll be fivo dollars, to bo paid in advance
provided, This section shall not apply to ve
hlcles kept for hire by keepers Of livery stables
SEC. 6. Dealers in liquors shall pny the
following license, to wit: Each retail denler in
spirItuons liquors, one hundred and fifty dollars;
each dealer in sprituous liquors who sells
10y the bottle and in quantities of quart and
upwards, seventy i've dollars; each druggist
or other person selling spurious liquors by the
bottle only. fifty dollars. the liquor not to be
drank on the premises when sold by any other
than n retail liquor dealer;) each dealer in
Lager Beer and other malt liquors not manu-.
iactured in the county, other than the licensed
dealers above mentioned, shall pay tax of
twenty twenty Ivo dollars and the license for all
dealers in spiritnons or mnlt liquors shall GOV.
or tho year ending on the First Monday in
February. 1873 Mt the above rates per wear.
and must bs paid before the parties enter on
the said business.
SEC. 7. On al crcuscs and other shows.
tax Of from five to fifty dollars per day, in the
discretion of the lntendant shall be paid.
SEQ. o. On each and every Billiard Table,
Kept for profit tux of twenty five dollars
l'ia Alley, fifteen dollars in advance before
license for using the snme sl all be granted
And any person opening such Establishments,
without frat obtaining n licencc for tho snmc.
shall be fined for each day they are 50 kept
open, II sum not exceeding Ave dnars
SEC. 8. That each and every person liable
to rond duty under the laws of the State, other
than ministers nf the Gospel, teachers Of schools
and students, shall work on the streets for five
IN pfi.,n Of f,o I,,,n
some other person appointed by him, under the
sume penalty M prescribed by tho laws of tho
State for nny refusal ur neglect to perform
snid work: Provided, That any person shall be
permitted to pay, on or before the first dny Of
June. c"mmulntiun Of Two dollars and fifty
cents.
SEC. 10 Tint the tax on all Real and Per
sonni property, as provided in Scclinn | shall
bc pad according to tho assessments returns
ana valuations mnde Tor State tnxes: Provided
That IN every cnse nny party shall have the
right nf nm appeal from such assessments or
valuations to the Town Council, mt any time
before the First Wednesday in April next.
SEC. II. All taxes herein levied (exccpt
such taxes licenses and assessments as are re-
qnrcd to be paid before entering on the bust
ness us hereinbef"re provided,) sha!l be paid on
or before the first day of June next; nnd if nny
person or persons shall fail, refuse or neglec,
payment of the taxes herein levied within the
time specified. the Treasurer Of the Council is
hereby authorized and required to add twenty
per cent. To the amount of the tax of the person
thus neglccting nr refusing, and if the Tux and
penalty thus imposed arc not pnl within TWEEN
ty days. it shsll be the duty Of the Treasurer
t" issue execution therefor, Immediately, and
collect the same by duo process Of law.
SEC. r.. DO it further ordained, That any
person found drunk in the streets Of theaown
"f Malhala. whereby the peace and good order
OF tho town may be impaired, or the convoni.
ence ot other persons intcrped with. shall be
held guilty of msdemcnnnr and punishable.
at tho discretion of tho Council, within the
limits of their authority.
SEC. l3. Be it further ordained, That all
placcs of business or amusement must be closed
on the Sabbath Day, and any person who shall
open tho snme for tho transaction of business.
shall be subject to penalty Of twenty. five
dollars. l'',N
SEC. H. Be it ordained That any person
riding or driving upon the sidewalks, or lead,
ing horses thereon except to cross the same. lie
at the discretion Of tho Council, within the linn
its of their authority. ,.yr. r,r
SEC. )5., Be it ordained, That any rerson |
caught in any net of public indocency in the
street shall be gnilty Of q misdemeanor. and
be punished ut the discretion of the Council,
within the limits of their authority. J,9
SEC. l6. Be it ordnined That any porsop
convicted of keeping disnrdery house within |
the incorporate limits Of the town Of Walhalln |
shall, upon conviction, for each such offence, be
fined n sum not less than tvs eutyfve dollars |
nor moro than fifty dollars; and the owner, or |
lesseo Of any dwelling house or other building |
situated within said incorporate limits. WHO |
let's or sIllets any such dwellipg-house or
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