The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-28
ProSsedlngs Special Meeting city .Coun.
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CoUNC1L CHAMnER.

Il =. COUNCIL CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, 8. O.. December 23, 1872.
Present-His Honor the. Mayor; AL.
dermen Carpenter, Thompson, Eowndes,
Mitchell, Carroll, Young, Wilder, Carr,
Williams. Griffin and Cooper. Absent-
Alderman Hoge. .
The Mayor stated that he had called
the meeting to consider the ordinance
for raising supplies for the year 1873:
also, tho ordinance for licenses for same
period, which were offered by Alderman
carpenter at the last regular meeting.
The same were considered and amended.
l. On motion, the rules were suspended,
ana the two ordinances taken np for q
third reading. and were passed and
rattle ed IN due form. and are aa follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR THE
YEAR 1873.
S5 I: oTadine9 by The Mayor and Alder
men Of the city Of Columbia. in Council
assembled, and by the authority OF The
same, That tax to cover the period
from the frat day Of January, A. d.
1873. to the first day of January, A. D.
1874. for the sums and in the manner
| hereinafter mentioned shall be levied.
collected and paid into tho treasury OF
the said city for the use and service
thereof. That is t, say:
SECTION 1. A tax of 81 on every $1OO
Ut the assessed value of real estate, lying
within the limits of said city, not ex-
empt by law from taxation; and the
value OF nll such real estate shall be
ascertained and assessed for the purpose
OF taxation by the City Assessor.
SEQ 2. That u tax of 81 on every $lOO
i'll value of ali personal property of
every description, owned and used in
the city OF Columbia at any time during
the said fiscal year, shall be levied and
paid into the city treasury for the use of
the said city: Prooided, honeuer, That
no personal property not taxed, or liable
to be taxed, by tho State, shall be taxed
for the service of the said oity.
SEC. 8. In addition to the foreooin1
taxes, special tax of so cents on every
SlOO Of the assessed valuo Of all real and
personal property Of every description,
owned and used in the city of Columbia
at any time during the said fiscal yenr.
shall be levied and paid into the CITY
treasury, to be used for the sole purpose
of paying the interest upon the public
debt OF said city, as provided by Act of
General Assembly, entitled s'An Act TO
authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of
tho city of Columbia to issne bonds, and
to negotiate and sell the same. approved
March 13, 1872: Propided, ho,cecer,
That no personal property not taxed. or
Liable to be taxed by the State Of South
Carolina, shall be taxed for the use of
the said city.
SEQ. 4 There shall be paid on vehicles
the following tax, viz: Upon each four
wheel pleasure carriage or barouche,
drawn by two or more horses, $40; upon
carriage. buggy. barouche, gig or suiky,
not used for hire, drawn by one horse or
mule, $40: Prooideii, That the value of
pleasure carriages and other pleasure
vehicles specifically taxed, be not re-.
CURED to be returned for taxation as
personal property. Upon each vehicle
useo 1or Inc breaking or exhibiting Of
horses or mules, S25; upon each express
wagon, drawn BY one horse. 50; dawn
by two or moro horses, $1S: Provided
That nothing herein contained shall be
construed to extend to wagons, carts or
other vehicles going to or from market.
and owned by non residents of said city,
or OF wagons exclusively used for aori.
cultural purposes.
SEQ. b. That each and every person
between the ages Of 18 and so years.
liable to work ON the streets of said city.
may aud shall be excused from the per
formance OF such duty on the payment
of SO to the City Clerk and Treasurer;
and. on failure to pay the said sum of SO.
at the time of tho payment of their city
taxes, they shall, whom summoned go to
do. be required to work personally upon
the streets of the said CITY for six days,
under the direction of tho Superintend.
ent of the Streets, or any other person
appointed by tho Mayor and Aldermen
to take charge of and direct them. ANY
person refusing or neglecting to obey
such summons shall be fined s. for each
days neglect of the same, to be recover
ed by information before tho Mayor and
Aldermen in Council assembled. And it
shall be the duty OF the City Clerk and
Treasurer, and of the Chief of Police,
to report to the said Mayor and Alder.
men all defauIters under this section.
SEQ 6. That each and every owner or
tenant or occupant of any real estate,
upon any street where water is brought
by pipes or otherwise from the CITY re-.
servoir, shall pay to tho City Treasury,
at the same time with the other taxes
imposed by this ordinance, q general tar
of $l for each fifty feet of frontage,
where there are buildings, and one cent
per foot of frontage whore there are no
buildings upon lots 30 taxed: Provided,