Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-03-14

bhe;term for which they have been
They: shall. have power to
regulate sales at auction within the
limits Of the town; and to
grant licenses to aucsioneers, itinerant
traders, to keepers of hotels and liv-
cry stables; and to levy tax on all
drays, cartS, wagons, carriages, omm- !
buses; buggies, horses, lilar',s, o. mules |
kept for hire, or se,l for public pnr-
poses in said town, ind they have the
l'ull and only power t'.inpose Il tan
on all Slows, or exhibitions for gain
or reward, within the corporate limits
OF SAID town, they shall have power
to impose tax, not exceeding twenty
cents on every hundred dollars of the
value of Ill re,,l or personal property,
lying within the corporate limits of
the town, the real and personal prop
erty of churches and schools.a and COL
lege associations excepted. Tat an
ordinance. declaring the rates Of an
nual taxation upon property and 9TH
er subjects of annual taxation for the
year shall be published at least three
weeks during the month of january.
in each year: Ryorsaed, That the
said Town Council shall have power
to levy n tax for this year.. under the
same rules as is above stated, imme'
diately after the passage of this Act,
and that all 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 or Treasurer of said
corporation, or such ether person as
they may be ordered or required to
do during the succeeding month af-
ter publication, and upon the failure
to make such returns and payments
as required, the parties SO in default
shall be subject to the penalties pro-
vided by law for the failure tofpay
the general State and County tax, to
be enforced by the orders of the In
tendant and Wardens, ora majority
of them, for the use of said town, ex-
cept that. in such cases, that execu-
tions to. enforce the payment of sucn
taxes hall be issued under the seal
Of the corporation, and may be di-
rooted to the Town Marshal or other
persons. appointed by the said Town
Council. to levy, collect and receive
the same, with costs, as in such cases
made and provided by law; and all
property upon which such taxes shall
be levied and assessed is hereby de.
clared and made liable for the pay
ment thereof IN preference to alloth-
er debts, except debts due to the State,
which shall be paid first; and that
all other taxes imposed by the Inten.
dant and Wardenli, or majority OF
them, shall be payable in advance by
the parties liable for the same, and on
failure of payment, their property
shall be liable for the same as in man
ner and form just before stated.
SEC. 9. The Irtendant and, War
dens elect, together with Clerk and
Treasurer, shall, during their term Of
Office, be exempt from street and po-
lice duty. Each Town Council shall,
within one month after the expiration
of their tel m of Office. make Out. and
return to their successors in Office,
full account Of, their receipts and ex-
penditures. duringitheirsterm; which
account shall I've published in one OF
more papers of the town sor County
and shall pay over all money in their
possession, belonging to the corpora.
ton, and deliver up ali books, records
and other papers incident to their of.
fee, to their successors, and on tail.
ure to do so, shall be liable to be fined
in a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars, to he collected by any proper
action Of the Town Council.
Sec. 10. That all ordinances or by
laws passed by the Town Council Of
Lewisville, shall be binding upon the
citizens;of said town, the same as the
laws of the State.
Sec. IL. That all Acts and parts Of
Acts inconsistent with, or supplied by
this Act, be, and the same are hereby,
repealed. =
SEC. 10. This Act. shall be deemed
a public Act, and continue in force
for the term Of twenty years, and .un--
til the end OF the session Of the Leg
lsiature thereafter.