Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-08
An Ordinance.
TO raise Supplies for the yrea 1874,
and. for other purposes.

BE 1t ordained by the ..Intendant and Wardeus of
the Town Of Beaufort in Council assembled:
l. That Tax for the year 1874, for the sums and
in the manner hereinafter prescribed shall be ras
and paid into the Treasury of the Town. for the
aud service thereof; that is to say:
2 That after the passage of this ordinance there
shall be paid into the Town Treasury One hundrd
cents OH every hundred dollars Of the value Of every
house building, lot, wharf or other landed estate,
within the limits of the Town. excepting such prop
erty MS belongs to and is occupied by religious
charitable, orlitcrarv associations
One hundred cents on evey hundred dollars Gf
the vau, of personal pnssessory property Of every
kind including money in hand or on deposit bonds
and other evidences OF Indebtedness aud exclusive
Of household furniture TO the value Of One hundred
dollars.
3. That Immediately after the passage of thi
Ordinance all persons corporations doing busincs
within the limits Of the Town shall he and here
by required to pay special taxes for the sano Into
the Town Treasury as hereinafter prcscibrd TO wit
1. For dray, cart, buggy or other vehicle kept
for hire, SJlg
q For non-Rsidcnts Of the the Town, selling or
Offering for SALE wares or III rchand;Ee 10y sample or
otherwise not 10 exceed $40 nor less than $40, at
The discretion of the Intcndant.
3. For any person or persons s'llin; any wares or
merchandise and oif'ning In connection herewith
any prize or reward to be given by lot ciie by
chan." $500.
For any circus, show or pahG r"r'or'aanr" not
exceeding s51 Mt the discretion ur the im cnlaut.
.. For ESprcss cpmpauiSSs.'
G. For Telegraph Companies, S2j
T. For all dealers In .riIupIs liquors and hotels
where liquors are sold, si6h.
s. For every pcr,on or pssS,ns uns steam as
motive power, SI5.
0. For every Undertaken, 81.
10. For every Auctlonccr, ST.
II. For every Junk dealer, S20.
II. For Commission merchant, $40.
II. Fur every billiard bisatcc table or howlins
alley kept for public use, So
II. For each Bank for deposits or savinis, 80.
l5 Traders who have commenced business since
Jan l. 1874, shall pay 4 special tax for the balance
of the var at tho rate of two dollars per month in
lieu ofthc tax on personal property.
1. That all taxes on property imposed by the pro-
visions Of this Ordinance shall have reference as p
possession and valuation to the first day Of December
1873, and bc for the year beginning January lst,
1874. to Dec. 81 st, 1874.
). That the committee appointed to raise supplies
for hesycar 1874 shall constitute, together with the
Intendant the board Of Whose duty 1t shall
he TO assess the property ofesch p'r,pn or corpora
tion such amounts as in their judgement they may
deem just and proper which assessment shall he
duly recorded in a book which shall hc open for
inspection and revision for the space Of ten O days
parties 80 assessed shall have the privilege Of correct
ing the same under oath corc the board ofassessors,
If or she they deem themselves ever assessed,
and all persons so offering to rlu'c thciraSa~siucnt
shall answer on oath all such questions in relation
10 their taxable income rrc ipts or property said
bOarl .lall ask. And all assessments 50 made aud
not corrected As aforesaid, at The expiration Of S,id
ten t1O) days. shall b. deemed as correct, and hO
further appeal thereafter allowed.
G. That the basis Gf taxation shall bc the assess
mcnt made for the year 1874.
g. That all taxes not pail on or before the 2Sth
day Of Feb. 1874 shall DC liable to penalty in acror
dcncc with the Ordinance entitled AN Ordinance
to raise Supplies frr the year 1865, aud for other
purposes" ratified in Council, April 29Ih, 1868.
s. All ordinances aud Inrtsof Ordinances in con-
flict with this, cxcrp; that concerning the sale Of
grn-Inwder, raii d March the l9h 1902 are hereby
revoked,
ALFEED WILLIAMS,
iutcnlant.