The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-22
City Ordinances.
AN ORDINANCE TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR
THK FISCAI, YEAR 1879

City ordinances.
An ORDINANCE TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR
THK FISCAL YEAR 1876.
BE ii ordained by the Mayor and AZ
dermen of the City Of Columbia, in Coun-
Gil assembled, and by the authority of The
same, That tax to cover the period
from the frat day of January, A. d.
1875. to the first day of January, A.
D. 1876. for the sums and in the man
ner hereinafter mentioned, shall be
levied, collected and paid into the
Treasury OF said city for the use and
service thereof; that is to say:
SECTION l. A tax OF SOC on every hun.
dred dollars in value of all real estate
and personal property of every descrip-
tion, owned and used in the city of
Columbia at aay time during the said
fiscal year. shall be levied and paid
into the City Treasury for the use of
the said city: Provided, howeuer, That
no personal property not taxed or
liable to be- tax ID by the State, shall
be taxed for the service of the said city.
SIC. 2. In addition to the foregoing
taxes. q special tax of $l.OO on every
hundred dollars of the assessed value
OF all real and personal property Of
every description, owned and used IN
the CITY of Columbia at any time dur
ing the said fiscal year. shall be levied
and paid into the city Treasury. to be
used for the purpose of paying the in
teress upon the public debt of said
city, as provided by Act Of the Gene
raj Assembly, entitled IAN ACT to au-
thorize the Mayor and Aldermen Of
the city Of Columbia to issue bon IL,
and to negotiate aud sell the sume, "
approved March l3, 1872: Prorided,
ho,oeuer. That no personal property
not taxed. or liable to be taxed by the
State of South Carolina. shall be taxed
for the use of said oity.
SEQ. 8. There ehall be paid on ve.
hicles the following tax, viz: Upon
each four-wheel pleasure carriage or
barouche. drawn by two or more
horses. $40; upon carriage, buggy, ba-
rouche. gig or sulky, (not used for
hire drawn BY ono horse or mule.
80: Prouidsd. That the value OF
pleasure carriages and other pleasure
vehicles specifically taxed. be not re.
quired 70 be xetusnsd for taxation -
personal property. Upou each vs.
hicle used for the breaking or exhibit.
ing OF horses or mules &25; upon each
express oompsny's wagon, drawn by
one horse. SO; drawn By two or more
horses, $40: Provided, That nothing
herein contained shsll be construed to
extend to wagons. carts or other We.
hicles going to or from market, and
owned by non-residents of said city.
or of wagons exclusively used for agri-
cultural purposes.
SEC 4. That each and every person
between the ages of 81 years and As
years, liable to work on the streets of
said city, may and shall be excused
from the performance of such duty on
the payment of 50 to the City Clerk
and Treasurer; and, on failure 10 pay
the said sum Of $5. at the time of the
payment of their city taxes. they shall,
when summoned SO to do, be required
to work personally upon the streets OF
the said city for six days, under the
direction of the Superintendent of the
Streets: or any other person app0iu;cG
by the Mayor and Aldermen to take
charge OF and direct them. Any per
son refusing or neglecting to obey such
summons shall be fined 81 for each
days neglect of the same, to be reco.
vered by Information before tho Muy OF
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
ant Aldermen all defaulters under this
section.
SEC 5. That each aud every owner
or tenant, or occupant of any real es.
tate, upon any street where water is
brought by pipes or otherwise from
! the city reservoir, shall pay to the City
Treasury. at the same time with the
other taxes imposed by this ordinance,
a general tax OF 81 for each fifty fee,
OF frontage where there are buildings,
and one cent per foot of frontage