The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-26
''~ Olsy Ordinancss
An, ORDINAsCk 80 RAISE SuPPLlRs FOB
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THs FISCAL YEAR 1876
Bs u o,'tIaimed BY the Mayor and A.
dcrnen Of Ahe City Of Columbia in C5un.
90 flssszbted. and by the authority ef tho
sdsas, That . tax. 10 cover the period
ff"m the hrst day Oi January, A. D.
1875. 10 the drst day of January, A.
d. 1875. 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; tba, Is to cay:
6EoTIoNl. A tax oi 500 on every hun.
dred d6ilats in value OF all real estate
aud personal property of every descrip-
ton. owned aud used in the city of
Colombia at aIy time during the said
fiscsl year. cha be levied and paid
iuto the City Treasury for the use of
the sold oity: Provided. howepsr, That
no personsl property not taxed or
liable to be AZ sd by the State, shall
b- taxed iur th,. service Of the said city.
$40 q In addition to the foregoing
taxes. n special tax of 81 90 ON every
hundred dollars Of the assessed value
of all real and personal property Of
every description, owned aud used IN
the city of Columbia at any time dur
lug the said fiscal year, shall be- levied
and paid into the CITY Treasury. to be
used fol the pnrpuse oi puylng the In-
terest upon the pubno debt of said
city, as provided by Act of the Geue-
ral Assembly. ent.tl-d IAN Act to uu-
thOrlze the Mayor aud Aldermen of
the city Of Co'umbiA to Issue bonds.
and to Negotiate aud sell The same" I"
approved March 13. 1872: Proridsd.
hoDerer. Thnt no personal property
not taxed, or liable To be- taxed by the
Srat. Of South Carolina, shaiI be taxed
for tho use of sa,d city.
$40 There shall be paid on We.
hices the following tax, viz: Upon
each four wheel pleasure carriage or
barouchr, drawn by two or more
horses. $40; upon carriage, buggy, ba-
rnuche. gig or sulky. (uot ured for
hire. drawn by one hurse or mule,
80: Provided. That the value of
p,easure Carriages aud other pleasure
vehicles specii ally taxed, be not re-
quired to be- returned for taxation as
personsi property. Upon each ve-
hiole used for the breaking or exhibit
Ing of hurses or mules $25; upon each
express comp.ny's wagon. drawn by
QUE horse. $40; drawn by two or more
horses, $50: Prouided. That nothing
herein contained shall be- construed to
extend to wagons. carts or other ve-
hicles going to or from market, ani
owned by nou-resideuts of said city,
or of Wagons exclusively used for agrl.
cultural purposes.
SEC 4. That each and every person
between the ages of 2l years aud As
years, iiabi. to work on The streets uf
said CITY, may aud shall be- excused
from the p-rfor nance of such duty on
the payment Of 81 to the City Clerk
and Treasurer; and. on failure to pay
the said aum of IS. ut the time of the
payment oi their ui,y taxer, tuey sinai,
when summoned 30 to do, DO r. 1nired
to work personally upon the streets Of
the said city for Blk dsys, nnder the
direction OF the superintendent of the
Streets. or any other person appointed
by the Mayor aud Aldermen 10 take
Charge OF and direct them. Auy per-
son refusing or negIectiug 10 obey such
sum mons shall bs fined 81 for each
days neglect Of the same, 20 be reco
vertd by inform~tlon before the Mayor
and Aldermen in Council assembled. i.
And It shall bs the duty of the City
Clerk and Treasurer, and of the Chief
Of Police, to report to the said Mayor
and Aldermen all defauiters under this
section.
SEQ 8. That each aud every owner
or tenant. or occupant of any real ".
tate. upon any street where water is
brought by pipes or otherwise from
the city reservoir, shall pay to the Oity
Treasury. at the same time with the
Other taxes impose,i by Ghi. ordinance,
q general tax OF 81 for each fifty feet
OF frontage where there are buildings,
and one ceut per foot Of frontage
where there are nO buildings upOu
lots 30 taxed: Provided, That every
lot upon suoh streers upon which any
such structure or structures exist, shall
pay water tsx Of not less than 81:
And prousdsd further. That no proper
" holder or teusns shall be charg I'd for
more than one frontage for property
owned or occupied by bim. Auyown-
er, or his agent, Or occupant Of any
real sstate. upon whose prsmises wster
is hrauaht from the CITY reservoir.
shali pay such sumo for the uss 0f water
o. may be a.sesned by the Oity Uoun-
OIL. and An owner. or his sRens, or oc.
capsns. isiIiug ~ snake = report of the
hydTant Or hydrsnte used by him or
her. or by any tenant or Oe0opant on
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