The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-23
City Ordinances.
AN ORDINANCE TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR
THE EISCAI. YnAR 1875

Do ~ O'Hu"eU Oy Uc IuuyOr ana Al
dsrmen of The City Of Columbia, in C0un.
cit assembled, and by the authority Of The
same, THAT q tax to cover tho period
from the first day of January, A. D.
1878. to the first day of January, A.
II. 1876. for the sums and in the man
ner hereinafter mentioned, shall be
levied, collected and paid into the
Treasury of said city sor tbs a=e AID
service thereof; that is to say:
SRCrIoN l. A tax of SOC on every hun.
dred doilars in value of all real estate
and personal property Of every desorip-
ton, owned and used in the city OF
Columbia Mt aay time during tho said
fiscal year, shall be levied and paid
into the City Treasury for the use OF
the said city: Provided, howsrer, 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.
SEQ. 2. In addition to the foregoing
taxes. sEeoial tax Of 81 90 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
terest 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 bonds,
and to negotiate aud sell the same. I"
approved MaFoh 13, 1872: Provided,
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 city.
SEQ. s. There ehail be paid on We.
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, mot used for
hire,) drawn by one horse or mule,
$40: Prorided, That tho value Of
pleasure carriages and other pleasure
vehicles specifically taxed, be not re.
CURED to be returned for saxation as
personal property. Up0u each ve.
hicle uaed for the breaking or exhibit
ing OF horaes or mnles 225; upon each
e1preaa oompany'e wagon. dravn by
one horse. $40; drawn BY two or more
horses, 800: Propided, That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to
extend to wagons. carts or other ve-
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 Oh the streets of
said city. may and shall be excused
from the performance Of such duty on
the payment of So to the City Clerk
and Treasurer; and, on failure to pay
the said sum of SIS. ut the time of the
payment of their city taxes, they shall.
when summoned 80 to do, be required
.n work nersnnnlly upon the streets of
the said oity for six days, under the
direction of the Superintendent of the
Streets, or any other person appointed
by the Mayor aud Aldermen TO take
charge OF and direct them. Any per
son refusing or neglecting to obey such
summons shall be tined 81 for each
days neglect of the same, to be- reco.
vered by information before the Mayor
and Aldermen III Council assem- bled
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 Aldermen ull defaulters under this
section.
SEQ 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, ct tho came time With th.,
other taxes imposed by this ordinance,
a general tax of 81 for each fifty feet
of frontage where there are buildings,
and one cent per foot Of frontage
where there ure no buildings upon
lots go taxed: Provided, Thnt overy
lot upon such streets upon which any
sucE structure or structures exist, shall
pay Il water tax OF not less than ST:
And provided further, That no proper.
ty holder or tenant shall be charged for
more than one frontage fOr property y
owned or occupied by him. Auyown-
er, or his agent, or occupant of any
real estate, upon whose premises water
is brought from the city reservoir,
shall pay such sums for the use of water
as may be assessed by tho City Coun-
Gil; and Oh owner, or lis agent, or oo.
cnpant, failing to make report of the
hydrant or bydrants used by him OF
her, or by any tenant or occupant on
such PROMISES, shall be liable to fine
ot fi,o iicc ration &c A.. Nf-.