The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-01-21
.anssAN3 ORDINANCE
,TsRaiss Supplies for tie Town Of Anderson
fia4 FOB THE
Year ending slst December, 1875.

Be Il ordained by the Intendant and Wardens
of the Town Of Anderson in Council assem-
.'bled, shd by the authority Of the same 'na'
a tax for the sums, and in the manner nerein'
after named, shall be raised and paia 'l'o
the .public treasury of the said Town. for tne
uses and services thereof; that is to say
Nv pp.,..sp PERSONAL PROPERTY.
SECTION /. Twenty-Five cents on every
hundred dollars worth of real and personal
nronerty other than the Carolina Collegiate
Institute, Greeley Institute and the Churches
Of the Town, for the purpose Of paying the
expenses of the Government Of the Town and
ssst Indebtedness Of the same.
DRAys. sCARRIAGRs AND OTHER VEHICLES.
sEo. 2. The annual tax on all Drays drawn
BY two or more horses, kept or used for hire,
Ten Dollars each and on all Carriages drawn
by two or more horses, Two Dollars and Fifty
Gents each; and on all other Vehicles on
springs drawn by one horse, One Dollar and
Fifty Cents each; on each Wagon drawn by
two or more horses, Two Dollars and Fifty
Gents each and on each one-horse Wagon,
One Dollar and Fifty Gents.
- ROAD AND STREET TAX.
SEC. 8. That all persons liable to work on
tho Streets, Ways and Roads, be required to
render Six days labor on said Streets, or have
the right to commute the same by paying the
sum of Two Dollars and if any person liable
to this duty shall fail or refuse to make pay
ment by the time hereinafter specified, shall
Ss held liable to the penalties as provided by
law.
IT1NERANT TRADERS OR AUor1oNEERs.
Sec. 4. Five Dollars day by any Itinerant
Trader OF Auctioneer, Offering for sale within
THE limits of the Town of Anderson any Goods,
Wares or Merchandise at Auction or otherwise,
without having paid the above specified tax,
shall be fined in the discretion of the Council
for each day he or they may so offer; Provided,
the provisions Of this Ordinance shall not be
so constructed as to apply to the ordinary deal
ers in Grain, Fruit, Potatoes, Tobacco, Iron
Ware, Earthen Ware or other produce or man
ufactures Of like character.
Shows AND EXHIBITIONS.
SEC. s. There shall be levied a tax of One
Hundred Dollars on each and every exhibition
of any Circus or Mensgerie exhibiting during
the day, and Fifty Dollars at night, within the
corporate limits of the Town of Anderson.
On all other Shows or Exhibitions given for
profit, gain or reward, tax of Ten Dollars
shall be charged for each and every exhibition.
On all Entertainments, places of amusement
opened or given for profit, gain or reward,
ta1of Five Dollars shall be charged for each
and every night or day such entertainment
may bs given, or place of amusement opened.
SEC. 6. And be Il further ordained, That the
taken on Real Estate shall be paid according
the valuation by the Town Assessors, and all
other taxes according to the returns made on
oath to the Clerk of the Council.
Sec. z. And be it further ordained, That all
returns shall be made on or before the 1st day
,of February, 1875, and all taxes shall be paid
ON or before the 1st day of March next, except
Taxon Omuibusse,, Hacks, Carriages, Buggies,
Wagons, Drays, etc., kept for hire, which shall
he paid before such, vehicles are allowed to run;
and persons who shall fail to make their re-
turns within the time specified, shall be assessed
bythe Clerk of Council, and if any person or
persons shall refuse or neglect payment of the
Taxes herein levied within the time specified,
the Clerk Of Council is hereby authorized and
required to add twenty per cent. penalty to
amount of the Tax of the person thus refusing
or ,neglecting payment of their Tax; and if
tho per cent and Tax is not paid within twenty
days, it shall be the duty of the Clerk TO issue
executions therefor Immediately and collect the
Same by due process Of law.
Done and ratified in Council, and the Seal Of
the Corporation Of said Town affixed there
= to, this the 18th day of January, A. D.,
1875.
JOHN r. COCHRAN,
JAS. Il. BEwLEY, Intendant.
Clerk Council.