The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-26
City Ordinances
AN ORDINANCES To RAISE SUPPLIES FOR


Be u ordained by the Mayor and AZ
dermen of ths City Of Columbia in Coun
csl nssens6ted. and by tie authority If The
same. That tax. 10 cover tn. period
from the hrst day Ut January, A. D.
1875. TO the drst day of Januury, A.
u. 1875. for the sums and III 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 say:
5Eor1oNl. A tax OF 500 on every hun.
dred dollars IN value Of all real estate
and personal property of every descrip-
ton, ovned and used in the city of
Columbia at a1y time during tho said
hscsi year. shs ] be levied aud paid
iuto the City Treasury for the use Of
the said CITY: Prouided. Ao,Deper, That
no personal property bot taxed or
liable to br az 81 by the State, shall
be- taxed iur the srrvlce of the said city.
$40 2 In addition tn the foregoing
taxer. spectral tax of 81 90 on every
hundred dollars Of the assessed value
ut all real aud persOuai property of
every Description, uwhed aud used IN
he city Of C"iu,nbla at any time dur
lug the sain fiscal year, shall be levied
and paid Int" tue city Treasury. to be
usru ioi the puTpuhe vi paJiug the III
'erest upon the pubIlo debt of said
city, as provided by Act ui the Geue-
tai Assembly. ent.tird IAN Act to uu-
thorizr the Mayor aud Aldermen OF
he city Of C".nmL,. to ,s.ne bonds,
and To Negotiate aud sell the same"
approved March Ii. 1872: Prorided.
h0DereT. Thmt no peisuuul property
not taxed, or liable 70 be taxed by the
Stat- of South Carolina, shall be tuxed
for the nse Of said clty
SEQ There shall be paid on We.
hloIes the following tax, VIZ: Upon
each four wheel pleasure carriuge or
barouchr. drawn by two or more
horses. $40; upon carriage, buggy, ba-
rouche. gig or sulhy, (uot u-ed for
hlrr.) drawn by one Nurse or mule,
$40: Propided. That the value of
pressure Carriages aud other pleasure
vehicles specih ally taxed, be not re-
qulred to be returned for taxation as
personal property. Upuu each ve-
hicle used for the breaking or exhibit.
lug of hurses or mules S25; upon each
express comp"ny's wagon drawn by
Que horse. $40; drawn by two or more
horses, $50: Procided. That nothing
herein contuined shall be construed ~
extend to wagons. carts or other We.
hicles going to or from market, ani
owned by non-residents Of SAID city,
or OF Wagons exclusively used for Agrl-
cultural purposes.
SEC 4. That each and every person
between the ages Of 81 years aud As
years. llAbl. to work Oh tic strrors Of
sud CITY. may and shall be excused
from the prrfor nInnre of snch duty on
the payment Of 81 to the City Clerk
aud Treasurer; and. on failure to pny
the said sum Of IS. ut the time of the
payment oi their ciy taxes, they shall.
when summoned 80 to do, DO r. Quirsd
i" work personally upon the streets of
he SAID city for Six daye, nnder the
directiou OF the Superintendent of the
Streets. or any other person appointed
by the Mayor aud Aldermen TO take
Charge OF and direct them. Auy per-
sun refusing or nrgl-cting to obey such
summons shall be- fined 81 for each
days neglect of the same, 10 be- reco
vertd by Information before the Mayor
and Aldermen in Council assembled.
And 1t shall be the duty of the City
Clerk and Treasurer. and Uf the Chief
OF Police. TO report to the said Mayor
and Alder msn all defaulters under this
section.
SRo 5. That each aud every owner
or tenant. or occupant of auy real es.
tate. upon any street where water is
brought by pipes or otherwise frou
the city reservoir, shall pay to the City
Treasury, at the same time with the
other taxes imposed by this ordinance,
q general tax OF 81 for each fifty feet
oi frontage where there are buildings,
and Que ceut per foot Of frontage
where there are no buildings upon
lots 30 taxed: Provided, That every
lot upon snch streers upon which any
snch structure or structures exist, shall
pay water tax of uot less than 81:
And propided further. That no proper.
" holder or teusDt shall be oharg ed for
more than one frontage for property
owned or occupied by bin. Auyown-
er, ar HIS agent, Or occupant of any
real estate, upon whose premises water
III brought from the c,ty reservoir,
shalI pay such sumo for the uss Of water
o. may be s~.erned by the Olty Coun-
OIL. and an owner. or his agent, or oc-
onpsns. isi.iuR ~ make report Of the
hyd'an, oi hydrsnts used by him or
her. ar by any tenant or ucuupnnt ON
such ~ em lns.A 6hnll ~ ,linhia IN a A..