The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-24
City Ordinances
AN ORDINANCE To RAISE SUPPLIES FOR
THE EIRQAI. YEAR lk75

BE il ordained by the Mayor and A.
dern7en of the City Of Columbia. in Coun
CT! assembled, and by the authority If the
same, That tax To- cover th. period
from the first day Of January. A. D.
1875. to the hrst day of January, A
ID. 1876. for the sums AID 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 /. A tax OF 800 on every hun.
dred dollars in value of all real estate
and personal property of every desorip-
aon, owned and used in the city of
Columbia at aoy time during the said
fiscal year, aha be levied and paid
iuto the City Treasury for the use Of
the said city: Prouided. hoDeuer, That
no personal uroperty not taxed or
liable to be lax by the State, shall
be taxed for the serv,oe of the said city.
SkC. 2 In addition t. the foregoing
taxes. special tax of $l00 on every
hundred dollars Of the assessed value
"f all real and personal property Of
every description, owned and used In
the CITY of Columbia at any time dur
Ing the snid fiscal year, shuil be levied
and paid into the oity Treasury, to be
used for the purpose of paying the in-
terest upon the public debt of snid
city. as provided hy Act .! the G.ne-
raj Assembly, entitled IAN Act to au-
thorize the Mayor and Aldermen OF
the city of Columbia to lssue bonds,
and to negotiate and sell the same" I"
approved March Is. 1872: Provided,
ho,0euer, That uo 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. 3. There shall be paid on We.
hicles the following tax, viz: Upon
each four-wheei pleasure carriage or
barouche. drawn by two or more
horses. $40; upon carriage, buggy. ba.
rouohe. gig or sulky, (not used for
hire.) drawn by one horse or mule,
$1O: Prooided. That the value OF
pleasure Carriages and other pleasure
vehicles specifically taxed, be not re-
qnired to be returned for taxation as
personal property. Upon eaoh ve-
hicle uaed for the breaking or exhibit.
ing Of horses or mules S25; upon each
express company's wagon. drawn by
one horse. $40; drawn by two or more
horses, $40: Provided, That nothing
herein contained shall 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 aud every person
between the ages Of 81 years and As
'yeuls. llabl' to work on the streets Of
said city, may aud shall be- EXCUSED
from the performance of such duty on
the payment Of So to the City Clerk
aud Treasurer; aud. on failure to rny
the said sum of $5. Mt the time of the
n"ymAnt oi their CITY taxes. thev shall.
when summoned so to do, be required
to work personally upon the stree,s of
the said city for sIx days, nuder the
fdirectiOn OF the superintendent of the
Streets, or any other person appointed
by the Mayor and Aldermen to take
charge OF and direct them. Any per-
sop refusing or neglecting to obey suoh
summons shall be fined 81 for each
day's neglect of the same, TO be reco
vertd by Information before the Mayor
nnd Aldermen in Council aasem bled
eAoA Az oAAo' W VIC 0OtJ Vi VIC O1tY
Clerk and Treasurer, aud of the Chief
VI Police, to report to the said Mayor
and Aldermen all 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. at the same time with the
other taxes imposed by this ordinances,
u general tax OF 81 for each fifty feet
oi frontage where there are buildings,
and one cent per foot of frontage
whore there ore no buildings upon
lots 80 taxed: Provided. That every
lot upon such streets upon which any
such structure or structures exist, shall
pay water tax of not less than 81:
And pronided further, That no proper
ty holder or tenant shall be charged for
more than one frontage for property
owned or occupied by him. Auy own
or, or his agent, or occupant of any
real estate. upon whose premises water
Ia brought from the oity reservoir,
shall pay such sums for the use of water
az msy be assessed by the City Coun.
oil: aud an owner. or his agent, or 90.
ouPant. falling to make report Of the
hydrani "r hydrants Used by him OF
her. Or by any tennnt or occupant on
snch premises. shall be liable to o fine