Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-03-14

AN ORDINANCE To Raise
Supplies for the Town Of Wal
halla for the Year 1878, and fof
other Purposes,
Be 1t Ordained by nc hi4Adiai aaa
'Yardens of Tho 7oph df 1pulhaNcs IN
ouncH assembled and ty the authority Of
The same, That tax to cover the period
ftom JANUARY 18th, 1878, to jantary 18th,
1879, for the sdms aBd niahner hereinafter
named, shall bB faised aud paid into tho
Treasury OF the Town OF Waihalla by thu
FIRST day of, June ho*t:
Section |. On each ono kuudted d3liars
Of assessed value Of all real aid persohai
property, the sum of 2fteeb tents.
Seo Z. Five dollars day by dny itlHS=
fabt ttdder OF auctioneer offering ~. aalo
&ithlh tho town OF WalhalIa auy Foods;
wares and merchandise ot auction Or Hthet-
wise; to be paid each day h advahce and
every trader Or ahctioneer 30 offeritg for
sale atty goods, watts Or metslaHdlse at
auction OF uther*ist, Without havibg tdld
the above spcolled tax, shal lie lined Iii The
discretion Of the Council each day he may
40 offer: f'f5Ufdc1, Tie ttoslsons of this
+ Ordinance shall not be SO cotstriicd as to
apply to the o!dlHat5 dealers in grain, tfuit,
potntoes, tobacco, poultty, ltohRafe, tdtth=
th#arc or other product.
Set. B.. On caGli did eScfY kccpef Of
llseft orsale stable tie sum Of ,*enty Ave
dolats for the year in ndvuncc. Aud no
pcfsdh Of persons shall hire or let dut for
pay ih any manner any horse. *agBn or
othcf vehicle without paylHg tho fUllowing
tax: Each one horse lind, SHhlcle s1U;
each two horses and vehicle SIS, ihls sectioti
not being designed to affect drayiag
Sec. 4. Deacra 10 liquors shall nav. lie
following llcence, to Wit Each, reai dealer
in spirituuds liquots s1l559};, .ach dealer III
spitituods ligserss, who sells bs the bottIe
a9d 10 quantities Of quart dHa Upwards,
S!5;. each druggist or other person selling
apirituous liquors by the bottle ouly. $50,
fthe liquor not to be drank on the prcmisEs
saheh suld BY atty other than retail dcaler;)
each dedlef III lager ttGt and other malt
liquors, not manufactured in tho County,
other than the licensed dealers above men
toned, shall pay tox Of S25; and the
license for all dealers 10 spirituous or malt
| liquors shall cover the yonr ending on the
first Monday in March, 1879, OF the abovH
rates per year aid must be paid before the
parties enter on tho said SdslGess;
Sec 5. On oil crcuses dhd other shows,
tax of from IS to $50 per day, 10 the dis
erection Of the lntcn6ant, shall be paid.
Sec. Q. % each and every billiard table,
ktpt for profit, tax Of s25; bugatelle
table $40, and teti or nine pin alleys st0
10 advance, before llGGHse fHr using the
slime shall be granted; aHd atty batsoh ope-
HlHg sitch establishments, ssithout first
obtaihiGg llcetse f1f tkS same shall bo
fined for each day thcS are SO kcp. open .
sam not exceeding SIS.
Sec 7. That each and every person
liable to road duty, under the laws OF the
State, other than ministers of the Gospel,
teachers Of schools and students, shall work
on the streets for ten days, Cor pny at the
rate Of 80 cents per day,) undor the dircc-
ffom Of the Intendant or some cite Ia Hid
stead, tlhdcr the tamt pctalty as Prescribed
by the oHs Of the Stafe for ally refusal Or
neglect TO perform aaid Work: Pto0tdcd,
That any person shall be permitted to pay,
on OF before the first day Of June; d COM
mutation of .s3.
SEQ. 8. That the tax on real and pcrdofal
property, as provided in Section |, shul be
paid according TO the asscssmenta, returns
and valuations made fot State takcs: Et6..
oidea, That in every case aGy party shall
have the right of an appeal ftom sdol,
assessments or valuations to The Town
Council at any time before the first Weanes-
day in April next.
Sec. 8. All taxes herein levied (excet1
such taxes, licenses and assessments as arc
required to be phid before entering on tho
business os Rereibtefofe mentioned, } shall
be paid oily of before the first day Of Junt
next; and II aay person Or peboas shall
aia,' refuse or ncglttt payment Of TIC faxes
i hefefH levied within ere time specified, tht
YreastheYo Of the Cohncii il hereby adthor-
lied aHU rcdtffea to add taenty per cent
to TIE smodny Of t1ie taH to the ptrson thus
hegTccdhg or refusing, and if tho tax and
Che penalty thns Imposed are not paid
within twenty dhys, it shall be the duty Of
the Tseasifter to issue execution thereto,
Immediately and collect tho same by due
profess of law.
Sed: 10. BE III /urthcr ordained, That
any persob found drunk in tho streets Of
the town Of Walhala, whereby tho peace
aud good order of the town may bo i'm
paired, or the convenience of other persons
interfered with, shall bo held guilty Of {
Emisdemeahor, and punishable at the disorc-
'tion Of the Council, within the limits o.
their authority.
Sec IL BE az further or'h,meH Tha
all places of business or amusumeht' niust Bt
: closed on the Sabbath Day with tho cx.