The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-10
AN ORDINANCE
To Raise gapplies fer the Town
Of AHdeFsOl1, q. o., for tine Wear
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pE 1T ORDAINED, by the Intendant
I'D and yFardenu Of the Town Of AndeT.
son, s. O., n Council assembled, and by the
authority Of the same, That Tax, for the
sums and In the manner hereinafter named.
shall bo raised and paid into the public
treasury Of the said Towr for the uses and
purposes thereof:
SECTION /. There shall be paid twent, :
Eve cents on every one hundred dollars
worth of Real and Personal Property. ex-
cept the Carolina Collegiate Institute. Gree
ley Institute, Farmers and Mechanics AS
sociation and the Churches of the Town.
SEC. 2. Thore shall be paid license tax
Cf ten dollars on every two-horse dray, or
two-horss wagon used as dray; OF five
horse wagon used as drey; Of two dollars
and fifty cents on every two-horse carriage
kept for hire of one dollar and fifty cents
on oil one-horse vehicles on springs kept for
hire; of two dollars and fifty cents on every
twO-hcrse wagon; and OF one dollar and
fifty cents on every one-horse wagon; and
| there shall also be pc;d by the owner tax
Of fifty cents on the head OF every dog.
SEC. 3. There shall be six days work rem
dered on tbs streets, under the supervision
Of the Assistant Marshal, by every able
bodied D1ie person between the age of 18
and 45 or any person may commute the
same by paying to the Treasurer the sum Of
two dollars; and any persnn liable as above
and failing or refusing to make payment by
liable to the penalties provided by law.
SEC. 4. There shall be paid in advance q
tax license OF five dollars per diem by ell
itinerant traders or GuctiOneer5 Offering for
sale any goods, wares or merchandise; and
on failure TO pay the same, they shall be
fined in the discretion of the Tom Council
for every day they may 90 offer their goods
OF this Section shall not be so construed as
TO apply to ordinary dealers in grain, fruit,
potatoes, tobacco, ironware. earthenware, or
other produce or manufacture,
SEC. s. There shall be leyie tax Of one
hundred dollars on every exhibition of any
Circus, or Menagerie during the day: and
fifty dollars for any such exhibition at
night; and tax of ten dollars on all other
shows or exhibitions given for profit, gain
or reward; and tax of five dollars on ey.
cry entertainment given at night or during
the day for amusement, profit, gain or re-
ward. the same to be paid In advance.
SEC. 9. Aud be 1t further ordained, That
the taxes on Real Estate shall be- paid ac-
cording to the valuation by the Town AS
SCISSORS, 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
first day of February, 1878, and ell taxes
shall be paid on or before the first day of
March, 1878-except taxes on omnibuses,
hacks, carriages, buggies, wagons ana drays
kept for hire, which shall be paid before
such vehicles are allowed 10 run; and per.
sons who shall fail to make their returns
within the time specified, shall b assessed
by the Clerk of the Council. And if any
person or persons shall refuse or neglect
payment of the taxes herein levied within
the time specified, the Clerk of the Council
ia hereby authorized and required to add
twenty per centum penalty to the amount
Of the tax of the person or persons thus
refusing or neglecting payment of their
taxes; and If the twenty per centum pen
atty so imposed and the tax is not paid
within twenty days, it shall be the duty of
the Clerk of the Council to issue Executions
therefor Immediately, and collect the sa1na
by due process of law.
Done and ratified In Council, and the
Seal of the Corporation of the Town
Of Anderson affixed thereto, this the
u. 81 third day of January, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-eight
w. w. HUMPHREYS,
THOs. C. LGoN, Clerk.
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