The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-01-15
E. L. Sill, Clerk and Recorder.
AN ORDINANCE to Raise supplies for the Year
of our Lord 1913.

AN ORDINANCE to Raise supplies for the Year
OF our Lord 1913.
BE il ordained by the Intendant and WardenS
OF the Town OF Camden, In Council assembled,
and by the authority OF the same: That the fol-
lowing taxes he and the same are hereby levied
for the current year-that is to say:
Section !. Six (G) mills on each and every dol
lar OF the value OF all real estate ana personal
property within the corporate limits OF the Town
Of camden on the first day OF January, A. ID. 1875
SEC. 2. That each and every male person be-
tween the ages Of eighteen and nifty years, other
than orGalled ministers, students and N mbers
Of the ilre department, shall pay, on or before
the 18th day OF March next, five dollars (S5l for
road and police exemption; aud If any person
liable for this tax shall fail 10 make payment at
the time specified he shall be liable to work on
the streets for SIX days, under the direction o.
the Town Marshal.
Sec. g. There shall he ten dollars (sl0) pail an
nually on eace omnibus; five dollars (sJ) on each
carriage or hack drawn by two or more horses,
run for conveyance of passengers or hire three
dollars 81 for each One-h0rse buggy or suky kept
foi hire ten dollars $40 on each four horse wa
gon dray or cart run for hire; five dollars $50 on
each two horse wagon, dray or cart run for hire.
The taxes due on omn!buSes, carriages, hacks,
buggies, wagons, drays and carts kept for hire
shall be paid before they are allowed 10 run.
Provided that nothing herein contained shall be
construed so ss 10 extend 10 wagons, carts or
other vehicles going TO or returning from mar
ket, and owned by non-residents OF the town..
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Town OF Camden, shall pay an animal tax OF
twenty-five dollars (s2s) beforeit shall be lawful
for them TO keep such stable. Provided that said
livery stable keeper, upon the payment OF said
tax Shall be privileged 10 keep and run any or
all of the vehicles enumerated In the preceding
section fee, and discharged OF the taxes charged
thereon In said section.
sec. s. Twenty dollars (s20) per day shall be
paid by every itinerant auctioneer offering for
sale within the corporate limits OF the Town ot
CainGen, at auction or otherwise, any goods,
wares or merchandise, TO be paid each day IN adj
vance. aid any i;inerant auctl0neer liable TO the
tay aforesaid and who shall fail to make pay
ment, shall he fined forty dollars $40 per day for
each day he may so offend. which said flnc the
Marshal shall enforce and collect by the SELF
ure and sale Of the goods, wares or merchandlZe
OF the person or persons Liable TO the sad iRe,
Sec. i. All pedtllers or transien; nersons deal
ing IN fruits, nuts, butter, lara or meats, snail
pay TO the Town q tax ot i've dollars (s5) per
week. or one dollar flj per day for periods OF
time less than week, In al! cases where butter
or lard Is offered In smaller Quantity than by the
tut. kit or lrSin, or fruits or nuts in smaller
gu unity than by the bushel, or meat III smaller
quantity than by the piece, and sold from wa
gOls, stands or otherwise on the streets: ana the
Town Marshal enforce the payment or this tax
Inv the seizure and sale OF the goods. wares and
merchandise OF the person or -ersonS taillng or
relnslng to pay SAID tax. Provided tnct this sec
ticn shall not he construed 10 extend 10 and in
cudc the people OF this ana adjoining counties,
b. ut liberty TO yend their produce npoh tht
streets, except a. mar he Otherwise provided hy
the Ordinances regulating the Market.
Sec j. There shall be paid an annual tax or
TWENTY-FIVE dollars (s25) on each and every billiard
table; i've dollars ts5) on oach AMI every baga-
telle table, and ten dollars $40 on each ana every
niue or ten pin aey, kept within the limits OF
the town, fof proht; said tax 10 be pau oeiore
license 10 use the same shall be granted.
Sees. That no equestrian exhibition, menage-
rie or othe. cGhib!;lon OF that nature. and no
theatrical exhibition, minstrel performance or
other show OF any kind. shall be held In the Town
Of Calndcn. for gain, withGut license therefor
being first obtained from lid lntcndant, and pay
mcnt for said license being male to the Iown
/ Clerk, rs follows For each equestrian oNhiDi'
ton, IneIagerlc or other show OF that nature,
sue. sum az the lntendant shall determine. rot
To he less than sevenly-ilve dollars per day; FOR
each side show, such sum rs the Intendant may
determine, not to he less than TWENTY-FIVE dol
| las per day; for each theatrical exhibition, min
strel performance; or other show OF that nature
| not lese than five dollars nor msre than twenty
hye dollars per day. Each and every person CIV
ing any OF the exhibitions aforesaid for gaii
without having hrst ohtnincd license therefor
gs provi,led above, shall be fined for each ant
every day so exhibiting, suIn not less than dou
bic the highest tax above imposed for such eX
hIbition, said fine 10 be enforced and collected
by the Town Marshal by seizure anl sale OF ih'
property OF the per:on or persons 80 ohchhing
Sec Q. An annual tax of twenty dollars (S2O
shall be paid by each and every express company
doing business In the Town of Camden.
See. ~. Every person who may wish 10 engage
In the business Of an auctiOneer within the 'TowI
Of Camden, shall pay II the Rec rider of III,
Town, as Il license tax. before engaging In sucl
business, the sum Of ten dollars annually. An,
person violating this section shall be fined by th
Town Council five dollars for each and every OF
fence said fine to he bollrc;cd hy the TOwu Mar
shll, upon the warrant of the lntendant, Ivy IN
levy aud sale o., any and all property liable t
legal process.
Sec. II. Any person or persons who shall vlo
late sections 3 andl Of this ordinance, shall b
fined by the TOwu Council 4 sum equal To doubl
the tax therein imposed in each specific instance
said tax to be collected by tho Town Marsha
unon ,no warrant OF the intenlnnt by the sciZ