The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-01-29
L. L. Sill, Clerk and Recorder.
AN ORDINANCE to Raise supplies for the Yea
OF our Lord 1878.

AN ORDiNaN(E r. 10 h?lsc supplies IoT inc teui
OF our Lord 1878.
Be II ordained by the Intendant and Warden3
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 10 say:
Section |. Six (5) mills on each and every dol
lar OF the value OF all real estate end personal
nroperty within the corporate limits OF the Town
OF Camden on the ffst day OF January, a. ID. 1915
Sec. 2. That each and every male person be-
tween the ages OF eighteen and nfty years, other
than Dreamed ministers, students and IN mbers
Of the fire department, shall pay, on or before
the 18th day OF March next, five dollars so Tor
road and police exemption; Gud If any person
liable for this tax shall fail TO make payment at
the time specified, he shall be liable 10 work on
the streets for six days. under the direction OF
the Town Marshal.
SEQ. 3. There shall be ten dollars $50 pal an
nuay on eace omnibus: five dollars (s5> on each
carriage or hack dawn hy TWO or more horses,
run for conveyance of passengers or hire three
dollars (3) for each One-horse buggy or sulHy Kept
for hire: ten dollars tsl0) on each four horse va
gon dfay or cart run for hire; i've dollars (s5) on
each two horse wagon, dray or cart run Tor hire.
The taxes due on omnii!Ses, carriages, hacks.
buggies, wagons, drJys and carts Kept for hrr
shall ha paid before They are allowed 20 run.
Provided thar nothing herein contained shall b.
construed 50 IL II extend To wagons. carts o.
other veh.c es guiLg tooT returning from mar
ket AM owned 10y non-resdcntS of the town.
Sec 1. All keepers of livery stables within the
twenty-five dollars ,S2a befOreit snail be lawful
for them To keep such stable. Provided that said
livery stable Keeper, upon The payment OF said
tax, shall bc privileged to keep and run any or
all Of the vehicles enumerated IN the preceding
section free AMI discharged Of the taxes charged
thereon Ia said section.
see >. Twenty dollars tsa0l Per day shall he
paid los every niHcran, au1tioneer Offering for
sale within Ia: corporate limits ot the Town 0i
Camden. NJ auction or otherwise, any goods.
wares OF merchandise. to he paid each day IN adj
vance, and any i;incranl auctiOnecr liable IL the
tax aforesaid, and who shall fail 10 make pay
menf shall hc fined fOi;y dollars $40 per day for
Clrl tl1y H. NAV 50 offend. which said fiEc the
Marshal shall eafarcs and collect by the sciZ-
urc a!d sale uf the goods. wares or merchandise
nf the person or persons liable 10 the said iine.
sec i. All pehle-s or transient persons deal
ing ~ fruits, mus, butter. lard or meats, shall
pas To the Town tax 0i fiyo dOlllls go per
week. or one dollar lsl! per day Tor periods OF
time less tnan week, IN all cases where butter
lard iS offered III si"" r quantity than hy The
tub. Kit ~ iirkin, az ,"'.ti or nuts III slhaer
quantity than hy The hushrl, or meat In smaller
quantity Than by the piece, and sold from wa
goEs, stands q: Otherwise nn the streets: ana the
Town Marshal enforce the payincn, of this tax
hy the seizure and sale Of the good, wares anu
merchandise of the person or .'crsonS falling or
refusing io pay sad tax. Provided that this Sec
ton shall not hc construed 10 extend 10 and in
clu,lc the people OF this AMI adjoining counties,
of whom tanldcn l. the market town, who shall
he at liberty 10 vend their produce upon the
streets, except Il may hc otherwise provided 10y
the ordinances regulating the Market.
See. :. There shall he paid an annual tax Of
tweniy-GycG collars iS25N on each AMI every billiard
table; five dollars $50 On each and every baga-
tc.le tae ana ten duiid:S tSlul on each and every
nihe or ten pin alley, Kept within the lilnl;> OF
the town. for profit; said tax To he paid before
license to use the same shall he granted.
See. :. That no equestrian exhibition, mcnage-
RE or other cqhihi;ion Of that nature. AMI no
theatrical exhibition. minstrel performance or
other show Of any KIND, shal!bc held IN the Town
Of camden, Tor gam, without license therefor
being first obtained from thd lntendant and pay
mcnt for said license being made 10 the Town
Clerk, IA follows: For each equestrian cNhih-
tiun, menagerlc or other show of that nature,
such sum a. the lntcndnnt shall determine. not
To he less tIaa scNcnty-hNC dollars per .uay; Tor
each side show. such sum n the lntcnGant may
determine, not To he less than twenty-five dol
ars per day; for each thudtrlcn! eNhlhiiion. mlu-
srel Performance: or Other show oi that nature
not l"so than five dollars nor insrc than twenty
five dollars per day. Each and every person CIV
ing any of the exhibitions aforesaid for gam
without having first obtnlned license therefor.
as provided abnve shall br fined for each aud
every day 81 exhibiting, a SUN not less than lou-
HE the highest tax above imposed Tor such cX-
hibition, said .lnc 10 he enforced and collected
by the Town Marshal 10y seizure and sale of the
prnperty of the person or persons so OiTcniinR.
See. .. An annual tax of twenty dollars (s2O)
shall he paid hy cdCA AMI every express company
DONG business In the Town OF Camden.
See. II. Every person who may wish to engage
in the business Of an auctiomcer within the Town
III camden, shall pay t0 the recorder Of the
Town. as a license tax. before engaging In such
business the sum ul ten dollars anntaily. Any
person Violating ,hS section shall be lined hy the
Towa Council hYc dollars for each and every Of
fence. Slid ilnc To- bJ hoil'c;cd 10y the Town Mar
Shal. upon N? warrant nf the lntcniani, by the
levy and sale OF any aud all property liable 10
legal process.
sec. Ii. Any person or persons who shall vi0-
lsf q "a nd 4 Of
fined hy the 'iIwu Council Il sum equal to double
the lax therein imposed In each specific instance,
said tax to hr collected hy the Town Marshal,
upon III" warrant of the lntendlut. hy the selZ-
uTc auh sale of the vehicle or vehicles, animal or
animals used IN violation OF the sections afore-
said.
sec f.. Al ordinances or parts Of orllnanr ,s
Inconsistent with the provisions Of this ordnance
are srfchy repealed.
Raiii1d in Council this I'D day @. January. \.
u. ISIS. j. G. kOLLlNGS, Intendant.
T. T. SILL clors sud Rscooi0r.