Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-27

manner any horse, wagon or other vehicle
without paying tho following tax: Each one
horse and vehicle, $40, each two horse and
vehicle, SIS, this section not being designed
| to affect draying.
Sec. q. Dealers in liquors shall pay tho
following license, to wit: Each rotail dealer
in spirituous liquors $3.50; eaoh dealer in
spirituous liquors, who soils by the bottle
and in quantities Of quart aud upwards,
$50, (tho liquor not to be drank on the prom.
iscs when sold by any other than retail deal.
er;) each dealer in larger beer and other malt
liquors. not manufactured in the County,
other than the licensed dealers above men
toned, shall pay tax of $25; md the
license tor oil dealers in eprituous or malt
liquors shall cover the year ending on tho
first Monday in March, 1880 at the above
rates per year and must he paid before the
parties enter on the said business.
Sec. S. On all circuscs and other shows. a
tax of from S. to $50 per day, in the disore-
tion of the Intendcnt shall be paid.
SEC 9. On each and every billiard table,
kept for profit, tax of s25; bagatclc table
Slo' and ten or nine pin alleys $40 in advance
before license for using the same shall be
granted; md any person opening such estab-
lishments, without first obtaining n liccnse
tor the same, shall be fined for each day tlrey
arc so kept open sum not exceeding SIS.
Sec. Z. That each and every pcrson linble
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, Tor pay ut the rate Of 80
cents per day. under the direction of the
lntendrnt or some one in his stead, under the
same penalty as prescribed by the laws of tho
State for any refusal or neglect to perform
sald work: Provided, That any porson shall
be permitted to pay on or before the first day
OF June, communation of So.
Sec. 8. That the tax on real md nersono1
property, Ms provided in Section /, shall be
paid according to the assessments, returns
apd valuations made for State taxes: Pyoyidel
That in every case any party shall have the
right of IN appeal from such assessments or
valuations to the Town Council at INV
time before tho 6ret Wednesday in April
next.
eEc.9. All taxes herein levied (except such
taxes, licenses and assessments os are ro-
CURED to bo paid before entering on tho bus
mess rs hcrcinbeforc montioncd,) shall be
paid on or before the first day of Juno next:
ana II any person or persons shall fail, refuse
or neglect payment Of the taxes herein loyied
within the time specified. the Treasurer of
the Council is hcreby authorized and required
70 add twenty per cent. to the amount of the
tax to the person thus neglecting or refusing,
ana II tho tax and the penalty thus imposed
are not paid within twenty days. it shall be
the duty of the Treasurer to issue execution
thereof Immediately aud collect the same by
due process.
Sec. 10. BE ii further ordained, That INV
person found drunk in the streets of the
town of Walhalla, whereby the peace and
good order OF the town may be impaired, or
the convenience Of other persons intcrferred
with, shall be held guilty of q misde,ncanor
and punishable at the discretion Of the Coun.
Gil, within the limits of their authority.
SEC. ii. he Jurther, ordained That all
places of business or amusement must be
closed On tho Sabbath Day, with tho excep-
tion of the Brewery Park. which NAV be kent
open after o'clock p. NJ, and any violation
of this ordinance shall be subject to a penalty
of $25.
SEC. H. Be IL ordained, That any person
riding or driving upon the sidewalks or lend.
ing horse or horaes thereon, exccpt to cross
the same, or placing any obstruction thereon
which may impede free passage, shall be
held guilty of misdemeunor, and be pun
ished at the discretion of tho Council. within
tho limits of their authority.
SEC. l3. BE ii ordained, That any nerson
caught in any act of public indeconcy on tho
street shall be guilty of n misdemeanor, and
be punished at tho discretion of tho Council.
within the limits of their authority.
Sec. IA. BE ii ordained, That any person
convicted of keeping disorderiy house with.
in the incorporate limits of the town OF Wal.
haila shall, upon conviction for each sucl,
offense, be fined a sum not less than $25 nor
moro than $50, and tho owner or lessee Of
any, dwelling housc or other building. situ.
ntcd within said incorporate limits, who lcts
or snb-lets any such dwelling house or othor
building to my person or persons, to bo used
as bawdy house or house of prostitution.
shall upon conviction pay fine of not less
than SIS nor moro than $50 for every day upon
which such house or building shall bo so uscd
or kept, and to bo otherwise punished within
tho discretion and authority of the Council.
, .o' IAns P.ioop :" pcrsous VINO snail
DO guilty Of fighting, rioting or other disor-
deaiy conduct, within tho corporate imits,
aball DO euhject to fine or imprisonment at
the discretion of the Council, within the linn
its Of their authority.
SEC. l6. 1t shall be the duty of the marshal
to arrest I'LL persons guilty Of misdomeanors
or lighter crimos within the corporate limits
of tho town of Walhalla. by violation Of tho
laws of tho State of South Carolina, or by
violation of any ordinance of tho town of
Walhalla, and bring them before the Inten.
dant or Warden acting in his stead, shall
have power to pass such. order in tho prom.