Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-03-25

MALLA FOR THE YEAR 1880, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
BE it Ordained By The Mtendam and Var
denS of the Iovn Of Walhall,s IN Countn
assembled and By authority Of The same, That a
tax to cover the period from January 10Th.
1880, to January 18th, 1881, for the sums
and manner hereinafter namod, shall bo
Town Of Walhalla by tho first day Of Juno
next
SECTION !. On caoh one hundred dollars Of
assessed value of all real and personal prop
erty, the sum of fifteen conts
SEC. 2. Ton dollars day by my Nitnerant
trador or auctioneer Offering for sale within
the town of Walhalla any goods, wares aud
merchandise at auction or otherwise, to bo
paid each day in advance; and every trader
or auctioneer so ffering for sale any goods
wares or merchandise at auction or otherwise,
without having paid the above specified tax,
shall lie fined in the discretion Of tho Council
each day he mny offer: Provided, The provis" 80
ions Of thi, Ordinance shal not be construed
as to apply to tho ordinary dealers in grain,
fruit, potatoes, tobacco. poultry, ironware,
carthcnware or other produce.
SEC. 3. On each and every keeper Of liv-
cry or sale stable the sum of twenty fve
dollars for the year in advance. Aud no per-
son or persons shall hire or let out for pay in
any manner any horse, wagon or othor We
hicle without paying tho following tax: Each
one horse and vehicle, $40; each two horse
and vehicle, SIS; this section not being de-
signed to affect draying.
SEC q. Dealers in liquors shall pay the
following license, to wit: Each retail dealer
in spirituous liquors $3.50, eaeh dealer in
spiritnous liquors. who sells by the bottle
and in quantities of q quart aud upwards,
$75, {tho liquor not to bo drank on tho
promises when sold by any other than ro-
tail dcaer;) each dealer in luger beer and
other malt liquors, not manufactured in
tho County other than tho licensed dealers
nbuvo mentioned. shall pay tax of $685.
aud tho license for all dealers in spirituous or
malt liquors shall cuvor the year ending on
the first Monday in March, 1880 Mt tho abovo
rateS per year and must DO paid before the
parties enter on The said business.
Sec. S. On all circuses and other shows, n
tax Of from S5 to $50 per day, in the discre-
tion of tho Intcndant shall DO paid.
SEC, 6. On each and every billiard table,
$40, and ten or nine pin alleys $40 in ads
vance before license for using tho same shall
be granted; and any person opening such es-
| tablishments, without first Obtaining n
| license for the saiio, shall be fined for each
day they arc 80 kept open q sum not exceed
ing So.
SEC. Z That each oad evory person liable
| ~ IoNu uuty, uHQcr Lne laws VI Stno StatC,
other than ministers Of tho gospel teachers
of schools aud students shall work on the
ttreots for ten days. Tor pay Mt the ratio of
30 cents per day,) under tho direction of the
| lntendant or s0me one in his stend, under tho
same penalty ns prescribed by the laws of tho
State for any refusal or neglect to perform
said work: P'ocidcd, That any person shall be
| permitted to pay, on or before tho first day OF
| juno, communion of So.
| Scr Tb,t ~ II
property, rs provided in Section l, shall bo
pnid according 10 the assessments, returns
and valuations mado for tho State taxes:
I'rooided, That in every cnse my party shall
have the right of an appeal from such assess.
ments or valuations to the Town Council at
any time before tho first Wednesday in April
next.
SEC. 0. All taxes herein levied (except such
taxes. licences und assessments us are re,
| qulrcd to he pnid before catering on tho bu,
siness as hereinhefnre mentioncd.) shall he
paid on or before the first day OF June next;
and it any person or persons shall fail. re,
fuse or neglect payment of tho taxes herein
levied within the time specified, the Treasurer
of tho Council is hereby authorized and re-
CURED to add twenty per cont. to the amount
OF tho tax to tho person thus neglccting or
refusing, and if the tax and the penalty thus
imposed are not paid within twenty days, it
|
execution thereof Immediately and collect the
same by due process
SEC. 10. BE IL farther ordained That any
person found drunk in the streets of Tho
town Of Walhalle, whereby the peace and
good order of the town may be impaired. or
tho convenience of other persons intorfcrcd
with, shall be held guilty Of misdcmeanor,
and punishable ut the discretion of tho Coun-
| Gil, within the limits Of their authority
Sec II. BE ii further ordained, That all
places Of business or Amusement must bo
closed on the Sabbath Day with the cxcep-
lion Of the Brewery Park. which may be
kept open after O'Clock p. NJ, and any vio-
lation of this ordinance shall be subject to n
penalty of S25.
SEC l2, BE ii ordained, That any rcrson
riding or driving upon the sidewalks, or loado
ing horse or horses thereon. except to cross
tho same or placing any obstruction thereon
which may impede free passage. shall bo
punished at the discretion OF tho Council,
within the limits OF their authority.
Sec l3. BE IL ordained. That any person
caught in the net Of public ndecency on tho
street shall bo guilty of q misdcmeanor. and
bc punished Mt the discretion of tho Council
within tho limits of their authority.
JEc. ii. BE IL ordained, That any pers on
convicted of keeping u disorderly house
within tho incorporate limits Of tho town of
Walhalla. shall, upon conviction for such oach
tense, bo fined u sum not less than S25 nor of
more than $50, and tho owner or lcsso of any
dwelling house or othor building, situated
within said incorporate limits, who lots or
snb.iets any such dwelling house or other
building to any person or persons, to bo used
as bawdy house or house Of prostitution,
shall upon canviction pay fine of not less
than S5 nor more than $50 for ovory day upon
which such house or building may be so used
or kept. and to DO otherwise punished within
the discretion and authority Of the Council.