The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-08
AN ORDINANCE
To Raise Supplies for the Town of In
dersOn, s. c., for the Year 1850.

DE 1T ORDAINED by the 1ntendant
LID and Wardens of the Town of Ander-
son, S. c., in Council assembled, and by
the authority of the same, That Tax, for
the sums and in the manner hereinafter
named, shall be raised and paid into the
public treasury of the said Town for the
uses and purposes thereof:
SECTION 1. There shall be paid the sum
of fifteen cents on every one hundred dol
lars worth of Real Estate and Personal
Property, except the Carolina Collegiate In
stitute, Greeley Institute, Farmers and Me-
chanics' Association and the Churches of
the Town.
SEC. 2. There shall be paid License Tax
of ten dollars on every Two Horse Dray or
Two Horse Wagon used as Dray; Of five
dollars on every One Horse Dray, or One
Horse Wagon used as Dray; Of two dol
lars and fifty cents on every Two Horse
Carriage kept for hire; of one dollar and
fifty cents on all One Horse Vehicles on
springs kept for hire; of two dollars and
fifty cents on all Two Horse Wagons kept
for hire; and of one dollar and fifty cents
on all One Horse Wagons kept for hire; ;
ard there shall also be paid a tax of two
dollars on every Horse kept for hire, and
also tax of fifty cents on the head of every
dog.
SEC. 8. There shall be four days work
on the Streets, under the supervision OF the
Assistant Marshal, by every able-bodied
male person between the ages of sixteen
commute the same by paying to the Treas
son liable as above, and failing or refusing
l. k,, In a ffar
specified, shall be held liable to the penal
ties provided by law.
SEC. 4. There shall be paid in advance o
Itinerant Traders or Auctionecrs Offering
for sale any goods, wares or merchandise; !;
and on failure to pay the same, they shall
be fined in the discretion of the Town Coun-
Gil for every day they may so offer their
goods or merchandise; Prorided, The pro-
visions of this Section shall be so construed
as not to apply to ordinary dealers in grain,
fruit, potatoes, tobacco, ironware, earthen-
ware, or other produce or manufacture.
Sec. 5. There shall be levied a 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 q tax of ten dollars on oil other
shows or exhibitions given for profit, gain
or reward; and tax of five dollars on
every entertainment or hot supper given at
night or during the day for amusement,
profit, gain or reward, the same to be paid
in advance.
SEC. G. There shall be paid by the owners
q tax of Is cents on the one hundred dollars
of the value of all Bank Stocks and that
all Fire and Life Insurance Companies shall
be taxed the sum of Is cents on the one
hundred dollars of their gross receipts col
lected or received by their agents in the
Town of Anderson; and the Southern Ex-
press Company shall be also taxed 10 cents
on the one hundred dollars of its gross re-
ceipts collected by its agent.
every one hundred dollars worth of mer..
chandise or goods manufactured abroad and
offered for sale within the corporate limits
of this Town; and it is the meaning and in
tent of this section more particularly to
apply to Buggies and Wagons.
Sec s. And be ii 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
Town Council.
SEC. o. And be il further Ordained, That
all returns shall be made on or before the
first day of February, 1880, and all taxes
shall be paid on or before the first day OF
March, 1880, except taxes on Omnibuses,
Hacks, Carriages, Buggies, Wagons and
Drays kept for hire, which shall be paid be-
fore such vehicles are allowed to run; and
persons who shall fail to make their returns
within the time specified shall be 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
is hereby authorized and required to add
twenty per centum penalty to the amount
of the taxes 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 ore not paid
within twenty days, it shall be the duty of
the Clerk of the Council to issue Executions
therefor Immediately and collect the same
by due process OF law.
Done and ratified in Council and the Seal
of the Corporation Of the Town of
Anderson, S. c., affixed thereto,
[sEAL.] this the 9th day of January, in the
year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty.
G. F. FOLLY, Intendant.
THos. G. L1GoN, Town Clerk.
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