The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-08
AN ORDINANCE
70 Raise Supplies Tor tie Town OF An-
dersOn, q. G., for The year 1850.


10 Raise Supplies fOr tie ToWn OF An.
derson, 8. G., for Tho year 1850.
TIDE IT ORDAINED by the In.endant
- !. and Warders Of the Town Of Ander-
son, 8. ca, In C0IlEcii assembled, and by
the authority OF the same, That O Tax, for
the sums and IN the manner hereinafter
named, shall be raised and paid into the
public treasury Of the said Town for tho
| uses and purposes thereof:
SECTION 1. There shall be paid the sum
Isys worth OF Real Estate and Personal
Property, except the Carolina Collegiate In
stitute, Greeley Institute, Farmers and Ne
| chanics' Association and the Churches of
| the Town.
SEC. 2. There shall he paid License FAX
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 DAy; of two dol
| lars and fifty cents on every Two Horse
| Carriage kept for hire; Of one dollar and
htty cents on ell One HOrne Vehicles on
springs kept for hire; of two dollars and
fifty cents ON oil Two Horse Wagons kept
, on all One Horse Wagons kept for hire
| and there shall also be paid tax OF two
dollars on every Horse kept for hire, and
| also tax Of fifty cents on the head Of every
| dog.
SIC. 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
I6) and fifty (60) yelis; or any person may
commute the same by paying to the Treas
urcr the sum of two dollars and any per-
son liable as above, and falling or refusing
TO make payment by the time hereinafter
| specified, shall be held liable to the penal.
| ties prOyided bv Ja1y
| SEC. 4. There siiail be paid In advance n
| tax license Of FIVE dollars per diem by oil
Itinerent Traders or Auctioneers Offering
| for sale any goods. wares or merchandise
and on failure TO pay the saire, they shall
be fined in the discretion of the Town Coun.
goods or merchandise; Proridsd, 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.
SIC s. There shall be lowed q tax Of one
hundred dollars on every exhibition of any
Circus or Menagerie during the day, and
fifty dollare for any such exhibition al
| night; and tax of ten dollars on ell other
shows or exhibitions given for profit, gain
or reward; and tax of flvc dollars on
every entertainment or hot supper given al
night or during the day for amusement
| profit, gain or reward, the same to be paid
in advance.
| SEC. @. 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
oil Fire and Life Insurance Companies shall
be taxed the sum of l5 cents on the one
hundred dollars of their gross receipts col
lected or received by their 2gents in ths
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.
SEC. T. There shall be o tax Of 15 cents on
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 tc
apply to Buggies and Wagons.
SEc 8. And be il further ordained, That
the taxes on Real Estate shall be paid &c.
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 i. further Ordained, Tha!
oil returns shall be made on or before the
iirst day Of February, 1850, and oil taxes
March, 1880, except taxes on Omnibuses,
Hacks. Carriages, Buggies, Wagons and
Drays Bept for hire, which shall ba paid be-
| fore Zach vehicles are allowed to run; and
persons who shall fail to make their returns
within the time specified shall be assessed
4 Wy thS OiSAA Va tllO .SOunCn, GIlu II Htty
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 OF neglecting payment of their
| atty so imposed and the tax are not paid
within twenty days, it shall be the duty o,
the Clerk OF the Council TO issue Executions
therefor Immediately and collect the same
iy due process OF law.
Done and ratified in Council and the Seal
| OF the Corporation of the Town Of
l Anderson, s.. c., affixed thereto
4 lsEAL.l this tho 6thid day of January, In The
| year OF our Lord one ftousand
| eight hundred and eighty.
1 Az 4. tlFlls g. I, sIrnI Y " Iritenda q
Taos. O. LIaoN, Town Clerk, - 81.
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