Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-03-03
AN ORDINANCE,
To RAIsE SuPPL1Es FOR THE Town or WAL
uALLA soR THE YEAR 1881, AND FOR OTHER
PURPosss. 4 S III. ,.tI{

uALLA FOR THE YEAR 1881, AND FOR OTHER
PURPosss. & ~ :, s- ,.ttl 4
Be ttt Ordained by The Intenddt,t and War-
deas Of tho to,on Of Walhalta In CouncH !
assembled and by authority Of the same. 'rhut
a tax 10 cover the period from January 18th, |
1881 to January 18th, 1882. for he sums and |
manner hereinafter namcd, shall be raised
Walh ala by the 3lst, day Of May next:
SECTION l. On each o0e hundred dollars of
assessed value Of all real and personal prop
erty, the sum Of 25 cents.
SEC. 2. Ten dollars a day by any itinorant
the town Of Walhala any goods wares aud
merchandise at auction or otherwise. to be
paid each day in advances; and overy trader
or auctioneer offeripg for sale any goode
wares or merchandise at auctionor otherwise,
without having paid tho above specified tax,
shall be fined in the discretion of tho Coun-
Gil each day he may offer: Provided. The
strued ns to apply to the ordinary dealers in
gram, fruit, potatoes. tobacco, poultry, iron
ware. enrthenware or other produce.
SEC. 3. On oaeh and every keeper Of livery
| and sale stable tho sum of twenty fvo dollars
| for tho year in advance. And no persou or
manner any horse, wagon or other vehicle
without paying tho following tax: Each ono
horse and vehicle, $40: eaoll two horse and
vehicle, SIS: this section not being dosigued
to affect draying
SEC. 4 Dealers in liquor shall pay the fol-
loving lconse. to wit: Each retail dealer in
epirituons liquors $500, each dealer in spir>
iiuous liquors. who sells by the bottle and III
quantities of quart and upwards $3.50 1.-THE
liquor not to be drunk on tn, premisess when
sold by any other than q retail deaer;) euch
dealer in lager beer md other malt liquors,
not manufactured 10 the county other than
tho licensed dealers above mentioned, shall
pay - tax Of S25; and tho lioenso for all
dealcre in spirituous or malt liquors sball
cover the year ending on the fret Monday in
March, 1881, ut tho above rutes por your and
must be paid before the parties enter on
tho said busness.
SEC. S. On all cirouses and other shows,
tax of from SIS to $50 per day. in the diacre-
ton Of the lntendant shall be paid.
kept for profit. q tax Of $25; bagatele table
$40. and ten or nine pin alleys $40 n adj
vanco before license for using the Sumo shall
be granted, and any person opening such es.
Establishments. without first obtaining
license for the same. shall DO lncd for each
day they are 80 kept open sum not oxcoed-
ing SIS.
Sec, :. That each and every person liable
to road duty. under tho laws of tho State,
others than minister's Of tho gospel. teachers
Of schools aud students. sbull work on tho
streets for ten days, (nr puy at tho ratio of SO
cents per day. under tho direction Of tho
lntendant or some one in his s,cad, under
the sumo penalties as prescribed by the laws
of tho State for any refusal or neglect to per-
form said work: Provided. That any person
shall bo permitted to pay. on or before the
l5;h day of April q communication Of three
dollars. : t
SEC. 8. That tho Tux on real and lperso nal
property, ~ provided in Section |, shall bo
paid according to the assessments, returns
and valuations made for the State taxes:
Provided, That in every case uny party shall
have the right Of on appeal from such assess
mcnts or Valuations to tho Town Council at
any time before the first Wednesday in April
next.
SEC. Q. All taxes herein levied (exccpt such
taxes, licences and assessments as are re-
quired to bc paid before entering on the bust
ness as herenbolore mentioned. shall be
paid ou or befnro the frst day Of June next
and if any person or persons shnll fail. re-
fuse or neglect payment Of tho taxes herein
leVied within tho time specified. tho Trensu-
rer Of the Council is hereby authorized and
required to add twenty per cent. to The
amount Of the tax to the person thus neg
leoing or refusing. and if the tax and the
penalty thus imposed uro not paid within
twenty days, it shall be the duty of the
Treasurer to issue execution theraUf imme-
din.c)y and ooIlect the same by due process.
SEC. 10. BE it further ordained, That any
person found drunk in the streets Of The
town of Walhala. whereby tho peace and
g"od order of the town may bo i'm purcd, or
tho convenience of other persons intcrfered
with, shall be held guilty Of u msdemeanor,
and punishable ut tho discretion Of tho Coun.
Gil within the limits Of their authority.
SEC. ! |. BE IL Jtarthcr or9ained That oil
places OF business or amusement must be
closed on the Sabbnlh Day. with tho excep-
ton OF the Brewery Park. which may DO kent
open after O'clock P. NJ, and any violation
of this ordinance shall be subject 10 PEN
atty Of S25
SEC IL BE IL ordained, That any person
riding or driving upon the sidewalks or lead
ing horse thereon, except to cross tho eame,
or placing any obstruction thereon which
may impede free passage, shall DO punished
at the discretion of tho Council, within the
limits of their authority.
Sec 49, BE ii ordained. That any person
caught in the act of public indecency on the
street shall be gnity Of a msdemeanor. and
be punished at the discretion oi tho Council
within tho limits IF their authority
SEC. IA. BE ii o,dUinsd. That any person
convicted of keeping di>order!y house
within The incorporate limits Of tho town of
| Wnihalu. shall, upon conviction Of auoh each
otfense, be fined a suni not less than b2j nor
Of more than $50, and the owner Or lesse Of
any dwelling house or other building, situated
| within said Incorporate limits. who lc,s or
sub-ets any snoh dwelling house or other
| building IT, any person or persons. to bo used
ns Il bawdy house or hnuse Of prostitution,
shall npon conviction pay q fine of nor less
than So nor5more than $50 for every day upon
whicl, snch house or building NAV DO 20 Us ed