The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-05-25
miscellaneous.
An Ordinance

re Raise Suppiies for the Tbaen of
Nrrbery, s G., for the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred md eighty-one and for other
purposes therein mentioned.
SECTION I. Be it ordained By the Town
Connc:! and By the authority Of the same
Til,t al real estate owned or possessed
within the corporate limits OF the Town Of
Newberrv, S. e., shall be subject to a taxa.
ton in the manner and at the rate acd con.
formally to tie provisions hereinafter spe-
CITED, regard being had to the real value Of
the same, viz Every building, lot, Or other
real estate, except such lan',s as are used
exclusively for agricultural purposes, shall
be and are hereby made liable to tax of
twenty cents on every hundred dollars of
the assessed value thereof. .
SEC. r.. AND be it further ordained by
the authority aforesaid: That u tar of one
fifth Of one per centum shall be levied on
the ad vaoren value Of all merchandise
aud all other personal property on hand on
the fifteenth day OF Nay, 4. D. 1851, pro-
vi,.ed, however, that the tax in this Sec
ton provided shall not be levied on pleas
ure carriages, barouchcs, pha;oDs, buggies,
omuiouscs, drays, carts and wagons used
for hire or public employment within the
corporate limits
SEC. III. And it is further ordained by
Il e authority aforesaid: That q tax.of twv
dollars shall be levied upon each pleasure
carriag-, balouche, phaeton, buggy, omni.
bus, d.sN, wagon and cart used for hire or
putlic employment within the corporate
:liuits Oh aud after the fifth day OF May,
1881. - - -
SEC w. And. be it further ordained:
That the taxes levied under Sections l, Q
and 3 o! this Ordinance, shall be and they
are hereby declared payable from the tenth
dar o! May, 1881, to the tenth day Of June,
1891; and tba: III case of the failure of any
person 10 comply with the provisions of
this Ordinance on or before the tenth day
OF June, 1881, penalty Of fifteen per cent
of the taxes assessed on the property of
said 4elnquents will be attached in addi-
| ton to the costs incident thereto, and that
the pains and penalties by law attaching to
! such = failure shall be strictly enforced;
{: SEC '. And belt further ordained: That
L. B.sWhites, l., Il Speers and A. N. Bow
ers are hereby appointed board of asses
sorS to assess all lois, lauds and buildings
within; the corporate limits, Tor the purpose
| Of fIrvyins tho above stated tax.
sEc VI. And be it further ordained
That John S. Fair, Clerk aud Treasurer of
The Town Council CT Newberry, is hereby
app inted assessor, to receive the returns
OF all personal property subject to taxation
u,:der Sections 2 and 3 Of this Ordinance, and
that all returns Of personal property as spe-
cited in Sections 2 and of this Ordinance
shnll be made on or before the twentieth
day of May, 1881, to the said assessor under
oath, as in case of failure so to do, the as
SCISSOR is hereby authorized to assess the
personal property Of all delinquents with
the addition of fifty per cent. us penalty
for taiiing to make said return as IS hereby
required; and, further, that in case Of any
false return of personal property being
made, the assessor is hereby anlnoriz-d to
attach penalty of fifty per cent. of the tax
assessed thereon. .....
SEC. TII.~And be it further ordained:
Tha, John S. Fair as Clerk and Treasurer
of said Town Council is hereby authorized
AMI directed to collect the taxes levied un-
der this Ordinance and enforce the pains
and penalties on all deliuq1ents as author
lied by law.
Done and ratified under the Corporate Seal
Of the Town of Newberry, S. c., this
! [SEAL fifth day OF May, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-cne.
.-i J. P. POOL,
Intendant Town of Newberry, 8 C.
| J. S. FAIR, c. s T. T. G. n.
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