The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-02-16

nave power to regulate the price O
h;Eaenses h;aes upon all public shows aud exhi
! pitions In aaid city, to erect a powde,
magazine, and to compel any persor
! nolung more than twenty-five pounds Of
powcer at one time to store the same
.9erein, and to make regulations for rates
oi Storage thereof, and for keeping and
| storing the same: Provided, That nc
incense for any circus shall be granted 70,
a less sum than three hundred. dollars by
| the said City Council. They shaIl have
| power and authority to organize, eouir
ana control q frs department for the
projection of said city in such way as
GIMey may deem necessary. And the said
City Council shall have power to enforce
| ,he payment of all taxes and assessments
levied under the authority of this Act
against the property and the persons OF
ueiauiters to the same extent and in the
same manner as is provided by law for
tue collection of the general State tax.
except that the executions to enforce the
payment of the city taxes shall be issued
under the seal of the said corporation
ana directed to the Chief of Police or
otner persons especially appointed by the
said Council to collect the same: and ali
property upon which tax shall be levied
and assessed shall be liable for the paw.
ment Il ieof in preference to all other
debts due by the person owning the same
at the time of the assessment. excent
debts due the State, which shall be first
paid. The said moneys, together with
all other moneys collected by the author
ity of the provisions of this Act. and The
ordinances passed in conformity thereto
arse, shall be paid into the Treasury Of
sato CITY LOT the use of the corporation.
oEC. IL. In the assessment Of all prop.
erty IN said city, it shall be the duty of
the CLERK OF the City Council to deliver
70 or leave at the residence or place
OF business, of each person with
IN the said corporate limits, printed
'orm or statement of return for taxation
Win proper form of oath thereto, and
shai! at the timo he delivers such forms,
receive from such person the statement
OF ms property for taxation required by
TINS Act, verified by the oath of such
person but if he be not ready to make
such statement, he shall make up and
deliver the same to the said Clerk within
twenty days after the leaving of such
form OF statement, and in case of failure
10 do so shall be assessed and returned
by said Clerk accordingly. If the Clerk
OF the City Council fails to leave such
form of statement at the place of busi-
ness or residence of aiy person in said
city, such person shall not be excused
from the making of such return; but he
shall have ten days after the close of the
time for making such return in which to
iilc the same with the said Clerk. Re.
turns shall be made OIL oath to the said
Clerk during the month of January in
each year, of the amounts of all sales of
merchandise, professional, mechanical,
or other incomes, and of the quantity
and kind of all other property than real
estate, subject to taxation under the pro.
visions of this Act, by the persons who
may be liable 10 pay the taxes on the
same; and the said taxes shall be paid
on or before the first day of March then
next ensuing. Upon failure thereof, any
party in default shall be subject to the
penalties now provided by law for failure
TO pay the general State tax.
SEC. l6. That all fines which shall
hereafter be collected by conviction in
the Court of Sessions for retailing with
out license within the limits of said CITY
shall be paid one.half to the informer
and the other half to the said City Coun-
Gil for tho uses of the corporation.
SEC. II. The said City Council shall
have power and authority to abate all
nuisances within the corporate limits.
and also to appoint Board of Health
for said town, and to pass all such ordi-
nances rs may be necessary to define the
powers and duties of the said Board.
SEC. l8. That the said City Council
shall have power to borrow money for
the public uses of the corporation by
issuing from time to time as occasion
may require the bpnds of said corpora
ton, bearing interest at rate not ex-
ceediug seven per centum per annum, to
be paid semi-annually, for an amount
not to exceed twenty-five thousand dol
lars, and for the payment Of the interest,
and the ultimate redemption of the
principal according to the terms of the
loan, the said corporation shall be at all
times liable: Provided, That the proper
ty of the inhabitants of said city shall
be bound for the redemption of said
loan in no other way than by the impo-
sition of an annual tax according TO the
provisions Of this Act: And providcd,
further, That majority of the owners of
real estate situate within the corporate
limits of said city shall first vote in favor
OF issuing the said bonds, and the said
City Council shall give at least thirty
days notice of holding such election.
SEC. 10. That the Mayor of said city
shall receive as salary the sum of two
hundred dollars per annum. He and
the Aldermen shall each be exempt from
street duty during the term of their office;
and each City Council shall within thirty
days after the expiration Of their terms
of Office make out and return to their
successors full account Of their receipts
and expenditures during the term for
which they were elected; and they shall
likewise publish at the end of each wear
after the beginning of their term of
and expenditures during the preceding
office of any City Council, it shall be
any moneys in their hands at the time Of
making such return belonging to said
corporation, and likewise to deliver up
promptly at the end of their term all
books, property, records, other papers
cessors; and on failure to DO 30, they
eHaii oc iieoio W TIC punishment prs
scribed in the twentieth Section of this
Act.
SEQ. 20. That for the wilful violation
or neglect of duty, malpractice, abuse or
oppression, the said Mayor and Alder
men, jointly and severally, shall be liable
TO punishment by fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars, besides being liable for
damages to any person injured by such
default on tho part of such Mayor or
Aldermen.
SEC. 81. Thio Act shall go into effect
Immediately upon its passage, and all