The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-01-11

To Raise Supplies Tor tho City
Of Anderson, S. c., for the Year
1888.
VOE IT ORDAINED, BY the Mayor and
4D Aldermen Of the City of Anderson,
y. c., in Council assembled, and by the au
thurity Of the same
That a Tax. for the sums and in tho man
ncr hereinafter named, shall be raised and
paid into the Public Treasury of the said
City. for the Uses and purposes thereof:
SECTION |. There shall be paid the sum of
Twenty-Five Cents on every one hundred
dollars worth of Real Estate and Personal
Property, except the Carolina Collegiate In
stitutp, Greeley Institute, Farmers and Me-
chanics' Association, and the Churches Of
City.
SEC II. There shall be four days work
rendered OH the Streets, under the super
vision Of the Assistant Marshal, by every
, ahie bodied male person between the ages
of sixteen and fifty wears, and any person
Treasurer the sum Of Two Dollars and
any person liable rs above, and failing to
discharge such liability in the manner
above directed, shall be required to work
upon the Streets Of said City, under the
supervision Of the Assistant Marshal, for
the period Of Eight days or be fined in the
sum of Ten Dollars.
owner IL tax Of Twenty-Five Cen,a 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 twenty-five Cents on the one hundred
dollars OF their gross receipts collected or
received by their agents i'll the City of AM
| derson, S. C., and the Southern: EXPRESS
Company shall also be taxed Twenty-iiv
Cents on the one hundred Dollars worth of
its gross receipts collected ur received by its
agent.
SEC. w. There shall be paid, in advance,
license Of Five Dollars per diem by ali
| ltnerant Traders or Auctiunerrs, OF Hawk.
| ers or Pedlers, offering for safe any Goods,
Wares or Merchandise Of any kind what
soevcr; Proriied, That the provisions of
this Section shall be SO Construed as not to
apply to ordinary dealers in grain, fruit,
potatoes, tobacco, or other country p-rr:uce
Or live stock.
SEC. Y: That every person who owns II
l'nS WITHIN the corporate limits Of said
City shall pay thereon Fifty Cents per
| head.
SEC. vi. That all Retailers of Spirituous
Liquors shall, Ill advance OF recei wing IL
| cense, pay into the City Treasury the sum
OF Three Hundred Dollars per annum
and there shall be paid, in advance, on
each bllIiard Saloon using one Table the
sum of Twenty Dollars per annum, and on
each additional Table the sum OF Fifteen
dollars por annum.
SEC. VII. That the Stalls OF the City
| ~ arket be rented for the term Of one wear
by the City Council for the sum OF Fifteen
Doiiars, I" be paid i'll advance, to be used
Dy the person or persons renting the same
iUr the sale OF Meats, Fish. Game, yeceta-
| blcs, or other articles of food, only and
inst tax OF Fifty Cents shall be maid G,r
every Beef, and Twenty five Cents for every
othGr animal retailcd on the public streets
Oh the SAID City i'll pieces less than the ono
quarter 10y any person or persons whomso
ever, except ihe regular renters Of the Mar
ket House stalls; and any person or per-
sons falling or refusing to pay these licenses
IN advance shall, upon conviction thereof
before anu by the said City Council, be
hned not less than one dollar nor more
tnah iifty dollars, or be imprisoned in the
Huaru llouse not less than one nor more
than thirty days for each offence.
Sec. VIII. There shall he paid bv evcrv
Livery Stable keeper or owner n jiccnse tayy
ot FIFTY Dollars per nnnum; aud every
person, other than regular ;iyarv Stahja
men, shall pay u license tax of Ten DoijarS
upon each Vehicle kept and used for hire
LOT the transportation of passengers: and
an an persons engaged in Drayage Business
annnm: irorided, If more than one Drnv
pe USED, Ten Dollars shall be paid upon one
Dray, and Five Dollars upon each ndd;s
tional Dray. 'A "uu'-
SEC. lN. And be il further Ordained That
tue taxes ON Real Estate shall be paid nc.
cording to the valuation by the Citv A Sc.
sors. and all other taxes GccordinS to H.
returns made on oath to the Clerk of tho
City Council; and should any return. so
mace, oe palpably incorrect, in the i,,ds.
ment Of the Clerk, he shall proceed to i5.
lorm himself OF the true value and amount
90 pretended TO be returned, and if found
Il n1S
snail contain the full amount and trns
'"i ie ol the property owned by said party.
SEC. X. And be II further Ordaiuel That
all returns shall be made on or before the
frst day OF February, 1883, a d ali IA VOC
shall be paid on or before the first dav of
March, 1883; and persons who shall fail to
make their returns within the time speci.
renni1 Een snaia De assessed by the Clerk Of the
and belief, as provided in the Charter Of
said City; and If any person or nernons
| snail refuse or neglect pay ment of the ta Yas
nerein levied within the time specified tho
ClSTk OF the Council is hereby AUTHORITY
anu % required to add Twenty. per centum
penalty to the amount of the taxes Of tho
person or persons thus refusing or nealsot sm'
ing payment of their taxes; and Il the
twenty per centum penalty and the tax ors
not paid within twenty days, it shall he tho
GUY OF the Clerk of the Council to iss,ie
tx executions therefor Immediately, ard col.
lect the same by due process of iav ~ n.n eoi-
vided in the Charter of the so;d a. pios
Anderson, g. G. 'u o''y OF
Done and ratified in Council and tho
seal OF tho Corporation OF the Ctv
OF OF, Ande:son affixed thereto, this
SEAL oih VI ons nay CT , January. in the year
49, bnn%red 0dn dra nn one thousand eight
wu D;s; MAXWELL. Mayor