The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1884-12-31
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for The Town OF Alb
bcyillc, $. G., for The Year 1855.

Ny - SAi ICprs
DE TT ORDAINED BY THE IN
~ tcndant and WarLuns of the Town
Of Abbcvil!c, ;, C., I'll Council assembled,
and by authority Of tho same, That Il tax
for the sums and in tho manner hcreiu-
after named shall be raised and paid into
the treasury OF the Town Council for tho
Uses and purposes thereof for tho year
1850.
SECTION l.. Or every II hundred dol
lars Of the cash value Of all real and per
sonal estate within the incorporation Of
the said Town Of Abbeville tho sum of
fifteen cents.
SEC. >. On each billiard and pool table
or ten pin alley kept for hiro the sum of
Twenty-Five Dollars on tho first table or
alley and Twenty-Five Dollars for each
table or alley moro than ono kept hv the
Samo Owncr. On each tagatclIo table
kept for hire tho sum Of Fifteen Dollars.
l. :. For each license to retail spir-
ituons liquors in the Town of Abbevilio
the sum Of Two Hundred Dollars for the
year, beginning with the first day Of Jan
nary, 1855, and ending on tho first day OF
january, 1885. Tho said sums payable in
three equal installnent i'll advance, said
dealer or dealers to give bond and sccuri-
tv for payment Of said sum OF monoy.
and If at any time during tho year tic
said dealer or dealers should 20 out of
business tho whole amount of Two Hun
urcu Dollars shall immediately become
due n payable, and amy person or per-
SOILS doing business the whole o. any
of Two Hundred Dollars.
SEC. i. That all male persons between
The ages of sixteen years and fifty wears.
except those physically unable is earn a
support, arc liable to road duty and shall
be required to work on tho roads. side
walks, and streets within the incornora-
ton OF tho Town of Abhevilin five DAYS
undcr the direction Of the Town Council.
The communication for said road duty to
DO thu sum of Two Dollars to be paid nj
the time OF payment of other taxes, to
wit, on " before the first day Of March.
All persons refusing or fliling to work
five full days to be accepted and approx
tu by tho Council or pay the above COIN
mutation shall be liable To pay such fine
and penalty as tho ConEril may impose.
SEC. .. That all itlleraut n~uctioneers,
peddlcrS, and other transient persons, OK
cert cndrr Of farm produce raised in
the County, offering at retail any goods
whatsoever for sale, shall pay Il license OF
not moro than Twenty-Five Dollars nor
less than One Dollar per day.
SEC. u. That all circuSc Shall Day q
license Of Ono Hundred Dollars for each
and cvory exhibition and all other
shows. including what arc commonly
known as sldc-SIiows attached to q circus.
shall pay 4 license of not moro than Fir
tynor less than Two Dollars for each OK
SEC :. That al returns shall nc made
under oath on or before the first dav OF
FEBRUARY, 1885, and all taxes shall bc duo
and payable on or before the first day of
March. 1850. If any porsGn or Persons
shall refuse o~r-pegloct payment of the
taxes herein levied within tho timc sDcc-
flied the Treasurer OF tho Town Council
is hereby authorized and required to add
twenty per ceMtHm penalty, and If tho
lax with tho penalty is not paid within
thirty days thereafter, it shall DO tho duty
OF the Treasurer Of the Council to issue
executions therefor Immediately and col
i"ct the Same by duo process of law. AS
provided in tho charter of said Town of
AbDeviilc.
SEC. 8. The Town Council or q quo
rum thereof shall constitute n board of
asSnssors to nfiX tho vaiuo OF proDerty
returned for taxation.
SEC. o. If any person or persons shall
refuse or neglect to make u return of
their property for taxation within tho
time prescribed herein, the return Of last
year with twenty per ccntum added shall
be deemed and taken by the Treasurer TO
be the true value of their property for
taxation and it shall be assessed ut that
rate.
Done and Ratified in Council and tho
seal of the Town Council an X cd this Goth
day OF December, eighteen hundred and
eighty-four.
J. S.