The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-02-14
An Ordinance.

TO LEVY A SPECIAL TAX OF ONE MILL
ON THE DOLLAR OF THE TAXABLE
PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF NEW
BERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
OF THE ACT OF THE GENERAL AS
sEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA ENTITLED ''AN ACT TO
AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF NEW
BERRY ''To CREATE A FIRE DEPART
MENT FOR SAID TOWN AND TO PRO
VIDE THE MEANS NECESSARY FOR
THAT PURPOSE" APPROVED THE
22d DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D. 1883.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of Newberry
in council assembled and by the au-
thority Of the same;
SECTION I. Thaa special tax of one
mill on the dollar of all the taxable
property with the corporate limits OF
the said Town of Newberry, except
the property OF churches and different
institutions of learning, be and the
same is hereby levied and ordered and
required to be paid into the Treasury
of said Town of Newberry for the
support of the Fire Department of
said Town.
SECTION 2. That the said special tax
as is provided in Section l. Of this Or
dinance shall be levied upon the
assessed value of real and personal
property in said Town made up in the
year OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-three.
SECTION 3. That the special tax
herein levied shall be paid unto the
Clerk and Treasurer of the Town of
| Newberry in lawful money OF the
United States Of America.
SECTION 4. That the special tax
herein levied shall be paid unto the
Clerk and Treasurer of said Town of
Newberry from the fifteenth day Of
February, A. D. 1884, until the fifteenth
| day of March 1SS4-and for the pur-
pose OF receiving payment Of the same,
| the Clerk and Treasurer OF said Town
of Newberry shall remain in his Office
each Cay Sundays excepted), during
the month beginning on fifteenth day
Of February, and ending on the fif-
teenth day of March, A. D. 1884, from
nine O'Clock in the morning until three
O'Clock in the afternoon of each day.
SECTION 5. That the Clerk and
Treasurer of said Town Of Newberry
shall enter each and every amount of
| money received under the levy of the
aforesaid special tax in his books OF
account under q separate account to
be called Money collected under spe-
cial tax of one mill for Fire Depart
ment, and no moneys so received by
him or his successor in office shall be
applied to any other purpose than to
purposes indicated in the Act OF the
General Assembly of South Carolina
entitled IAN Act to authorize the
Town Council of Newberry to create
Fire Department for said Town and to
provide the means necessary for that
purpose" Approved 22d day OF De-
cembe", 1888.
SECTION G. That the Mayor and AL
dermen of the Town of Newberry shall
during the month of April, A. D. 1884,
cause to be published statement for
the information Of tax payers showing
the amount realized from the special
levy aforesaid and of its application.
- Done and ratified under the
LIS : Corporate seal of the Town of
~ Newberry South Carolina ON
this the thirty-first day Of January in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-four aud in the
one hundred and eighth year of the
Sovereignty and Independence OF the
United States of America.
YOUNG JOHN POPE,
Mayor Of the Town OF Newberry,
South Carolina.
Attest,
John S. Fair,
c. & I. T. C. \. 6--2t.