The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-22
AN ORDINANCE.
TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR A. D., 1884.

b. it Ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town OF Newbcrry,
$. c., in council assembled and by the
authority OF the same:
SECTION !. That tax OF twenty
cents on every hundred dollars in val
Tie of all real and personal property
OF every description owned and assessed
in the Town of Newberry Except the
property of churches and institutions
OF learning), shall be levied and paid
into the Treasury Of the Town Of
NcWberry, S. c., for the current eX-
penSes OF said Town of Newberry, S.
SEC. 2. That tax OF one dollar up
OF each dog, within the limits of the
Town of Newberry. shall be levied and
paid into the Treasury Of the Town OF
Newberrr, S. G.
SEC. 3. That tax OF five dollars
shall be levied and paid into the
Treasury of the Town OF Ncwbarry,
S. c., upon any wagon, dray, or car
riage drawn by two horses, that shall
be used for hire or public employment
within the limits of the Town OF New
berry, S. C.
SEC. 4. That 4 tax OF two dollars
and fifty cents shall be levied and
paid into the Treasury OF the Town OF
Newberry, S. c., upon any wagon,
dray, carriage or buggy drawn by one
horse, that shall be used for hire or
public employment within the limits
Of the Town OF Newberry, S. c.
SEC. 3. That each auctioneer within
the limits of the Town of Newberry
shall be required to take out license
before exercising his business as auc-
tioneer; and shall pay into the Treas
ury OF said Town for said license the
sum OF twenty-five dollars.
SEC. 6. That the proprietor or pro-
prietors OF each billiard or pool table
kept for profit within the limits OF
said Town shall be required to pay in.
to the Treasury ofSaid Town the sum
OF fifty dollars as license therefor
and the proprietor or proprietoIs oi
each billiard or pool table kept fol
profit within the said Town in excess
OF one snch billiard or pool table shal
be required TO pay into the Treasury
of said Town the sum Of twenty-five
dollars for each OF such billiard or poo
tables in excess of one.
SEC. T. That the proprietor OF eacl
ten pin alley kept for profit within th(
limits of said Town, shall be required
to pay the sum OF twenty-five dollars q:
a license therefor into the Treasury o.
said Town. -G.. .r.
SEC. S. That the proprietor of eacl
Bagatelle Table kept for profit within
the limits of said Town shall be re
Guired to pay into the Treasury of sait
Town the sum OF fifteen dollars as :
license therefor.
SEC. 8. That the proprietor or pro
prietors of Tavcrns or Saloons where
spiritous liquors shall be sold in guam
| titles, less than one quart, within the
limits of the Town of Newberry, S. c..
shall pay into the Treasury Of sal,
Town as q license therefor up to ant
including the 31st day OF December
A. D., 1884, the sum OF four hundred
dollars. $50 -...'
SEC. 10. That the proprietor or pro
Drietors of each Tavern or Saloon OF
other place where spirituous liquor;
are sold in quantities more than orc
quart shall pay into the Treasury o:
the Town OF Newberry, S. c., as ;
license therefor up to and including
the %1st day of December A. D., lSsl
the sum of three hundred and seEenSsF
five dollars.
SEC. II. That for the purpose OF fix
ing the assessment of peySonal prop
erty for taxation. the clerk and treas
u1er of said Town of Newberry shall
be required to keep his Office open eact
day, Sunday eXcepted) from O'Clock
A. NJ, to O'Clock P. NJ, from the
fifteenth day OF May, 1884, 10 the
fifteenth day of June 1884, to receive
on oath the returns of the owners Of
agents of the owners of all personal
property within the limits OF the Town
OF Newberry, S. c. And in case ot
the failure to make returns of said
personal property for assessment by
the owners or agents of the owner:
thereof, the clerk and treasurer of the
said Town of NewberrY, S. c., shall
assess the same.
SEC. y. That the taxes and licenses
herein provided for shall be paid tC
tie clerk and treasurer OF said Town Of
Ncwberry, S. c., in lawful money q
the United States.
SEC. Il. That all the taxes herein
levied shall be paid within thirty days.
beginning on the fifteenth day of June
and ending OIL the fifteenth day .oi
July 1884.
SEC. "A. That all licenses herein re-
qurcd to be paid shall be due at once
and paid by the person or persons
affected thereby, in advance, except in
those cases where a license was issued
by the preceding Town Council, and in
such cases, the same shall be due and
payable at the expiration Of the date
fixed by the preceding council.
SEC. Is. That ali licenses herein pro-
vided for, except licenses for the sale OF
spirituous liquors, shall be OF force for
the space of twelve months after the
same are issued.
SEC. lG. That any and every per-
son liable to do road duty within the
limits OF the Town of Newberry, 5. c.,
may be relieved therefrom by the pay
ment of one dollar at the beginning OF
each quarter of the year, reckoning
from the first day of January 1884.
~ Done and ratified under the
Is + Corporate seal of the Town OF
~ Newbemy, South Carolina, on
this the first day of May, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-four and in the
one hundred and eighth year Of the
Sovereignty and independence OF r..
United States of America. .s..y
JOHN NJ. TOMBSTONE,
Mayor of the Town OF Newberry, C.
Attest, -
John S. Fair,