The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-12-23
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town of Alb.
beville, 5. e., for the Year 1885.

DE IT ORDAINED BY THE ATTENDANT
ID and WardclS of the Town OF AhbeVllle,
s. C., in Council assembled, and by authority
of the same, That n tax for the sums ana In
the manner hereinafter named shall he raised
and paid into the treasury of the Town Coun-
Gil for the uses and purposes thereon for the
year 1856.
SECTION l.. On every one hundred dollars
of The cash value of all real and personal cs-
tate within the incorporation Of the shutdown
of Abbcvil!e the sum OF fifteen cents:
SEC. ,. On each billiard and poo! table or
ten pin arcy kept for hire the sum OF twenty
| five Dollars on the first table or alley ana
Twenty-Five Dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept by the same owner. on
each bagatcllr table kept for hire the sum OF
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC. 2. For each license 10 retail s%pirituous
liquors in the Town of Abbeville the sum of
Two Hundred Dollars for The year. beginning
! with the first day of January. 1876, and end
! ing on the first day of january, 1857. The saul
sums payable tn three equal Instruments IN
advance. said dealer or dealers to give bond
and security for payment of said sum of mon,
py, and if at any time during the year the SAD
dealer or dealers should go out Of business the
whole amount of Two Hundred Dollars shall
, any person or persons doing business the
| whole or any part of the year shall pay the
whole sum OF Two Hundred Dollars.
SEC. /. That all male persons between the
ages Of sixteen and fifty years, except those
physically unable TO earn a support, arc liable
to road duty and shalt be required to
work on the roads, Sidewalks, ana streets
within the incorporation OF the Town OF Ao-
! beyillr five days under the direction OF the
Town Council. The communication Tor saId
road duty 10 he the sum OF Two Dollars to be
! paid ut the time of payment Of other ,taNcs,
to wit, on or before The first day OF March.
All persons refusing or failing to work five
iull days to be accepted and approve by inc
Council or pay the above coinmutatl0n snail
be liable to pay such fine and penalty as the
Council may impose.
SEC, ). That all itinerant auctionccrs,
peddlcrS, and other transient persons, except
vendors of farm produce raised in the Coull-
ty, offering at retail any goods whatsoever
Tor sale, shall pay Il license Of not more than
Twenty-Five Dollars nor less than One Dollar
per day.
SEC. {. That all circuscs shall pay a license
OF One Hundred Dollars for each ana every
exhibition; and AL other shows, including
what are commonly known as Sidc->h0Ws at
taciied to a circus, shall pay Il license or not
more than Fifty nor less than TWO J)ollarS
SEC. 7. Thata all returns shall be made I'M
der oath on or before the INST day OF fcbru-
ary, lSSD. and all taxes shall be due and pay
able on or before the first day of March, 1851.
If any person or persons shall refuse or neg
lect payment of the taxes herein levied YIN
in the time specified, the treasurer OF me
quired to add twenty per- ccntunt penalty, and
ii the tax with the penalty IS not palu WiIAllt
thirty days tllcrcallcr. it shall be The duty OF
the TrcaSurcrOf tho Council to issue tNoGu-
lIONS llclclo- lIlHIeui!bc'S h''' -;
same by due process Of Jaw, as providcd in
the charter of said Town of :AobG"lNc.
SEC. S. The Tow Council or Il quorum
thereon shall constitute Il board of assessors
to atliy the value of property reiurncl lof
taxation. ..
SEC. .. II any person or persons shall rrtuse
or neglect TO make Il return OF their property
for taxation within the time prescribed here
in, the return of last year with twenty PEI
ccntum added shall be deemed and taken by
the Treasurer to be the true. value OF lhclr
property for taxation and it shall be ASSESSED
at that Ia1c.
Done and Ratified IN Council and the seal OF
the Town Council affixed this 23rd day OF
December. eighteen hundred and cighty~tlYr.
J. S. HAMMOND,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER, Secretary.
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