The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-01-28
An Ordinance
TO Raise Supplies for the Town Of
Abbevillc, $. G., for the Year 1886.

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FeE IT ORDAINED BY THE IN
~ tendant and Wardcns Of the Town
Of Abhcvillc, s. G.. in Council assem-
bicd, nd by authority Of the same,
that 4 tax for the sums and in the MAN.
ncr hereinafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury Of the Town
Council for the uses and purposes thera-
Of f"r the year 1885.
SECTInN |. On every ono hundred
dollars Of the cash value OF all real and
personal estate within the incorporation
CT the said Town Of Abbcvillo the sum
Of fifteen cents.
SEC. 9. On each billiard and pool
table or ten pin alley kept for hire the
sun Of Twenty-Five Dollars on tho
first table or alley and Twenty-Five Dol
lars for each table or alley more than
one kept by the samc owner. On each
hagatcllc table kept for hire the sum Of
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC. 3. For zach license to retail
spirituous liquors in the Town of Able
willie tho sum Of Two Hundred Dollars
for the year, beginning with the first day
Of January, 1885 and ending on the
first day Of January, 1886. The said
sums payable in equal installments in
advance, said dealer or dealers to give
bond and security Cor payment of said
Snm or money, and if at any time dur
ing the year the said dealer or dealers
should 30 out Of business the whole
amount Of Two Hundred Dollars shall
Immediately become due and paysble,
and any person or persons doing bust
ness the whole OF any part Of the year
shall pay the whole sum Of Two HIM
drcd Dollars.
SRc. /. That all male persons be-
tween the ages Of sixteen and fifty
years, except those physically unable to
earn d support, are liable to road duty
and shall be required to work on the
roads, sidewalks and streets within the
incorporation Of the Town Of Able
Vile five days under the direction of
tho Town Council. The communication
for said road duty to be the sum Of
Two Dollars to be paid at the time Of
payment Of other taxes, to wit, on or
before the first day of March. All per-
IONS refusing or failing to work five full
days to be accepted and approved by
the Council or pay the above commuta
ton shall be liable to pay such fine and
penalty as the Council may impose.
SEC. S. That all itincrant auction
GERS, pcddlcrs, and other transient per-
sons, except vendors Of farm produce
raised in the County, offering at retail
any goods whatsoever for sale, shall pay
Il license of not more than twenty-five
Dollars nor less than One Dollar per
day.
SEC. 6. That all circuses shall pay
a license Of One Hundred Dollars for
each and every exhibition: and all other
shows, including what are commonly
known us side. shows attached to a cir
Gus, shall pay Il license Of not more than
Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for each
exhibition.
SIC. I. That all returns shall be made
under oath on or before the first day Of
FEBRUARY 1855, and all taxes shall be duo
and payable on or before the first day Of
March, 1855, if my person or persons
shall refuse or neglect payment of the
taxes herein levied within the time spec
flied the Treasurer of the Town Council
is hereby authorized mt required to add
twenty pn' ccnfam penalty, and if the
tax with the penalty is not paid within
thirty days thereafter, it shall be tho
duty Of the Trcasurcy Of the Council 10
issue executions therefor Immediately
and collect the same by duo process Of
INV us prov lutt III Inc CiiHFtcT VI Sh1u
Town Of Abbcville.
Sec. 8. The Town Council or a quo
rum thereof shall constitute n board Of
assessors to atiiX tho value Of property
returned for taxation.
SEC. 8. If any persons shall refuse or
neglect to make n return Of their proper
ty for taxation within the time prescribe
ed herein, the return Of last year with
twenty per- centum added shall 10
deemed and taken by tho Treasurer to
be the true value Of their property for
taxation and it shall be assessed at that
rate.
Done and Ratified in Council and the
seal Of the Town Council affixed this
Goth day Of December, eighteen hun
drcndrod and cighty-four.
j. S. HAMMOND, Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER, Secretary.
Dec. 81, 1884. st..