The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-01-20
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town of Alb
beyiIle, ). G., for the Year 1886.

DE IT TORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
ID and WartlcnS Of the Town OF Abbcrille,
=. c., in Council assembled, and by authority
of the same, That ~ tax for the sums ana III
the manner hereinafter named shall ne raised
and paid into the treasury of the Town COun-
Gil for the uses and purposes thereof Tor the
year 1856.
SECTION l. On every one hundred dollars
OF the cash value of I'LL real and perSoi!oi eS-
tate within theincorporation Of the said dIo"n
OF Abbcville the sum of fifteen cents.
SEC. ,. On each billiard and poo! table or
ten pin alley kept for hire the SUM OF Twenty,
five Dollars on the first table or alley anu
Twenty-Five Dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept by the same owner. On
each bugatel!c table kept for hire the sum of
Fifteen Dollars.
liquors in the Town Of Abbevile the sum or
Two Hundred Dollars for the year. beginning
with the first day of January, lSSo, ana eng,
ing on the first day OF January, ,.1SS1: The salu
sums payable in three equal inStalments IN
advance. said dealer or dealers tC give bond
and security for payment of said sum OF mon
cy, and if at any time during the year the sald
dealer or dealers should go out OF business inc
whole amount of Two hundred Dollars shall
Immediately become duo and payable, ana
any person or persons doing business the
whole or any part Of the year shall pay the
whole sum Of Two Hundred Dollars.
SEC. 4. That all male persons between the
ages Of sixteen and fifty years, except th0Se
physically unable to earn support. are liable
to road duty and shall he required 10
work on the roads. sidewaIks, ana streeta
within the incorporation Of the Town OF Ab-
neville tive days under the direction OF the
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 .!aHes,
to wit, on or before the first day Of March.
All persons refusing or failing to work five
.ull days to be accepted and approved Dy the
Council or pay the above Communication Shall
be liable to pay such fine and penalty as the
Council may impose.
SEC. ). That all itincrant auctioncers.
peldlrEs. and other transient persons, except
vendors OF farm produce raised in the Coun-
ty, Offering at retail! any goods whatsoever
FOR sale, shall pay license Of not more IMAM
Twenty five Dollars nor less than One Dollar
per day.
OF One Hundred Dollars for each ana every
what are commonly known as side-,hows at
tached to u circus shall pay Il license or not
more than Fifty nOr less than Two Dollars
for each exhibition.
SEC. !. That tall returns shall be MADE un-
der oath on or hefore the first day OF tebru-
nry, 1856, ana all taxes shall be due and pay
able on or before the first day OF March, lSh6.
If any person or persons SHALL refuse or neg
icct payment of The taxes herein lerled Wlth-
in tic time specified tho Treasurer OF the
Town Council Is hereby authorized ana re.
guired to add twenty per centum penalty, ana
if the tax with the penalty Is not paid WITHIN
thirty days tntTCt!leT, IL Suu NC lue uutJ VI
the TreaS;,rcro of the Council TO issue e%acu-
tions therefor immediately and collect the
same by due process OF law, rs pr0Vided In
the charter of said Town of Abbeville.
SEC. s. The Town Council or 4 quorum
thereof shall constitute board Of assessors
to attix the value of property returned for
taxation.
SEC. o. II any person or persons shall refuse
or neglect to make return OF their property
for taxation within the time prescribed here
in, the return of last year with twenty per
centmm added shall be deemed and taken by
the 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 2Srd day OF
December, eighteen hundred and eighty-hvc.
J. S. HAMMOND,
Intendant.
JONES T. MILLER, Secretary.
Dec. % 1876, Ct.