The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-02-17

Section 6. Every agent OF firm
receiving, delivering and selling
Fertilizers within the incorporate
limits, shall make a report under
oath on the 1st day of May next,
to the town council, the amount of
fertilizers sold, and shall pay there
for thirty cents on every ono hun
dred dollars income on such sales.
Section Z. Every agent or firm
receiving on consignment for sale
on commission, machinery such as
mills, engines, gins, sulky plows,
reapers, mowers and threshers shall
pay a license Of ten dollars per an
mum, one-half payable in advance,
the other half Mt the expiration Of
six months.
Section g.. License for every auc-
tioneer $16 per annum, one-half
payable in advance, the remainder
ut the expiration of six months.
Section 0. Ten dollars a day by
any Itinerant Trader or actioneer
offering for sale within the IncOr-
porate limits Of the Town L~aurens
any goods, wares or merchandise
at auction or otherwise without
having paid the above specified tax,
he or they shall bc fined at the dis
erection of the Council for each day
he or they may offer, provided the
provisions of this ordinance shall
not be construed as to apply to the
ordinary products of the farm.
Section 10. That all persons liable
to work on tho streets; ways and
roads be required to render 4 days
labor on said streets or to have the
right to commute the same by pay
ing SO; and If any person liable to
this duty shall fail or refused to
work or mako payment after due
notice, shall be held liable to the
penalties as prescribed by the laws
Of the State for person refusing to
work on roads.
Section II. That all persons own
ing roal estate within the Incorpo-
rate limits Of the town of Laurens.
shall Thoroughly rcpair and keep
repaired the side walks IN front OF
same, on or before the 1st day May
next; any person or, persons refus-
ing to make such repairs by said
time or shall neglect to do so within
90 days after written notice to make
said repairs then the council will
make the necessary repairs and
charge the cost of Same to II
of said lands and shall proceed to
collect the same in the manner pro-
vided by law.
Section IL. For every Bagatellc
or Billiard table or Bowling alley
for public 8 $50 each.
Section 13. One-horse Dray Sc;
Two-horse Dray $l2; feed and sale
stable $25; general feed Livery and
sale stable $50; ene-half to be paid
in advance the balance in six
months.
Section IA. For any show, circus
or Public performance not to ex-
ceed $500; ut the discretion of the
Council.
Section Is. One dollar for every
gold watch; so cents for eli h silver
watch or any baser metal kept for
private use.
Section 10. License for every I'm
dcrtaker &I5; onc-half payable in
advance balance at expiration Of six
months.
Section II. For every pleasure
carriage 81; and every pleasure
buggy so cents.
Section Is. For every Meat Mar
kct $25 per annum, payable quar-
terly in advance, and any person
selling fresh meats, such as Beef,
Pork, Kid or Mutton, without first
having obtained license, shall pay
- for each offence.
Section III. BE III furthcr or
dained that the taxes on real es-
tate shall be paid according to the
valuation made by the Board mp
pointed to make the assessments
and other taxes according to the
returns made under oath to the
Clerk of Council.
Section 20. And be 1t farther or
daincd, that all taxes shall be paid
on, or before the 18th of March
next; and if any person shall refuse
or neglect payment of the taxes
herein; levied within the snnciGn1