The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-17
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town Of Alb.
beville, s. e., for the Year 1886.

DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
ID and WardcnS Of the Town or AbbcV1lte,
= c., in Council assembled, and by authority
of the same, That n tax Tor the sums and In
the manner hereinafter named shall DE raised
and paid into the treasury Of the Town Coun-
ell fuf the uses and purposes thereof Tor the
year 1856.
SECTION /. On every one hundred dollars
Of tho cash value of all real and personal es-
tate within the incorporation OF the said Town
of Abbcville the sum Of fifteen cents.
SEC. =. On each billiard and pool table or
ten pin alley kept for hire the sun, Of twenty
rive Dollars OH tile first table a. alley and
Twenty-Five Dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept BY the same owner. On
each bagatelle table kept for hire the sum OF
Fifteen Dollars
SEC. 3. For each license to retail spirituous
liquors in the Town Of AbbeVllc The sum OF
Two Hundred Dollars for the year. beginning
with the first day Of January. 1856, and M eng
ing on the first day OF January, 1HST. The said
sums payable In three equal inStalllnents IN
advance, said dealer or dealers to give bM'd
and security for payment OF said sum OF mon
ey, and if ut any time during the year the s;ea
dealer or dealers should go out of business the
whole amount Of Two Hundred Dollars shall
Immediately become due and payable, and
any person or persons doing business the
whole or any part Of the year shall pay the
whole sum of Two Handred Dollars.
SEC. 4. That all male persons between, the
ages Of sixteen and fifty years, except those
physically unable to earn u support, are llaolc
to road duty and shall be required to
work on the roads, sidewalks. and streets
within the incorporation OF the Town of Alb
bevile five days under the direction OF Inc
Town Council. The communication for said
road duty 10 be the sum of Two Dollars to be
paid Mt the time of payment of other .taXcs,
to wit, on or before the first day Of March.
All persons refusing or falling to work tve
tull days to be accepted anu approved oy the
Council or pay the above cOmmutation Shall
be Liable TO pay such fine and penalty az the
rf.n f,1nU
SEC 5. That all itinerant auctonccrs,
peudcrS and other transient persons, except
venders Of farm produce raised In the Coun-
ty, offering at retail any goods whatsoever
for sale, shall pay license or not more tlltel
Twenty five Dollars nor less than One Dollar
per day.
SEC s. 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 as side-ShOWs at
iachcd to Il circus, shal pay LICENSE or not
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dolllrs
for each exhibition.
SEC. 7. Thutal returns shall be made un-
der oath on or before the first day OF Febru-
AIRY, 1856, 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 with
In the time specified the Treasurer OF the
Town Council is hereby authorized and re-
CURED to add twenty per ce,'hum penalty, ana
II the tax with the penalty Is not paid within
| Lillll utlyS ~ ohh ~ .'N SNts ~
the Treasurer Of the Council to issue eXecu-
tions therefor Immediately and collect the &c
same by due process OF law, as prnvldca III
the charter of said Town OF Abbevllle..
SEC. 3. The Town Council or 4 quorum
thereof shall donstitf!te board of assessors
to atliX the value Of property returned fo1
taxation.
SEC. o. Ii any person or persons shall refuse
or neglect to make a return OF their properly
for taSntlon within the time prescribed here
in, the return of last year with twenty PEI
the Treasurer to be the true value Of their
property for taxation and it shall be assessed
1T that rate.
the Town Council affixed this 23rd day o1
December, eighteen hundred and eighty-f1Ve
J. S. HAMMOND,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER, Secretary.
Dec. 90 1855, Ct.