The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-02-09
An Ordinance
TO Raise Supplies for the
Town Of AbbevIlle, S. C.,
for the Year 1885.

d L it ordained by the Town Council of the
- town Of Abbcvillc and by the authority
Of the same, That a tax for the sums and in
the manner hereinafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury ut the Town C0un-
Gil for the uses and purposes thereof for the
year 1885.
SECTION l. On every one hundred dollars
of the cash value Of all real and personal cs-
tate within the Incorporation of said town of
hbbevillc the sum OF fifteen cents.
SEC. 2. On each billiard or pool table or
ten pin alley kept for hire the sum Of Twenty
five Dollars on the first table or alley and
Twenty five dollars for each table or allcv
more than one kept by the same owner. On
each bagatellc table kept for hire the sum of
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC. 3. For each license to retail spiritm-
GUS liquors in the town of Abbeville the sum
Of Two Hundred Dollars for the wear, be gin
ming with the first day of January, 1886, and
ending nm the first day of January, 1887. The
in advance, said dealer ar dealers to give bond
and security for payment of said sum of mon
ey, and if ut any time during the wear the
said dealer or dealers should 60 ont of bust
ness the whole amount Of Two Hundred Dol
lars shall Immediately become due and pava-
Bile, and any person or persons doing business
the whole or any part Of the year shall pay
the whole snm Of Two Hundred Dollars. -
SEC. 4. That all male persons between the
ages of sixteen and fifty years, except those
physically unable to earn a support, are liza
bic to road duty and shall be required to
work on the roads, sidewalks and streets
within the incorporation of the town of Alb
beville five days under the direction of the
Town Council The communication for said
road duty to be the sum of Two Dollars 20 be
paid at the time OF the payment of other tag
rs, to wit, on nr before the first day of March,
All persons refusing or failing to work five
full days to be accepted and approved BY the
Council or pay the above communication shall
be liable to pay such fine and penalty as the
Coun Ill NAV impose.
pcddlers, ard other transient persous, except
vendors of farm produce raised in the county,
Offering at retail any goods whatsoever for
sale, shall pay a license of not more than
Twenty-Five Dollars nor less than One Dollar
per day.
SIC. 6. That all circuses shall nav a H.
ccnse of One Hundred Dollars for each and
every exhibition and all other shows, includ-
ing what are known as side shows attached
+" q circus, shall pay a license Of not more
than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for each
exhibition.
SEC. Z. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath on or before the first day Of Pebru-
AIRY, 1885, and all taxes shall be due and paw
able on or before the first day Of March, 1856.
It any person or persons shall refuse or neg
!cct 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 centum penalty, and
II the tax with the penalty is not paid within
thirty days thereafter, it shall be the duty of
the Treasurer of the Council to issue execu-
tions therefor Immediately and collect the
same by due process of law, az provided in
the charter of said town Of Abbeville.
SEC. 8. The Town Council ar a quorum
thereof shall constitute u board Of assessors
to- affIx the value of property returned for
taxation.
SIC. Q. If any person or persons shall re-
fuse G" neglect to make a return of their
property for taxation within the time pre-
scribed herein, the return of the last year,
with twenty per centum added shall be deem
ed 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 aff xed this 23d day of De-
cemher. Eigteen hundred and eiphty-fy..