The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-10
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town Of Alb
beyille, 5. G., for the Year 1885.

de IT ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
D and Wardcns Of the Town or or, A01eo,dHe, teod,,
S. c., in Council assembled, ana by autnotiiy y;
of the same, That tax for the sums IS ana 1 IN
the manner hereinafter named snail De [alseo
and paid into the treasury OF the Town Coun-
ell for the uses and purposes Thereon LOT Ihe
year 1885.
. SECTION l. On every one hundred dollars
of the cash value of all real and personal es-
tate within the incorporation Of the sa1dIoWn
of Abbevile the sum Of fifteen cents;
ten bin alley kept for hire the sum Of Twenty,
five Dollars on the first table or alley anu
Twenty-Five Dollars for each table or aliey
more than one kept by the same owner. vi
each bagatelle table kept for hire the sum OF
Fifteen Dollars. ,,-,.
SEC. 8. For each license TO retail spirituous
liquors in the Town of Abbeville the sum OF
Two Hundred Dollars for the year; beginning
Ing on the first day OF January, 1887: The said
sums payable in three equal installments III
advance. said dealer or dealers 10 give oonu
and security for payment OF SAID sum OF Inon,
ey. and if at any time during the year the sald
dealer or dealers should 60 out Of business the
whole amount of Two Hundred Dollars shalt
Immediately become due and payaole, anu
any person or persons doing business the
hoe whoe or any G o Paf f 1S yfir poar
SEC. 1. That all male persons between the
ages of sixteen and fifty years, except Ih0se
physically unable to earn o support, are llaDie
to road duty ana re shaI pe reqdd'reu ecu streetS ~
within the incorporation Of the Town OF Ab-
beville five days under the direction OF Inc
Town Council. The communication lor saIu
road duty 10 be the sum Of Two dollars to oe
paid at the time of payment Of other lakes,
to wit, on or before the first day OF Marsh.
All persons refusing or falling to work hVe
full days to be accepted and approved by tne
Council or pay the above commutation snall u
be liable to pay such fine ana penalty as tne
rOnnril NAV imOOSe.
SEC. 5. That all itneant auctioneers.
peddlers, and other transient persons, except
venders of farm produce raised In the Coun-
ty, offering at retail any goods whatsoever
f0r sale. shall pay license Of not more than
Twenty-Five Dollars nor less than One Dollar
per day. ,..o
SEC. s. That all circuses shall pay license
of One Hundred Dollars for each and , every every
what are commonly known as side-shoWs AT:
tached to circus, shall pay, LICENSE or no,
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars
for each exhibition.
SEC. 7. That ali returns shall be made un'
der oath on or before the first day Of Febrn
AIRY, 1886, and all taxes shall be due ana pay.
able on or before the first day of March, 1851
If any person or persons snail reiuse or it HtS
| in the time specified the Treasurer OF the
Town Council is hereby authorized ana re
quired to add twenty per celatum penalty, ane
i the tax with the penalty Is not paeo @ dtv Wvhl
|
! the Treasurer of the Council to issue execu
tions therefor Immediately and collect IN.
same by due process Of law, as provided II
the charter of said Town of Abbeville.
SEC. 8. The Town Council or a quorum
thereof shall constitute board OF assessor
to affix the value of property returned 10
taxation.
SEC. 9. II any person or persons shall ref1s
or neglect to make return OF. their proper;
for taxation within the time prescribed here
in, the return of last year with twenty pc
centun, added shall be deemed and taken o.
property for taxation and it shall be assesse'
at that rate.
Done and Ratified In Council and the seal e
the Town Council affixed this 23rd day q
December, eighteen hundred and eighty five
J. S. HAMMOND,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER, Secretary.
Dec. % 1855, Ct.