The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-10
An Ordinance
TO Raise Supplies for the Town Of Abb
beyille, ). e., for the Year 1885.

DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
b and Wardens Of the Town Of Abbeville,
s. c., in Council assembled, and by authority
of the same, That tax for the sums and In
the manner hereinafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury Of the Town Coun'
ell for Lhe uses and purposes thereof for the
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 said Town
of Abbevile the sum Of fifteen cents.
SEC. 2. On each billiard and pool table or
ten pin alley kept for hire the sum Of Twenty
twenty-five Dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept by the same owner. On
each bagatele table Kept for hire the sum Of
Fifteen Dollars.
liquors in the Town Of Abbeville the sum OF
Two Hundred Dollars for the year. beginning
with the first day of January, 1856, and END.
ing on the first day Of january, 1887, The said
advance. said dealer or dealers TO give bond
and security for payment Of said sum OF mon
ey, and If at any time during the year the said
dealer or dealers should go out Of business the
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 Hundred Dollars.
ages Of sixteen and fifty years, except 1;e tn9se
to road duty and shall be required to
work on the roads, sidewalks, and strects
within the incorporation Of the Town OF Ao-
bevllle five days under the direction Of The
Town Council. The communication for sold
road duty TO be the sum Of Two Dollars to be
paid ut the time of payment OF other laAes'
to wit, on or before the first day OF March.
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
SEC. S. that ali itiperant auctioneers.
peddlers, 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 OF not more ,a nan
Twenty five Dollars nor less than One DOLLAR
SEC. s. That all circuses shall pay q license
OF One Hundred Dollars for each and every
what are commonly known AS side-shoWs AZ.
| tached to q circus, shall pay license OF NOV
more than Fifty nor less than TWO Dollars
for each exhibition.
SEC. ]. Thatall returns snail De MAGE un'
der oath on or before the first day OF fe6ru'
ary, 1885, and all taxes shall be due and pay
able on or before the first day OF March, 1885
| If any person or persons shall refuse or neg
in int the he time specified the Treasurer OF, the
Town Council Is hereby authorized and re
quired to add twenty per cenluns penalty, nno
II the tax with the penalty is not paid Witnin
| thirty OdyS tuCFculIci, ~ suoii oo .coC oooS W
the Treasurer of the Council TO issue exacn
tions therefor Immediately and collect the
same by due process Of law, as provided III
the charter of said Town Of Abbeville.
SEC. 8. The Town Council or q quorum
thereof shall constitute board Of assessors
to afix the value Of property returned FOL
taxation.
SEC. o. II any person or persons shall resase
| or neglect to make return OF their property
for taxation within the time prescribed bere
in, the return of last year with twenty PEI
centun, added shall be deemed and taken 6y
the Treasurer to be the true value OF sAeii
property for taxation and 1t Shall oe assessec
at that rate.
Done and Ratified in Council and the seal
the Town Council affixed this 23rd day OF
December, eighteen hundred and eighty-h7e