The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-02-03
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town Of Abb
beville, s. e., for the Year 1886.

DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
ID and Wardens of the Town OF Abbeville,
). c., in Council assembled, and by authority
Of the same, That a tax for the sums and IN
the manner hereinafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury Of the Town Coun-
Gil for the uses and purposes thereof Tor the
year 1856.
SECTION /. On every one hundred dollars
of the cash value Of all real and personal es.
tate within the incorporation of the Shutdown
Of Abbcvile the sum of fifteen cents: 2"
SEC. 2. On each billiard and poo! 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 bagatelc table kept for hire the sum OF
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC g. For each license TO retail spirituous
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
sums payable In three equal installments IN
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
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 Inc
whole sum Of Two Hundred Dollars.
SEC. 4. That all male persons between the
ages Of sixteen and fifty years, except those
physically unable to earn support, are llaDie
to road duty and shall be REQUIRED to
work ON the roads, Sidewalks, and streets
within the incorporation Of the Town of.Ab-
beville five days under the direction of the
Town Council. The communication for said
road duty to be the sum of Two Dollars To oe
paid ut the time of payment Of other taxes,
to wit, on or before the first day OF March.
All persons refusing or falling to work five
full days to be accepted and approved by the
Council or pay the above communication snail
be liable to pay such hne anu penalty as the
Council NAV imDOSe.
SEC, s. That all itinerant 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 4 license OF mob more than
Twenty-Five Dollars nor less than One Dollar
per day. .
SEC. i. Thnt all clrcuscs shall pay license
of One Hundred Dollars for each and every
exhibition and ali other shows, including
what are commonly known US side-shoWs at.
tached to circus, shall pay, license or not
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars
for each exhibition. -
SEQ. 7. That all returns shall be made un.
der oath on or before the first day OF Fcbru'
ary, 1886, and all taxes shall be due and pay
able on or before the first day of March, 1856
| 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-
quired to add twenty per ce'at,tm penalty, ano
II the tax with the penalty Is not paid WiIhin "a
| the Treasurer of the Council to issue eXacu
tions therefor Immediately and collect the
same BY due process of law, as provided Ill
the charter of said Town Of Abbeville.
SEC. 8. The Town Council or a quorum
thereof shall constitute a board Of assessors
to affiX the value of property returned FOL
taxation.
SEC. Q. II any person or persons shall rcfuse
or neglect to make a return OF their properly
for taxation within the time prescribed here
in, the return of last~year with twenty PEI
ceitun, added shall be deemed and taken by
the Treasurer to be the true value OF theil
property for taxation and it shall be assessed
at that rate.
Done and Ratified In Council and the seal O
the Town Council affixed this 23rd day o1
December, eighteen hundred and eighty-hVe