The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-01-07
AN ORDINANCE
To Raise Supplies for the City
OF Anderson, s. c., for the year
1856, and to regulate Licenses.

suAlo anu Il lle IldlueT LcfelIidllcI
named, shall be raised and paid into the
Public Treasury Of the said City for the
uses and purposes thereof:
SECTION I. There shall be paid the sum
of Twenty-Five Cents OH every one hun.
dred dollars worth of Real Estate and Per.
sonal Property, except the Carolina Collie
giate Institute, Greeley Institute and the
Churches in the City, to be used in the
current expenses of said City.
sEcrIoN II. That in addition to the fore
going Tax, levied for current expenses for
the use of said City, there shall be paid the
sum Of Thirty Cents OH every one hundred
dollars worth of Real Estate aud Personal
Property, except the Carolina Collegiate
Institute, Greeley Institute and the
Churches in said City, to pay the interest
OIL the Bonded Debt of Fifty Thousand
Dollars in aid Of the Savannah Valley
Railroad, and for Sinking Fund to pay
the principal Of said debt as provided by
the Act Of the Legislature, which Tax
shaltbc, and is hereby set apart, as spe-
cial fund for the purpose of paying said
interest and reducing said Bonded Debt,
and for no other purpose.
SECTION Ill There shall be four days
work rendered on the Streets under the
supervision of the Assistant Marshal, by
every able-bodicd male person between the
ages Of sixteen and fifty years: and any
person may commute the same by paying
to the City Treasurer the sum of Two Dol
lars; and any person liable as above and
FILLING to discharge such liability in the
manner above directed shall, after twenty
| four hours notice to render the -Four Days
work or pay the Two Dollars, be tried for
such default; and if convicted, be fined in
the sum of Five Dollars, or be imprisoned
and required to work upon the Streets for
the period ofTwelve Days.
SECTION w. There shall be paid by the
owners a Tax of twenty-five Cents on the
one hundred dollars of the value of all
Bank Stocks, and that all Fire and Life
Insurance Companies, and the Southern
Express Company, shall be taxed the sum
! Of Twenty-Five Cents on the one hundred
dollars of the gross receipts collected or
received by their Agents in the City OF
Anderson, South Carolina, during the
year 1885.
SECTION V. There shall be paid in ad-
vance License of not less than Five Dol
lars. nor more than one hundred dollars
per diem, by all Itinerant Traders, Auc-
tioneers, Hawkers or Pedders offering for
sale any Goods, Wares or Merchandise OF
any kind whatsoever; Prorided That the
provisions of this Section shall be SO con-
strucd as not to apply 10 ordinary dealers
in Game, Fruits, Potatoes or other Coun-
try Produce OF Live Stock and any person
violating this Section shall, upon convic-
ton thereof, be fined in sum of not less
than Five Dollars, nor more than one hum
dred dollars, or bo imprisoned not less
than one day, nor more than thirty days.
SECTION vi. That every person who
owns or keeps Dog within the corporate
limits of said City shall pay thereon Ii
cense fee of Fifty Cents per head, for which
the owner shall receive Collar. with a
ba,lge attached, which shall be placed
around the dogs neck and any Dog
found running at large after the first day
ofMarch next, without q collar and badge,
shall be seized by the Police and confined
for Forty-eight hours, during Which time
the owner shall have the right to reclaim
him upon the payment of One Dollar, and
failing to reclaim said Dog within the time
specified the Dog shall be killed.
SECTION VII. That all Retailers of spir-
ithous or Malt Liquors shall, in advance of
receiving License, pay to the City Treasurer,
the sum of Five Hundred Dollars per an
mum and there shall be paid in advance
on each Billiard Saloon using one Table,
the sum of Thirty Dollars per annum, and
on each additional Table the sum OF
Twenty Dollars per annum; and any per-
son violating this Section, or any part
thereof upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined in SUM of not less than One Dollar,
nor more than one hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned not less than one day, nor
more than thirty days.
SECTION VIII. That all Butchers OF
Dealers i'll Fresh Meats shall pay in advance
into the City Treasury n License Tax oil
Fifteen Dollars per annum and that Ii
censc Tax of Fifty Cents shall be paid fol
every beef and Twenty five Cents for every
other animal retailcd on the public streets
of said City in pieces less than one quarter
by any person orpersons whomsocyer, except
those persons who have paid the annual Ii.
cense Tax as herein provided, said licenses
shall not be transferable; and any person
or persons failing or refusing to pay these
licenses in advance shall upon conviction
thereof before and by the Mayor of said City
be fined not less than One Dollar nor moro
than Fifty Dollars or be imprisoned in the
Guard House not less than one day nor
more than thirty days for each ofIensc.
SECTION TX. There shall be paid by every
Livery or Sale Stable Keeper or Owner in
advance License Tax of Thirty-fvc Dol
lars per annum, and that u tax of Five Dol
lars pc" day shall be paid by every other
person dealing in horses or mules and not
selling from regularly licensed Sale or
Feed Stable, and every person other than q
Livery or Sale Stable Keeper shall pay q
License Tax Of Five Dollars per annum fol
each vehicle kept and used for the trans
portation of passengers; and all persons
engaged in the Drayage business shall pay
in advance License Tax Of Ten Dol
lars per annum for Two Horse Dray and
Five Dollars per annum for a One Horse
Dray; Proridcd, That if more than one
Dray be used by the same person, Ten Dol
lars shall be paid upon one Dray and Five
Dollars upon each additional Dray; and
every person violating this section or any
part thereof shall be fined not less than One
Dollar nor more than One Hundred Dollars
or be imprisoned not less than one day nor
more than thirty days.
SECTION X That in cases where annual
licenses are provided for in this Ordinance,
no license shall be granted during the year
for q less sum than the full yearly license.
SECTION Nj and be it further ordained,
that the Taxes on Real Estate shall be paid
according to the valuation made by the City
Assessors, and all other Taxes according to