The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-01-19
An Ordinance
TO Raise Supplies for the
Town Of Abbevllle, S. C.,
for the Year 1885.

DE it ordained by the Town Council Of the
- town OF Abbeville aud 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 Of the Town Coun-
year 1886.
SECTION 1. On every one hundred dollars
OF the cash value of MI real and personal es-
tate within the incorporation of said town Of
Abbeville the sum OF fifteen cents.
SEQ. 2: On each billiard or pool table or
ten pin alley kept for hire the sum of Twenty
nve Dollars on the first table or alley and
Twenty-Five dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept by the same owner. On
Fifteen Dollars. ,
SIC. 8. For each license to retail spiritu-
OF Two Hundred Dollars for the year, begin
ming with the first day of January, 1885, and
ending on the first day of January, 1887. The
said sums payable in three equal installments
and security for payment of said sum Of mon
cy, and if at any time during the wear the
said dealer or dealers should 20 out:of bust
ness the whole amount Of Two Hundred DOL
bic, and any person or persons doing business
the whole snm Of Two Hundred Dollars. F-'
SEC. 4: That all male persons between the
ages OF sixteen and fifty years, except those
BILE to road duty and shall be required to
work on the roads, sidewalks and streets
within the Incorporation of the town Of Alb
beviile five days under the direction of the
Town Council. The communication for said
road duty to be the sum of Two Dollars to be
paid at the time of the payment of other tax
es. to wit, on or before the first day Of March.
Az persons refusing or failing to work fve
full days to be accepted and approved BY the
Council or pay the above continuation shall
DC liable to pay such fine and penalty as the
Council may impose:
SEo. s. That all i~tinerant auctioneers,
peddlers, and other transient persons, 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
SEC. 6. That all c~ircuses shall nav q IL
cense of One Hundred Dollars for each and
every exhibition ; and al other shows, includ-
Ing what arc known as side shows attached
to a circus, shall pay a license of not more
than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for each
SEQ. z. That all returns shall be made I'M
der oath on or before the nrst day of Febru-
AIRY, 1885, and all taxes shall be due and pay
able on or before the arst day of March, 1856.
II 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-
CURED to add twenty per centum penalty, and
if the tax with the penalty is not paid within
the Treasurer Of the Council to issue exeou-
tions therefor Immediately and collect tho
same by due process of law, as provided In
the charter of said town of Abbeville.
SEQ. 8. The Town Council or a quorum
thereof shall constitute a board of assessors
to afix the value Of property returned for
taxation.
SEC. 9. If any person or persons shall re-
fuse or neglect to make q return Of their
property for taxation within the time pre-
scribed herein, the return of the last year.
ed and taken by the Treasurer to be the true
value of their property for taxation and IL
shall be assessed at that rate.
Done and ratified in Council and the seal Of
the Town Council affixed this 13d day Of De-
oember. Eigteen hundred and eiHhty-6ve.
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