The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-08
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town of
Abbeville, S. c., for the Year 1888.

de 1T ORDAINED BY TIE INTENDANI
ID and WardcnS of the Town OF Ahb'Vi!r'
S. c., in Council assembled, and by authority
OF the same. That q tax for the sums ana II
the manner hereinafter named shall bc rtiscI
and paid into the treasury of the Town Conn
Gil for the uses and purposes thereon for tht
year 1888.
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.
ten pin alley kept for hire the sum OF twenty,
five Dollars on the first table or alley and
Twenty-Five Dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept 10y the same owner; On
each bagatele table kept for hire the sum o1
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC. 8. For each license to retail spirituous
LIQUORS in the Town OF Abbeville the gum o
Two Hundred Dollars for the year, beginning
with the first day of January, 1855, and ending
on the first day of January, 1889. The said
sums payable in three equal installments III
advance, said dealer or dealers to give bon, 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 60 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.
SEC. 4. That all male persons between the
ages Of sixteen and fifty years, except thoSe
physically unable to earn support, are liable
to road duty and shall be required TO Work on
the ROADS, SlQeWalkS, anu SITeelS GhS
Incorporation OF the Town of Abbeville five
days under the direction OF the Town Council
The commutation for said road duty to be the
sum of Two Dollars to be paid at the time OF
payment of other taxes, to Wit, on or before
the first day of March. All persons refusing
or failing to work five full days to be accepted
and approved by the Council or pay the above
Communication shall be liable to pay such hne
and penalty as the Council may impose.
Sec. 5. That all itinerant auctioneers, ped
dlers, and other transient persons. except ven
ders Of farm produce raised In the county, o.
fering at retail any goods whatsoever Ior sale,
shall pay a license of not more than twenty
five Dollars nor less than One Dollar per day.
SEQ. 6. That all circuses shall pay a license
of One Hundred Dollars for each and every
exhibition; and all other shows, including
what are commonly known as side-shows at
tached to circus, shall pay q license OF not @
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for
SEC !. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath on or before the first day OF Februa-
ry, 1883, and all taxes shall be due and paya-
Bile on or before the first day OF March. @ 1889.
lect payment OF the taxes herein levied Wild
in the time specified the Treasury Of the
Town Council Is hereby authorized and re.
quired to add twenty per centum penalty, and
If the tax with the penalty is not paid within
thirty days thereafter, it shall be the duty OF
the Treasurer of the Council to issue eXecu-
ticns therefor Immediately and collect the
same by due process Of aT as 2TGsiaed
SEC. s. The Town Council or quorum
thereof shall constitute board of assessors
to affix the value Of property returned for
taxation.
SEC. 9. If any person or persons shall refuse
or neglect to make return Of their property
for taxation within the time prescribed here
in, the return of last year with twenty per
ce,,tun, added shall be deemed and taken by
the Treasurer to be the true value OF their
property for taxation and it shall be assessed
at that rate.
Done and Ratified in Council and the seal OF
the Town Council affixed this Goth day OF De-
cember, eighteen hundred and cighty-seVen.
w. C. MCGOWAN,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER. Secretary.
Dec. 2S.lSS7. II