The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-25
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town of
Abbeville, S. G., for the Year 1888.

DE IT ORDAINED BY TIE INTENDANT
ID and Wardens Of the Town of Abbeville
S c., In Council assembled, and by authority
of the same, That tax for the sums ana IN
the manner hereinafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury OF the Town Conn-
Gil for the uses and purposes thereon Tor the
SECTION ]. On every one hundred dollars
of the cash value Of all real and personal es-
tate within the incorporation OF the SAID dIown
of Abbeyille the sum Of fiftecn cents
SEC 2. On each billiard and pool table or
ten pin alley kept for hire the sum of Twenty,
five Dollars on the first table or alley and
Tene Desrs %F he oe
each bagatelle table kept for hire the sum Oh
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC. 8. For each license to retail spirituous
liquors in the Town OF Abbeville the Gum OF
Two Hundred Dollars for the year, beginning
with the first day of January, 1883, and ending
on the first day Of January, 1SS9. The SAID
sums payable in three equal instailnehIs lime bsnd ~,
and security Tor payment Of said sum OF mon,
ey, and if at any time during the year the salo
dealer or dealers should go out OF business the
whole amount of Two Hundred Dollars shall
Immediately become due and payable, ana
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 llaole
TO road duty and shall be required to work on
the roads, Sidewalks, and streets within the
incorporation of the Town of Abbevile 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
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 to e Council or pay the above
commutation shall be liable to pay such nne
and penalty as the Council may impose.
SEC. 5. That all itinerant auctioneers, ped
dlers and other transient PERSONS. except ven
darS 0f farm nrOluce raised in the County, OIL
fering at retail any goods whatsoever for sale,
shall pay license of not more than IWenty-
five Dollars nor less than One Dollar per day.
SEC g. That all circuseS shall pay license
OF One Hundred Dollars for each and every
exhibition; and all other shows, including
what are commonly known as side-shows at
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for
each exhibition.
SEC 7. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath on or before the first day OF Februa-
ry, 1888, and all taxes shall be due and paya-
Bile on or before the first day OF March, 1888.
If any person or persons shall refuse or neg
lect payment OF the taxes heTean T iev,ed Of "1m ,h
Town Council is hereby authorized and re,
quired to add twenty per centuna penalty, and
If the tax with the penalty is not PAID WITHIN
the Treasurer Of the Council to issue eXecu-
items therefor Immediately and collect the
same by due process Of law, as provided In
the charter @ Of SAID Town 0I Aope!lIe; pc o,;orrn,
o.
thereof shall constitute a 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
ce1tun added shall be deemed and taken by
the Treasurer to be the true, value OF their
property for taxation and 1T shall be assessed
at that rate.
Done and Ratified In Council and the seal OF
tho TOuD C0Dpcl 81 affi yed this 26th 0ay of De-
cen,ber, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven.
w. C. MCGOWAN,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER, Secretary.
Dec I8:lSS7 II