The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-18
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for tho Town Of
Abbeville, 8. c., for the Year 1888.

DE TT ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
| ID and Wardens OF the Town OF Abbevllle,
8. 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 for the
| year 1888. ..,...
SECTION /. On every one hundred dollars
OF the cash value OF all real and personales.
tate within the incorporation OF the said Town
SEC On enc each S Iiiiard Ii IM and pooi table or
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. 6
each bagatelle table kept for hire the sum or
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC. 8. For each license to retail spirituous
Two Hundred Dollars for the year. beginning
with the first day OF January, lSS8, aud ending
on the first day Of January, 1889. The said
advance, said dealer or dealers to give bond
and security for payment OF said sum OF mon.
| ey, and II 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 aud
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
| Incorporation Of the Town of Abbcville fvo
days under the direction OF the Town Council.
The Communication for said read duty TO DC the
sum of Two Dollars to be paid at the tine OF
the first day of March. All persons refusing
and approved by the Coun cll or pay the above
commutation shall be liable to pay such fine
and penalty az the Council may Impose.
SEC s. That all itinerant auctioneers, ped
dlers, and other transient pc, SONS. except ven.
ders OF farm produce raised In the county, Of.
fering at retail any goods whatsoever Tor sale,
shall pay license Of not more than Iwenty'
five Dollars nor less than One polar per day.
SEC. 6. That all crcuses shall pay license
of One Hundred Dollars for each aud every
exhibition; and all other SHOWS, I.u inciuoius
what are commonly known as slae-snows at.
tached to circus, snail pay iicensE %. no. fo
more than Fifty nor less tnan W. Doiiais ior
each exhibition. "
SEC :. That all returns shall be made un.
der oath or, or before the y first I day day OF Februa-
bic on or before the first day of March, 1883.
If any person or persons shall refuse or neg
ee s speeed the tho
Town Council Is hereby authorized and ro-
quired to add twenty per centum penalty, and
il the tax with the penalty is not paid within
the Treasurer Of the Council TO issue execu-
tions therefor Immediately and collect the
same by due process OF law, as provided IN
the charter of said Town Of Abbevlle.
SEC. 8. The Town Council or quorum
thereof shall constitute board Of assessors
to atfix 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
centurn 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
fba To,uo (,oupoI1 affixed this Oath day nj I)a.
oember, eighteen hundred and eighty-sevep.
w. G. MCGOWAN,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER; Secretary.
Dee. 2S,lss7, II