The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-01
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town Of
Abbeville, S. G., for the Year 1888.

1JE IT ORDAINED By TIE INTENDANT
ID and Wardens OF the Town OF Aoberl!ie,
S. C., in Council assembled, and by authority
Of the same, That tax for the sums and II, In
the manner hereinafter named snail De raised
and paid into the treasury of the Town Coun-
Gil for the uses and purposes Thereon lor the
SECTION /. On every one hundred dollars
OF the cash value of all real and personal es-
tate within the incorporation OF the SAID Io"n
of Abbeville the sum OF htteen cents.
SEC. Q. 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 ana ana
Twenty-Five Dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept by the same owner. On
each bagatelle table kept for hire the sum OIL
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC. 5. 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 endlns
on the first day Of January, 1SS9. The sald
sums payable in three equal installments in
advance, said dealer or dealers to give bond
and security for payment OF SAID sum oi 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 ,he M
whole or any part of tho 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 tnoSe
physically unable to earn q support, are liable
TO road duty and shall be required TO work on
the roads, sidewalks, and streets within the
incorporation Of the Town OF @ AooeN1Lie encit nie
The Communication for said road duty 10 DC the
sum of Two Dollars TO be paid at the time OF
payment of other taxes, TO wit, on or oelore
or failing to work five iull days to be accepted
and approved by the Council or pay the above
Communication shall be liable to pay such nne
and penalty as the Council may impose.
SEC 5. That all itinerant auctloneers, peu-
dlers, and other transient persons. except ven
ders Of farm produce raised In the County, OF
tosl nls Ivh
shall pay a license of not more than twenty
five Dollars nor less than One Dollar per day.
SEQ. G. That all circuscs 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 q circus, shall pay license OF not
more than Fifty nor less than TWO DOLLARS Ior
SEC. 7. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath on or before the first day OF Februa-
~, 1888, and all taxes shall be due and paya-
bic on or before the first day Of March, 1858.
If any person or persons shall refuse or neg
lect payment of the taxes herein levied with
in the time sReeheen tne and
quired to add twenty per centum penalty, ana
If the tax with the penalty is not paid within
thirty days thereafter, it shall be the duty OF
ticns therefor Immediately and collect the
same by due process OF law, as PToVided In
the charter of said Town Of Abbeville.
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
centum 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 eighty seven.
w. G. MCGOWAN,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER, Secretary.