The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-11
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town Of
| Abbeville, 8. c., for the Year 1883.

l;DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
I'D and Wardens OF the Town OF Abbeville,
s. c., in Council assembled, and by authority
the same That tax for the sums 81 and IN
and paid into the treasury OF the Town Coun-
Gil for the uses and purposes thereof for the
year 1888.
SECTION 1. On every one hundred dollars
Of the cash value Of all real and personal es-
tate within the incorporation OF the said Town
of Abbeville the sum Of fifteen cents.
SEC On each osrd and Pool table or
five Dollars on the first table or alley and
| Twenty-Five Dollars for each table or alley
more than enc Kept by the same oTner ,ba s,, On
Fifteen Dollars.
SEC. 8. For each license to retail spirituous.
Two Hundred Dollars for the year, beginning
with the first day OF January, 1883, and ending
on the first day OF January. 1889. The said
sums payable in three equal installm lments In
| and security for payment Of saM sum Of mon
ey, and If 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, 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
10 road duty and shall be required TO work on
| the roads, sidewalks, and streets within the
incorporation Of the Town Of Abbeville five
days under the direction OF the Town Council.
The com mutation for said road duty to be the
| sum of Two Dollars 10 be paid at the time Of
payment Of other taxes, to wit, on or before
the first day Of March. All persons refusing
or falling to,work five full days TO be accepted
commutation shall be liable to pay such fine
and penalty as the CouncN may impose.
SEC. 5. That all itinerant auctioneers, ped
dlers, and other transient persons except ven.
II Nff f0ryp 6ttnn cnHt In M
| fering at retail any goods whatsoever for sale,
shall pay licerse Of not more than Twenty
| five Dollars nor less than One Dollar per day.
SEC. 6. That oil circuses shall pay license
Of One Hundred Dollars for each and every
exhibition; and oil other shows Including
what are commonly known as s1de.snoWs at att
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars Tor
each exhibition.
SEC. 7. That all returns shall be made un.
der oath on or before the first day OF tebrua-
ry, lSSS, and all taxes shall be due and paya-
| bic on or before the first day Of March, 1888.
| If any person or persons shall refuse or neg
OF speeG fn aTes be eeTf,n
Town Council is hereby authorized and re.
quired to add twenty pei. centam penalty, and
thirty days thereafter, 1t shall be the duty Of
the Treasurer Of the Council to issue execu-
items therefor Immediately and collect the
ehsfter eS Of sad G
| SEC g. The Town Council or quorum
thereof shall constitute board Of assessors
to afliH the value OF property returned for
taxation.
SEC. Q. If any person or persons shall reluse
or neglect to make return of their property
! for taxation within the time prescribed here
in, the return of last year with twenty per
cenfum 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
the Town Council affixed this 26th day of De.
cember, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven.
w. C. MCGOWAN,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER, Secretary,
Dec. 2, 1887, II