The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-01-25
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Ordinan Ce
TO Raise Supp1iess
ron THE
Town of Laurens

1888 for tho same and in the manner
hereafter prescribed, shall be raised II
paid into tho Treasury Of the town for
the uso ana service OF said town, that is
to Say
Or REAL EsTATE.'
SEcrIoS 2. Thirty cents on every one
hundred dollars worth Of real estate and
personal property within tho corporate
limits OF the town, except such property
az belongs to or is occupied by Religious,
Charitable or Literary associations
o. GOODS. WARES, &c.
SECTION >. Thirty cents OIL every one
hundred dollars worth Of Goods, Wares,
Merchandise and Drugs kept for sale by
any person or persons, the amount to DO
estimated by the average stock kept
from the lst day of January, 1883, to tho
3lst day OF December, 1893, or tho aver
ago stock kept during this year up to The
time Of assessment for this yoar.
PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, &c.
SECTION I. \ license Of Two Dollars
shall be paid by every practicing Law
yer, Doctor, Dentist, Broker, Photohra.
pher and Cotton Buyer; by every agent
or firm doing business for, or represent.
ing lire and life insurance companies,
for each company, he or they hall pay
Two Dollars; ear Telegraph Company
or their agent shall pay u license of Five
Dollars; and zach aud every Bank or
Banking Company doing business In the
town Of Laurens, s. c., shall pay a Ii
cense of Ten Dollars annually, in adj
vance.
SECTION D. Every agent or firm recciv-
ing, delivering or selling Fertilizers
within II corporate limits of this town,
shall pay r license OF Two Dollars i'm ad-
for each company so represented,
SEcTIoE e. Every. agent COR firm re-
ceiving on consignment. ~for.sale on COM
mission Machinery, such as Mills, En-
Riues, GINS, Sulky-Plows, Reapers,
Mowers and Threshcrs, shall pay a Ii
censo Of Two Dollars per unnum fer each
company so represented, payable liz adj
vance.
SECTION Z. Every auctioneer shall pay
a license OF Ten Dollars per annum.-
One-half payable in advance, tho bal
ance Mt the expiration of six months.
SECTION 6. Ten Dollars a day shall be
paid by every itinerant trader or auction
Ger Offering for sale within the incorpo-
rate limits Of the town Of Laurens, $. e.,
IN Goods, Wares or Merchandise at
auction or otherwise. Without having
first paid tho above specified tax; and no
or thoy shall be fined at the discretion OF
the Council for each day no or they may
offer to sell. Provided, the provision of
this Ordinance shall not be construed AS
to apply to the ordinary farm products.
SECTION 8. Every person or persons
keeping for public use in the town of
Laurcns a Bagatelle or Billiard Table or
Bowling Alley, shall pay a license of
Twenty Dollars. When moro than ono
is kept, then so for the first or No. l, and
sic each for every additional table or al
ley, one-half payable In advance and the
balance ut the expiration Of six months.
SECTION 10. For any show, circus or
| public performance, & license shall be
paid not TO excced Five Hundred Dot
lars, at the discretion OF the Council.
SECTION IL. Every undertaken shall
| pay u license of Fifteen Dollars, ene-half
! in advance, the balance at the expiration
Of ak months.
SECTION II. License for every one
| horse dray, annually, Five Dollars; two
! horse, Ten Dollars; feed stable, Sixteen
Dollars; feed and livery stable, Twenty
four Dollars; feed, sale and livery stable,
Thirty six Dollars, one-hslf payable In
advance, the balance at the expiration of
six months.
SECTION I8. Every owner or keeper of
dogs shall pay a tax Of One Dollar for
each and every one kept In the town of
Laurens, and shall apply to the Council
for a license collar, which shall DO kept
on each dog, as an evidence that said IL
cense Is paid.
SECTION Ia. That all persons liable TO
work on the streets, ways and roads, be
required to render -four dayB labor on the
streets of Laurens, or to have the1right
to commute the Same by. paying 80; and
II any person liable TO this duty shall
fail or refuse to work or make payment
after due notice, shall be lheld liable to
the penalties AZ prescribed by the laws
Of this State for refusing to work on
roads.
SECTION 10. That the Assessors ap-
pointed to assess the Real Estate inTthe
town of Laurens shall mako their report
to the Clerk of the Council by the 18th
day Of March, next, and that all persons
liable to street tax, and ell owners OF per-
sonal property shall make their return
on oath before the Clerk on or by the LIST
day of April next.
SECTION ~. Be IL further ordained that
the taxes on Real Estate shall be paid
according TO the valuation made by the
Board appointed TO make the assess
ment, and other taxes according to the
returns made under oath to the Clerk OF
the Council.
SECTION IL. And be Il further ordained,
that all taxes shall DO paid on or before
the iirst day of May next; and II any
person shall refuse or neglect payment
of the taxes herein levied within the
specified time, the Clerk Of the Council
lie hereby authorized and required to add
twenty per cent. to tho amount of the
taxes OF the person or persons thus neg
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