The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-01-04
An Ordinance
70 Raise Supplies for the Town Of
Abbeville, S. c., for the Year 1883.

DE II ORDAINED BY TIE INTENDANT
ID and Wardens Of The Town OF AUbcvIIlr,
>. c., IN Council assembled, and by authority
OF the same That Il lax for the sums ana III
the manner hereinafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury OF the Town CUul-
ell Tor the uses and purposes thereof for the
car ISIS.
SECTION /. On every one hundred dollars
OF the cash value OF all real and persona eS'
tate within the Incorporation ui the said Town
vi Abbevillc the sum oi fifteen cenlS.
SEC 2. On each billiard and pool table or
ell pm alley Kept for hire the sum Of twenty.
i've Dollars on the HrSt table or alley and
twenty-five Dollars for each table Or alley
more than one kept by the SAME owner. On
r;tcn bagateIle table kept lor hire The sum ol
Fifteen Dollars.
liquors in the Town OF Abbevillc the .um oi
IWu Hundred Dollars for the year, beginning
with the first day Of january, lSSS, and ending
OH the first day OF january, lSoi. The SAID
sums payable In thice equal inslallIncntS III
ADVANCE s;lld dealer or dealers To give bond
and security Tor payment Of said sum of mon
ey, and if at any time during the year the said
dealer or de;llers should 80 out Of business the
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 1. That all male persons between the
ages of sixteen and iIty years, except those
physically unable to earn 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 Abbevile five
days under the direction 0l the Town Council.
The Communication for SAID read duty 10 be the
sum OF Two Dollars To be paid at the time OF
tayment of other taxes, TO wit, on or UclOrC
the lrst day Of Murch. All persons refusing
or failing TO worh five lull days 10 be accepted
anu approved by tue Council or pay the above
Communication shall be liable TO pay such iinC
and penalty as the Council may IMPOSE.
ifinpTunt
ulcrS and O;hrr transient pei SONS. except Ven
derS of farm produce raised In the County, Of.
lcring at retain amy goods whatsoever for sale
shall pay liceEse OF not more than Twenty.
live Dollars nor less than one Dollar per day
SEC. &. 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
tacheu 10 Il circus, shall pay u license oI not
more than Fifty nor less THAN TWO Dollars for
each exhibition.
der oath on OF before the first day OF Fcbru;l-
ry, 1888, and all taxes shall be due and pay;,-
Ulc OH or before the first day of March, 1883.
II any person or persons shall refuse or neg
lect payment OF the taxes herein levied with.
IN the time specified the Treasury OF the
Town Council Is hereby authorized and re.
qulred 10 add twenty per cehtum penalty, and
II the tax with the penalty Is not paid within
thirty days thereafter, 1t shall be the duly ot
the re;lsurer of the Council TO issue eXecu-
tiLns therefor immediately and collect the
same by due process ol law, as provided Iii
the charter Of said lOwn Gt Abbcvile.
SEC. y. The Town Council or Il quorum
lncreui shall constitute II board of a>srS>ols
lu atliX the value of property rclurucd Tor
taxation.
SEC. 8. If any person or persons shall reflIS,
or neglect 10 make return uI their property )
Tor taxation within the time prescribed here
III, the return Ol last year with twenty per
cenfum added snail bc deemed ami taken by
the Treasurer to be the true v;iluc OF their
property for taxtl ion and 1T shall Ur uSses std
at that rate.
Done and Ratified in Council and the seal ol
the Town Council affixed this 10Th day of he.
ccmber, eighteen hundred and cighIy-scren.
w. G. MCGOWAN,