The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-02-20
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town OF
AbbevilIe, S. c., for the Year 1859.

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BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDENT
and Wardens of the Town OF Abbeville,
S, C.. in Council assembled, and by authority
of the same That q 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 1883.
SECTION /. 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 I Of twenty cents. @ .o,,o 49,
tcn pin alley kept for hire the sum OF One
Hundred Dollars for each table or alley more
than one Kept by the same owner. On each
bagatelle table kept for hire the sum of One
Hundred Gallars.
SEC. 8. That all male persons between the
ages of sixteen and fifty years, except those
physically unable to earn aSupport. are liable
to road duty and shall he required to work on
the roads, Sidewalks, and streets within the
incorporation Of the Town OF Abb9ville six
and one-third days direction of the Town
Council. The Communication for said road duty
TO be the sum of Two Dollars and one-half TO
be paid at the time of payuento Of other taxes,
to wit, on or before the first day OF March.
All persons refusing or failing to work five
full days to be accepted and approved by the
Council or pay the above Communication shall
be liable to pay such fine and penalty as the
Council may Impose.
SEC L. That all itinerant auctioncers, ped
dlers, and other transient persons, except ven
ders of farm produce raised In the County,
offering at retail any goods whatsoever for
sale, shall pay license Of not more than
Twenty-Five Dollars nor less than One Dollar
per day.
SEC. 5. That all circuses shall pay n license
Of One Hundred Dollars for each and every
exhibitions; and all other shows, including
what are commonly known as sldcshows at
tached to q circus, shall pay u license OF not
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for
each exhibition.
SEC. 6. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath OH or before the first day of Februa'
ry, 1855, and all taxes shall be due and paya-
bic on or before the first day OF March, 1873.
If any person or persons shall refuse or neg
in the time specified the Treasurer of the
Town Council is hereby authorized and re,
quired to add twenty per centum penalty, and
If the tax with the penalty Is not paid within
thirty days thereafter, 1t shall be the duty OF
the Treasurer Of the Council TO issue eNccu-
tions therefor Immediately and collect the
same by due process Of law, as provided In
the charter OF said Town of -Abbeville.
SEC. Z. The Town Council or II quorum
thereof shall constitute board OF assessors
to afIiX the value of property returned lor
taxation.
SEC. S. If any person or persons shall refuse
or neglect TO make Il return OF their property
fortaXation within the time prescribed here
in, the return of last year with twenty per
ccntum 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 26th day of De-
ccmber, eighteen hundred anu eighty-cight.
T. P. THOMSON,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER Secretary.