The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-13
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town Of
Abbevills, 8. c., for the Year 1859.

Abbevills, 8. c., for the Year 1859.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDENI
and Wardeps Of the Town OF Abbeville
8. c., In Council assembled, and by authority
the manner hereinafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury OF the Town Coun.
ell for the uses and purposes thereof for the
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 twenty cents.
SEC. Q. On each billiard and pool table or
ten 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
oagatelle table kept for hire the sum OF One
SEC. s. That all male persons between the
ages of sixteen and fifty 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 Abbeville six
and one-thrd 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 payment OF other taxes,
to Wit, on or before the first day OF March.
All persons refusing or failing to work five
full days to he accepted and approved by the
be liable to pay such fne and penalty as the
Council may impose.
SEC. l. That all itinerant auctioneers, 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 liar
SEC. s. 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
tached to circus, shall pay 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.
~, 1888, and all taxes shall be due and paya.
Bile on or before the first day OF March, 1888.
II any person or persons shall refuse or neg
lect payment Of the taxes herein levied with.
In the time specified the Treasurer OF the
Town Council is hereby authorized and re,
quired to add twenty per centum penalty, and
II 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 execu-
tions therefor Immediately and collect the
the chatter OF said Town Of Abbeville.
SEC. 2. The Town Council or quorum
thereof shall constitute board OF assessors
10 aft1x the value Of property returned lor
taxation.
SEC. s. II any person or persons shall refuse
or neglect to make return Of their property
fortax xation within the time prescribed here
In, the return of last year with twenty per
Gentum added shall be deemed and taken by
The Treasurer to be the true value OF their
property for taxation and 1t shall be assessed
ut that rate.
the Town Council afix ed this 26th day OF De-
cember, eighteen hundred and eighty EIGHT.
T. P. THOMSON,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER Secretary.