The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1889-12-05
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Year Of
Our Lord One Thousand Eight
Hunare5 and Ninetu.

HuaareI aaa Ninety.
DEIT ORDAINED BY THE INTEN.
ID DANT and Wardens Of the Town OF
Camden, in Council Assembled, and by
the authority Of the same,
That the following Taxes be. and the
same are hereby levied for tia current year
one thousand eight hundred and ninety;
that is to say -rrc,
SEcr1oy IA Tax Of FOUR (4 MILLS
ON each and every Dollar Of Real Estate
and Personal Property within tho corpo-
late limits of the Town Of Camden on the
first day OF January, 1890.
SECTION II.-That all able-bodied Male
Persons, between the ages OF EIGHTEEN
and FIFTY years, residing within the cor
porate limits. not exempt from Road duty
under the laws Of the State, shall work the
Streets, Ways and Bridges under the di-
rection Of such Overseer. rs may be sppoln-
ted, for a space of time not exceeding
TWELVE DAYS in any one year; ProYl;
dcd, That any person working one day and
for the same time furnishing horse and
plow, or cart, shall be deemed to have
worked two days; and person working
one day and for same time furnishing q
wagon and two horses. shall be deemed to
have worked three days; that notice shall
be given to all persons liable to road duty
as above stated at least tweiye hours before
the time OF such working, either verbally
or by writing left at their usual place OF
abode, Of the number OF days working, OF
the time and place Of meeting. and the
tool TO ue used by each of them; that, ct
the time Of receiving such notice, any per-
sou may pay to the person giving such no.
tics THREE DOLLAtS commutatiou,
which shall be received IL lieu OF The work; ;
and that any person who shall refuse or
neglect to work the Streets, Ways and
Bridges under the direction of such Over
seers as may bc appointed, or pay said
commutation, shall DO fined not less than
FIVE DOLLARS nor more than Ten
DOLLARS, or he imprisoned not less than
FIVE nor moro than TWENTY DAYS,
or be both fined and imprisoned as afore-
saldA
SECTION III.-There shall be paid annu-
sllY lax Of TEN DOLLARS $50 on
each and every OMNIBUS; FIVE DOL
LARS $(5) on each and every CARRIAGE
or HACK drawn by two or more horses
run for tho conveyance Of passengers or
hire; THREE DOLLARS ($3) on each one
horse BUGGY or SULKY kOpt for hiro;
and TEN DOLLARS ($l0) Or each four
horse WAGON; FIVE DOLLARS $50
on each two-horse WAGON, DRAY or
CART kept for hire. The Taxes on On
nibuses Carriages, Hacks, Bugsies, Sui
kis5, Wagons. Drays and Carts shall be
paid before they shall ba allowed to run,
Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed SO as to extend to Wa
CONS, Carts or other vehicles going TO or
from market, and owned by non residents
of the Town.
SECTION lV.-Th0t for each and every
SALE and LIVERY STABLE kept within
tho Town Of Camden, there shall be paid
an annual Tax OF TWENTY-FIVE DOL
LARS ($25), the same 10 be paid before it
shall be lawful for such Stables to be open
ed. Provided, That the keeper Of such
Sale or Livery Stable shall, upon payment
OF said Tax, he privileqged TO keep End
run for hire any Or I'll Of tho Vehicles emu,
meratea in the preceding Section Tree and
discharged of the Taxes charged thereon