The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-23
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town Of
Abbeville, 8. c., for the Year 1859.

To Raise Supplies for the Town of
Abbeville, 8. c., for the Year 1859.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDENT
and Wardens 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
year 1888.
OF the cash value of all real and personal cs-
tate within the incorporation ofthe said Town
Of Abbeville the sum Of twenty cents.
SEC; 2. On each billiard ia and pool table e or
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
Hundred Dollars.
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 si
and one-thlrd 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 Of other MaSa' taxes
All persons refusing or failing to work five
full days to be accepted and approved by the
Council or pay the above commutatiol shall
be liable to pay such fine and penalty as the
SEC. 4. That all itinernnt 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 q license of not more than
Twenty-Five Dollars nor less than one Dollar
per day.
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 a 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, 1888, and all taxes shall be due and paya-
BILE on or before the first day OF March. 1888.
If 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-
II the tax with the penalty is not paid within
thirty days thereafter, it shall be the duty of
the Treasurer of the Council to issue eXccu-
tions therefor Immediately and collect the
same by due process of law. rs provided In
the charter of said Town of Abbeville.
SEQ. T. The Town Council or quornm
thereof shall constitute board of assessors
to affix the value Of property returned for
taxation.
SEC s. If any person or persons shall refuse
or neglect to make return Of their property
fortaXation within the time prescribed here
in, the return of last year with twenty per
centum added shall be deemed and taken by
the Treasurer to be the true valuc of their
for taxation and 1t shall be assessed
at that rate. /
Done nnd Ratified in Council d the seal of
the Town Council affixed this 2G.n day Of De- |
cember, eighteen hundred and Lightweight.
T. P. THOMSON,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER Secretary.