The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-09
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town OF
Abbeville, s. c., for the Year 1889.

To Raise Supplies for the Town of
AbbevilIe, s. c., for the Year 1850.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDENT
and Wardens of the Town OF Abbeville,
$: G., in Council assembled, and by authorlty
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.
SECTION 1. On every one hundred dollars
Of the cash value Of all real and personal es-
tate within the Incorporation ofthe said Town
OF Abbeville the sum Of twenty cents.
SEC. 2. 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
Hundred Dollars.
SEC. 8. 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 Abbaville six
and one-third days direction OF the IoWn
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 nVe
full days to be accepted and approves Dy Ine
Council or pay the above commutatio1 snail
be liable to pay such fine 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 Tor
sale, shall pay license OF not more tnan
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
tached to circus, shall pay license OF not
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for
each exhibition.
SEC G. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath OH or before the first day OF Februa'
nv, 1883, and all taxes shall be due and paya-
BILE on or before the first day OF March, 1885,
II any person or persons shall refuse or neg
lect payment Of the taxes herein levied Win,
in the time specified the Treasurer of the
Town Council IS hereby authorized and re,
quired to add twenty per centum penalty, ana
Ii the tax with the penalty is not paid within
the Treasurer Of the Council to issue execu-
tions therefor Immediately and collect the
same by due process of law. as provided IN
the charter OF said Town OF Abbeville.
SEC. 7. The Town Council or quorum
thereof shall constitute board OF assessors
to affix the value Of property returned for
taxation.
or neglect to make return of their property
lfortaXation within the time prescribed here
in, the return Of last year with twenty per
centum added shall be deemed and taken oy
the Treasurer to be the true value OF their
property for taxation and 1t shall be assessed
at that rate. .
Done and Ratified in Council and the seal OF
the Town Council affixed this 26th day of De-
cember, eighteen hundred and eighty -eight.
T. p. THOMSON,
Intendant.
JONES F. MILLER Secretary.