The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-31
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town Of
Abbeville, S. G., for the Year l 89l.

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DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTEN-
ID DANT and Wardens of the Town Of
Abbeyille, S. c., in Council assembled,
and by authority Of the same, That
tax for the sums and in the manner here
mater named shall be raised and paid
into the treasury of the Town Council
for the uses and purposes thereof for the
year A. D. 1891. :,
SECTION /. On every One Hundred
Dollars of the cash value of all Real and
Personal estate within the incorporation
of the said town of Ahbeville, the sum
of Twenty Cents.
BILE or Ten Pin Alley kept for hire, the sum
Of Twenty-Five Dollars for each Table or
Alley more than one kept by the same
owner $500. On each Bagatelle Table
kept for hire the SUN Of Twenty-Five
Dollars. If any person or persons are
found guilty of receiving pay or making
a charge for a game of Billiards, Pool,
Bagatelle or Ten Pin Alley, without
having license, shall be fined not ex-
ceeding in the sum Of Fifty Dollars, or
not more than thirty day in the County
Jail.
Sec. 8. That all male persons between
the age of sixteen and fifty years, except
those physicallylunable to earn support,
are liable to road duty and shall be re-
Guired to work on the roads, sidewalks
and streets within the incorporation OF
the town of Abbeville six and one-third
days by 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
falling to work six and one-third full
days, to be accepted. and appro;ea. S'' re
Council, or pay the above commu n,
shall be Liable to pay fine not exct ing
S25. 90, Or imprison in County jail
NOT exceeding thirty days.
Sec. 4. That all itinerant auctioneers,
peddlers, except venders of farm produce
raised in the county, offering at retail
any goods whatsoever for sale, shall pay
a license of not more than Twenty-Five
Dollars nor less than One Dollar pei
day.
SEC. 5. That all circuses shall pay 8
license of One Hundred Dollars for eacL
and every exhibition; and all other
J shows, including what are commonly
known as side-shcws attached to a circus
; shall pay license of not more than Fifty
nor less than Two Dollars for each eXibi'
ton.
SEC. 6. That all returns shall be made
under oath, OH or before the first day 81
February, 1891, and all taxes shall be. due
and payable on or before the first day o.
March, 1891. Ifany person or persons
shall refuseor neglect payment Of the tax.
es herein LEVIED within the time specified
the Treasurer ofthe Town Council is here
by authorized and required to add twenty
per centum penalty, and if the tax with
ho 10, ,ofr roi1 xlifh hin thirty 1Q
thereafter, it shall be the duty of the
Treasurer of the Council to issue execu'
tions therefor Immediately, and collect
} the same by due process OF law, as pro-
vided in the charter of said town Of Abbe-
vile.
SEC. 7. The Town Council or quorum
} thereof shall constitute Board of Asses
sors to affix the value Of property re-
turned for taxation.
SEC. 8. Ifany person or persons shall
refuse or neglect to make return of theil
property for taxation within the time
prescribed herein, the return Of last yeal
. with twenty per centum added, shall be
deemed and taken by the Treasurer to be
the true value of their property for taxa
ton and it shall be assessed at that rate.
SEC. 8. For each license to retail
spirituous liquors in the town Of Able
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for the year beginning with the first day
of January, 1891, and ending on the frs
day of January, 1892, the said sum pay
able in three equal installments in ad
vance, said dealer or dealers to give bono
and security tor payment Of said Sums o.
q money, and if at any time during tht
year tho said dealer or dealers should q
out of business tho whole amount Of Five
Hundred Dollars shall Immediately be-
!. come due and payable, and any person OF
persons doing business the whole or any
part of thu year shall pay the whole sum
I of Five Hundred Dollars.
SEC. 10. For the use of the water from
the public spring as now taken by the c
q G. r. r. Company, the sum OF On'
Hundred Dollars per annum.
Done and ratified in Council and th'
seal Of the Town Council affixed thi
, (L.S.) 30th day of December, eighteer
/. hundred and ninety.
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