The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-19
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town OF
Abbeville, s. O., for the Ytar 1S9O.

AbbeYille, s. O., for the Ytar lS90'
Be TT ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
and Wardens Of the Town of Abbeville's. u,
in Council assembled, and by authority o'
the same, That tax for the sums and In the
manner hereinafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury Of the Town Coun'
Gil for the uses and purposes thereof for the
year A. D. 1890.
SECTION /. 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 OF
Ten Pin Alley kept for hire, the sum of Twen
ty-Flye Dollars for each Table or Alley more
than one kept by the same owner S25'oo. on
each Bagatelle Table kept for hire the sum o.
TWENTY-FIVE Dollars. If any person or per
sons are found guilty of receiving pay or max
ing q charge for game OF Billiards, Pool
Bagatelle or Ten Pin Alley, without having
license, shall be fined not exceeding In the
sum OF Fifty Dollars, or not more than thirty
days In the County Jail.
SEC. 8. That all male persons between the
ages OF sixteen and fifty years, except those
physically unable to earn support, are lia
BILE to road duty and shall be required to work
on the roads, sidewalks and streets within
the incorporation OF the town OF AbbeViiie
six and one.third days by direction OF Inc
Town Council. The commutation Tor salo
road duty to be the sum Of Two Dollars and
One.h to be paid at the time Of payment
of other taxes, TO wit, on or before the ilrs'
day OF March, All persons refusing or failing
| to work six and one.third full days, To be &C
cepied and approved by the Council, or pay
the above comm u utation, shall be liable TO pay
fine not exceeding $500, or imprisonment
in County Jail not exceeding thirty days.
SEC. 4. That all itInerant auctioneers, PED
dlers, except vendors 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 Dollar per day.
SEC. 5. That all clrcuses 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 q circus, shall pay license OF not
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars Tor
each exhibition.
SEC. 6. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath, on or before the first day OF Fcbrua
ry. 1890, and oil taxes shall be due and payable
ON or before the first day of March, 1880. II
any person or persons shall refuse or neglect
payment OF the taxes herein levied wlthln
the time specified, the Treasurer OF the Town
Council is hereby authorized and required TO
add twenty per centum penalty, and II the
tax with the penalty Is not paid within thirty
davs thereafter, 1t shall be the duty OF the
Treasurer of the Council TO issue executions
therefor imme edlately, and collect the same oy
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 Tor
taxation.
SEC, s. n any person or persons snail re-
fuse or neglect TO make return OF their prop
erty for taxation within the time prescribed
herein, the return OF last year with twenty
ner centum added, shall be deemed and taken
by the Treasurer to be the true value OF their
nronerty for taxation and it shall be assessed
at that rate.
SEC. 0. For each license to retail spirituous
Five Hundred Dollars for the year beginning
with the first day of January. 1880, and end
ing ON the first day of January, 1881, the said
sum PAYABLE In three equal installments In
advance, said dealer or dealers TO give oohd
and security for payment of said sums OF
money, and II at any time during the year
the said dealer or dealers should go out OF
business the whole amount Of Five Hundred
Dollars shall Immediately become due ana
Do yable, and any person or persons doing bus
mess the whole or any part OF the year shall
pay the whole sum OF Five Hundred Dollars.
SEC. 10. For the use Of the water from the
public spring, as now taken by the G. & G. X
II. Company. the sum of One Hundred DOL
lars per annum.
Done and ratified in Council and the seal OF
the Town Council affixed this SOth day
lis .lof December, eighteen hundred and
eighty-nine.
THOS. P. THOMSON,
Intendant.