The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-01-02


shall pay, in advance, License Tax OF
Ten Dollars per annum for two-horse
dray, and Five Dollars per annum for
one.horse dray; Hrorided, That if more
than one dray be used by the same person,
Ten Dollars shall be paid on one dray and
Five Dollars on each additional dray.
And every person violating this Section,
or any part thereof, sha be fined not less
than one dollar nor more than ono hun
dred dollars, or be imprisoned not less
than one day or more than thirty days.
Sec. 8. There shall be paid, in advance,
by every person engaged in the business
of Auctioneer License Tax of Ten Dol
lars per annum, and every person violat-
ing this Section shall, upon conviction
thereof, be fined not less than one dollar
nor more than fifty dollars, or be impris-
oned not less than one day nor more than
thirty days; Prouidcd, The provisions OF
this Section shall mot apply to sales made
by order of Courts of competent jurisdc-
ton.
SEC. 10. That all Retailers of Spirituous
or Malt Liquors shall, in advance of re-.
ceiving License, pay to the Guy Treasurer
the sum of Six Eundred Dollars per an
nun; and there shall be paid, in advance,
on each Billiard Saloon, using one Table,
the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars per an
nun, and on each additional Table the
sum of Twenty Dollars per annum 5 and
any person violating this Section, or any
part thereof, upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in O sum of not less than one dol.
lar nor more than one hundred dollars or
be imprisoned not less than one day or
more thon thirty days.
SEC. IL. That in all cases where Annual
Licenses are provided in this Ordinance,
no License shall be granted during the
wear for less sum than full yearly Ii.
cense; Provided, The Council may grant
License for fractional part Of a year, in
their discretion.
SEC. 12. And be it further Ordained,
That all owners of Real Estate, situate
within the corporate limits of the City OF
Anderson, shall make on oath to the Clerk
of the City Council returns OF each lot or
parcel of land-where situate, the number
ofacres contained in each separately, with
the number and character of buildings on
each lot or parcel of land respectively;
and the taxes on said Real Estate shall be
paid according to the valuation made by.
the City Assessors; and the taxesTon all
other property shall be paid according to
the returns which shall be made in like
manner to said Clerk of the City Council.
And should any return SO made be palpa-
bly, incorrect, in the judgment of the
Clerk, he shall inform himself OF the true
amount and value so pretended to be re-.
turned, and if found to be Incorrect, he
shall so change the return so that it shall
contain the full amount aud true value of
the property owned by said Taxpayer.
And that in case Of failure to make re-
turns as herein provided, it shall be the
duty of the Clerk to ascertain the value of
the property of such person, and assess
the same, with all the penalties no pro-
vided by law for the collection of County
and State taxes.
sEc. 10. That evory person who shall be.
gin any business in the City of Anderson
after the first day of February next, and
before the first day of January, 1891, who
has not paid taxes to tho City Council of
Anderson regularly hereunder at the time
herein required, shall be assessed by the
City Clerk and Treasurer upon the capital
engaged in such business in the same
manner, and the taxes thereon shall be col
lected in the same manner and for the
same amount as if the said business had
been in operation and assessed for taxa.
ton at the regular time for assessing taxes
under the provisions ofthis Ordinance.
SEC. IA. That oil returns shall be made
on or before the Twentieth day Of Janua-
ry, 1880, and all persons who shall fail to
make their returns on oath within the
time specified, shall be assessed by the
Olols of the City Council according to his
best information and belief, as provided in
the Charter of saio City j; and if any per-
son or persons shall neglect or refuse pay
ment Of the taxes herein Wit -s
specified, the Clerk of the Coz hcil - neis
by authorized and required t. nao ii.te'n
per centum penalty to the amouht u .no
taxes of the person or persons mus iotas'
ing or neglecting payment of lhe', e"6es,
and il the fifteen per cent. 2enaisy, anu
the tax are not paid within tVenjy days.
it shall be the duty of the Clers to lssuo
Execution therefor Immediately, and col
lect the same by due process OF Law, as
provided in the Charter of the said City
of Anderson. All taxes shall.be paid on
or before the first day of March, 1890.
SEC. Is. All Ordinances, or parts OF Or
dinances, in conflict herewith9 bro hereby
repealed.
Done and ratified in ConHcil, aud tue
Seal of the Corporation of the City OF
- Anderson affixed thereto, thi7
SEAL. the 26th day Of December, in ~ IS
~ year of our Lord one thousaN s.
eight hundred and eighty Pine.
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