The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-08
John Alexander,
,oNGAREE IRON WORKS. Columbia, s. c.
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town Of
Abbeville, S. G., for the Year 1890.

Be IT ORDAINED By THE INTENDANT
and Wardens OF the Town of Abbeville, S. e.,
in Council assembled, and by authority OF
the same, That q tax for the sums and in 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 4. ID. 1880.
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 Abbcville. the sum or Twenty Cents.
SEC .. On each Billiard and Pool Table or
Ten Pin Alley kept for hire the sum Of Twen.
ty-Fire Dollars for each Table or Alley more
than one kept by the same owner. On each
Bagatcllc Table kept for hire the sum OF
Twenty-Five Dollars. If any person or per.
sons arc found guilty Of receiving pay or max
ing n charge for n game Of Billiards, Pool,
Bagatcllc or Ten PIN Alley, without having q
license snail he fined not exceeding In the
sum of Fifty Dollars, or not more than thirty
days in the County Jail.
SEC. 3. That all male persons between the
physically unable to earn a support. are lia-
BILE to road duty and slrall be required TO work
on the roads, sidewalks and streets within
the incorporation OF the town OF Ahbeville
six and onc.third days by direction of the
Town Council. The commutation for said
rOal duty to be the sum of Two Dollars and
one half, TO he paid ut the time OF payment
of other taxes, To wit, on or before the first
day OF March. All persons refusing or failing
to wor; six and onc-thlrd full days, to be ac-
ccp:rd and approved hy the Council, or pay
tho above communication, shall br liable 10 pay
Il fine not exceeding S2I.0l. or Imprisonment
in County Jail not exceeding thirty days.
SEC I. That all ilncrant ;lucIioneers, ped
oilers, except vcnders of farm produce raised
IN tho county, offering at retail any goods
whatsoever for sale, shall pay II license of not
more than Twenty-Five Dollars nor less than
Unc Dollar per day.
SEC. 3. That all circuscs shall pay n license
exhibition; and all other shows, including
what are commonly known us stde-shows at
tachcd 10 n circus, shall pay 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, on or before the first day OF Februa
ry, 1SgO, and all taxes shall be due and payable
on or before the first day of March, $780, If
any person or persons shall refuse or neglect
payment OF the tnXcs herein levied within
the time specified, The Treasurer Of the Town
Council is hereby authorized and required to
add twenty per ccntum penalty. and II the
tax with the penalty Is not paid within thirty
DAYS thereaf fter IL shall he the duty OF the
Treasurer Of the Council to issue executions
therefor Immediately, and collect the same by
due process OF law, as provided In the charter
of said town of Abbevillc.
SEC I. The Town Council or a quorum
thereof shall constitute Board of Assessors
to aflix the value of property returned for
taxation.
SEC. s. If any person or persons shall re-
fuse or neglect TO make return of their prop
crty for taxation within the time prescribed
herein, the return Of last year with twenty
per ccntum added, shall be deemed and taken
by the Treasurer to be the true value OF their
property for taxation and 1t shall be assessed
ut that rate.
SEC .. For each license TO retail spirituous
liquors in the town of Abbeville the sum OF
Five Hundred Dollars for the year beginning
with the first day Of January, 1890, and end
ing on the first day of January, 1891, the said
sum payable in three equal installments In
advance said dealer or dealers to give bond
and security for payment of said sums OF
money, and if 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 and
payable, and any person or persons doing bus.
ntss 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, rs now taken by the c. & q. r
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 goth day
LIS. lof December, eighteen hundred and
cishiy-nine.