The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-02
An Ordinance

To Raise Supplies for the Town Of Abbevllle
SC, for the year 1892.
DE 1T ORDAINED BY TIE INTENDAN1
- and " ardens of the Town of Abbeville
S. c., in Council Assem- bled, and by authority
of the same. That tax for the sums and ir
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., 1892.
SECTION !. On every One Hundred Dollars
Of the cash valne OF all Real and Personal es.
tate within the incorporation Of the said
town Of Abbeville. the sum or Fifteen Cents
SEC2. On each Billiard and Pool Table OIL
Ten Pin Alley kept for hire, the sum Of Twen
ty-fve Dollars; for each Table or Alley more
than one kept by the same owner $25. On
each Bagatelle Table kept for hire the sum o.
Twenty-Five Dollars. II any person or per
sons are found guilty Of receiving pay OF
making a. charge for game Of Billiards
Pool. BagateIle or Ten Pin Alley, without
having license. shall be fined not exceeding
the sum uf Fifty Dollars. or not more than
thirty days In. the County jail.
SEC. 3. That all male persons between the
age OF sixteen and fifty years, except those
physically unable TO earn support, are lia-
BILE 10 road duty and shall be required tc
work on the roads, sidewalks and streets
within the incorporation of the town of Able
Vile six and one-third days by direction oI
the Town Council. The commutation fol
said road duty TO be the sum of Two Dollars
and One-half, to be paid at the time OF pay
ment of other taxes, to wit, on or before the
first day of March. All persons refusing ol
failing to work six and one. third full days, tc
be accepted and approved by the Council, OIL
pay the above communication. Shall be liable
TO pay O fine not exceeding S25, or imprison
ment In County Jail not exceeding thirty
days.
SEC. 1. That all itnerant auctioneers, ped
ders, except vendcrs Of farm produce raised
in the county, offering. at retail any goods
whatsoever for sole, shalltpay license OF moi
lpss than One Dollar per dAy.
SEC 5. That all circuses shall pay license
OF One Hundred Dollars for each and every
exhibition; and all other shows, including
what are commonly known as slde.shows at
tached to circus. shall pay license OF moi
more than Fifty nor LEI Than Two Dollars lol
each exhibition.
SEC i. That all returns shall be made un
der oath. on or before The first day of Febru
airy, 1897. and all taxes shall be due and pay
able on or before the first day OF March, 1872
If any person or persons shall refuse or neg
lect payment Of the taxes herein levied with
in the time specified, the Treasurer OF the
Town Council is hereby authorized and re
auired to add twenty per centum penalty.
aud If the tax with the penalty Is not paid
within thirty days thereafter. II shall be the
duty of the Treasurer OF the Council 10 ISSUE
executions therefor Immediately, ard collect
the same by due process of law, as provided
In the charter Of said town of Abbevile.
SEC. :. The Town Council or quorum
thereof shall constitute n Board Of Assessors
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taxation.
SEC. $. II any person or persons shall 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
per centum added, shall be deemed and taken
by the Treasurer to be the true value OF their
property for taxation and it shall be assessed
at that rate.
SEC 0. For each license 10 retail spirituous
LIQUORS In the town Of Abhevlle the sum OF
Five Hundred Dollars for the year beginning
with the first day Of January, 1892, and end.
ing on the first day OF january, 1893, the said
sum payable in three installments In ad.
vance, said dealer or dealers TO give bond and
security for the payment of said sums nj
money. and II at any time during the year
the said dealer or dealers should go out ol
business the whole amount of Five Hundred
Dollars shall Immediately become due and
payable, and any person or persons doing
business the whole or any part Of the veal
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. & &. r.
Il. mpany, The sum of One Hundred Dol.
lars per annum.
Done and ratified in Council and the seal
of the Town Council affixed this 3Olll
a.. 81 day OF December, eighteen hundred
and ninety-one.
AUG. w. SMITH. Intcndant.
JONES i. MILLER, Secretary.