The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-01-07

more than One Hundred Dollars, or be
imprisoned in the "Guard House" not
less than one day or more than thirty
days, for each offense; Provided, that any
one may take out License for sale IF
Fish and Oysters only by paying a Lii
cense Tax of Ten Dollars per annum.
SEC. 9. There shall be paid in advance
a license of Fifty Dollars per annum by
every person or company owning an OPP
era House in the city of Anderson and
renting tho same at any time for any
purpose. Any person or company vio-
lating this section of this Ordinance shall
be fined in sum not less than One Dol
lar nor more than One Hundred Dollars,
or be imprisoned for not less than one
day nor moro than thirty days, in the
discretion of the Mayor.
SEC. 10. There shall be paid by every
Livery or Sale Stable Keeper or Owner,
in advance, License Tax of Thirty-tive
Dollars per annum, and that tax of Ten
Dollars per day shall be paid by every
other person dealing in Horses or Mules
and not selling from regular licensed
Sale or Feed Stable. And every person
other than Livery or Sale Stable Keep
or, shall pay License Tax of FIVE. Dol
lars per annum for each vehicle kept and
used for the transportation of passengers,
and shall be required to number each ve-
hicle so used aud to place corresponding
number on the hat of the driver OF every
such vehicle, which numbers shall lie
put in conspicuous places where they
nay be easily seen and read and no
driver of such o vehicle shall charge
more than Twenty-Five Cents per passen-
ger for conveying adult passengers, nor
more than half price for children under
u years of ags, to any point within the
city. And all persons engaged in the
Draying business shall pay, in advance, a
License Tax of Ten Dollars per annum
for two-horse dray, and Five Dollars per
annum for a one-horse dray; Provided,
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 vio
lating this section, or any part there
of, shall be fined not less than One Dollar
nor more than One Hundred Dollars. or
be imprisoned not less than one day or
more than thirty days.
SEC. II. There shall be paid in advance,
by every person engaged in tbs business
of an Auctioneer, License Tax of Ten
Dollars per annum, and every person
violating this Section shall, upon convic-
viction thereof, be fined not less than One
Dollar nor more than Fifty Dollars, or be
imprisoned not less than one day nor
more than thirty days: Provided, the
provisions of this Section shall not apply |
to sales made by order of Court of COM
petent jurisdiction.
Sec. 10. That all Retailers of Spirituous |
or Malt Liquors shall, in advance Of re-
ceiving License, pay to The City Treas
urer the sum of Six Hundred Dollars
per annum. And there shall be paid, in
advance, On each and every Billiard or !
Pool Table kept in the City of Anderson,
whether the same be used for gain or
otherwise, the sum of Twenty-Five Dol
lars per annum, and any person violating |
this Section, or any part thereof, upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in sum |
of not less than One Dollar nor moro |
than One Hundred Dollars, or be impris- |
oned not less than one day or more than |
thirty days.
Sec. 13. That in all cases where annual |
licenses are provided in this Ordinance,
no License shall be granted for sum less
than full yearly License; Provided, the
Council may grant License for fraction !
al part of a year in their discretion, and
all Licenses shall expire December 31st.
Sec. Il. And be it further ordained,
That all owners of Real Estate situated |
in the corporate limits of the City of An
derson, shall make on oath to the Clerk
of the City Council returns of each lot or
parcel of land, where situated, the num-
ber of acres contained in each separately,
with the number and character of build.
ings on each lot or parcel of land respeo-
tiyely, and the taxes on said Real Estate
shall be paid according to the returns
which shall be made in like manner to
the Clerk of the City Council. And
should any returns SO made be palpably
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 and 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 persons, and as
sess the same, with all the penalties now
provided by law for the collection of
County and State taxes.
Sec. Is. That every person who shall
begin any business in the City of Ander-
son after the first day of February next,
and before the first day of January, 1893,
who has not paid taxes to the City Coun-
Gil of Anderson regularly hereunder at
the time herein required, shall be assess
ed by the City Clerk and Treasurer upon
the capital engaged in such business in
the same manner, and the taxes thereon
shall be collected in the same manner and
for the same amount as if the said busi-
ness had been in operation and assessed
for taxation at the regular time for assess
ing taxes under the provisions of this
Ordinance.
Sec. 16. That all returns shall be made
on or before the twentieth day Of Janua-
ry, 1892, and all persons who shall fail to
make their returns Oh oath within tho
time specified, shall be assessed by the
Clerk of the City Council, according to
the best of his information and belief, as
provided in the Charter Of said City and
if any person or persons shall neglect or
refuse payment of the taxes herein with
in the time specified, the Clerk of the
Council is hereby authorized and requir-
ed to add fifteen per centum penalty to
the amount of the tax of the person or
persons thus refusing or neglecting pay
ment Of their taxes and if the fifteen
nor cantnm nenaltv and tho tax are not