The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-01-07
AN ORDINANCE
To Raise Supplies for the City Of
Anderson for the Year 1892, and
to regulate Licenses therein.

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to regulate Licenses therein.
be 1T ORDAINED, By the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Anderson, now
met and sitting in Council, and by the au-
thority of the same, That Tax, for the
sums and in the manner hereinafter
named, shall be raised and paid into the
Public Treasury of the said City, for the
uses and purposes thereof:
SECTION l. There shall be paid the sum
of Thirty Cents on every one hundred
dollars worth of Real Estate and Personal
Property, except the Patrick Military In
stituto, Greely Institute, the Churches in
the City, the Anderson Hotel Company,
the Anderson Cotton Mills Company, and
the Anderson Shoe & Leather Company.
SEC. Q. That in addition to the foregoing
tax, levied for current expenses for the
use of the said City, there shall be paid
the sum of ThirtyFive Cents on every
One Hundred Dollars worth of Real Es-
tate and Personal Property, except tho
Real and Personal Property exempt in
the foregoing Section, to pay the interest
on the Bonded Debt Of Forty Thousand
Dollars, in aid Of the Savannah Valley
Railroad, and for Sinking Fund to pay
the principal Of said debt, as provided by
the Act of Legislature, which tax shall
be, and is hereby set apart for the pur-
pose Of paying said interest and reducing
said Bonded Debt, and for no other pur-
pose.
Sec. 8. There shall be six days. work
rendered on the Streets of the City, under
the supervision of the assistant Marshal
by every able-bodied male person, except
such as are exempt by the laws of the
State, and the Ordinances of force, be-
tween the ages of sixteen and fifty years,
and every person may commute the same
by paying to the City Treasurer the sum
of Three Dollars during the time for the
collection of taxes without the penalty,
and every person liable as above, and
failing to discharge such liability in the
manner directed, shall, after twenty-four
hours notice to render the six days work
or pay the said sum of Three Dollars, and
if the time fer the collection Of taxes
without the penalty has expired, then
said sum of Three Dollars and the penal
ty thereon, be tried for such default, and
if convicted, be fined in the sum of Five
Dollars, or be imprisoned and required to
work upon the streets for the period of
twelve days.
Sec. 4. There shall be paid by the own
ers tax of Thirty Cents on the One
+ Hundred Dollars worth of the value of
all Bank Stock; and that all Fire and
Life Insurance Companies, and the
Southern Express Company shall be tax
ed the sum of Thirty Cents on the One
Hundred Dollars of their gross receipts
collected or received by their Agents in
the City of Anderson, S. c., during the
year 1892; also, tax on said stock, and
said receipts of Thirty.fve Cents on the
Hundred Dollars, as provided on the
property in the second Section of this Or
dinance.
SEC. 5. There shall be tax Of Twenty
five Cents on the One Hundred Dollars
upon all property taxed under this Ordi-
nance, for the purpose of paying the rem
tai for the use of the water works con-
tracted for by the City Council, which
said tax shall be kept separate by the
City Clerk and Treasurer from the other
funds collected by him.
SEc. 6. There shall be a tax Of Ten
Cents on the One Hundred Dollars upon
all property taxed under this Ordinance
for the purpose of paying the rental for
the use of the Electric Lights contracted
for by the City Council, which said tax
shall be kept separate by the City Clerk
and Treasurer from the other funds COL
lected by him.
SEC. Z. There shall be paid in advance
a License of not less than Five Dollars
per diem, within the discretion of the
Mayor, by all Itinerant Traders, Auc-
tioneers, Hawkers or Peddlers, offering
for sale any Goods, Wares or Merchandise,
of any kind whatever; That all vendors
Offering for sale, or selling By retail from
wagons, or stands upon the Public
Square, any article Of trade, fruits and
vegetables shall pay License of not less
than One Dollar per diem, Provided that
the provisions of this section shall not be
construed to apply to Licensed dealers in
Game, Fish or Oysters, or to Live Stock
or Country Produce. Any person violat-
ing this section of this Ordinance shall,
upon conviction, be fined in a sum not
less than One Dollar nor more than One
Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned for
not less than Ono Day nor moro than
Thirty Days, in the discretion of the
Mayor.
SEC. s. That all Butchers or Dealers in
Fresh Meats, Fish and Oysters shall pay,
in advance, to the Treasurer License
Tax of Fifty Dollars per annum; and
One Dollar for every other animal retail
cd or part of animal within the corporate
limits of said City, in any piece less than
one quarter, by any person or persons
whomsoever, except those persons who
havo paid their annual License Tax as
herein provided. Said License Tax shall
not be transferable, unless by consent OF
Council, and any person or persons fail
ing or refusing to pay the License in ad-