The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-12-28

AIN ORDINANCE
To Raise Supplies for the City
of Anderson for the Year
1893, and to Regulate Licenses
therein.

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1893, and to Regulate Licenses
therein.
| DE 1T ORDAINED. By the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Anderson, now
met and sitting in Council an5 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 1. There shall be psid the sum
of Twepty-seven and One-half Cents on
every one hundred dollars worth of Real
Estate and Personal Property, except The
Patrick Military Institute, Greedy Institute,
the Churches in the City, the Anderson
Hotel Company, the Anderson Cotton Mills
Company, and the Anderson Shoe & Leath.
er Company.
Sec. 2. 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 Thirty Five Cents on every One Hun.
dred Dollars worth of Real Estate and
Personal Property, except the Real and
Personal Property exempt in the foregoing
Section, to pay the interest on the Bonded
Debt of Thirty-six Thousand Dollars, in aid
of the Savannah Valley Railroad, and for a
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 purpose of paying said interest and
reducing said Bonded Debt, and for no
other purpose.
SEC 3. There shall be six days work
rendered on the Streets of the City, under
the supervision of the assistant Maishal, by
every able.boded male person, except such
as are exempt by the laws Of the State, and
the Ordinances of force. between 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 for the col
lection of taxes without the penalty has
expired, then said sum of Three Dollars
and the penalty 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. L. There shall be paid BY the owners
a tax of Twenty-seyen and One-half 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 taxed
the sum of Twenty-seven and One-half
Cents on the One Hundred Dollars of their
gross receipts collected or received by thei!
Agents in the City Of Anderson, S. c., dur
ing the year 1892; also tax on said stock,
and said receipts as provided in Sections 2,
S and of this Ordinance.
SEC. S. There shall be q tax of Twenty.
FIVE Cents OH the One Hundred Dollars
upon all property taxed under this Ordi-
nance, for the purpose of paying the rental
for the use of the water works contracted
for by the City Council, which said tax
shall he kept separate by the City Clerk and
Treasurer from the other funds collected
by him.
SEC. 6. There shall be Tax of Twelve
and one-half 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
uaid tax shall be kept separate by the City
Clerk and Treasurer from the other funds
collected by him.
Sec. 7. There shall be paid in advance
License of not less than Five Dollars per
diem, within the discretion of the Mayor,
by all Itinerant Traders, Auctioneers,
Hawkers or Peddlers, Offering for sale any
Goods, Wares or Merchandise, of any kind
whatever; That all venders offering for
sale, or selling by retail from wagons or
stands upon the Public Square any article
of trade, fruits and vegetables shall pay a
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, Fishior-Oysters,
or to Live Stock or Country Produce. Any
person violating this section Of this Ordi-,
nance shall, upon conviction, be fined in
sum not less than One Dollar nor more
than One Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned
for not less than One Day nor more than
Thirty Days. in the discretion Of the Mayor.
Sec. 8. That all Butchers Or Dealers in
Fresh Meats, Fis and Oysters shall pay,
i'll advance, to tie Treasurer License Tax
of Fifty Dollars per annum; and One Dollar
for every other animal retailed 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
thos, persons who have paid their annual
Lice Sc Tax as herein provided. Said
Licen Tax shall not be transferable unless
by consent of Council, and any person or
persons failing or refusing to pay the
License in advance shall upon conviction
thereof before and by the Mayor of the said
City, be fined not less than Five Dollars,
nor 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 9 License for sale of Fish and
Oysters only by paying License Tax OF
Ten Dollars per annum.
SEC. 9. There shall be paid in advance
license of Fifty Dollars per annum by
every person or company owning an Opera
House in the city of Anderson and renting
the same at any time for any purpose.
Any person or company violating this Sec
ton of this Ordinance shall be fined in
sum not less than One Dollar nor more
than One Hundred Dollars, or be impris-
oned for not less than one day nor more
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 Tux of Thirty-five Dol
Ia 20 nor annuym and that n taY Of Ten Dol.