The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-18
An Ordinance
To Raise Supplies for the Town
Of Abbeville, S. G., for
the Year 1898.

DE ITORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
II and Wardens OF the Town of Abbeville.
S. c., 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-
Gil for the uses and purposes thereof Tor the
SEcrioS S /. On every One Hundred Dollars
of the cash value of all Real and Persona! es.
tate within the incorporation OF the said
town Of Abbeville, the sum OF Twenty Cents.
SEC. 2. On each Billiard and Pool Table or
Ten Pin Alley kept Tor hire, the sum ofFifteen
Dollars for each Table or Alley more
than one kept by the same owner Si5. On
each Bagatelle Table kept for hire the sum Of
sons are found guilty OF receiving pay OF
making charge for game OF Billiards, Pool.
BagHteile or Ten Pin Alley, without having
license, shall be fined not exceeding the sam
In the County jail.
SEC. 5. That all male persons between the
age OF sixteen and ffty years, except those
TO road duty and shall be required 10 work on
th. roads, sidewalks and streets within the
Incorporation Of the town OF Abbeville SIX
and one.third days by direction OF the Town
Council. The commutation for said road duty
TO be the sum of Two Dollars and One-baf to
be paid at the time OF pay nent OF other tax
es, TO wilt, on or before the first day OF March.
and oue-third full days. to be accepted and
approved Ly the Council, or pay the above
com mutation. shall be liable to pay fine not
exceeding s2S; or mPrlsSnment SnHs IN County
SEC. 4. That all ltnerant auctioneers, ped
dlers, except venders OF farm produce raised
in the county. offering at retail any goods
whatsoever for sale. shall pay license OF not
more than Twenty-Five Dollars nor less than
One Dollar per day.
SEC. S. That all circuses shall pay license
Of One Hundred Dollars for each and every
what are commonly known as side-shows at.
tached TO q circus. shall pay license of not
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for
SEC. 6. That all returns shall be made uu.
der oath, on or before the first day OF Fe5ru-
ary, 1898, and all taxes shall be due and pay a.
BILE On or before the hrst day OF March, 1898
Iect payment Of the taxes herein levied with
in the time specified. the Treasurer Of the
Town Council is hereby authorized and re-
and il the tax with the penalty is not paid
within thirty days thereafter, It shall be the
duty of the Treasure, OF the Council to issue
the same by due proc ess Of law, as provided
In the charter Of said town Of AobeVille.
SEC. 7. The Town Council or quorum
thereof shall constitute Board OF Assessors
to affix the value OF property returned for
taxation.
SEC. 8. If 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 10 be the true value of their
property for taxation and IL shall be assessed
at that rate.
SEC. 8. For each license to retail spirituous
LIQUORS in the town Of Abbevile the sum OF
Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars for the six
months beginning with the lst day of Janua-
~, 1898, and ending 3oth day OF June. 1893.
SEC 20. On each dog the sum OF One Dollar
and Twenty-Five Cents.
Done and ratified in Council and the seal of
aff oh ic dow
(LSJof December, eighteen hundred and
nInety-two.