The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-02-07
An Ordinance.
To Raise Supplies For The
Town Of Abbeville, S. G.,
for tha Year 1894.

DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
- and Wardena Of the Town OF Abbeville.
8. c., in council assembled, and by authority
Of the same: That u tax for the SONS and In
the manner heaaiter named shall be raisett
aud paid into the treasury Of the Town
Council for the uses aud purposes thereof for
the year A. ID. 1894
OF the cash value or nil real and personal
estate within the Incorporation OF the said
town Of Abbeville. the Runl OF Twenty
Cents.
See. 2. On each Billiard and Pool Table or
Ten Pin Alley kept for hire, the sum OF Twen-
Iy.Five Dollars for each Table or Alley mere
than one kept by the same owner SIS. On
each BagatelIe Table kept for hire the sum OF
Twenty Five Dollars. If any person or per-
Sons are found guilty OF re- elving pay or
making a charge for a game oi Billiards. Pool,
Bagatelle nr Ten Pin Alley, without having a
license, shall be fined not exceeding the sum
Of Fifty Dollars. or hot more than thirty days
Sec. 3. That all male persons between the
ages OF sixteen and fifty years. except those
physically unable 10 earn 9 support, are
liable to road duly and shall be required to
work on the roads, sidewalks and streets
within the Incorporation OF Abbeville six and
one third days by direction OF the Town
Council. The Communication for said road
duty 10 be the sum OF Two dollars and one
other taxes. 10 wit. on or before the first day
OF March. All persons refusing or falling to
work six and one third full days, 10 be ex-
the above communication, shall be liable 70 pay
u fiDe not exceeding S25, or i'm Jrisonment In
County jail not exceeding thirty days.
Sec. 4. That all itinerant auctioneers. ped
dlers, except vendors Of farm produce raised In
the county offering 1T retail any goods what.
soever for saie, shall pay license or not more
than Twenty Five Dollars nor less than One
Dollar per day.
nno unp raj for
exhibition and all other shows, Including
what are commonly known as side-showB
attached TO circus, shall pay q licence OF
not more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars
Sec. O. That all returns shall be made IN.
der oath. OH or before the first day OF February,
1894, and all taxes shall be due and payable
on or before the arst day OF March, 1894. II
any person shall refuse or neglect pay ment
or The taxes herein levied within the time
specified, the Treasurer OF the Town Council
IL hereby authorized and required TO add
twenty percentum penalty, and II the tax
days thereafter, It shall be the duty OF the
Treasurer OF the Council TO issue executions
therefor Immediately. and collect The same
Sy dqe Of 5s 'he
Sec. 7. That special return OF all
Real Property in town of Abbeville subject
10 taxation shall be required during the
month Of January; lss on form m, TO ,. Ss ts
return when made shall be referred TO a
special board Of assessors, consisting Of three
Freehoders. TO be appointed by the Town
Council. who shall fx the value thereof and
report Of said committee to be confirmed
ny the Town Council.
sec. 8. If any person or persons shall re.
fuse or neglect to make return or their
property for taxation within the time
prescribed herein, the return Of last year,
with hfty percenturn added, shall be deemed
and taken by the treasurer 10 be the true
value or their property for taxation and II
shall be assessed at that rate.
Sec. 10. On each dog the sum OF fifty cents.
Done and radified In Council and the seal
OF the Town Council affixed this nth
U.S.) day OF November eighteen hundred
and ninety-three.
r. NJ. HILL. Intendant.
E. b. GARY
J.C. KLUGH.
JAMES TAGGART.
JAS. CHALMERS. Secretary
Dec, 12 1893.