The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-31
An Ordinance.
To Raise Supplies For The
Town Of Abbeville, S. G.,
for tho Voor 1904
for the Year 1894,

RE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDAN7
- and Wardens OF the Town OF Abbeville
s. G., in council assembled, and by authority
Of the same: That IL tax for the sums and tr
aud paid into the treasury Of the Town
Council for the uses and purposes thereof fol
the year A. D. 1894.
Section 1. On every One Hundred Dollars
OF the cash value Of all real and persona
estate within the Incorporation OF the said
town Of Abbeville. the sum OF Twenty
Cents.
See 2. On each Billiard and Pool Table o,
ty-Flve Dollars for each Table or Alley more
than one kept by the same, owner SIS. On
each Bagateie Table Kept for hire the sum o.
twenty-five Dollars. If any person or per.
sons are found guilty OF receiving pay OF
making charge for game OF Billiards, Pool
BagateIle or Ten Pin Alley, without having 9
license, shall be fined not exceeding the sum
OF Fifty Dollars. or not more than thirty days
in the County Jail.
Sec. 3. That all male persons between the
physically unable TO earn support, are
liable TO road duty and shall be required to
work on the roads, sidewalks and streets
within the Incorporation of Abbeville six and
one third days by direction or the Town
Council. The commutation for said road
duty To be the sum OF Two dollars and one
half, 10 be paid at the time Of payment Of
other taxes. TO wit. on or before the first day
OF March. All persons refusing or falling tC
work six and one third full days, to be ex.
cepted and approved by the Council, or pay
the above communication, shall be liable to pay
fine not exceeding S25, or i'm Irlsonment 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 at retail any goods what
soever for sale, shall pay q license or not more
than Twenty Five Dollars nor less than One
Sec. 5. That all clrcuses shall pay license
Of One Hundred Dollars for each and every
exhibition 4; and all other shows, including
what are commonly known as side-shows,
attached To u circus, shall pay a Iicence OF
not more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars
for each exhibition.
Sec. d. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath, Oh or before the first day OF February,
1891. and all taxes shall be due and payable
on or before the tlrsL day OF March, 1894. II
any person shall refuse or neglect pay ment
OF 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
by due process OF law, as provided In the char
ter Of said town OF Abbeville.
Sec; Z. That specla! return OF all
Real Property IN town OF Abbeville subject
10 taxation shall be required during the
month or January, 1884, op form 10 be
pIOFlueu oy Lne IoWn COUNCIL, ana lnaL. Salu
return when made shall be referred to a
special board Of assessors; consisting OF three
Freeholders, to be appointed by the Town
Council, who shall fix the value thereof and
report OF said committee TO be confirmed
sy the Town Council.
Sec. 8. II any person or persons shall re-
fuse or neglect 10 make return OF their
property for taxation within the time
prescribed herein, the return Of last year,
with fifty percen tum added, shall be deemed
and taken by the treasurer TO be the true
value OF their property for taxation and II
shall be assessed al that rate.
Sec. 10. On each dog the sum OF fifty cents.
Done and radifed In Council snd the seal
OF the Town Council affixed this 18th
(L.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, IL 1893.