The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-10
An Ordinance.
To Raise Supplies For The
Town Of Abbeville, S. Co. .
for the Year 1894.

RE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDAN1
- and Wardens OF the Town OF Abbeville
Of the same: That tax for the sums and II
the manner hearafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury Of the Towr
Council for the uses and purposes thereof fol
Section l. 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.
Sec. 2. On each Billiard and Pool Table O,
Ten Pin Alley kept for hire, the SUN OF Twen
ty-Five Dollars for each Table or Alley mere
than one Kept by the same owner Sl5. On
each Bagatelie Table kept for hire the sum o
Twenty.Fiv Dollars. II any person or per.
sons are found guilty of receiving pay OF
making charge for game OF Billiards. Pool
Bagatelle or Ten Pin Alley, without having q
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
ages OF sixteen and fifty years. EXCEPT those
physically unable to earn support, are
liable TO road duty and shall be required to
within the in ncorporation 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
half. to be paid at the time Of payment OF
other taxes, 10 wit, on or before the first day
OF March. All persons refusing or failing to
work six and one third full days, TO be ex-
cepted and approved by the Council, or pay
fine not exceeding S25, or Inn 1risonment In
County Jail no: exceeding thirty days.
Sec. 4. That all itinerant auctioneers, ped
dlers, except venders OF farm produce raised In
the county offering at retail any goods what
soever for sale, shal pay license OF not more
than Twenty Five Dollars nor less than One
Dollar per day.
Sec. 5. That all clrcuses shall pay a license
nf nna Inn nIrah nn1l aak
exhibition ; and all other shows, including
what are commonly known as side.shows,
attached to circus, shall pay licence OF
not more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars
for each exhibition.
Sec 9. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath. on or before the first day OF February,
1894. and all taxes shall be due and payable
on or before the tirst day OF March, 1894. II
of The taxes herein levied within the time
specified, the Treasurer OF the Town Council
Is hereby authorized and required 10 add
twenty percentum penalty, and II the tax
days thereafter, it shall be the duty OF the
Treasurer o 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. I. That a special return OF all
Real Property In town OF Abbeville subject
TO taxation shall be required during the
month OF January, 1894, on form 10 be
pTONlueu oy lue 1OWu COuuCli, duQ luht edlQ
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 persona 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 percentu added, shall be deemed
and taken by the treasurer TO be the true
value of their property for taxation and 1t
shall be assessed at that rate, e. ~.
Sec. 10. On each dog the sum OF fifty cents.
Done and radifed in Council and the seal
Of the Town Council affixed this 18th
U.S0 day OF November eighteen hundred
and ninety-three.
R. NJ. HILL. Inte1dant.
E. b. GARY
]. c. KLUGH.
JAMES TAGGART.
JAS. CHALMERS, Secretary
Dec, 12 1893.