The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-17
An Ordinance.
To Raise Supplies The For
Town of AbbeVille, S. G.,
for the Year 1894.

Pc 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
- and Wardens OF the Town OF Abbeville.
S. c., in council assembled, and by authority
of the same: That Il tax for the sums and In
the manner hearafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury of the Town
Council for the uses and purposes thereof for
Section /. On every One Hundred Dollars
OF the cash value OF all real and personal
estate 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 for hire, the SUN OF Twen-
ty-Fire Dollars for each Table or Alley mere
than one kept by the same owner SIS. On
Twenty Five Dollars. II any person or per.
sons are found guilty OF receiving pay or
making charge for game OF Billiards. Pool,
Bagatelc or Ten Pin Alley, without having a
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 a 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 OF the Town
Council. The communication for said road
duty TO be the sum OF Two dollars and one
hall, To 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 10
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
a fine not exceeding SO, or Inn .1risonment In
County Jail not exceeding thirty days.
Sec. 1. That all ltinerant auctioneers ped
dlers, except venders of farm produce raised In
the county offering at retail any goods what
soever for SAFE, shall pay d license OF not more
than Twenty Five Dollars nor less than One
Dollar per day.
Sec. 5. That all circuses shall pay license
Of One Hundred Dollars for each and every
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. g. That all returns shall be made un-
der oath, on or before the first day OF February,
1891. and all taxes shall he due and payable
on or before The firsL 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
is hereby authorized and required 10 add
twenty percentum penalty, and If the tax
with the penalty is not paid within thirty
days thereafter, u shall be the duty Of the
Treasurer OF the Council TO issue executions
therefor Immediately, aud collect the same
by due process OF law, as provided in the char
ter OF said town OF Abbeville.
Sec. 7. That special return OF all
Real Property IN town Of Abbeville subject
month OF January, 1894, on form 70 be
provided by the Town Council, and that said
return when made shall be referred to
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
by the Town Council.
Sec. 8. II any person or persons shall re-
fuse or neglect TO make return Of their
property Tor taxation within the time
prescribed herein, the return of last year,
with fifty percentum added, shall be deemed
and taken by the treasurer TO be the true
value OF their property for taxation and II
shall be assessed at that rate.
Sec. 10. On each dog the sum OF fifty cents.
Done and raditied In Council and 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
]. C. KLUGH.
JAMES TAGGART.
JAS. CHALMERS, Secretary
Dec, u 1898.