The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-12-26
rh;rtn.fve Dollars .ner annum: And

Thirty-fve Dollars per annum; And
provided further, That where only
Livery business is done there shall be
paid by the owner License tax of Twen-
ty-fiye Dollars per annum in advance.
And Tax of Ten Dollars per day shall
be paid by every other person dealing In
Horses OF Mules and not selling from
regularly Licensed Sale or Feed Stable:
Provided, That no auction sales Of stock
shall be had in said City, except legal
sales and sales by foreclosure CT mort
gage, unless the owners Of said stock
first obtain from the Clerk Of the City of
Anderson License for 80 doing at the
price of Fifty Dollars per day in advance.
And every person doing Livery bus-
ness shall be required to numb Der each
vehicle so used and to place correspond
ing number on the hat of the driver OF
every such vehicle, which numbers shall
be put in conspicuous places where they
may be seen and read and no driver or
owner Of such vehicle shall charge more
than. Twenty-Five Cents per passenger
for conveying adult passengers, nor moro
than half price for children under II years
II age, to any point within the City.
And all persons engaged in the Draying
business shall pay in advance License
Tax of Ten Dollars per annum for two
horse drsy, and Five Dollars per annum
for one-horse dray; Povided,. That If
more than one dray be used by the samo
person, Ten Dollars shall be paid on one
draw and Five Dollars on each additional
draw, And every person violating this
Section, or any part thereof, shall be fined
not less than One Dollar nor more than
One Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned
not less than One Day or more than
Thirty Days.
SEC. II. There shall be paid In advance,
by every person engaged in the business
of an Auctioneer, a License Tax of Ten
Dollars per annum, and every person
violating this Section shall, upon con.
yiction thereof, be fined not less than
One Dollar nor more than Fifty Dollars,
or be imprisoned not less than One Day
nor more than Thirty Days; Provided, the
provisions of this Section shall not apply
to sales made by order of Court of COM
petent Jurisdiction.
SEC. IL. There shall be paid, in ad-
vance. on each and every Billiard or Pool
Table kept in the City of Anderson,
whether the same be used for gain or
otherwise, the sum Of Twenty-Five Dol
lars. and any person violating this Sec
ton, Or any part thereof, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined in sum of not less
than One Dollar nor more than One
Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned not
less than One Day or more than Thirty
Days,
SCI. 13. That in all cases where An
nual Licenses are provided in this Ordi-
nance. no License shall be granted for
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Provided, the Council may grant Lii
cense for a fractional part Of year in
their discretion, and all Licenses Shall
expire December 31st.
SEQ. il. And be 1t further ordained,
That all owners of Real Estate situated in
the corporate limits Of the City Of Ander-
son, shall make on oath to the Clerk Of
the City Council returns for taxation of
each lot or parcel of land, where situated,
the number of acres contained in each
separately, with the number and charac-
ter of buildings on each lot or parcel Of
land respectively. And should any re-
turns so made be palpably incorrect in
the Judgment of the Clerk, he shall in
form himself of the true amount and
value so pretended to be returned, and II
found to be incorrect, he shall 30 change
the return 90 that it shall contain the full
atnbript and true value Of the property
owned by said Taxpayer. And that in
case Of failure to make returns as herein
provided, it shall be the duty of the Clerk
to ascertain the value of the property OF
such persons, and assess the same with
the penalties now provided by law for the
collection of County and State taxes.
SEQ. Is. That every person who shall
begin any business in the City Of Ander-
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and before the first day Of January, 1896,
who has not paid taxes to the City Coun.
ell OF Anderson regularly hereunder at
the time herein required. shall be assess
ed BY the City Clerk and Treasurer upon
the samo manner, and the taxes thereon
shall be collected in the same manner
and for the same amount as II the said
business had been in operation and as
sessed for taxation at the regular time
for assessing taxes under the provisions
Of this Ordinance.
SEQ. 16. That all returns shall be made
on or before the twentieth day Of January,
1895, and all persons who shall fail to
make their returns on oath within the
time specified, shall be assessed by the
Clerk of the City Council, according to
the best of his inform alton and belief, as
provided in the Charter of said City (;
and If any person or persons shall neg.
lect or refuse, pdy ment of the taxes herein
within the time specified, the Clerk Of
the Council is hereby authorized and re-
quired to add fifteen per centum penalty
to the amount Of the tax Of the person or
persons thus refusing or neglecting pay
ment Of their taxes; and If the fifteen
per celtum penalty and the tax are not
paid within twenty days it shall be the
duty of the Clerk to issue execution
therefor INN ediately and collect the same
by due process Of law, as provided in the
Charter Of the said City of Anderson.
All taxes shall be paid on or before the
first day Of March, 1895.
SEQ. II. There shall be paid in advance
to the CITY Treasurer license tax of Ten
Dollars per annum by every person or
Quoting Shooting Gallery, or place for
target shooting in the City Of Anderson.
Any person or company violating this
Section Of this Ordinance shall be fined,
on conviction thereof, by the Mayor Of
said City in sum not exceeding Twenty
five Dollars, or imprisonment for term
not exceeding Thirty Days.
Sec. 18. There shall be paid In advance
to the City Treasurer license tax of
Three Hundred Dollars per annum by
every person, or persons, or company,
operating or conducting in the City OF
Anderson, s.. G., "Bucket Shop" or
q place where contracts are bought and
sold for future delivery of Cotton, Grain,
or other produce. Any person. or psr-
SONS, or company, convicted by the May
or of violation of this Section of this
Ordinance shall be fined for each and
every such violation in sum uf not less
than Twenty-Five nor more than One
Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned for a.
term of not less than Ten Days nor more
than Thirty Days.
SEC. 19. All Ordinances, or parts there
of, in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed:
Done and ratified in Council, and the
Seal of the Corporation of the
said City of Anderson, 8. c.,
affixed hereto, this the twenty
,@, first day Of December, Ammo
SEAL. Domini one thousand eight
t--) hundred and ninety-four, and
in the one hundred and nine
teenth year of the sovereignty
and independence Of the United
States OF America.
G. F. TOLLY,
Mayor.
At'eSs Tno II uoon