The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-09
An Ordinance.
To Raise Supplies For The
Town Of Abbeville, Sc,
= for the Year 1895.

DE TT ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
I'D and Wardens OF the Town OF AbbeVilIe
S. g., In council assemblies. and oy autno5iiy
the manner hearafter named shall be raised
and paid into the treasury OF the Town Coun'
ell fo,' the uses and purposes thereon Tor the
Seci lon ]. On every One Hundred Dollars
of The cash value OF all real and personal
estate within the incorporation OF Inc SAID
town OF Abbeville, The sum or twenty
Sec. 2. On each Billiard and Pool Table or
Ten Pin AIey kept for hire, thel;sum OF hf-
teen Dollars for each Table or Alley more
than one kept by tbe.same owner Slo. II any
person or persons are found guilty OF recelV-
fng pay or making charge for game OF
Billiards. Pool, Bagatelle or Ten FIN AHey,
Without having license, shall be fined not
exceeding the sum OF Fly Do,Iars' ,o,T or not
Sec. 3. That all male persons between tne
ages of sixteen and fifty years, except thoSe
physically unable to earn support, are Iia-
Bile To road duty and shall be required 20 WorR
on the roads, sidewalks and streets With)n Inc
Incorporation of Abheville. five days py dlrec-
tion OF the Town Council. The commutetion
for said road duty to be the sum OF two doliars
to be paid at the time OF payment Vi olhe,
March. All persons refusing or falilng "
work five full days, TO be excepted and ap-
proved by the Council, or pay the above COM
mutation, shall be liable to pay fne not ex,
not exceeding thirty days..
Sec.4. That all itinerant auctioneers, ped,
diers, except venders OF farm produce raised
In the county. offering at reIali any e. gonos uo,
more than Twenty Five Dollars nor less IMAM
One Dollar per day.
Sec. 5. That all cIrcuses shall pay license
fee In The decretiou OF the Town Council Tor
each aud every exhibition; and all other
shows including what are commonly known
as side-shows, attached TO circus. snail pay
llcence OF not more than Fifty nor less than
Two Dollars for each exhibition.
Sec 6. That all returns shall be MADE un-
der oath. on or before the first day OF Feo,
ruary, 1895, and all taxes snail pe que anu
payable on or before the first day OF MaTcn :
1875 If any persons shall refuse or negiect
payment OF The taxes herein levied WITHIN
the time specified, the Treasurer OF the IoWn
Council Is hereby authorized anu required W
add twenty percentqm Penaild1y; yw;,ihin ANN Lb,rhv w
days thereafter IT. shall be the duty Of the
Treasurer of the Council TO issue executions
therefor Immediately, and collect the same Dy
due process OF law, PROVIDED III Tie cuaitei VI
said town Of Abbeville.
Sec, 7. That special return OF all Real
Property In town OF Abbeville suoJect W LaAi,
ton shall be required during the inonth Oh
Town Council, and that said return When
made shall he referred To special board o.
assessors, consisting OF three treenoiuers. ~
be appointed by The Town Council, VINO small
fix the value thereof and report OF SAID COM
nitiee TO be confirmed by the Town Council
Sec g. II any person or persons snail refuse
or neglect TO make a return OF their properly
for taxation within the time prescribed mere
In. lhe return OF last year, with MY per
cenI um added, shall be deemed and taken
by tile treasurer TO be the true value OF their
property for taxation and 1t shall 6e assessed
Sec 10. On each dog the sum of fifty cents:
Done and radlfied In Council and the seal
of the Town Council affixed this 4th
IU.Sl day of December eighteen hundred
and nnety-four.
II. VI. HILL. Intendant.
JIG. CORRIE.
J.C. KLUGH..
JAMES TAGGART.
JAS. CHALMERS, Secretary
Dec.1 1891.