The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-02-13
An Ordinance.
To Raise Supplies For The
Town of Abbeville, s. G.,
for the Year 1895.

DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE INTENDANT
ID and Wardens Of the Town OF Abbevi!le,
:. c.. in council assemblies, and by authority
OF the same: That a tax for the sums ana % 10
the manner hearafter named shall be raised
and paid into ne treasury Of the Town Coun.
Gil for the uses and purposes thereon for Inc
year A. D. 1895.
Of the cash value OF all real and personal
estate within the Incorporation CT the said
Town of Abbeville, the sum Of Twenty
Sec 2. On each Billiard and Pool Table or
Ten Pin ALLEY kept for hire, theL.sum OF nj
Teen Dollars for each Table or Alley more
Than one Kept by the.same owner slO. II any
ing pay or making q charge for game OF
Billiards. Pool, Bagatelle or len fin aliey,
without having license, shall pc nned not
exceeding the sum OF Fifty Dollars or not
| Sec. 3. That all male persons between tne
| ages of sixteen and fifty years, except those
nh ysically unable 10 earn support, are lia-
ble TO road duty and shali 9e tequsT sv,S,m w ,ha
| Incorporation OF Abbeville. five days by dlrec-
tion Of the Town Council. The commntatlon
| for said road duty TO be the sum OF Two dollars
10 be paid at the time OF payment OF otner
tsxes. TO wilt, on or before the first day OF
March. All persons refusing or falling TO
work d We full days, 10 be excepted and ap-
proved by the CSnnG or pay vne pe sDeye moi
not exceeding thirty days.
Sec.4 That all itinerant auctloneers, Peas1
diers except venders OF farm produce ralsea
| in the county. offering at retail any gooos
whatsoever for sale. shall pay license OF not
more than Twenty Five Dollars nor less than
ose Sec. 5. That ali circuses shall pay license
] Tee in The decretion of the Town Council for
each aud every exhibition; and al other
shows, including what are commonly known
as side-shows, attached TO circus. shall pay
iicence of not more than Fifty nor less than
rwo Dollars for each exhibition; ,.
Sec. 6. That all returns shall De MADE rn nh'
der oath, on or before the first day or Fep.
ruary. 1895, and all taxes shal! be Que ana
nayaple on or before the first day Of March,
| 1856 If any persons shall refuse or negiect
payment OF the taxes herein IevleE ,I %renIn Town
Council is hereby authorized and required 10
add twenty percentum penalty, ana II tne
lax with the penalty Is not paid within thlrly
days thereafter, IT shall De Hne oaty yecnt,one ~ o
| therefor Immediately, and collect tne same py
dne process Of law, provided In the charter Oh
said town Of Aboeville; ota oil Poo,
pronerty In town OF Abbeville subject To taxa
lion shall be required during the montn OF
| Tanuary 1895, on form to be provided oy tne
Town Council ana ihaI sanu neciei hoard ner ~
assessors, consisting Of three Freeholders, to
| be appointed by the Town Councll, VINO shail
fix the value thereof ana ~ repoTE bs n vi sa% aonnc
Sec. 5. If any person or persons shall refuse
or NEGLECT to make return OF their property
e. tayatIon within the time prescribed here
IN The return OF last year, with fifty per-
centum added, shall be deemed and taken
hv the treasurer TO be the true value OF their
nyyoner,v for taxation and II shall be assessed
| at that rate. ,x. .
Done and raditied In Council and the seal
OF the Town Council affixed this 4th
|u.SA day of December eighteen hundred
and ninety-toir.
r. NJ. HILL. Iptendant.
&c. CORRIE.
J.C. KLUGH.
JAMES TAGGART.
JAS. CHALMERS, Secretary
Dec. IL. 1891.