The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-12-25
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not less than One Day nor more than
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One Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned
not less than One Day nor more than
Thirty Days.
Sec. 13. There shall be paid in advance,
by every person engaged In the business
of an Auctioneer, License Tax of Ten
Dollars per aunum, and every person
violating this Section shall, upon convic-
tion 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. IA. There shall be paid, In ad vance,
on each and every Billiard or Pool Table
kept in the City of Anderson, except In
whether the same be used for gain or
otherwise, the SUM Of Twenty-Five Dol
lars, and any person violating this Sec
tIon, 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 nor more than Thirty
Days.
Sec. Is. That in all cases W here Annual
Licenses are provided in this Ordinance,
no License shall be granted for sum
less than full yearly License; Provided,
The Council may grant License for frac-
tional part of a year In their discretion,
and all Licenses shall expire December
31st.
Sec. 16. And be it 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 80 made be palpably incorrect in
the judgment Of the Clerk, he shall In
form himself of the true amount and
value 80 pretended to be returned, and If
found to be incorrect, he shall 80 change
the return 30 that 1t shall con tain the full
amount 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 prop
erty of such persons, and assess the same
with the penalties now provided by law
for the collection Of County and State
taxes.
Sec. II. That every person who shall
begin any business in the City of Ander-
son after the first day Of February next,
and before the first day of January, 1895,
who has not paid taxes 70 the City Coun-
Gil of Anderson regularly hereunder at
the time herein required, shall beassessed
by the City Clerk and Treasurer upon the
capital engaged in such business in the
ona tho fharann
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.
SEC. 1S. That all returns shall be made
on or before the twentieth day of January,
| 1896, aud 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 information and belief, as
provided in the Charter of ssid City and
| II any person or persons shall neglect or
| refuse payment of the taxes herein within
the time specified, the Clerk Of the Coun-
Gil is hereby authorized and required 10
add fifteen per csntum penalty to the
amount of the tax Of the person or per-
sops thus refusing or neglecting payment
of their taxes; and If the fifteen PR CEN
tum penalty and the tax are not paid
within twenty days 1t shall be the duty
| of the Clerk to issue execution therefor
Immediately 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, 1896.
SEC. 10. There shall be paid in advance
| to the City Treasurer License Tax Of
Ten Dollars per annum by every person
| or persons, or company, operating or con-
| 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.
SEQ. 20. There shall be paid In advance
to the City Treasurer License Tax of
Three Hundred Dollars by every person
engaged in the City of Anderson in ne
gotiating sales for future delivery Of Cot
ton, Corn, Wheat, grain Of any kind,
Meat, Lard, or other products, where the
thing bought or sold is not to be actually
delivered, but parties are to settle by
| simply paying the dinerence between tne
price Of the article bought or sold at the
| time Of making the contract and the day
of settlement; and there shall be paid In
advance to the City Treasurer a License
Tax of Three Hundred Dollars per an.
mum by every person firm or company
operating or conducting In the City of
| Anderson, 8. c., "Bucket Shop" or
place where contracts are negotiated Tor
the purchase and sale for future delivery
Of Cotton, Grain, or other produce. Any
person or corporation convicted for the
! violation Of this Section OF this Ordinance
shall be fined for each and every viola
ton thereof in sum of not less than
twenty-five Dollars, nor moro than One
Hundred Dollafs, or be imprisoned at
| hard labor tor period of not less than
ten days, nor more than thirty days.
SEC. 81. 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 Corpc ration of the
said City of Anderson. 8. c.,
affixed thereto, this the Goth day
,~,, of December, 1895, and in the
}sEAL. one hundred and twentieth year
te~J of the sovereignty and inde-
pendence Of the United States
Of America.