The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1896-04-22
AN ORDBMAN
To Raise ! Supplies for the Year End

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Be il ordained, by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the town Of Bepnettsyille
and by authority of the same, that the
following taxes be, and the same are
hereby levied, and shall be paid into
the Treasury for the use Of said town
Section /. Fifteen cents on every
one hundred dollars worth of real and
personal property situate within the
limits Of said town, which tax must be
paid on or before the first day of No
vembel 1896, and on oil taxes not paid
bY that time a penalty of 80 per cent.
will be added and collected.
Section 2. That twenty. one cents
be levied on every one hundred dollars
of the assessed value Of real and per.
sonal property to pay the interest on
the bonds issued in aid Of the Charles.
ton, Sumter and Northern Railroad,
in accordance with the Act authorizing
the same, approved December %, 1891 !;
and the further sum Of five cents on
the 800 be levied and collected for
the purpose of providin9 sor the sink
ing fund as provided BY tha aboye
Act; which taxes mcat be paid on or
before November st, 1896, and OH all
taxes not paid by thAt iino Il pcnalty
Of 90 pes ccnt sill DO o0doa and coz
lectcd
Section 9. Fi(oeo cents Win be
charged on each aud cgcty head Of
horses, mules, neat cattle, swine aud
loxcn, not belonging 20 citizen Of
! Mafli>oYo couoty. brought within. the
lcuypAt3sta limits OF sAid town for the
purpose Of &gic, barter or exchange,
payable forthwith on entering the town.
One db''ar on every carriage, buggy,
wagon ana cart not owned or made Ia
Marlboro county, aforesaid, Which may
be brought within the town limits for
sale. barter or exchange. The taxes
levied in this section shall be collected
by the town Marshal. or other person
appointed by Council to collect the
same, who shall take possession Of and
hold the taxable articles aforesaid
until said tax be paid or Council act
IN the matter.
Section 4. That all resident auc-
tioneers shall each be required to pay
id advance license of ten dollars per
year and nonresident auctioneers offer.
ing or causing to be offered any goods,
wares or merchandise, or any other
article within the corporate limits Of
the town of Bennettsvillc, shall be re-.
quired to pay five dollars per day or
part thereof in addition to the annual
license Of ten dollars. Any person who
shall offer for sale at public oulcry,
within the corporate limits Of the town
OF BennettsYile, shall be deemed an
auctioneer, and shall be required to
take out license therefor, except off ;
GERS OF the Court, and others selling by
order Of the Court in discharge of their
official duties, and residen. property
owners who are selling their own prop
erty. Five dollars per day or part
thereof ON all peddlers or itinerant
vendors who shall sell goods either
publicly or privately, payable each day
before exposing goods for sale.
Section 5. That each and every
wagon or vehicle from which shall be
offered for sale or barter within the
corporate limits Of the said town, any
goods, wares or merchandise, or any
other articles not produced in the
county of Marlboro aforesaid shall pay
a tax Of ono dollar for each and every
day or part thereof; and also wagon
occupying space on the public square,
or streets Of said town, shall pay tax
of one dollar for each and every day,
or part thereof, on any and all public
days at the time said tax is incurred,
to the Marshal or other person appoint
ed by Council to collect the same, who
shall take possession Of, and hold the
wagon or vehicle, until said tax be paid
or Council act in the matter.
Section 6. Any person selling or
offering for sale any fresh meats, beet,
mutton, pork or goat within the corpo-
rate limits Of the town of Bennetlsville,
Except within the market house stalls)
shall pay tax Of thirty dollars per
annum before offering The same. Any
person violating this ordinance shall
be fined five dollars tor each offence,
or imprisoned not moro than thirty
days at discretion of the Council or
Mayor trying the came. This ordi
nance shall not apply to pers ,ns selling
not less than quarter OF beef, mutton,
goat or pork
Section z. That each and every
person (not being resident Of said
town. selling, Offering for sale, or de.
liverlng within the corporate limits Of
said town any fruit trees, vines, ever
green's 6r shrnbbery of any kind, shall
pay to the town Marshal, or other per-
son appointed by the Council to collect
same, tax Of two dollars for each and
every day or part thereof, thus engaged,
at the time said tax is incurred, and
that the sum Of five dollars be charged
upon persons not residents, for each
one horse vehicle used for the purpose
of hauling freight or carrying passen,
gers, and the sum Of ten dollars for
two.lorse vehicles, fifteen for three.
horse vehicles and twenty dollars for
four.horse wagons or vehicles for year
or any part thereof.
Section 8. That n tax of ono hun.
dred dollars be and the aamo is hereby
imposed upon all circuses and menage.
ries for each and every day or part
thereof they exhibit in the corporate
limits of town; also FIVE to one hun
dred dollars, at the discretion Of the
Council, is hereby imposed on any other