The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-29
AN ORDINANCE

10 raise 0upplleS loI tue O1Cy
of Anderson, S. c., for year
1898, and to regulate Ii
censes therein.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Anderson, s. C.,
in Council assembled, and by authority
of the same
That a tax for the sums and in the man
ner hereinafter named shall be levied,
raised and paid into the public treasury
sofsshe said City for the uses and purposes
thereof for the year lS9S:
SECTION. l. There shall be paid into the
City Treasury for the use of said City Tor
current expenses thereof the sum of
thirty cents on every $4,000 worth of
Real Estate aud Personal Property taxa
BILE in said City of Anderson, S. G.
SEC. 2 That in addition to the foregoing
lax there shall be paid into the City
Treasury the sum of so cents on every
$l00 worth of real estate and personal
property taxable in said city to pay the
interest or the bonded debt Of said city,
r. r.. and for sinking fund to pay the
principal of said debt as provided by the
Act OF, the Legislature, which tax shall be
and is hereby set apart for tho purpose OF
paying said interest and reducing said
bonded debt.
SEC. 5. That in addition to the forego-
ing taxes, there shall be paid into the
sEsty Treasury 2 mills on every one dol.
lars worth of real estate and personal
property taxable in said city, for the cur
rent expenses of the Graded School,
which tax is hereby set apart for that
purpose, and also the further sum OF one
Mill on syery one dollars worth OF real
estate aud personal property taxable IL
said city, TO pay the annual interest on
the school bonds of said city, which tax
4 is hereby set apart for the purpose OF sald
interest and for no other purpose.
SEC. 4. That in addition to the forego-
ing taxes there shall be paid into the City
Treasury the sum of so cents on every
500 worth of real estate and personal
property. taxable in said City, for the
purpose Of paving the rental for the use
s OF tho Water. Nyn-Ss contracted for by the
: CITY Corr - = ~. h said tax shall be Kept
Il hy the q. ,rya- nrer for the purpose
hersin -, .n;isd.
SEC ). s.:e5 in addition to the forego-
ing tax. -ts re- shall be paid into the City
Treasury tue sum Of fifteen cents on
Z eyer, 500 worth of real estate and per-
s6,,at ,sf...,srty. taxable in said City, for
the, purpose Of paying, the rental for the
use Of electric lights contracted for by the
CITY Council, which tax shall be kept by
s the City Treasurer for the purpose here
in specified.
SEC. That the owners Of all bank stock
or stock in any joint stock company or
corporation shall be liable for and shall
pay into the City Treasury on said stock
the tax as levied and provided in Sec-
tions 1,2, 5, 4 and 5 of this Ordinance.
SEC. d. That all fire or life insurance
companies, telephone or telegraph COM
panies shall pay into the City Treasury
ON the gross receipts collected or re-.
ceivsd by them or their agents during
The wear 1897 the taxes levied and pro-
vided IN Sections 1. ., 8, A and S of this
2 Ordinance.
SECS. There shall be four days
work on the streets Of the City
Of Anderson, S. c., by every
abIe-bodied male person between the
ages OF lSand 60 years, exseptsuch as are
exempt by the laws ofthis State, and any
person may commute the same by pay
ing into the City Treasury the sum Of
two dollars. and if any person liable TO
perform said work shall fail to perform
or commute the same in the time for the
collection OF City taxes, then it shall be
the duty of the Chief OF Police or one Of
his assistants to give notice to said per-
son to perform said work or commute
the same, and if said person shall fail
within "a hours, after being duly notified,
to perform said work or commute the
same, then be shall be guilty Of q misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than $40 nor more than
$40, or be imprisoned not less than Is
days nor more than 80 days, in the dis
cretion Of the Mayor.
SEC. o. All returns of all property,
whether real. personal or mixed, liable
for taxation in the City of Anderson, 6.
c., shall be made under oath to the City
Clark on or before the 10Th January,
1855. Such returns shall state whether
the person making the same is liable for
street tax provided IN Section of this
Ordinance or not. The return shall also
contain statement Of each parcel or lot
ofland, where situated, the number of
acres contained in each separately, with
the number and character OF buildings on
each lot or parcel respectively. And the
return shall state the amount or value of
all mortgages, notes and accounts owned
by the person by whom or for whom the
return!is made. And should any return
so made contain any incorrect statement,
or the full amount or true value Of any
property be not returned, in the judg
meut Of the City Clerk, the said Clerk
shall inform himself, from the County
Auditors books or otherwise, Of the cor
rect statement to be made or the full
amount or true value so returned or
which should be returned, and shall
change said return so that it shall con-
tain correct statement or full amount or
true value OF the property SO returned, or
which should Ee returned for taxation.
And in case any person should fail to re-
turn for taxation any property owned by
him or held by him as executor, admin
istrator, guardian, assignee, receiver,
trustee, or in any fiduciary capacity, it
shall be the duty of the City Clerk to as
certain the value Of all such property and
assess the samO as provided by the char
ter or this City, with the penalties now
provided by law for the collection of State
and County taxes.
Sec. 10. That all taxes hereinbefore
provided for shall be paid on or before
the 1st day of March, 1898. And if any
person neglects or refuses payment of
said taxes within the time specified here
in the Clerk Of the City Council is hereby
authorized ald required to add fifteen
per cent. penalty to the amount OF the
taxes of the persons thus refusing or neg
lectipg payment OF the taxes, and If the
fifteen per cent. penalty and the taxes are
not paid i'll 20 Gays it shall be the duty OF
the Clerk 20 issue execution thereon i'm
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