The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-29
AN ORDINANCE
To raise Supplies for the City
of Anderson, S. c., for year
1898, and to regulate Ii
censes therein.

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Aldermen o.! ,l.r City ~ Anderson. =. C..
III tounrii assem-! !"i, and bN authority
Of the same
j'Na: tttE f.rtilc si'.- and IN the man
nor Aorr' :ai.rr .it,.'i SHALL he lcvicd
rt.s'.'i a; l.iid ilstp The public treasury
O! ia" -ai.! i;y Tor ;.'r u+.S and purposes
ilci'ni i... tn. Scar :Ni>:
-. MOS J.. 'I'iorr Shall be paid into the
'.i,' Treasury iDr tie use Of said (iiv for
curren; - pt,,-., thereof tho sum n!
thirty cunts rl every SiWp.uu worth of
;eai E~:at. niii i'ci,,nai Property taxa
tlc III sad t;y Of Anderson, :, C.
S. Iha, III Gidtion to tho foregoing
IAN there small ,o paid into tho CITY
Treasury the SUM OF 80 cents on every
So" worth oi real estate and personal
property taxable III said city 10 pay tho
interest on the bonded. debt OF said city.
incurred in all or tho Savannah Valley
X. X. and for sinking fund TO pay tho
principal of said debt AZ provided by the
Nct OF the Legislature. which tax shall be
and il hcrc;iy set apart for tho purpose Of
paying sail interest and reducing sad
bonded tir'.l.
~I:r. 3. r.ln: IN addition 10 the forcgo.
INK taxes ,iierc shall i,r paid into tho
CITY Ire:,siry2 Wills ON every one dol
lar "orth rf real estate and ucreuI,ul
property ta'.rlc IN said city. !ur the eur
rcn. EXPENSES 81 HE ',fadcI Srhuni.
wiiict las - iltrrbY .rl npar, .prii,nt
pur;nis.', ..'id ;l.,," Ia, further sum ri ono
mi! ~ tN'i.' rHr t.piiai :, worth ni .,'nl
tr'a;c anr iier.nu'.i property taxable IN
e;'l's r!ii, - ihN IN" gaiiuai Interest on
tue schr h.i.f.s go salt city. whh.l,ta tax
~ hereby ,"i agar; ~ tie purpose Oi ~aiI
interest n'': ~! ~ n;i"r purpose
~. I. t'n4i in addition 10 the fpic,:n-
IN, taNtr i'.cr" Sin!l hr paid into The tity
Treasury iilo sum Of 80 cents on cNerv
$i"o wufih o. real estate and personal
property. ta*aht IN said CITY, for the
purpose II I,nVing the rental for the use
OF Tho W.,."r W y contracted for by the
fitE nr' u said tax shall ba Il ept
ny Tn" ~" urer for tho purpose
81. :. in addition to the forego-
ing 'a> ' 70 shall be paid into the City
Tren>"i, 40 sum OF fifteen cents on
ever 7i'" worth OF real estate and per-
Sni'"i - .,rty, taxable in said City, for
the pur,'oso OF paying the rental for the
use OF electric lights contracted for by tho
city Council, which tax shall tie kept by
the City Treasurer for tho purpose here
in specified.
SEC. G.That the owners Of all bank stock
or stock i'll any joint stock company or
corporation shall hn liable for and shall
pay into tho City Treasury on said stock
the tax ~ levied and provided In Sec
tions !, -, =. 4 and } of this Ordinance.
SEC Z. That all fro or life insurance
companies, ;n"ohone or telegraph com
panies shall pay into the City Treasury
on the gross receipts collected or re-
celved by them or their agents during
vided in Sections l. >, 3. and s of this
Ordinance.
SECS There shall be four days
work on the streets OF the Civ Civ
or Anderson, S. c., by every
able-bodIed male person helwesn the
ages OF is and iii years, except such as are
exempt by the laws ofthis State, and any
ing into the City Treasury the sum OF
two dollars. and If auy person liable 10
perform aaid work shall fail to perform
or commute the same in the time for the
collection OF City taxes, then 1t 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 com mute
the same, and If said person shall fail
within 2f hours, aiier being duly notified,
to perform eRid work or commute the
same, then he shall be guilty OF misde-
rnasnr-. .ss,sa upon conviction ttsrsof shall
he fined not lass than Siu nor rnors than
81, or be imprisoned not less than l.,
days nor more than 30 days, in the dis
cretion Of the Mayor.
SEC. q. All returns of all properLv.
whether real. personal or mixed. liable
for taxation in the City OF Anderson, &.
-. shall be made under oath to the City
Clerk on or before the 10Th Lannarv
lS!S. Such returns shall state whether
the person making the same Ia liable for
street tax provided in Section 8 OF this
ordinance or not. The return shall also
contain statement Of each parcel or lot
ois, o. ant, "asTo situated, the number os
acres contained in each separately, with
ehe number and character OF buildings on
each iot or parcel respectively. And the
return shall state the amount or value of
All mortgages, notes and accounts cwned
oy the persen by whom or for whom the
return ID made. And should any return
so made contain any incorrect statement.
or the inl! amount or true value OF any
property be not returned, in the iui1.
ment OF the City Clerk. The said Clerk
shall inform himself, from the County
AUDITORS books or otherwise, of the cor
aect 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 |
"nicn should Lee returned for taxation.
turn for taxation any nronersy owned !,v |
MIN or held by him as executor. admin.
lstratOr, guardian, assignee. rsceiyer
trustee, or in any iiduciary capacity. 1t |
shall be the duty of the City Clerk to as-
certain inc value OF all such property ard |
ter o. this City, with tho penalties now
provided by law for tho collection OF State
and County taxes.
SEC. 10. That all taxes Lcreinbofore
provided for shall he paid on or before |
the lst day OF March. l>ns. And if any
person neElects or refuses p,v,ucnt O., |
saul taxes within tho timo specified here.
in the Clerk Of tho City Council is hereby |
authorized aAtl required io add .it.en |
per cent. penalty 10 the amount Of the |
taxes Of the persons thus refusing or ner-
lec,iDg payment OF tho taxes, and ji,he |
hiteeu per cent penalty and the taxes are |
not paid III. 20 days it shall be the duty ot
tho Clerk 20 issue execution thereon i'm
mediately and collect the same by due
process of law, as provided by the char.
ter the City OF Anderson, S. G.
SEC. IL. That every person who shall
begin any business in the City of Ander-
son, S. O., after the LIST February, 1895.
and before the lst January, 1899, who has
not paid taxes to the City Council of An
derson, =. c., regularly hereunder at the
time herein required, shall be assessed
by the City Clerk upon the capital en-
gagged in such business in the same man
ner, and the taxes thereon shall be col
lected In the same manner and for the