The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-12-21
AN ORDINANCE
10 Raise Supplies for .hc City OF
Anderson, SC, .or The Cur 1890,
aud 10 Regulate Licenses therein.

uHu 10 HcHuIotc Licenses therein.
DE IT ORDAINED. EY TIE MAYOR AND
- Ajdcrinen Of the City of Anderson. S. e.,
IN G. nI''II assembled, ana by authnrit, Of the
same
That tax for the sums and N The manner
hereinafter named slali he levied, iai>.d a,,!
paid into The public trr:,sur, al the -aiiciiy Tor
HE uses and purposes thereof Tor The wear ist,:
SI'Tn'H J. There siall e l..ih INTO the city
Treasury for Tie use "f sai city inr current cN-
Irn,cs thereof the sun of thirt, two and one
hall ~ - cents every 500 wrrtlioi Real H.,
tate and Personal Property ,axabc in sanl city
at iniirr-.n, Sc.
Si'. 2 Thai in addition -, he foregoing tan
there sliali lac Iaid into the city Treasury the
sum "i twenty live cent, on every 500 volt. Of
real estate ant personal property taxable in s:iii
ciis. I" lay the intrrc,, on The lninied debt of
>hli cry, Iucnrre'' III ii'l at the savannah Val
lr! H. R.'nd for Il sinking fund To pay the prin
''pd al said debt a, pin,i'icd i,y the Act at the
Legislature" viii II TAX shall he ana /, hereby act
apart i''r the purpose of paying said interest
ahh reducing said bonded debt.
SIC. 3 THAI in addition /" the foregoing tax
-, there shall bc paid Into the city treasury two
ana "h"-hd'i Z. i-2' mill, on every one dollars
worth "i it estate ant. personal property tI<.-
ilr IN raid city. for the expenses of the
for that purpose. and also the further SUN of
thiecfuurtlls tiIJ nf mill on every one dol
lars worth of real estate ami personal property
taAnblc in ,aih'city, 8" pay the annual interest
on the school b"nd- Of said city. which tax is
hcirby sct apart for the purp.,s, of pa, in. said
interest. and for II" other purpose.
Sia. !. That in addition I" tile foregoing tax.
e. there siiali i'c paid into the city treasury the
sum 81 tiirty CU) cents OH every 500 worth of
real estate AMI personal property taxable in said
'i'H i"r the purpose Of paving the rental for the
"sr "i the water works contracted for by the city
council "hirh saih tax shall bc kept by the city
treasurer for the purpose herein specified.
SEC D. That in addition IL lie foregoing taxes
there shall be paid into the city treasury the
sum of twenty t2o) cents on every 500 worth of
real estate and personal property taxable in said
city, for tile following general purpose to-,yit.
Tor The purpose of pa, ing the rental for the use
"i the electric lights contracted for by the city
council which tax shall he Kept by the city treas
urer for the purlrusc herein specified.
SEC. a. That the owners of all bank stock or
stock III any j"int took companies or corporation
shall he liable for ami sIall uay into thc ci,v
treasury on said stock the taXcs levied anu pro-
vid.'i for i'm Sections L. and 3 of this Or,li
nance.
&C. .. That all fire or life Insurance compa
mes, telegraph companies, express or other like
companies. shall pay into the city treasury on
the gross receipts collected or received bv them
or their agents during the year 1873 the taxes
levied and provided in Sections I, = 3; a. and &
of this Or,linancc
SEC =. There shall bo fOrr days work rendered
on the streets OF tho City of Anderson, s. C.. by
every able bodied male person between the ages
"i IL anu 20 years. except such are exempt by
aslft = ~
mute the same by paying into the city treasury
the sum of two dollars on or before the first day
OF March, 1899, anu il any person liable to pcr-
form said work shall fail to perform or commute
the same III the time for the collection of rity
taxes, then 1t shall be the duty of the Chief of
'"'cc or Que III his assistants to give notice to
saiu person I" perform said work. and If said
person shall fail within n hours after being ,u-
l! h"tihed. to perform said work then he shall
be guilty OF Il mIstlemean0r, and upun cnnvic.
tn thereof shall br fined NOT less than 50 nor
more than $40, or he imprisoned not less than 6
'iys nor more than 30 days l., the discretion of
The Mayor.
SEC. .. That all returns of all property, wheth-
or real personal or mixed, liable for taxable In
In the city of Anderson, s. c., shall bo made II, i.
der oath to the city clerk ON or before tho oo,h
january 1899. Such return. shall state w,,: .her
the i'erso,i making the sans Ii Liable. for the
street tax provided in Section of this Ortinanc.
or not. The retu n shall also contain n state.
ineht or each parcel or lot of land, where siiua-
te'i' the number OF acres contained in each, sep
hrateiy' with the number and character OF build
ings ON each lot or parcel respectively And the
return shall state the amount or value of all
bohus. mortgages, notes and accounts owned nv
Inc person by whom or for whom the return In
male. And should any return 50 made contain
q n ~ M
true value of any property no not returned, In
the Judgment OF the city clerk, the said clerk
snail inform himself. from the County Auditors
books or otherwise, of the correct statement To
I've made or the full amount or tho true value so
returned or which should be returned and shall
changc said return 40 that 1t shall contain cor
rect statement or full amount or true value of
the property 30 returned, or which should be re-
tur'e'i for taxation. Ant, in case any rerson
shs;,i:s f. 20 return any property owned ;,v him
or held by him as executor, ,Admidistrator, guar.
dion, assignee, receiver, trustee, or In any fitlu
ciary capacity. 1t shall bo tho duty Of the clerk
to ascertain the value of all such property ana as
sess the same rs provided by the Charter of thi
city with the penalties now provided by layy for
the collection of State anu County taxcs
SEC 10. That all tho taxes hereinbefore nro-
vied for the payment Of the Savannah VALLEY
aed School bonds shall be paid on or before
March l, 1899. Thnt all other taxes hercinbcforc
provided for shall no paid rs follows: onc-half
Thereon on or before the lat March, iSl9 and one
haif thereof on or before Sept. LIST 1s,9 That
the tax books shall DO kept open for the payment
OF taxes from Feb. lst to March tst 1899, and
frnm August 18th to Sept. lat, 1890. provided
that any person may pay the whole OF his taxes
during tho time for the payment of the first In
staliment. And II any person ner,lccts or re-
fuses payment Of said taxes within the time
specified herein. tho Clerk of tho City Council ia
hereby authorized and required to add fifteen
pcr cent. penalty to the amount OF tho taxes of
the person thus refusing or neglectinc PAYMENT
OF the taxes, and IL the fifteen per cent, penalty
anu tho taxes are not paid within 20 daya, IL
shall he the duty Of the Clerk to issue execution
thereon immediately and collect tho same by tiue
process ot law, as provided by the Charter of the
City OF Anderson, 3. c.
sic. IL. That every person who shall begin any
business In the City of Anderson, g. c.. after tbe
1st day of February, 1892 and before tho Ia, dav