Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-09
An Ordinance to Raise Supplies anC
Make Appropriations for the Town OF
Walhalla for tho Year 1S00

An Ordinance to Raise Supplies ant
Make Appropriations for tho Town OF
Walhalla for tho Year 1890.
BE IT ORDAINED by tho Mayor anC
Aldermen of tho Town of Walhalla, il
council assembled, and by authority OF
the same: SECTION I. That q tax of 81
cents on each one hundred dollars of tho
assessed value of all real and personal
property, DO levied for ordinary towr
purposcs to defray current expenses du
ring the fiscal year commencing January
9th, 1900.
SECTION 2. That tax of 30 cents or
value Of all real and personal property
be levied for tho purpose of paying the
interest OH and retirement of tho railroad
bonds.
SECTION 3. That the tax on real and
personal property, as provided in Sections
ono and two of this ordinance, shall be
paid into tho Office of Treasurer of tho
Town botweon tho 1st day of May, 1900
and 1st day Of June, 1909, according tc
tho assessments made by the Towr
Board of Assessors Provided, that any
property with in tho corporate limits on
the first day of May, not returned to the
County Auditor, shall be listed and as
scsscd by tho Town Board of Assessors
for taxation.
SECTIONS That on all circuscs and other show,
tax OF one to one hundred dollars per day, IL
tho discretion Of tho Mayor, shall bo paid.
SECTIoE6. That each and every person liable K
road duty, undcr tho lt."s of tho State, shal
work on tho streets ten tays, or pay at tho ratt
Of 80 cents per day, under the direction of til,
Mayor or sOIno one in his stead, under til,
same penalty rs prescribed by the laws of tn,
state for any refusal or neglect to perform sait
work: Provided, that said person shall be per
mitted to pay on or @ before tho first Of April I
communication feo Of 81; but each and every on,
failing to pay before or by the first Of April
shall bo required to pay 49,. ANY person coming
Of $1.26 for tho fall working: Provided, ho ha
| not worked elsewhere.
sEcrroNG. That any person or persons having
within sixty days or tho Same will DO barret
from payment, unless satisfactory excuse d
SECTION 7. That tho Mayor shal
be paid n salary of ono hundred
dollars for tho fiscal year 1900, to be pait
quarterly out of any funds in tho Treas
| ury available for ordinary town purposes
srEOIAL TAXEs.
SECTION g. No person, firm or corporation
| shall be engaged In, prosecute or carry on an,
! without having nrst noid sn"cial license ta,
therefor, Us follows, to wit:
Agents for or dealors In fertilizers "othcr tina,
regular merchants" SO.
bank, with s25,ooo capital or less, s25.
! Bank for every $1,000 capital, in excess o
Brokers, dealers in merchandise. produce OF
| margin or commission, SO.
| Barber, for ono chair, so.
| Barber, for each chair over one, 81.
| Billiard, pool or bagatelle tables, 60.
| blacksmith for one forge, 81.
! Blacksmith for each additional forge, Doc.
boarding house, permanent, cxccpt for stu
| dents and operatives exclusively, 1880.
| Boot or shoe shop, making or repairing, 81.
! Broker, dcalcr In horses, cattle or other liv
| stock. not paying license for salo stable stoc
yard, per year, go.
butcher, dealer iD meats &C., $40,
| Dentists, 95.
| Dealer In cotton seed, cotton seed hulls an
meal, other than regular merchant, SO.
| Druggist, So.
| Furniture dealer, SO.
| Hotel, $40.
Each insurance Company, lIfo, fire or accident
| S5.
Each lawyer having an olllce within the town
So.
Public IIcarso, SO.
| Restaurant, 81.
| Contractor doing business Of not over $500
| $3.50; over $500, So; over 81 900, $40.
| Merchants shall pay license according to tn
| following schedule of gross sales for tho yea
| and prices upOn sworn returns:
Under...,.... .....$ 1000. 0.......$ 3 90
| OVcr........... ...... l000........ 90