The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-24
An An @ & eainanc,tel
TO Raise Supplies for the
Ending April 1907

8 = 1stslso s y y 'lleS OF Inc Il o.
Ending April 100
Bet ordained bysths Mayor and All
dcrmen Of the Town oi Bennettsyille1 Ana
by authority Of the same. that the iollow.
ing taxes be, and The same ares sherebv
levied, and shall be paid into lie 1,rcaa !. !.
ury Tor the use oI said town. ~ rs Il y
SECTION L.. Fifteen cents on eyerv
one hundred dollars worth ortreal and
personal property situate within the lim,
its OF said town, which tax must be paid
on Or before the Ist day OF January 1909
and ON all taxes not paid by that time
penalty Of 50 per cent will be added and
collected.
SEC 2. That twenty-one cents be
levied on every one hundred dollars OF
the assessed value OF all real and per,
sonar property to pay the interest on the
bonds issued In aid Of the Charleston
Sumter and Northern Railroad, in &C,
cordance with the Act authorizing the
same, approved December 23d 1901;
ana the tur.i'et sum cf 6 cents on the
$loo be levied and collected ior the pur.
pose OF providing for the sinking iund as
provided by the above Act; which taxes
must be paid on or before January rst
1902 and on all taxes not paid by, that
time penalty oi SO per cent will 5e adj.
ded and collected. 9's
!. SEC. 3 Twenty five cents will be
charged on each and every head OF
norses mules. neat cattle, swine and
oxen not belonging to citizen OF Marlboro
county, brought within the corporate
limits OF said town, Tor the purpose,N oil
sac. barter or exchange. payable forth
with on entering the town. One dollar
on every carriage buggy. wagon and
cart not owned or made in Marlboro
county, aforesaid which may be brought
within the town limits for sale. sbartcr
or exchange. The taxes levied III this sec
ton shall be collected by the Town Mar.
shal or other person appointed by coun.
cil to collect the same, who shall take
possession OF and hold the taxable ar.
elcles aforesaid until said tax be paid or
council act in the matter.
SEC. 4 That all resident auctioncers
shall each be required to pay in advance
license of $to per year, and non-resi-
dent auctioneers offering. Oh causing 10
DC offered, any goods wares or merchan.
disc. or any other article within the cor.
porate limits OF the Town oil Bennettsvilie
shall be required to pay FIVE dollars per
day or part thereof. in addition to the
annual license Of ten dollars. Any per-
son who shall offer for sale at public outs
cry. within the corporate limits oil the
Town OF Bennettsvillc, shall be deemed
an aucioneer. and shall be required to
take license thereof, except officers Of
the, Court, and others selling by order
OF the Court in discharge oi their official
duties, and resident property owners
who are selling their own property. Two
dollars per day or part thereof on all
I pedlars or itinerant vendors, who shall
sell goods either publicly or privately,
payable each day before exposing goods
Tor sale. Any person or persons falling
to procure The License provided for in
this section before offering goods Tor sale
shall be deemed guilty OF misdcmeanor
less than SIS nor more than $Ioo or be
imprisoned not less than days nor
more than 80 days.
SEC. s. That each and every wagon
or vehicle from which shall be offered Tor
sale or barter within the corporatcd linz
its of the said town. any goods, wares
or merchandise. or any other article not
produced in the comfy ot Marlboro
county aforesaid. shall pay tax ofone
d1'lac for cach md c"er. d,y = narl
| thereof; and alsc wagon oc ing
| SPACE ~ tl'c puhlt square a. s. rs ol'
SAID towr, sl,all pay 4 taS,ol Oh )'lai.
4 ~ each and every tIay or,pFn cot.
4 on any ana aihFuilic, uaYsaC .jmr
Isaid lax xiis9incnrrcd 10 thc Ma | of
| oIher person appointed by thc hcii
TO collect the same. who stall /, 1r,s.
I session oi, and hold tlic wagon 0 hii.,
! ic nntil said tax he pad o. coui .,ct
lin the matter
Sec o. ANY person selling or olier-
ing Tor sale any fresh meets, beef, mutton
pork or goat within the corporate limits
OF the town OF Bennettsville. Except
within the market house stalls) shall pay
a 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 more
than thirty days at the discretion Of
Council or Mayor trying the same. This
ordinance shall not apply to persons
selling not less than a quarter Of beef
mutton, goat or pork.
| o%S. IL uaS CoCu htu every person
mot being resident OF said town. SELL
ing, Offering for sale, or delivering with,
in the corporate limits Of said town any
fruit trees, vines, evcrgreens or shrnb.
berry Of any kind shall pay to the Town
Marshal or other persons appointed
I by Council to collect same, a tax OF ST
for each and every day or part thereof
thus engaged at the time said tax is in
Cured; And that the sum oi S. be charg :.
ed upon persons not residents, tor each
one horse vehicle used sor the purpose
OF hauling freight or carrying passengers
and the sum Of SO for two horse vehic-
le, SIS Tor three horse vehicles and $40
tor four horse wagon or vehicles, for a
year or any part thereof.
Sec. 8. That tax Of ono hundred dol.
lars be and The sumo is hereby imposed
upon oil cirouses and mcnageries for each
and every day or part thereof they exhi.
bit in the corporate limits Of Tho town;
also five to ono hundred dollars, at the
discretion Of tho Council is hereby i'm
posed on any other shows or exhibitions
for pay per doy or any part thereof ex.
cept upon residents Of the town; also not
less than five dollars, as the Council may
! decide, shall be imposed or lcvioi per
day. or part thereof, on all persons, not
residents, taking daguerreotypos or en-
larging pictures or engaged in such like
occupations. Provided That nothing in