The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-03
An & 4 din sance q
10 Raise Supplies for the Yer
Ending April 100 ~

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d. . BE itord aimed BY tbs Mayor and Ala
acfmens ;i ot the Town OF BennettsvilIe am
DY authority sot the same that ths3 lnlio,y
Ing taxes be, and the SINE are hereby
levied and shall be paid into the Treas.
ury Tor the use Of said town.
SECTION i. Fifteen cents on eyerv
one hundred dollars worth ofireai and.
personal property situate within the linn.
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 a
penalty OF 50 per cent will be added and
collected. /, n 5 i. q. n ..ss
SEC 2. That twenty,one cents be
levied on every one hundred dollars ot
the assessed value oil all real and per,
sonal property to pay the interest on the
bonds issued in aid Of the Charleston
Sumter and Northern Railroad, in ac-
cordance with the Act au horizing the
samer approved December 23d 1901;
and the further sum OF s cen,s on the
81 20 be levied and collected Tor the pur.
pose Of providing for the sinking fund as
provided by the above Act; which taxes
must be paid on or before j anuary Ist
loo2 and on all taxes not paid bythat
time penalty ol 50 per cent will be ad !.
ded and collected.
SEC 8 Twenty FIVE cents win be
charged on each and every head OF
horses mules, neat cattle. swine and
oxen not belonging to citizen OF Marlboro
county, brought within the corporate
limits OF said town, ior the purpose OF
sale. 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, barter
or exchange The taxes levied III this sec
t!on shall be collected by the Town Mar
shal or other person appointed by coqns !
cil to collect the same. who shall take
possession OF and hold the taxable ar
ticles aforesaid until said tax be paid or
council act in the matter.
+ sec.@4S That all resdeS,t auc,ioneers
shall each be required to pay in advance
license OF SIo per year, and nom resi>
dent uc'ionee!s offering. or causing to
be offered, any goods wares or merchan.
disc. or any other article with n the ,r,
porate limits of the Town OF Bennettsvil e
shall be required to pay five dollars per
day or part thereof, In addition .c he
annual license of ten dollars Any per-
son who shall offer Tor sale at public outs
cry. within the corporate limits OF the
Town OF Bennettsvilie. shall he deemed
an auciioneer, and shall be required to
take license thereof, except officers OF
the Court, and others selling by order
Ct the Court in discharge OF their official
uties. and resident property owners
who are selling their own property. Two
dollars per day or part thereof on al
pcdlars or itinerant vendors, who shat
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 misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined not
less than IS 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 lin.
its Of the said town. any goods. wares
or merchandise. or any other article not
produced In the comfy oil Il Marlboro
county y4aloresatd. shall paya tax Of one
dollar tor each and every day sor part
thereof; and also i a wagon occupying
'.space on5the pub blic squ sreg gorS Streets ssol
diasto&n, shal lIraoa 3 tax ots0neas s''sY <