Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-03-13
An Ordinance to Raise Supplies and
Make Appropriations for the Town of
Walhalla for tho Yoar 1901.

N0iHoiih lOT tno car luUl. tt ~
BE 1T ORDAINED by tho Intendant aud
Wardens of the Town of Walhalla, in
council assembled, aud by authority of
tho same: SECTION /. That a tax, Of so
cents on each one hundred dollars of tho
assessed value of all real and personal
property, DO levied for ordinary town
purposes to defray current expenses du-
ring the fiscal year commencing January
9th, 1901.
SECTION 2. That tax of 80 cents on
eaoh ono hundred dollars of the assessed
valno Of all real and personal property,
be levied for tho purpose of paying tile
interest on and retirement of the railroad
bonds.
SECTION g. That tho 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 between the LIST day of May, 1901,
and 1st day of June, 1901, according to
tho assessments made by the Town
Board of Assessors: Provided, that any
property within tho corporate limits on
tho first day of May, not returned to tho
County Auditor, shall DO listed and as
sossod by tho Town Board of Assessors
SEorIoNI That on all crcuses and other shows
q tax of one to ono hundred dollars per day., in
the discretion of the Intcndant, shall be paid.
road duty, under the laws of the State, shall
work OH tho streets ten days, or pay Mt the rate
lntendant or some one in his stead, under the
So 70 penalty as prescribed by the laws of The
State pr any sSa .a or neglect to said
mitted to- pay on or be before the first Of April q
Shall Sc required" ~ So Any my poTson s N coming
into tho Town after juno sIst shall pay the sum
not worked elsewhere. That any person failing
ea or Teising m m to pay tie nx ai9re
Of tho Marshal within three % days @ after ter being n
notified or warned by the Marshal so to do, sla
be guilty of a mis,eipeanor, and subject to pun.
isllnent Mt tho discretion of the Intcniani
within the limits of his authority
SEoTIoN0. That any person or persons having
claims against tho town must present then
within sixty days or the somc will be barred
from payment, unless satisfactory excuse is
| SECTION 7. That the Intondant shall
be paid Il salary of one hundred dollars
for tho fiscal year 1901, to be paid quar-
torly out Of any funds in tho treasury
available for ordinary town purposes.
| srECIAL TAXEs.
SECTION g. No person, firm or corporation
shall he engaged in, prosecute or carry on any
| business or profession hereinafter mentioned
without having first paid special license tas
therefor, as follows: To wit:
Agents for or dealers in fertilizers "othcr tina,
regular merchants" SIS.
Bank, with $4,000 capital or less, s25.
M Bank for every $1,000 capital, in excess o
| SZ5,O0U, ST.
| Brokers' dealers in merchandise. produce oi
margin or commission, So.
| Barber, for one chair, 81
| Barhcr, for each CHAIR over one, 81.
| billiard, pool or bagatcllc tables, So.
| Blacksmith FOR one forge, ST.
| Blacksmith FOR each additional forge, Soc.
| Boarding house, permanent, except for stu
dents and operatives exclusively $3.50.
Boot or shoe shop, making or repairing, 81.
| Broker, dealer in horses, cattle or other liv,
stock, not paying license for sale stable or stucl
yard, per year, So.
Butcher. dealer in meats, &C., $40.
| Cotton Mills S25
| Contractor doing a business of not over $500
| $500; over S5n0 50; over 81 900, $40.
| Canning Companies, 81.
| Dentists, S5.
| Dealer in cotton seed, cotton seed hulls ant
meal, other than regular merchant, So.
| Druggist, S5.
Express Companies, So.
| Furniture dealer, So.
Hotel, $40.
Each Insurance Company,l life, fire, or accident
| $5.
Lawyers doing business within the town, :;
| for each lawyer
| Public llcarsc, SO.
| Restaurant, 81.
! Railroad Companies, on business done within
| the State of South Carolina, SO.
Merchants shall pay license according to tho
following schedule of gross sales for the ycai