The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1905-12-23
An Ordinance
An Ordinance to Raise Sup
plies for the Fiscal Year
Commencing Ian
uary LIST, 1906.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and Alder
men OF the Town of Lancaster, >. O., in
Council assembled, and by the authority
OF the same, to provide for supplies and
necessary expenses of the town:
Section 1. That the following taxes be
and are hereby levied for the fiscal year
1916, that Is to say:
LIST. A tax of fifty cents on each 500 90
of the value of all reai and personal pro-
perty within the corporate limits of the
town of Lancaster, 5 g., due and PAYABLE
between the first and thirtieth DAYS of
November. 1906, ut the office of the town
Treasurer; and all taxes due and remain
ing unpaid on the first du, of Deos,uber.
1876, shall be subject to II penalty of fifteen
per cent. for the Eou-paymenT of taxes
when due. And the town Treasurer. after
default in the payment OF said taxes, shall
Issue execution to any Policeman of the
town or Sheriff of the County for the de-
Aqnent taxes. costs and penalties, follow
Jag the mode for collecting delinquent
Makes rs now provided " state laws
End The following licenses shall be
paid ia advance on or fol tn" following
vocatlrns, businesses or privileges, and 1t
shall be unlawfrl for anyone TO engage in
or follow any OF the following businesses
OF vOCatiOns Within the corporate limits of
the town without first paying the license
hereinafter stated for said calling or bust
ness; and where the license i based Il on
Income from said business or vocation, the
income derived from said business or
vocation for the list fiscal year ending
December 3lst. 1895, shall be the basis for
the amount to he paid. and it shall be the
duty of each person, firm or corporation
following any business or calling where
license Is based upon income, to furnish
the town Treasurer, NJ on demand with II
statement, under oath. showing the
IN mn n lAN xrAl tNr ID
cation for the last fiscal year ending Dec
embe 3lst. 1905. aud n anv cases where
license Is desired, to follow any of said
Nocatlous or businesses during tn fiscal
year 10 g that are based upon income from
same, by beginners, new corners or transi-
ent practitioners. the lowest schedule shall
be the amount to be paid for the year or
my part thereof, when not otherwise
specified:
Attorneys. at law, each or firm, with
income $500 % per aBnum or
less. per year 800
With income $500 .OO and not over
W per annum, per year. 80. 1000
For each additional StuU.UU of in
come over $1,000. 20 per aunum,
per y"ar...... ....... .......-.. LOU
Pracsicing physicians. each or firm,
with income $4,000 per annum. or
less, per ear. 6.OO
u lhCOllc over OUU w ana not
) over 400 % per annum, per year. 1000
For each add ional 100 90 Of in
come over 100000 per annum per
year. ........... $780,. ......... LOO
Dentists or tooth eXtractors, resi-
dent. each or firm with income
5OO.OO per annnm, or less, per
year ........... .... ........ D 90
With income over 500. 90 and not
over luUO. W per tnnum, per yeaI.. 1C,o
For each additional loo 90 of in
come over looo.o 90 per annum per
year 1890. ......... ..... 90
DENTISTS or tooth eXLractors (transi-
ent,) ter week 800; per month";. $50
Brokers or commission merchants.
each or firm, with income 300. 90
per annum, or less, per year,. 5 90
With Income over 300 90 and not
over loco 90 per annum. per year. To-. 90
For each ddit Jnal loo 90 of in-
come over loco 90 per aunum, per
............ Loo
Brokers or Bucket shops dealing in
contract, OF sale for future delivery
on margins, of cotton, stocks,
bonds, grain. provisions, etc, per
. year ..-.-.-.... .......... zoo. OO
Telegraph companies or agencies,
each, for business done exclusively
within the town OF Lancaster, but
not including any business done
TO or from points without the State
and not including any business
done for the Government of the
United States, its officers or agents 40. 90
Express companies or agencies, each
for business done exclusively with
In the town of Lancaster, buC not
including any business done to or
b. from points without the State, and
not including any buiness done
for the Gov rnment OF the United
States. its officers or agents. ...... 5000
Kerosene OIL companies or agencies
having stationary or porta BILE
tanks for receiving and storing of
OIL, ....... 60. 90
Kerosene OIL companies or agencies
having no stationary tanks. but
selling in original packages, each. SO 90
Oil, creosote or fernoline companies
each ........... .............. 10 o.
Fire insurance companies, each, per
year ........ 500
Lite insurance companies PRESIDENT
agents) per year ............. 500
Life insurance companies. including
mutual or cooperative companies
transient agents) per month ...... 500
Sewing machine COMPANIES or