Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-02-12
NUMBER z.

Make Appropriations for the Town
of Walhalla for tho Year 1908.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of Walhalla,
in Council assembled, and by author
ity of the same: It'll
Section l. That a tax of 40 cents
on each one hundred dollars OF the
assessed value of all real and per-
sonal property be levied for ordinary
town purposes to defray current ex-
penses during the fiscal year COM
mencing January 1st, 1908.
Section 2. That tax of 10 cents
on each one hundred dollars Of the
assessed value OF all real and per-
sonal property be levied for the pur-
pose of paying the interest on, and
creating a sinking fund for the re-
tirement Of, railroad bonds.
Section 3. That tax of 10 cents
on each one hundred dollars of the
assessed value of all real and per-
sonal property be levied for the pur-
pose o. paying the interest on, and
creating a sinking fund for the re-
tirement of, school bonds.
Section 4. That the tax on real
and personal property, as provided
for in Sections 1, 2 and Of this Or
dinance, shall be paid into the office
of the Treasurer of the town between
the 1st day Of May, 1908, and the 1st
day of June, 1908, according to the
| assessments made by the Town Board
Of Assessors: Provided, that any
property within the corporate limits
on the 1st day. Of May, not returned
to the County Auditor, shall be listed
and assessed by the Town Board of
Assessors for taxation.
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other shows a tax of one to one hun
| lion of the Mayor, shall be paid.
Section 6. That each and every
person liable to road duty under the
laws IF the State shall work or the
streets eight days. or pay at the rate
OF so cents per day, under the 6ircc-
iiUn of the Mayor, or some one in his
stead, under the saTe penalty as pre-
Scribed by the laws of the State for
6 ny refusal or neglect to perform said
work: Provided, that said person
shall be permitted to pay between
the 1st day of May and the 1st day
of June commutation tax of So;
but each and every one falling to
pay before or by the first Of June,
shall be required to pay 81. Any
person coming into the town after
June 30th shall pay the sum Of 81
for the fall working: Provided, he
has not worked elsewhere. That any
person failing or refusing to pay the
Communication tax aforesaid, or to
work the streets under the direction
of a Policeman or Street Overseer
within three days after being notified
or warned so to do, shall be guilty
Of q misdemeanor, and subject to
punishment, at the discretion of the
Mayor, within the limits of his au-
thority. ..s ..E 81. t.s
Section Z. That any person or per-
sons having claims againat the town
must present them within sixty days
or the same will be barred from pay
ment, unless a satisfactory excuse
Is rendered.
Section s. That the Mayor shall be
paid salary of one hundred dollars
for the fiscal year 1908, to be paid
quarterly out of any funds in the
Treasury available for ordinary town
purposes.
Special Taxes.
Section 8. No person, firm or cor
poration shall be engaged in, prose-
cute or carry on any business or pro-
fession hereinafter mentioned, with
out having first paid special license
tax therefor, as follows, to wit:
Agent for or dealer in ferti-
lizers "other than regular
merchant" ..............$ S 90
Baker ........ ............. 8 90
Bank, $3.50 capital or less 25 90 |
For every 1000 capital in
excess OF $25, ,000.. ...... 90 |
Broker, dealer in merchan-
disc, produce on margin or
w l
Barber, one chair. ..... 3 90
Each additional chair. 2 90
Bill Poster, for posting and
distributing advertising
matter b OO
Blacksmith, for one forge. :. Q 90
Each additional forge. -. 90 |
Boarding House, except for
students and cotton mill
operatives exclusively. 2 80 |
Boot or Shoe Shop. 90 |
Bottling' Works, each. :. 8 90 |
Transient dealerin horses, cat
tie or other live stock, not
paying license for sale sta
BILE or stock yard, per day. 5 90 |
Butcher, dealer in meats. :. 10 90 |
Contractors and Builders,
each 5 90 |
Cotton and Yarn Mills, per
1000 spindles. ....... 2 90 |
Canning Company ......... 1,0S
Dentist 10 90 |
Dealer in cotton seed, cotton
seed hulls and meal, other
than regular merchant. 5 90 |
Bach Insurance Company, life
fire or accident. ...... 8 90 |
Express Company, on busi-
ness done within the State
of South Carolina ...... 20 90 |