Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-02-17
ORDINANCE NO. =.
An Ordinance to Raise Supplies and
Make Appropriations for the Town
of Walhalla for the Year 1918.

An Ordinance to Raise Supplies and
Make Appropriations for the Town
of Walhalla for the Year 1918.
BE it Ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the Town Of Walhalla,
in Council assembled, and by author
ity of the same:
Section |. That q tax Of sixty
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, 1915.
Section 2. That a tax Of fifteen
cents on each one hundred dollars Of
the assessed value of all real and
personal property be levied for the
purpose Of paying the interest ON,
| and creating a sinking fund for the
retirement Of, railroad bonds.
Section 3. That the tax on real and
personal property, as provided for in
Sections l and 2 of this Ordinance,
shall be paid into the Office of the
Treasurer of the town between the
I-' Day y. May, l91T, and the 1st day
q. tHne, 1915. accOrG.us 70 the as
scaS alCuts made by the own ROur6
OF Assessors: Provided rhat any
property within the corraraJe limits
on the lst day ot May aDt returned
to the County AUDITOR snail De listed
and assessed by the Town Board of
Assessors for taxation.
Section 4. That on all circuscs and
other shows a tax of one to one hun
dred dollars per day, in the discre-
ton Cf the Mayor, shall be paid.
Nl,a. 4,
person liable to road duty under the
laws of the State shall work on the
streets eight days, or pay at the rate
OF so cents per day, under the direc-
tion of the Mayor or some one in his
stead, under the same penalty as
prescribed by the laws of the State
for any refusal or neglect to per-
form said work: Provided, That said
persons shall be permitted to pay, be-
tween the 1st day Of May and the 1st
day of June, a commutation tax of
SO; but each and every one failing to
pay before or by the 1st Of June shall
be required to pay S. 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 commutation
tax aforesaid or to work the streets
under the direction Of Policeman or
Street Overseer within three days af-
ter being notified or warned to do so
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
subject to punishment at the discre-
tion Of the Mayor within the limits
of his authority.
Section 6. That any person or per-
h ,,t 10;
must present them within sixty days
or the same will be barred from pay
ment, unless a satisfactory excuse is
rendered.
Section 7. That the Mayor shall be
paid salary of two hundred dollars |
Tor the fiscal year 1915; Aldermen |
snail be paid 81 for attendance upon |
each regular meeting; 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 a special license |
tax therefor, as follows, to wit:
Agent FOR or dealer in fertil-
izers, other than regular
merchant 49,. ....$ 500 |
or auto-buggy
for public service .... 500 |
Baker ...... ............ 800
Bank, $25, 900 capital or less. 25. 90 |
For every $1,000 capital in
excess of $4,000 ....... 100
Broker, dealer in merchan-
disc, produce on margin or
commission ...... ...... 500
Barber, one chair .... 800
Each additional chair So. 200
Bill poster, per year .... 1000
Bill poster, per day ...... 100
one forge ...... 100
Each additional forge ... 100
Boarding house, except for
students and cotton mill
operatives exclusively .... $50
Boot or shoe shop ..... 100
Bottling works ........ 500
Transient dealer in horses,
cattle or other live stock.