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X lie U11J.J tuiug is enemies; we any; we're on a footing with eve in town, we With, such prepi for dressing yoi there's nothing : prevent you from ing into this st( taking posses thing you wi Suits \ specii THE This ston ?a -I NOTICE OF ELECTION (Continued from preceding page.) elected to each House, and entered on the Journal, respectively, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and bfi submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election thereafter for Representatives, to-wit: By striking out the words "blind, deaf and dumb" on line two of Section 1, (Article XII, of the Constitution, so that said section, when so amended, is to be, and be known as, Section 1, Ar ticle XII, and shall read as follows: Section 1. Institutions for the care of the insane and the poor shall be ? fostered and supported by this State, and shall be subject to such regula tions as the General Assembly may enact. Sec. 2. Election.?That the electors voting at such general election In fa vor of the proposed amendment shall deposit a ballot with the following plainly written or printed thereon: "Amendment to Section 1, Article XII, of the Constitution, by striking out the words 'blind, deaf and dumb* on line two of said section. For amendment, J ' \ fikgi uir^mrnrnr-m^ tion k of ffner C xv. s now i n. i ke your rom any 3ase, in )r good vercoats itest of e mass, strategic a npnlr hosiery, ing is lacking haven't friendly ry man believe. arations a well, now to march >re and copynghtHartsci ssion, at very 51111. and overcoats at $' al high values; and ROSENBI % e is the home of H ? , Yes." Those voting against said pro [posed amendment shall deposit a bal lot with the following words plainlj written or printed thereon: "Amend *v?nr?f fr\ CoAHnn 1 Arf^plo "VTf. tllf Constitution, by striking out th?; words 'blind, deaf and dumb,' on liu two of said section. For amendment, No." Sec. 3. The Managers of Election shall canvass said vote and certify the result as now provided by law, and shall provide a separate box for said ballot. * ? K No. 560. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article X of the Con stitution by Adding Thereto Section 17, to Empower the Towns of For* Mill to Assess Abutting Property for Permanent Improvement. Section 1. Constitutional Amend ment Permitting Town of Fort Mill to Assess Abutting Property for Street Improvement.?Be It resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to the Constitution, Arti eleX, be known as Section 17 of said 1 % reasonable pr 15 and up. - At $20 at $22.50, $25, $: RG MER( [art Schaffner & Mar article, and be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each House r and entered on the Journals, respect Ively, with the yeas and nays taken f thereon, and be submitted to the qual > ifled electors of the State at the next > general election thereafter for Repre , sentatlves, to-wlt: Add the following section to Article X of the Constitu tion, to be, and to be kiujwn as, Sec s tion 17: Section 17. The General Assembly may authorize the corporate authori ties oLthe Town of Fort Mill to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for perma nent Improvements on streets and sidewalks, or streets or sidewalks, Immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be : ordered only upon the written con sent of two-thirds of the owners of property abutting upon the streets or sidewalks, and upon-the condition that the corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the cost of such im State at the next general election Sec. 2. That the electors voting at such general election in favor of the proposed amendment shall deposit a ballot with t)ie following words plaln ) > J ices, of every some / 27.50 C. Co. x clothes. ly written or printed thereon: "Amend ment to Article X of the Constitution, by adding Section 17, empowering the Town of Fort Mill to assess abutting property for permanent improvement ?Yes." And those voting against the proposed amendment shall deposit a ballot with the following words plain ly written or printed thereon: "Amendment to Article X of the Con stitution, by adding Section 17, em powering the town of Fort Mill to as sess abutting property for permanent improvement?No." Sec. 3. The Managers of Election shall canvass said vote and certify the result as now provided by law, and shall provide a separate box for said ballot. No. 571. A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an Amendment to Article X of the Con stitution by Adding Thereto Section 16, to Empower the Cities of Ander son, Greenwood and Towns of Ben nettsville, Timmonsville and Path to Assess Abutting Property for Permanent Improvements. Section 1. Constitutional Amend ment for Assessment of Abutting ' .- I f.. r- ,.v_ ' : " - V ' J'' V ' V ** * ? ? V % | g ^SS^^^SSBBSBBSSSiSSSBSSB Property for Street Improvement In Anderson^ Greenwood, Bennettsviiie, Timmonsville and Honea Path.?Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to Article X be agreed to by two-thirds of the mem bers elected to each House, and "M tered on the Journal, respectively, with yeas and nays taken- thereon, and to be submitted to the qualified elect ors of the Stat? at the next general election thereafter lor Representa-' tives, to-wit: Add the following sec tion to Article X .Of the Constitution, to be, and be known as, Section 16 Section 16. The General Assembly may authorize the Cities o? Anderson, Greenwood and Towns of, Bennetts viiie, Timmonsville and Honen Path to levy an assessment#upon abutting property for the purpose of paying for permanent improvements .on strets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That sfld ' ^?vi nw/xTTAm rtnfn Va Anltr iirvnn si 3: n J w tl "C lliipi U v C111CJU IS UC U1UC1CU \JIXIJ UJ^Uii the "written consent of a majority of the owners of property abutting upon the street, sidewalk or part of either proposed to be improved, and upon condition that said corporate authori ties shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements. Sec. 2. That those electors at the v said election voting in favor of the said amendment shall deposit a ballot wjth the following words plainly writ ten or printed thereon: v "Amendment to Article X of the State Constitution, by adding Section 16, empowering the Cities of Anderson, Greenwood and Towns of Bennettsville, Timmonsville. and Honea Path to assess abutting property for permanent improvements ?Yes." And those voting against the said amendment shall deposit a ballot with the following words plainly wirt ten or printed thereon: "Amendment to Article X of the State Constitution, by adding Section 16, empowering the Cities of Anderson, Greenwood and Towns of Bennettsville, Timmonsville and Honea Path to assesB abutting property for permanent improve ments?No:" Provided, That the Act of the General^ Assembly putting in force this amendment shall not be op erative in the City of Anderson and the Town of Honea Path until the I same* be submitted to the qualified I i electors of said city and town for ap- 1 proval. j ELECTION MANAGERS The following Managers of Election have been appointed to hold the elec- j tlon at the various precincts in the 1 said County - * !Dne West?Jesse Pratt, R. H. Arm- ] strong, John Magill. v. j J Wfllington?Arch Andrews, G. P. J Watkins, "W. D. Morrah.' \ ' ; Rock Springs?M. J. Ashley. Abbeville Cotton Mill?C. H. Ed- J munds, R. D. Purdyi J W. Faulkner. ( Central?D. P. Hannah) 'torn Robin- ( son, G. A. Mcllwaine. / ;. %Tonng,s School House?R. A: Craw- ( ford. J. A. Brown, Thos. Langley. ( Calhoun Falls?H. W. Lawson, J. Tj ( Poore, Claude Lanier. / 1 Lowndesvflle?R. N. Moseley, A. D. Broadwell, Jesse Cann. j Hampton?J. A. Murdock, J. A.Bur- ^ ton, J. C. Pruitt. 1 Keowee?T. B. Aiken, E W. Ashley, j Carl Ashley. Abbeville?Hugh Bbwen, J. L. 3 Clark, .0. B. Cann. . ] Antreville?G. W. Calvert, "Wayman Bowen, Norrls Wakefield. V Bordeaux?J. F. Palmer, Percy Mc Klnney, J. W. Richardson. j Donalds?Eugene Martin, J. P. I Shumann, D. M. Humphreys. 1 Bryant's Cross Roads?W. W. Wll- C son, J. K. Temple, A. F. Carwile. v j Mt. Carmel?T. B. Morrah, W. H. I Horton, S. D. Wells. I Clatworthy Cross Roads?J. D. Rey- 1 nolds, W. 0. Brown, J. L. McCombs j McCormlck?Wade Palmer, J. B. Dawson, John Speer. * j The Managers at each precinct ^ named above are requested to dele- i gate one of their number to secure J boxes and blanks for the election? Deliver Boxes 31st October, A. D; j 1914. J: E. Jones. I J. W." Brown. J Jl Commissioners of State and County j Elections for Abbeville County, S. C. j Oct. 1914. , A. F. CALVERT, Cleric 5UITLI Ultlll RMIbC. ? a To Raise Supplies for the City A of Abbeville, S. C., for the f< Fiscal Year 1915. * b tl BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and si Aldermen of the City of Abbeville, S. C.. s< in Council assembled and by authority of pi the same, That a tax for the sums and in ol a manner hereinafter named shall be id raised and paid into the treasury of the M City Council for the uses and purposes 11 thereof for the fiscal year 1915. N Notice is hereby given that the office of oi City Treasurer of Abbeville, S. C., will be Oi open for the collection of taxes for said fis cal year 1915, from Monday, November 2. o< 1914, until Thursday, December 31, 1914, p, without penalty. P] Rates per centum of taxation are as fol- pj lows: City tax (five) 5 mills P) Waterworks tax (Interest on bonds Pi and sinking fund) (two) 2 mills Pi Electric Light tax (Interest on bonds R and sinking fund) (two) 2 mills Sewerage tax (Interest on bonds and sinking fund ".(two) 2 mills That when the taxes and assessments or R( my portion thereof charged against the p, property .'or party on the tax books of the p, 3ity for the fiscal year 1915, shall not be . paid on or before (he first day of January, p, 1915, the City treasurer shall proceed p, o add a penalty of one per cent, on the p, ax book, and the City Treasurer shall col- gv ect the sftm^pd if the s^ld tyixes, assess- gj w V '' J, '.lli'lW.lliL.iii enaltiesare not paid on or before'the first ay of March next thereafter, an addition 1 penalty of live per centum thereon shall, a added by the City Treasurer and.becoi >cted by him; and if the said taxes, as-' jssments and penalties are not paid on or efore the fifteenth day^jf March next lereafter, the said Citj^L'reasurer fihalL eue his tax execution for said taxes, ag sssments and penalties against the propr'. rty of the defaulting taxpayers according >iaw. A commutation roacT tax will be collected le same time as other taxes from ali male Itizens between the ages of 18 and 5!r ears, except those exempted by law. 'This commutation tax fe as follows: The am of two dollars payable before March 1st, 1915; the sum of two and 50-100 dor irs if not paid until and during the month f April, 1915; the sum of three1 dollars .if ot paid until and during the month of Lay, 1915. In lieu, of this tax six days rork upon the highways aind streets of tie city will be required under the Street iverseer. Ali persons failing or refusing to pay the ommutation tax or to work six full da,y& ball upon conviction be fined not more aan thirty dollars. or be imprisoned not lore than thirty days. Done and ratined in uity council inis 9th day October, 1914. T. G. Pearix, C. C. GAMBRELL, Cit^ Clerk. Mayor. LICENSE ORDIJIIIIICE. tate of South Carolina, City of Abbeville. * V For the purpose ,of meeting ln Rart the. urrent expenses of the city government f the City,of Abbeville, 8. C? for the. fls al year beginning the 1st day of January, 915, and to meetiQjpart 'such other Indebt dness of the City of- Abbeville, S. C., as nay become due in said fiscal year, there ore, be it ordained by the City Council of (bbeville, 8. C./ and by authority of''the ame: Section 1. Th^fc no pe'fson, firm, or corr (oration shall engage in, prosecute or car ypn any trade, business, occupation or ?rofession hereinafter mentioned, without laving first paid A sjpecial license .tax herefor as follows, to wit: ; Lgents, enlarging pictures, per day,' $1, month :.$l(TOO Agents, retailing goods, per year.. .100 00" Agents or dealers in pianos or organs 10 00 Lgenj for, or dealer in, fertilizers, who is not a regular merchant and' , who does not pay the merchant's license 25 00 Lgents for sewing machines 16 00 Agents lightning rods GO 00 Architect, civil engineer, surveyor, either.. ; 5 00 Apple wagon, wholesale or retail, per. day ..77 i. l 00. Auctioneer .' ?..... 5 00 Automobile hacks, each. 10 00 Automobiles, motor trucks;'motorcy cles and ail motor driven Vesicles, ? . . on poi Jf CJM . . I 1 ,vv Jail, when admission is charged;: night 5 00 Baker .............. 5 00 Banks 50 00 Every person! firm or corporation ? . conducting private banks, lending inoney on real estate and individ ual securities * 25 00 Brokers, merchandise 10 00 Barbers, one chair $5, each additional chair 100 Bicycle dealer, repairing or hiring, r 5 00 Billiard, pool, bagatfele 300 0Q| Blacksmith, one forge $5, each addi tional 1 00 Bill poster .: ........ ... 10 00 Boarding house, public, per year.... 5 00 Boob agents (not local) per day-.:. . 6 Otf Boot or shoe shop, making or repair- . ' ing..< ...... 8 00 Bowling or ten pin alley, por month. 5 00 Brick mfgs. 15 0<J Bootblacks .../... 5 00 iroker, stocks and bonds, per year.. .10 00 Brokers (pawn) 26-00 fcaMritng and Loan Association (other than local) 25 00 3staher and dealer in.meats 10 00 XftBB, per day, $25'to .. .v -.... 300 00 Circus, 'side, show, per day, $10 to.:.. 25 00 Coal and^vood dealer...- 10 00 contractor,:for less than 1500..;..... 5 00 Contractor, for over $500 15 00 Cotton factoiy .... 100 00 Cotton seed oil mill 50 00 Cotton gin and press $10, over 6 gins each additional 2 00 Cotton weigher-.. ? 5 00 )ogs, upon each- and evefy dog or bitch to be paid for by tne person or persons on whose premises said . dog or bitch is Jpept.. . 1 00 Dogs, iicense riot paid on or before , 15th of May../.; .V.vv>.... : 1 50 Dealers in automobile^, per year .... *10 00 Dealers in builders' supplies . 10 00 Dealers in horses or mules or both?. . 25 00 Dentists... : 5 00 Druggists * :: 10 00 SxhTbition, outside Opera House, per day $5 to 25 00 Express companies for business done within the State and not including' : j that done outside the State or Gov- - ernment business .100 00 feather bed and mattress makers and renovators, other than local, per week ..." i 25 00 i'ish and oyster, dealer, or each 5 00 i'ruit tree agents .v.... 5 00 Tlying jenny, first week $15, i oaeh week after 10 00 ias fitters and plumbers 10 00 run and locksmith, nepair shop .... f 1 00 larnessshop, repairing 5 00 lorses, sold at auction exclusively, per day jr. 200 00 lotel 15 00 ce cream saloon 3 00 ce dealer, retail t. 5 00 nsurance companies, life > 15 00 " " fire..-. 10 00 " " accident...... 10 00 tinerant physician, faith curer or other healer, per day $5 to 10 00 unk dealer, per year 5 00 .laundry or agent for same i 5 00 jawyer 5 00 jawyer, lending money on real es- ' tate securities for self or others, in addition f 5 00 joan, saving or investment compa nies, loaning money on real estate or otherwise... 15 00 iumberyards 10 00 junch dealers 2 00 lanufacturer of bottled soda water or agent for same 20 00 larble yard dealer or agent lerchants shall pav license accord ing to the following schedule of gross sales upon sworn returns: Sales amounting to iive thousand dollars or under, the sum of $10; on each additional thousand dol lars of sales or fractional parts thereof, the sum of fifty cents. ro^ded, that merchants who engage or re engaged in business in the said City of. bbeviile for a shorter period than twelve lonths shall be required to pay a license ;e of $1.00 to $250 dollars. Sec. 2. To constitute a merchant doing usiness in the City of Abbeville within le meaning of the foregoing section it iiall be necessary for the person or pter ins so engaged to maintain and keep a lace of business or office in the said City Abbeville Medicine venders, per day 100 00 [ill, grist 5 oo [ill,* saw 5 00 ewspaper 5 00 il company, kerosene and gasolene 25 00 eculist or optician, itinerant, per day ..." 100 00 oculist or optician, local, per year.. 5 00 linter, contractor 5 00 Sysician 5 00 i [ano or organ tuner or repairer per ailroad, for business done within' . the State, and not including that done without the State, or Inter State commerce, and not including that done for the Government 100 00 . 3al estate agent 10 00 epair shop for automobiles, per year 10 00 ! spair shop for furniture or other wood .work 5 00 spair shop for shoes 8 00 spair shop for sewing machines ... 3 00 estaurant 20 00 lows, 5 and 10 cents, per week $5 to 25 001, ables, feed lfliX) J v -k - - i v - 7-. A. month S3, year lotographers ressing clubs, per year, rinting office, 30b 10 00 '5 00 5 00 15 00 re m a1 -n II rrifi llv?i^atidfeGd..i;:.. |J 10" "* sales ,r . v ? Od " sales and feed.25 00 " bales, livery ami feed 80 00 Stock yards for Horses, mules, cattle 10 00 ' Btbves, itinerant deaJer In 1. 10 00 Stireetdrummej:.^. > 26 00 Street hack or carriage v... 5. 00 Street wagon or dt&y, two horses.... 5 00 <? " nnp Kaihsa ' 2 50 Shootintf g&leiry, per week. . , . . 5 00 Skatingrlnk 5 00 Soda fountain, connected with busi ness or alone ? 6'd0 No person shall let or hire any wag on, cart or dray, or other .carriage or vehicle for transportation .of goods or .passengers within the limits of the city, without haying first obtained a badge from the Oity " Clerk and Treasurer, under a pen alty of five dollars for each and. - every day that such vehicle shall be so run, or five days imprison ment for each and every day run. Provided that nothing herein con- . tained shall be construed to extend to wagons, carts or other vehicles going, to and from market. Street peddler or .dealer in produce for profit 26 00 Tailor, merchant or manufacturer .. 10 00 Tailor, npt merchant, engaged'In. making and repairing 6 00 Tannery-... 5 00 Telephone,exchange ... 60 00 Telegraph company, for business done within the State, and hot In cluding that done without the State,'or inter-State commerce, and not including that done for the Government >...,...... VS-tf ' Tin or tinker shop 6 fl#! " Undertaker or embalmer, either ? 10 Otr Veterinary surgeon v. 5 00ry Warehouse , 20 0? Watchmaker and jeweller, repairing 10 00 Sec. 3. Any person or persons carrying on any or prosecuting any business or oc cupation or running any establishment ' named in this or 'preoeding sections, with out first having taken out a license there for, shall be fined, except in cases where two dollars nor more ^tSaif'one hundred dollars, or be Imprisoned not less than two days nor more than thirty days, for each and every day such business Is .carried on -without such license. That no license,shall be issued for a less period than one year (unless otherwise specified) dated from tt>e first dav of the month In which same is Issued, ?d itshall be the doty of thp Clerk of Council to see that licenses and fees are imposed and paid, and to promptly report any and all cases of failure to aoso. Sea 4. 3"hat for any business, oocupptlon or profession not enumerated In the fore jnK sections, the license Shall be regu ied-and Imposed by the City Council at aay meeting of the same. Sec. 6. The City CounciL hereby-reserves the right to refuse or revoke any license for any cause which may seem to it Just . 8ec. 6, That any firm, person or corpora tion making any false or fraudulent re turns, where a return is necessary or re quired under this Ordinance, shall upon conviction be fined not exceeding fifty dol lars nor' less than five dollars, or be im prisoned not exceeding thirty days nor less than five days. Sec. 7.. That any person, firm or corpora tion carrying on or prosecuting any trade, business, occupation or profession, or run ning any establishment named in this Or dinance, or upon which a lloenae may here after be Imposed by the City Council, with out first having' taken out a license there for, shall be fined, (except In cases-where special penalties are Imposed) not lefts than two dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned, not less than, two Have nor. mnrfl than thirtv/davs In the Hi ik'Js Wl Vj TO county. or city-prison for each and every ' j day each business, occupation or profes sion if carried on without such license. ; That tfcis Ordinance shall go into effect on the first day of November, 1914, and all' persons, firms, corporations or professions not conforming' to Its requirements shall be liable to the penalties herein imposed from and after last mentioned date. ' Done in OounciWjhis 18th day of October, - - 1914, and ratified under the seal of the Cfty of Abbeville, S. C. T. G. Pebrdt, C. C. GAHBRELL, V<3ty Clark. Mayor OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FEOM MONDA Y,.OOTOBEB 12t\ UNTIL THUBSDAY/DE-, OEMBEE 31st, 1914. The Rate of State, County, School and Special Tax, Including Otoe Dollar Poll Tai, (Me Dollar Commutation Tax. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN ACT TO raise supplies for the fiscal year com But o Ing January 1,1914, notloe ta hereby given that the office of County Treasurer for Abbe ville County will be open for the collection of jaxes for said fiscal year from Monday, Ooto "ber 12th, until Thursday, Deoemhar 21ft, without penalty. Therejvrlli be addM A penalty of one per oent. on all m? not paid ou January lst,1915r A penalty of two per oent. on all taxea not paid ou February lit, 1916. A penalty of seven per oent on all taxea not paid on Marob lit, ma. Bates per oent. of taxation are as follows; *- . 8Ute Tax 6 mills. , County Tax ....... .. 8 . 44 Past Indebtedness lj? Constitutional School Tax... 8 " s ' Total JiLnillB In addition to the above, a speolal tax w)ll be oolleoted for sobool purpose* as follows: Abbeville Shop Bonds 1% mills Abbeville Special Ichool.... 8 " Antrevllle _...J 6 -M Bethel 8 " , Buffalo 5 " * Broadmoutb - 9 " Bethlah .... 4 ** Bold Branch ? 4 " central - .. 2 Donalds v 8 %" Due West - 6 'M Fonvllle , 8 *' Hagan 3 ** ' r Keowee 8 M Lone Forest. 4 " Lowndesvllle .... 8 " Lebanon 4 " Long Cane 2 ? " MoCormlck .... 0 ' * 1 Mt. Carmel 8 M Omega 4 " Plnevllle ?. 2 " Parks Creek 8 Held .... .. 2 44 KooU Springe 2 " Suany Slop^ 4 M Sharon .. .. 4 " Vermillion 4 " Willing ton ..... 5 M Warrenton ........ 8 " Young's 2 Cold Springs 4 Connor ?...? 2 Ray .. 4 " A poll tax of One Dollar per capita on'air male citizens between the age of 21 and 60 years, except such as are exempt by law, will be oollected. A commutation road tax of One Dollar will be collected the same time as other taxes from all male citizens between tbe ages of 18 and 58 years, except anon as era exoiutnou uj law. Unless said tax Is paid by first of March, 1915, eight days work upon the public high ways will be required under an overseer, 11 so much be necessary/ Taxes are payable only In gold and silver coin, United States currency. National Bank Notes and Coupons of Bute Bonds whloh be come payable during tkeyear 1914. A tax of 60 cents will be collected on each dog. Parties desiring Information by mall In re gard to their taxes will please write before December 16th, stating the location of their property, and include postage for reply, and ibose paying taxea by check must include the charge lor collection. ?t October, 1914, /J. F. BBADLEY, Comity Treasurer. For Sale. Cabbage Plants, $1.25 per thousand, Klondyke Strawberry Plants $2 per thou sand. F. O. B. Hodges, 8. C. Hannah Plant Co., Hodges, S. 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