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I jP . .1 |i ^ THVRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 193S THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C, TAX ORDINANCE An O&IHXANCi: TO I^'Y AX- NUAL TAXES UPON THE TAX- ABU: PROPEBTT WITHIN THE levy of scvni (T> miUs be and is hereby made upon esvry dollar’s worth of propetty. real and personal, not exempt by law from taxation, sit uate and within the corpoiwte limits of the Town of Clinton, and the same TOWN OF CLINTON. S, C., FOR|>» hereby levied for the pmpose of THE TELAR 1939, FOR THE PUR-j™***"* taxes to meet the interest ac- P09E OF MEETING CURRENT'eruinir on street hnpiwcmcnt and FISCAL EXPENSES AND TO PRO- maintenance bonds of the Town of* 'todSy VIDE FOtR THE PAYMENT OF IN TEREST ON OUTSTANDING BONDS OF THE SAID TOl^’N OF OKnton bearing date the 1st day of June, 1925, and issued under authori sation of eiectioB hdd on the 26th CLIN”rON AND TO PROVIDE <**y ^ create a SINKING FUNDS FOR THE RE.',s»«hing fund to be used in the retire-^ TIREMENT THEREOF. ]ment and payment of said bonds. The |tn»ny pooide seem to be, over I am THANKSGIVING ~ Date not greatly concerned. shelter or clothing if his neighbors knew R. But If I were to try to hnalyze the various things for which Americans should be most thankful, I think I would head the list with something much leM tangible than motor cars or modem plumbing. The one thing Uiis coi^ry has in a greater degree {than any pe^lo have ever had since history be^n is liberty. ^er has been allowed in my rather | Hgrious tyranny. To every American long lifetime, to go without food, today it means, or should mean, that here alone, among all the nations of the world, are men free to think, speak, believe, write and act as they please, so long ms they do not infringe the rights of everybody els^ to do the same thing. For the cornerstone of liberty » of the o^d distrusts have not yet com* pletely vanished. ' What finally united the various races in America was just one thing; their mutual devotion to the spirit ci liberty. For that all proved eqtially ready to lay down their lives, if need be, for the sake of their homes and i their fellow^men. And they learned tolerance. The surest way to put an ^ tolerate one anotberls beliefs and as the BE IT ORDAINED B V • T H e*^*<^*** ***y» ^ ^ ^y **** Townj president’s break with traditioin in TOWN COUNCnL OF THE TOIVN OF CUN’TON, S- C., IN COUNCIL ASSEMBLED: Council for other corporate 1 proriaiming November 23 as Thanks- Section 8. That over and above, and j giving day instead of the customary addition to the levies of twelve,last Thursday in November. The date in Section 1. That a tax levy of twelve' 1*2) mills, five (5) mills, three and|is not important. The important thing (12) mills on every d<dlar’s wor^ of (3H) mills, and and one-half .is that we of America should be re- LIBERTY — Death ‘Liberty is a spiritual conception,” said WoodiKW W’ilson, in one of his most stirring addresses. “It is a con- end to liberty is to attempt to curb the liberties of others. HISTORY — Diatrust The history of Ameriica did not be gin with any great display of the spirit of tolerance. The first settlers in what is now the United States were ception for which men will fight to j the Spanish in the Southwest, the the death, .sacrificing their own lives jn Virginia .■ and Massachu- that others may have liberty. That is why we honor the man at arms who customs, even though they did wA adopi them. proi^rty. real and nersonal not ex-il*'*l mills, five (5) miHs. one-half minded, at least once a.year, that we has ri.sked even life itself more than empt bv law from taxation wi'hin the seven (7) mills, t have something for which ae should ^ ^ --- __ % ? 1 ^ I *.1. t a.^ corporate limits of the Town of Clin-,** hereinabove provided in Sections give thanks to God. -..laAOJEi* A ^ 1 1 mit a-BT ■ I-IT .aF . W ........I A ^.^1... .. I..... ton, be and the ssune is hereby levied2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and i. respectively, of i I could make a long list of material for current expenses and to defray "*^** Drdinaiice, a levy of one (1) miU blessings in which the pe<^le of this pak'ic expenses of the Town of Qin- he and is hereby made upon every j nation share more bountifully than the honest man of trade risked nothing but his Con for the current fiscal year and to meet current indebtedness ountracted by said Town for general corporate purp.>ses. Section 2. That over ar.i above, and in addition to the levy o: twelve (12) didlaris worth of property, real and'do those of any other nation in the personal, not exempt by law from i world. We are surrounded by luxu- taxation, situate and within the cor porate limits of die Town of Clinton, and the same b hereby levied for the purpoise of rabing taxes to meet the on tnUIs as hereinabove p-^srided in Sec-1'"Merest accruing on 1 of this Ori:na.-»ce, a levT of‘^j****®*™^. bonds of the Town of ries denied to most peoples, to which we have become so accustometi that we take <them as commonplace of ev eryday life. Nobody in America b alloweil, or we honor w"ho has wealth.” America was founded and has been ]K>puIated by people who risked the danger of crossing the seas to an un known land in search of liberty such as was denied them in their native lands. To some liberty meant opportunity to enlarge their w’orldly possessions. To others it meant freetlom from^re- TOLERAN(!E — Coneern The chief diffetrence between tlw democratic concept of liberty end th« nations which are just now trying to destroy democracy b that the schenw of the dictatorships is to mold all peo ple into a common pattern and sup- »tt,, the Dutoh in New Yoric, the '"T ’'*>0 do not m™, loonform to the pattern. Swedes in New Jei"sey and Delaware,, ,-i. j u the French in LouMinn. nnd the Ger-', mnne in Penneylvanin, with a aprink- ling of Irish, Scotch and Jews in al most all of the colonies. They distrusted each other, as peo ple always dbtrusit strangers who speak a different language, wear dif ferent clothes, and have different hab its of daily life and religious observ ance. lit took four or five generations of living together and intermarrying before the colonial settlers approach ed even a semblance of tolerance. All tries .to impose its customs or beliefs upon the rest of the people, or at tempts to deny the right of the people of any race or cla.s8 to hold their own beliefs and to iive according to their racial and religious traditions. I see so many signs in America of that sort of intolerance that I am beginning to be concerned about it. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLB ‘The Paper Everybody Reads** tion five (5) mills be and b hereby made,^'*^***^ bearing date the 1st day upon every dollar’s worth of property,{ real an J personal, not exempt by ^ ^^^***^ held ®** 2^^^day | from taxation, situate and within the 1^25, and to create a >inking corporate limits of the Town of C4in- *<> ^ nrtirmient and ton, and the same b hereby levied foe. P*F"****^ bopds. excw, if j the purpose of rabing taxes to meet used by the Town Council i the interest accruing on street im- corporate purpoaes. j provt-mient bonds of the Town of Clin- Section 9. That over and above, and ton, bearing date the 1st day of Janu- in addition to the levies of twwlve ary, 1920, and issued under authori- (12) milb. five (5) m*ilb, three and zation of election he.d on the 9th day one-half l3's) mdla, one and one-half of I^ecember. 1919. and to create a (IS) mills, fiee (5) mills, one-half sinking fund to be used in the re-'of one (S) mill, aeweiMTj milb. and t'.rement and payment of said bonds, one (I) mill, as herriKfcoe^ provided The excess, if any. to be used by the in Sections 1, 2. 3. A 5, 6. 7, and 8, Town Council for other corporate pur- respectively, of thb Ordinance, a levy poees. cf one and one-half <1S) mills be Section 3. That over and above, and and is liereby made upon every dol- in addition Co the levy of twelve (12) lar’s worth oPf6®perty. real and per- miiis. and five (ol milb as herein- sonal, not exempt by law from tax- above prvivided in Section 1 and 2. re- ation. situate and within the corpor- spectively, of thb Ordmance. a levy ate limits of the Town of ClHiton. and of three and one-half (SH) milb be the same is hereby levied for the pm- and IS hereby made upon every dol- pose of raising taxes to meet the in-! lar’s worth of property, renl and per- terest aerruing on funding bonds of| sona!. not exempt by law fnnn lax- the Town ul iTinton. benrmg date thej ation. «it'jate and within the corpor- 1st day June. 1925. and bsoed ur-j ate mit* of Uie Town of < Iinton. J-r autb.^rization of elertion held onj and the saase is hen by tevied for the the 2*>th day of May, 1925. and to cie- piiri>ose of raising taxes to meet the ate a sinking fuiui to he used in the; i.itr.est aoenuag on waterworks im- retirement and payment of said bonds hennag dale the b«>nds. The excess, if any. to he used pn»\ 15Ui day of .\iwust. 192A and issued by the Town Council for *ghrr mrpt.r- j-v)- ; authorizoCMin of ehctiow lield ate purpose*. the Sth day of .\ugusc, 192A •»! SntMm It. That over and above, t > rr*ate a sinking fund to he used and in addition to the levies of twelve in thr rmwemsm and paywMiU .if snid |i;i nulls, five <5) miNs. three and bonds. The insiss. M aay. to he used one-half (3S) mdls. one and one-half by the Town Csnwnl for o«hrr cor- (im nulls, fire |.5l milK one half j p»rte purpoaes. of one (S) mill, seven |7» mills, one OS) .Section A Thnt over and above, aad H) miN. and and odaiit.tHi to the levies of twelve mills, a« heremahove 02i five «5l miUs. and three tHwis 1. 2, A 4. 5. A 7, x, and 9. re and one-half »JS» miiis. as heivii; ■pretively. of th.* Onlinante, a levy a^snre p'>vArd la Sectionsl. 2. and one and ims half < I'i i vw.Us hr A nrspectivoly. of this Urdmanrr. a and b Hereby nsndr upon every del- ♦evy of one and mr hntf «IS» mid» lar’s mvrth of prspetty. rmJ and per- hr and i« hrrohy mnde upon every sonal, not r n rapt by law from tai- d.tilar’» worth uf property, real aad atJ<>n. situate and wttiun the c«irpor- personal, not exempt hy law from ale limits uf the Town of Clinton, and taxation, situate a»l wnthm the cor- the same t» hereby hried for tlw pur- pocate Itmila of the Town of Clinton, of raising taxes tn amK the m- the snam m hereby Imod for the uveot arcnuiw on pdMw library taaos to nmo* Che bond* of the Town of Clmtoa beoring I Sion bearing date 1924. and to be usod m mem of any. to he f n- other Section 5. Thnt over and above, and 1*1 addition to Ibe Imrbo of tvrelve (12) mills, five isins, three and one-hnlf iSSi miHs, and one and one- half 114 I mdb as heremahove pro- Vidr«l IB Sections 1. 2. A and 4. re spectively. of this (irdmanrr. a levy of five (3i mills W and is hrrvby mad« upon every doUarS worth of property, real and pcrsims*. not ex empt by kBW from taxation, situate and w.thin the corporate i^mits of the Town of Clinton, and thr same is hereby levied for the pnrpose of rais ing taxes to meet the intofest accni- ing cn water, sewer and eioctrx- light system refunding bonds dated the 1st day of January. 193A and on refund ing bonds dated the 1st day of Dr- tober. 191A mod to crxnie a sinking fund to be used in the retirement and payment of said bonds. The enrros, if any. to he used hy the Town Ciun- ci for other eorp»>rate purpoaes. Section A That oxer and above, and in addition to* the levies of - twelve (12) mills, fire lo) railK three and one-half (34) nulls, one and one-half (14) mills, and five (5) mills, as hereinabove provided in Sections 1. 2. 3, 4, and 5. renpectively. of this Ordi nance. a levy of one h^f of one () mil be and is hereby made upon ev ery dollar’s worth of property, real and personal, not exempt fcy law from taxation, situate and xrithin the cor porate limits of the Town of Clinton, and the same is bciehy levied for the purpose of rmisiag taxes to meet the interest accruing on dcctric light plant bonds of the Town of Clinton, bearing date the 1st day of June, 1925, and baaed aader aolhorisation of electioB hrid oa the 26th day of May. 1925. and to create a smking fund to be used in the rrtireasent and payment of said beads The caceas. if any. to be used by the Towa Council f «• ocher eorporute pm pueca. Section 7. That over aad above and in addition^ the levies of twe5ve (12) mills, five (5) nulls, three and ooe-half (34) milb. eae aad ooe-half (14) mills, five (5) mSa. aiul oae- half of one (4) toiH. •• hereiaaboue provided ia Seetiens 1, A 4. A A €. respeetrrrfy, af thb Dndiaaacs. a date the 1st day of May. I93*.«. and issued under authonistion of rWctioa hey oa the 11th day of AprU. 1939. and to create a making fund to in the rrtif rirrk xts upon' ^ hy the T • cosporate parpoaes. Sectioa 11. That the Treasurer of the said T ter said levies and the book* of said Tovm aad receive taxes. That thr <mid taxes herein levied s)iall be paid to the Clerk and Trraeurer m lawful muney of tile United Slate* of Aaarrica at the of fice of the said Clerk and Treasurer on or before t)ve IStk day of Novem- 'brr. 1939. ‘ Section lA That oa aR taxes and > assessments, or any portion thereof, charged against aay preperty or par ity on the books of the said Toxm of Clinton for the fiscal current year aad due to the said Towa Chat shall not have been paid on or before the ISUi ^day of Noxetaber, 1939. the Clerk and 'Tnasurer of the said Town shall pro- icccd to add a penalty of ten (10'.;) , per centum on the Town Duplicate and the said Clerk and Treasurer shall proceed to collect the same, and ,if 'the said taxes and penalties and s-isesaments are not paid on or before the Slst day of I>ecember. 1939, next tliereafter, an additional penalty of five (5'; ) per centum shall be added by the Clerk and Treasurer of said Town on the Toxm Duplicate and the same collected by the said Clerk and Treasurer; and if said taxes, penal ities and assessments are not paid on or before the first day of March. 1940, next thereafter, the Clerk and Trexis- urer of said Town shall issue hb tax lexecutkNis for said taxes, penalties and assessments against the property of the defaulting taxpayers aacorfmg to law. ; Section lA That all Ordinances and parts of Ordinaiices inconsistent with ■the provbioib of thb Ordinance be ‘and the sanae are hereby repnled. ! DONE AND RATIFIED hy the jTown Council of the Toxm of Clinton. ;S. C., in Oitmcil assembled, and riie Corporate Se^ of the Toxm of Clin- 'ton affixed thb the fth day of Sep tember, A. D., 1939. Attest: P. S. BAILEY. Mayor. I D. C. HELHTESS. dert and Ti Today, Friday and Saturday Are / V V>v, MAKE YOUR PLANS TO SHOP HERE AND SAVE DURING THIS BARGAIN EVENT. Saturday, SepL 16—-6 P. M. A FORD, CHEVROLET or PLYMOUTH Automobile or $500.00 IN CASH! WILL BE GIVEN AWAY THE CLOSING DAY OF Tl OF COMMERCE BOOSTER CAMPAIGN. Pay. Your During These Three Days and Get Tickets — You May Be the Grand Prize Winner! READ FULL DETAILS OF DOLLAR DAYS IN THE CHRONICLE Today! _.... MtoL