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from receiving a licence, or acting as an auctioneer or vendue master, within the City of Charleston.

6. That the said auctioneers or vendue masters, keep books of shall be obliged, and he or they is and are obliged and all sales made, required to keep a book or books, wherein shall be entered all ships, boats, or other vessels, lands, houses, slaves, horses, cattle, goods, wares and merchandize, by him or them sold or disposed of at vendue, and to whom, and at what prices the same were sold; which said book or books shall be sworn (or affirmed to) and laid before and examined by the City Treasurer, at every time of settlement to be made with him, for the tax or per centage, hereby made payable to him, for the use and benefit of the City of Charleston. That the said City Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to call upon the said vendue masters or auctioneers respectively, once in every three months as before expressed, to render on oath (or affirmation) an account of sales made as aforesaid. And that in case of any neglect or refusal of any auctioneer or vendue master, to render such account upon oath (or affirmation) or to pay within one month thereafter, whatever shall appear to be due to the said City Council, on all sales as aforesaid made at vendue, Penalty for when called on by the City Treasurer for that purneglecting to pay assess- pose, in either case, the City Treasurer, is here required immediately to represent the same to the City Council; and when directed by the City Council, to put in suit in the Court of Common Pleas of this state, the bond or obligation of every such auctioneer or vendue master so refusing or neglecting; and the said auctioneer or vendue master so offending, shall forfeit his licence as auctioneer or vendue master, and be rendered incapable of obtaining a new licence for the term of seven years; and the said forfeiture, and the name of the said vendue master or auctioneer, shall be published by the said City Treasurer. And in case of his or their continuing to sell at auction, or as vendue masters after the forfeiture of his, or their licence as aforesaid, he or they so offending, shall forfeit and pay the penalty heretofore prescribed by the laws of this state, for every such offence, for the use and benefit of the city. And it shall be the duty of

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the City Treasurer to publish the returns of each and every vendue master quarterly.

7. That in case the City Treasurer shall neglect to call on the several auctioneers or vendue masters respectively, for payment of the tax or per centage hereby imposed, or which may hereafter be imposed by any city ordinance, at the expiration of every three months as aforesaid, or to make to the City Council the representation hereby required and directed, the said City Treasurer neglecting so to do, shall be liable to make good all losses that may arise from such neglect. And it shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to lodge all bonds given by the auctioneers or vendue masters in the City Treasury.

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8. That nothing herein contained shall be construed, so as to extend to the exemption of any vendue No exemption master or auctioneeer, or vendue masters or auctio- stock in trade. neers, his, or their agent from time to time, being liable under the present, or any future tax ordinance, from the payment of a tax on stock in trade, for such goods, wares and merchandize as they hold, or may be sold by him or them at private sale.

ages are to be collected.

9. That the vendue tax which has accrued from the 20th day of August last, to the 31st day of Decem- How per centber last, (at which time the United States ceased to impose and levy a tax on property sold at auction) be = collected agreeable to the tax laid, and the provisions made, by the ordinance of the 13th of March, 1815, the ordinance of the 24th of April last to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding.

10. That all former Ordinances, "imposing a tax on persons acting as auctioneers or vendue masters, Repeals. and for the collection of the same, on property sold by them within the City of Charleston, excepting so much of the ordinance of the twenty-fourth of April, 1817, as may relate to the sales made between the thirtyfirst day of December, 1817, and the twenty-fourth of March instant, be and the same are hereby repealed: provided, however, that this repeal shall not invalidate, or make void any bond or obligation entered into, or act done, or to be performed, agreeably and in conformity to the said ordinances, or any of them, but that so far as respects every such bond or obliga

Passed, Dec. 11, 1811.

tion, contract, sale or agreement, the said ordinances, and each of them, shall be and they are hereby de clared to be in full force and operation.

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Billiard Tables.

1. Be it ordained, That from and immediately after the passing of this ordinance, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to keep a Billiard Table within the limits of the City of Charleston, unless the To be licenced same be duly licenced according to the tenor of, and subject to the regulations prescribed by this ordinance, and he, she or they, presuming to keep a Billiard Table contrary thereto, shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars for the first offence, and the further sum of ten dollars for each and every day, he, she or they, shall so continue to offend.

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2. That application for licences must be made to the City Council in writing, accompanied with a certificate or certificates from three respectable inhabitants of the ward in which such applicant resides, recommending him as a proper person to be entrusted with a licence, and offering to become his sureties; which application and the names of the parties certifying, shall be published by the clerk ten days before such licence shall be granted, and said licence shall continue and be of force one year and no longer. Provided, That no individual shall be security for more than one licence. And that no person or persons to whom a Billiard Table licence shall have been granted, shall be taken as a security for any applicant.

3. That any person or persons to whom a licence or licences may be granted, before the same is or are delivered, shall pay into the hands of the City Treasurer, the sum of two hundred and fourteen dollars, twenty-eight cents, for each table, and at the same time execute a bond or bonds to the City Council, in the penal sum of five hundred dollars for each licence, with the securities named in the application or appli

cations, with a condition to comply with the regulations of this ordinance.

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4. That it shall not be lawful in any way or manner whatsoever, to gamble or bet at any Billiard Ta- Gambling pro ble, nor to play at any other game than Billiards at the said tables; and the keeper of said tables having cognizance thereof, and allowing the same, shall forfeit for the first offence, the sum of one hundred dollars; and for the second offence, shall forfeit his, her or their licence for the unexpired term thereof, and be disqualified from obtaining another for five years. And that it shall not be lawful for any negro or person of colour to keep or mark the game at any Billiard Table, to be licenced by virtue of this ordinance; and the keeper of any such table allowing the game to be kept or marked by a negro or person of colour, shall forfeit the sum of thirty dollars for the first offence, and ten dollars for each and every day the same shall be repeated.

be sold.

5. That it shall not be lawful to sell any spirituous liquors at any such house or lot, where any such Bil- Liquors not to liard Table or Tables shall be kept; and he, she or they so offending, shall forfeit for each day, the sum of one hundred dollars: Provided nevertheless, That this clause shall not be construed to extend to persons who have taken out licences for keeping a Ta

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6. That every licence and bond shall expressly state the ward, street and number of the house or lot, wherein the Billiard Table is to be kept, for which licence is granted, nor shall such licence be transferred without a formal application to Council, who may in their discretion allow the same to be transferred, the requisites of this ordinance being complied with, for the residue of the term in the original licence, and any person or persons so transferring his or their licences, without conforming to the provisions of this ordinance, shall forfeit the sum of one hundred dollars.

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7. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons keeping Billiard Tables, to allow them to be No playing on played at, nor to be resorted to on Sunday, he, she or they so offending, shall forfeit for each offence, one

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Time of keep-hundred dollars, nor shall they on any day in the ing open. week be opened for play, earlier than eight o'clock in the morning, nor continue open later than the beating of the tatoo by the guard; he, she or they so offending, shall forfeit for each and every day such offence shall be committed, the sum of fifty dollars; and all persons who shall play at Billiard Tables on the Sabbath, shall each forfeit the sum of thirty dollars.

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8. That it shall be the duty of the Marshal of this Marshal's duty city, to visit the different Billiard Tables licenced as aforesaid, at least once in each month or oftener, and make a regular report to the City Council of all or any breaches of this ordinance that may come within his knowledge or view; and any person or persons who shall oppose the Marshal in the performance of the duty as required as above, shall each be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars for every such offence.

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How recover- 9. That all fines and forfeitures imposed by this ordinance, shall be recovered in the City Court, one half to the person or persons prosecuting the same, and the other half to the use of the city.

Repeal.

Passed, Oct. 23, 1813.

10. That all ordinances or clauses of ordinances respecting Billiard Tables, or so much thereof as are repugnant to the spirit and meaning of this ordinance, are hereby repealed.

Bake-House, (Public.)

1. Be it ordained, That the chairman of the commissioners of the Orphan House, the chairman of the commissioners of the Poor House, and the chairman .of the commissioners of the Marine Hospital, now in office, and who shall be hereafter appointed, be, and Who are to be they are hereby nominated and constituted, a board Commission of commissioners, to manage and superintend the

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bake house, which has been erected, by order of the City Council, in the enclosure of the Orphan House, for the purpose of baking bread, for the use and supply of the said Orphan House, Poor House, and Marine Hospital.

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