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Newspaper
The Lancaster Ledger
Location
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1905
Page
4
The Town of Lancaster South Carolina enacts a 1905 fiscal plan authorizing a 50 cent per $100 valuation tax on real and personal property, with penalties for late payment, and a broad schedule of business license taxes for professions and trades. It details license duties, collection methods, transfer rules, and penalties for noncompliance.
The document outlines mandatory street and sidewalk labor for able-bodied males aged eighteen to fifty within Isaia Town, with four to six days of service yearly. A two dollar commutation tax substitutes the work if a substitute male with tools is provided, else penalties include fines or imprisonment. Repeals inconsistent ordinances. Ratified December 19, 1904 by Mayor Saw, R. E. Wylie.
An old advertisement touts Willams Indian Pile Ointment as a cure for piles and itching with claims of absorbent action and relief. It markets the salve as a private parts aid and promises ready-to-use packing and direct mailing details from Cleveland, Ohio via Fanderburk’s pharmacy.
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