The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-30


acted upon nj tho special meeting 10 be held this
| evening:
E,i,. TO REGULATE LICENSES.
SECTION l. ~, II 0,fh'flct by the Mayor and Al
dcrncn OF the CITY "f Charleston In Council as
| scmbicd That every person, iirln, company or
corporation engaged in. und Intending 10 he en-
gagged In amy trade, husnc.S; or profession hcrcn
after n,cutlu siraii Uhialn. on the first day OF
January \. ID. 1870, Or within ten days after rcnn
mcncinx the trade, business or profession. Il IL
ccnsc therefor, i'll the niahncr hereinafter Provt
dcd
SEC . Every person. hrni. company caspo-
| ration required 10y ihis ordinance TO obtain
liccn ~ to engage IN any trrl business or profcs
sion. for which license Is required, shall register
with the cry Appraiser or Assistant CITY Az
praiscr a. Ills 0r their iiauic Of style. Rnd In
c,sc o[ II lrm company, the names 0f the scve
raj persons constituting such nrm or company,
and their places of rcsIlcncc; t2l The trade, hus-
ness profession for which Il license Ii required;
(3.) The place where such ir;rlc. business or pro-
fcssiou IL To bc carried ON. lf Il Wholesale or re.
tail dealer in guo,ls wares and merchandise the
amount. extent and value uf business Intended 10
which and answers 10 questions relative 10 which,
shall bc given under oath when required ~ the
| Appraiser or Assistant Appraiser.
SEC. 3. lf any person OF persons shall exercise
~ carry on any trade. business or profession, for
lie exercising. carrying on, or doing OF which a
license Is required hy this ordnance. without TAX
Ing such license In that behalf required. he,
shc, or they shnli besides brin y liable 10 the pay
nent for tie license be subject TO penalty equal
10 the required tO br paid for the license.
to lie scd FOR ami collected in the city, county or
| any other court Of competent jurisdiction. one
half of penalty, after driuctng expenses OF pros.
ccuiio, to he paid to lie person who lrsi Informs
OF the matters and things whereby thc penalty Is
| SIC. 4. In every license to bc taken ont. under
or ny authority of this ordnance, shall nc con-
talncl mud set forth The purpose trade, business
or profession for which srch license is granted,
and the name nnd place or uboc of The person or
! persons taking out the Slinc; IL Il wholesale
iail dealer In goods, and merchandise. tho
| amount, extent or value OF the business intended
| SIC s. The licenses granted under this ordl-
| nance shall not authorize the person or persona
Except lawyers, physicians. surgeons, dcniists,
| ana utctonccrs.l or flrin, corA pany or CJrpora
| tiOn mentioned therein, III exercise OF carry on
| The trndc. business or prolcssoi specified In such
therein. - license granted on nnh nftcr January
l. lsIO shall continue in force uni The LIST day OF
January following; AMI NIL licenses granted after
the LIST or Lanuary, A. d.. 1870, shall lc isaued
| upon the payment Of n ralcnbc proportion Of the
| whole amount OF money imposcd for such license
Each license granted shall he dated on tho first
day Of The mouth In which the liability therefor nc
be computed therelrom until the end OF the year
| SRc u. Upon the death OF any person or per-
sons licensed under or by virtue Of this ordinance.
or upon the removal Of my person or persons
from the house or premises at which the trade,
business or profession, mentioned In such license
was authorized, II may and shall be lawful for
| the City Appraiser, to authorize by Endorsement
OF such license the pcrsou or persons succeeding
| TO such deceased persons or removing aS aInrc-
said TO any other place to carry ON the trade,
business or profession. specified In such license AT
the place 10 whioh such person may have removed,
elect.
SEQ. I. For a license to carry on any trade. hu-
sincss or profession hereinafter mentioned, the
sum hereinafter mentioned shall he paid the City
Treasurer, VIZ: For u wholesale apothccary, ono
hundred dollars; retail apothccaries. thirty dol.
lars; nmbroiypists tror each member OF the nrml
twenty-five dollars; architects, twenty-five dol
Sr one Sc %oars; ars
carried OIL by other than regularly licensed com
nrs n,ssiSn merchants Ior each agency finy dol
hundred dollars; bank agcnts, ono hundred dol
lars; barber shops ten dollars; billiard tables
-nC l, slturI
saeh table. seventy five dollars; sailor board.
Ing ho1ae, Nifty dollars; bowling ncJs leach
lnrs; brokers money, or dealers In exchange one
hundred dollars; pawnbr0kcrs, one hundred dol
builders and cont ractors, twenty-ayc dollars:
coalynrds, one hundred dollars; contractors other
man builders, twenty five dollars; cookshops. ten
hundred dollursi cotton pickcry, ono hundred dol
lars; collectors, real estate aIid agents, twenty
nve dollars; retail dealers In goods, wares and
merchandise, excluding distilled spirits, wliuso
annual sales do not exceed ten thousand dollars,
Twenty-Five dollars: whose nnnuui sales are over
ten thousand and under thirty thousand dollars,
nfty dollars; whose nnnua, sa,cs are over thirty
iaGnsand dollars and under six,y .hoa.sna
Ing sixty thousand dollars, for every additional
aars 0STs Sne oas %aoesss sSy enSTs GSn
III goods. wares and merchandise, excluding
distilled splrlts. whose annual sales do not exceed
ffty thousand dollars, one hundred dollars, an,l
ifcNccedlng Hfty thousand dollars, for every adj.
ditional thousand dollars In excess OF nfty thous.
u,J
ayc dollars; express companies two hundred aid
nnJ dOllnrs; express baggage tone.h0rsc,) TWEEN.
ty-hve d0inrs; eXprcs' baggage. two. horse for
~ dollars; fonnde,s,'iift dollars; sash and blind
factories mtg dollars; gas companies. three hun
ured dollars; gas 1tcrs twenty-five dollars;
hotels one hundred dollars; hucKaters, ten dol
lars; Ice houses, tench) one hundred dollars local
Insurance. companies or agencies Ono same for
each ana every agency,l ono hundred dol.
lars: foreign insurance companies, thc same
inr each and every agency, one hundred and Gfty
dollars; intelligence offices, twenty dollars; Job
printing Offices. twenty-five dollars; junk sliops,
fffy dollars; lawyers, each ten dollars; Iumbeis
yards, one hundred dollars; manufacturers OF
soda water, selling from Iounts. twenty five dol
lars; manufacturers and bO,tcrs Of soda water,
hffy dollars; mechanics, masters or all trades
twenty-five dollars; commission merchants or
factors, Two hundred dollars; hour mills, fifty dol.
lnrsi grist mills, twenty-five dollars; planning
mills, ono hundred dollars; rice mills one nun.
drcd dollnrs; saw mills, sevcutyllye dollars; mn.
seums, twenty-five dollars; public stables, fifty
sicnns, each ten dollars; restaurants. where no
lilncr license Is taken out twenty-five dollars;
sellers by sample or Otherwise fifty doilars soda
water seilns from fonnts, for each ten dollars;
shlpplng masters, one hundred dollars; Hhocmak-
erS ana talorS ten dollars; soap boilers nifty dol.
ars stevedores resident nfty dollars; stcvedorcs,
nonresident, one hundred doinrs: steamship
| agencies. stcamhont agencies, vessel agencies,
for each agency, alty dollars; tanncres dirty dol.
lars; wood.yards, fifty dollnrs; warehouse stor.
age, hlty dollars; wholesale liquor dealers, ono
huhdrcu anu nlty tlOllars-Gvery person, firm or
corporation, whose business IL Ia 10 sell distilled
Spirits, iermented liquors, or wines OF any Kind
IN Quantities VI nrc gallons and over shnIl bo re.
Earded ns Wholesale liquor dealers; rctnIl ilauor
dealers, one hundred and lfty dollars-eyerv
person, firm or corporation, whose business IL IN
70 sell distilled spirits, fermenied liquors. or
gallons. shall bn regarded aa retail dealers:
dollars. O ''''-''' ''