The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-23
Council edines..speclal Meeting.

Council met ai7.50 3. III. Present
His Hohofthe Mayor; Aldermen Cooper,
GcodSyn. Hsyne, Minort, Simons,
cmsn: ThempsonS Wallace and Wigg.
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His Honor the Mayor stated that the
special meeting had beer called in order
to have read By their titles the lioense
and tax ordinances for 1872.
Alderman Wigg, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported the fol.
lowing ordinances, which received their
first reading, were ordered for considera-
tion at the next regular, meeting, and to
De published: .t,.s.
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE LICENSES
FOR THE YEAR 1872.
SECTION l. Be il ordained bv the Mavoy.
and Aldermen Of The city Of Columbia. in
City Council assembled, That eyery Der.
son, firm, company or corporation. en-
gagged in, or intending to be engaged in.
any trade, business or profession herein.
after mentioned, shall obtain, on or be-
fore the sixth day OF January, A. D.
1879, licsnse therefor, in manner pro-
vided; those commencing business after
the sixth OF January shall obtain q Ii
cense before entering upon that business.
SEQ. q. Every person, firm, company
or corporation required, by this ordi.
nance. to obtain license to engage in
any trade, business OF profession for
which license is required, shall register
with the City Clerk and Treasurer; first.
his or her name or style. md in case Of q
firm or company, the names of tho seye.
raj persons constituting suoh firm or
company, and their places of business: {:
second, the trade, business or profession
for which license is required; third.
the place where suoh trade or profession
is carried on; If Wholesale or rotail
dealer in goods. wares and merchandise.
the amount. extent and value OF busi-
ness intended to be carried on, excluding
distilled spirits-all of which shall be
given under oath.
exercise or carry on any trade, business
or profession, for the exercising, carry
ing on or doing OF which license is re-
quired by this ordinance, without first
registering and taking out such license,
rs ia that behalf required, he. she or
they shall. hesides being liable to the
payment for the license, be subject to a
penalty OF forty (40) dollars, on convic-
ton before the Mayor or nny court of
competent Jurisdiction; one-hnlf of the
penalty, after deducting expenses of the
prosecution, to be paid to the person
who first informs of the matters and
things whereby the penalty is recovered.
and the other half to the city.
SEC. 4. In every license to pe taken
out, pnder or by authority of this ordi-
nance, shall be contained and set forth
the purpose, trade, business or profes-
sion Tor which such license is granted,
and the name and place Of business of
the person or persons taking out the
same; If wholesale or retail dealer in
goods, wares and merchandise. the
amount, extent or valne of the business
intended to be carried on. The City
CLERK and Treasurer shall prepare pro-
per form of license to be issued in each
case, which license shall be posted up or
Kept by the person receiving the same,
as the City Clerk shall direct. Any eyn.
sion OF the provisions OF this section
shall, ON conviction before the Mayor,
be punishable by fine of twenty (2O) dol
lars.
SEC. s. The licenses granted under
this ordinance shall not authorise the
person or persons, or firm, company or
corporation mentioned therein, to exer-
cise or carry on the trade, business or
profession specified in such license in
any other place than that mentioned
therein, unless permitted 80 to do by the
Mayor. A license granted on and after
January 1st. 1872. shall continue in force
until the 1st of January following; and
all Licenses granted after the 1st OF Janu-
ary. A. D. 1872, shall be issued upon
payment Of rateable portion of the
whole amount of money imposed for
such license: Prouitled, Ao,re0e,., That no
license shall be granted for less period
than three months, though the time to
the end of the year be less than that.
Each license granted shall be dated on
the first day of the month in which the
liability therefor accrued, and the
amount to be paid therefor shall be COM
puted therefrom until the end of the
year, except as herein before mentioned: !:
Provided, That after license is granted
by the city, no portion thereof will be
refunded.
SEQ. 6. Upon the removal of any per-
son or persons from the house or pre-
misses at which the trade, business or
profession mentioned in such license
was authorized, it may and shall be law
ful for the Mayor to authorize, by en-.
dorsement Of such license, the person
removing as aforesaid to any other place
to carry on the trade, business or profes-
sion specified in such license at the place
to which such person may havo removed.
SEQ. z. For o license to carry on any
trade, business or profession hereinafter
mentioned, the sums hereinafter men
toned shall be paid to the City Clork
and Treasurer.
Aatrologers and clairvoyants, $lOo;
spotheoaFies. retail, 25; architects or
surveyors, 20; auctioneers, 100; agents
real estate and collection brokers, 90:
agents newspapers, periodicals or nd
vertising, 10; agents, selling by sample
at retail, per year, 100; agents, selling
by sample at retail, per day, s; ATTORNEYS