The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-01-01
CoUNcIL CHAMBER, December 40

Council rc-assombled at 3.3OP. Nj.
On motion, bill to regulate licenses
for the year 1871 was taken up and con.
| sidered by sections, and utter the udop-
ton of numerous amendments, was
passed to third reading.
On motion, the rules were suspended,
and the title of tho bill was changed TO
that of on ordinance, aud engrossed for
ratification; on further suspension Of the
! rules. the ordinance is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE LICENSES
FOR THE YEAR 1871.
SECTION 1. Be ii ordained by tho Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Columbia.
in City Council assembled, That every
| engaged in or intending to be engaged
in any trade, business or profession,
hereinafter mentioned, shall obtain on or
before the tenth day of january, A. d.
one thousand eight hundred md seven
ty-one, license therefor, in manner
provided; those commencing business
after the tcnth of January, shall obtain a
license before entering upon that bust
ness.
SEC. 2. Every person, firm, company
or corporation required, by this ortli-
nance, to obtain license to engage in
any trade, business or profession for
which license is required, shnll register
with the City Clerk, first his or her name
or style, and, in case of firm or COM
pany, the names Of the several persons
constituting such firm or company, and
their places of business; second, the
trade, business or profession for which
license is required; third. the place
where such trade or profession is carried
on-if wholesale or retail dealer in
goods, wares and merchandise, tho
amount, extent and value of business in
tended to be carried on, excluding dis
titled spirits, all of which Shall be given
under oath.
SEC. 3. If any person or persons shall
exercise or carry on any trade. business
or profession, for tho exercising, carry
ing on or doing of which a license is re-
quired by this ordinance, without taking
out such license, rs in that behalf re,
qnired, he, she, or they. shall, besides
being liable to the payment for the
license, be subject to n penalty equal to
the amount required to DO paid for the
license; on conviction, before tho Mayor
or any court of competent jurisdiction;
one-half 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 city.
SEC. 4. In every license to be taken
out. under or by authority of this ordi-
nance, shall be contained and set forth
the purpose, trade, business or profes-
sion for which such license is granted;
and the name and place of business of
the person or persons taking out the
same. If II Wholesale or retail dealer IN
goods, wares and merchandise, the
amount, extent or value of the business
intended to be carried on. The City
Clerk shall prepare proper 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 evasion of the
provisions of this section shall be pun
ishable by fine, Mt the discretion of the
Mayor.
SEC. S. The licenses granted under this
ordinance shall not authorize the person
or persons, Except dentists and auction
eers.l or firm, company or corporation
mentioned therein, to exercise or carry
on the trade, business, or profession,
specified in such license, in any other
place than TINT mentioned therein. A
license granted on and after January l,
1871, shall continue in force until the 1st
of January following; and all licenses
granted after January 1, 1871, shall be
issued upon the payment of ratcable
portion OF the whole amount of money
imposed for such license. PropidetI,
horcoer, that no license be granted for
less 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
pnted therefrom until the end of the
year, except as hereinbefore mentioned,
and except itinerants, who may be grant
ed quarterly licenses, dating on the first
day of tho mopth in which the applica-
ton is made. Provided, TINT after q
license is granted by tho city, no portion
thereof will be refused.
Sec. G. Upon the removal of any per-
son, or persons, from the house or pre-
misses ut which the trade, business or
profession mentioned in such license
was authorized, it may and shall be law
full for tho City Clerk to authorize, by
endorsement of such license, the person
removing rs aforesaid to any other place
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