The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-31
COLUMBIA, s. O, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 81 1871

J., SUNDAY MORNING, DEC
License and Supply Ordinances..-1872
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE 11oRnsRs
FOR THE YEAR 1872.
SECTION l. Be IL ordained bv the 1favo,
and aldermen Of tho city Of Columbia. i,
CITY C0unci! assembled. That every per
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. license therefor, in manner pro.
vided; those commencing business ofte,
the sixth OF January shall obtain Ii.
cense before entering upon that business
SEQ. 2. Every person, firm, company
or corporation required, by this ordi.
nance. to obtain license to engage in
any trade, business or profession for
which license is required, shall register
with the City Clerk and Treasurer; first,
bis or her name or style, and in case of q
firm or company, the names of the seve-
raj persons constituting such firm OF
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,
the amount. extent and value Of bust.
ness intended to be carried on, excluding
distilled spirits-all of which shall be
given under oath.
SEQ. 3. If any person Or porsons shall
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,
as la that behalf required, he, she or
they shall, besides being liable to the
payment for the license, be subject to a
penalty of forty (40) dollars, on convic-
ton before the Mayor OR any court of
competent Jurisdiction; one-half of the
penalty, after deduoting 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.
SEQ. 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 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 and Treasurer shall prepare pro-
per form Of license to be issued ia each
case, whicE license shall be posted up or
Kept by the person receiving the same,
as the City Clerk shall direct. ANY eva
sion of the provisions of this section
shall, on conviction before the Msyor.
be punishable by fine of twenty (2O) dol
lars.
SEQ. 5. The licenses granted under
this ordinance shall not authorise the
person or persons. or firm. company or
corporation mentioned therein, to exer-
oise or carry on the trade, business or
profession specified in such license in
any other place than that mentioned
therein, unless. permitted go to do by the
Mayor. 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. ID. 1872, shall be issued upon
payment of rateable portion of the
whole amount Of money imposed for
such license: Provided. horeuer, 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 bo 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:
Prouided, That after license il 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 sooh person may have removed.
SEQ. z. For license to carry on any
trade, business or profession hereinafter
mentioned, the sums hereinafter men
toned shall be paid to the City Clerk
and Treasurer.
Astrologers and clairvoyants, SlO0;
apothecaries, retail, 25; architects or
surveyors, 20; auotioneers, 100; agents
real estate and collection brokers, 20;
agents newspapers. periodicals or ad-
vertising, 10; agents, selling by sample
at retail, per year, 100; agents, selling
by sample at retail, per day, 8; attorneys
at law, 20: banks and bankers, 200;
billiard, bagatelle, or other gaming
tables, for the first table, 90; for every
additional table in the same establish
ment, 25; bowling alleys or pistol gale.
ries, for each alley or gallery, 80; builders
and master mechanics. 20; butchers, for
each stall hired, 10; blacksmiths' shops,
10; brokers, commercial, cotton or pro.
duce, %; brokers, money and dealers in