The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-19

$50 miles and less than 200 miles. 800
100 miles and less than $50 miles. 800
rs miles and less than 100 miles. ....... 500
SO miles aud lees than rs miles. ......... 300
Less than so miles. ....................... l50
Anctoneers In Charleston and Richland
Counties. $l00.
Auctioneers in other counties, $50.
Phosphate companies with less than five
thousand dollars. $500; tor every every aaditonal sEn
Lawyers. physicians, insurance agents and
architects, each, $40.
Telegraph companies, whose lines are so
miles or less in length, $50; over so miles but
not over 100 miles, SIS; and for every addition
al so miles or fraction thereof, s25 with 20 per
cent. additional for every wire above one.
Express companies, $3.50.
The enforcing and punitive provisions OF this
act are as follows:
SEC. Is. Every person, company or corpo-
ration carrying on or conducting any OF the
above occupations or businesses. Is hereby re-
unired TO make return, under The provisions
Of this act. Of his or their respective occupa-
tIon OF business, under oath, to the auditor OF
his or their respective county, between the
first day of January and the first day OF March,
a. D. 1872, and between the same dates on
each aud every year thereafter; and every
person, company or corporation, carrying on
or conducting any of the above occupations or
business, Is hereby required TO pay into the
treasury of his or their respective county, for
use OF the State, on or before The first day or
March, a. D. 1872, and ut the same time on
each and every succeeding year thereafter;
the sum required BY the foregoing provisions
of this act TO be paid into the respective
county treasures, on bis or their respective
occupation or business.
SEC. IA. 1t is hereby made the duty of each
aud every county auditor In this State. on or
before the first day Of March, A. D. 1872, and
at the same time on each and every succeed
ing year thereafter, 10 make and deliver 10 the
treasurer Of his county duplicate list; and. at
the same time, transmit TO the State auditor
an abstract OF the returns made to him, under
| the provisions of this act.
SEC. Is. 1t shall be the duty OF the treasurer
of each and every county in this State, upon
the receipt Of the sum or sums specified to be
paid upon any occupation or business under
The provisions Of this act, to give to the per-
son, company or corporation paying the same
| a certificate to the auditor Of his county, spe-
| cifyins the sum paid, and the occupation or
business on which the same was paid; and
said auditor, upon presentation 10 hm
Of such certificate, Is hereby author
lied and directed to issue 10 the person or COM
pany or corporation presenting the same .
| license authorizing him or them to carry on
| or conduct such occupation or business tor the
neriod of one wear from the first day of
March, for tue Issuing Of which license said
county auditor shall receive the sum of one
dollar from the person, company or corpora
tion receiving the same. as compensation for
taking the returns and Issuing the licenses
proyided tor In this act: Provided, That any
person, company or corporation who may
commence any Of the occupations or business
| specified in this act alter the first day Of
March, A. D. 1872, or of any succeeding year,
shall Lake out a license from The time of COM
mencing such occupation or business until the
| first day OF March next thereafter, Tor which
they shall pay a sum pruportiona'e to the
number OF months intervening between such
periods.
SEC. l6. The county treasurer OF each aud
every county shall, on on before the 18th day
OF March, A. D., 1872, and at the same lime In
each and every succeeding year thereafter,
pay, or cause to be paid, into The State treas
ury, all moneys received by him under the pro-
visions OF this act, and the State treasurer
shall receipt therefor 10 county treasurers In
the same manner as Is provided In section
lO2 of IN act entitled San act to provide for
the assessment and taxation Of property
passed the 18th day Of September, A. D. 1868.
SEC. II. Any person or persons carrying on
or conducting any occupation or business
named in this act, without having first COM
piled with its provisions, sh Ill be deemed gull
ty Of q misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to pay flue not
less than double the amount Of license impos-
ed upLn such business or occupation, and be
ulpFlSUueu III luc JAIL VI tlc COuuly Ill WHICH
such offence Is committed for period of mol
less than six months, or either, or both, at the
discretion OF the court; and every company or
corporation carrying on or conducting any
occupation or business named in this act, wi ilh.
out having first complied with its provisions,
shall be fined Ia sum not less than double
the amount OF license imposed upon such busI.
ness or occupation; and the attorney. era
is hereby authorized and directed to lake all
legal proceedings necessary for the collection
of such fine. PICKET,