The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-21
LAWS OF THE STATE.
xcTs OF TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Published by Authority.

AN ACT to provide for General License Law.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State OF
South Carolina, now met and sitting In Gen.
eral Assembly, and by the authority OF Inc
same:
That eyery individual or copartnership re-
aiding In the counties of Charleston and hicn-
land. designing to carry on or exercise the
bnsiness of stock broker, exchange broker
and bill broker, shall, aHd they are nereoy re-
ouired to pay into the tresury OF their respect
ttSe counties, for the use of the State, the sum
of one hundred dollars, payable quarterly, as
follows Twenty-Five dollars on or before the
drst day of April, 1872; twenty five dollars on
or before the first day of July, 1872; twenty
FIVE dollars on or before the first day OF Octo-
her. 1872: and twenty-five dollars on or before
the frat day of January, 1873; and If residing
f,a any other couRty of this State, the sum OF
Afty dollars, in quarterly instalments, on or
before the arst day of April, July and October,
lS72 and January, 1873. The provisions OF
this section shall be, and are hereby, extend
ed to real estate brokers and to merchandise
brokers. "A real. estate broker Is hereby de-
fined to be one who engages 10, the purchase
OF. sale of real estate for a commission or other
br6ht; and merchandise broker one who en-
pages in the purchase or sale of merchandise
for commission or other profit.
src. q. Every person or company designing
to carry on or conduct the business OF keeping
a billiard room, bowling saloon or ten-pin
alley in this State, shall be required to pay
into the treasury cf their or his respective
comfy. for the use of the State, the sum Of
TWENTY-FIVE dollars for every billiard table. the
sum oftwenty-fve dollars for every alley, and
the sum of ton. dollars for every bagatelle
table, the same to be paid In quarterly IN IN
stalrnents. on or before the first day Of April,
July and October, 1872, and January, 1873:
Provided, however, That this act shall not be
construed to apply to billiard tables, bowling
saloons or ten-pin alleys used in private resi-
dences for private use.
SEC. 8. Every hotel, inn, livery stable,
tavern or saloon, shall be classified and rated
according to the rental value thereof, and
every keeper or keepers Of the same shall be
required to pay into the county treasury OF
the county in which such hotel, inn, tavern or
Balloon ls kept, for the use of the State, the
sums, according to said rental values, as fol-
lows, to wit: In all cases where such rental
value, per year, shall be ten thousand dollars
or more, such hotel, inn, tavern or saloon
shall pay the sum of three hundred and seven
ty.aye dollars; when the rental value ia seven
thousand FIVE hundred dollars, and less than
ten thousand dollars, the sum of three hum
dred dollars; when FIVE thousand dollars, and
less than seven thousand five hunGred dollars,
the sum Of two hundred and twenty-five dol
lars; when three thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars, and less than FIVE thousand dollars, one
hundred and eighty-seYen dollars and fifty
cents; when two thousand FIVE hundred
dollars, and less than three thousand
five hundred dollars, one hundred and fifty
dollars; when two thousand dollars and less
than two thousand five hundred dollars, one
hundred and tbirty-one dollars and sixty-six
cents; when flfteen hundred dollars and less
than two thousand dollars, one hundred and
twelve dollars and fifty cents; when one thous-
andidollars and less than fifteen hundred dol
lars. ninety-fo dollars aud seventY-fve centa: ;:
when seven hundred and fifty dollars and less
than one thousand dollars, seventy-fve dol
lars; when five hundred dollars and less than
seven hundred and fifty dollars, sixty-seven
dollars and fifty cents; when four hundred dol
lars and lees than FIVE hundred dollars, sixty
dollars; when three hundred dollars and less
than four hundred dollars, ffty-two dollars
and fifty cents; when two hundred dollars and
less than three hundred dollars, forty-fve dol
lars; when less than two hundred dollars.
thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents. The
above amounts shall be paid In quarterly In
stalments, on or before the first day of April,
July and October, 1872 and January, 1873.
SEC. 4. Every person, arm or company who
shall engage In or exercise the business of
ceiling or vending any goods, wares, merchan-
disc, wines, distilled or malt liquors, drugs or
medicines, except such as are sold by auction,
under licenses granted them, and except such
as are sold by regularly licensed hotel, ian,
tavern, or saloon keeper, shall be required to
pay Into the treasury of the county in which
he or they shall design to conduct or carry on
such business, for the use Of the State, the
sums as follows, to wit: Those whose annual
sales amount to three hundred Thousand dol
lars and upwards, shall constitute the first
class, and pay two hundred and fifty dollars;
those to the amount of two hundred thousand
dollars and less than three hundred thousand
dollars, the second class, and gay two hundred
dollars; those to the amount of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, and less than Two
hundred thousand dollars, the third class.
and pay one hundred and seventy-fve
dollars; those to the amount o. one
hundred and twenty-five thousand DOL
lars, and less than one hundred and
flfty thousand; dollars, the fourth class
and ray one hundred and afty dollars; those
to the amount of one hundred thousand dol
lars, and less than one hundred and. twenty
five thousand dollars, the filth class, and pay
one hundred and twenty-five dollars; those to
the amount Of eighty-fve thousand dollars,
and less than one hundred thousand dollars,
the sixth class, and pay one hundred dollars;
those to the amount of seventy-ave thousand
dollars, and less than eighty. five thousand
dollars, the seventh class, and pay eighty dol
lars; those to the amount Of si1ty-fve thous-
and dollars, and less than seventy-fve thous-
and. dollars, the eighth class, and pay seventy