The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-29

and Treasurer to have failed, neglected
or refused to make returns or pav the
taxes imposed by this ordinances within
the time herein preaoribed; aud ali exc
cutions issued by the said Mayor and
Aldermen shall have attached thereto
the signatures of the Mayor and Oity
Clerk and Treasurer and the seal of the
city OF Coiumbia, in the name OF which
such executions shall be entitled.
SEQ. 15. That oil executions which
may be issued to enforce the payment of
taxes, fines and licenses by the said
Mayor and Aldermen, in conformity with
the foregoing section, shall be lodged in
the first instance in the Office Of the
sheriff of Richland County, and may be
directed to the said Sheriff, or to the
Ohlef OF Police. or other persons ap-
pointed by the said Mayor and Alder
men, to collect and receive the same with
the costs.
SEC. 16. That the words s'real proper.
ty" and ''real estate" as used in this
ordinance, shall be &C. extensive in mean.
ing with lands, tenements and heredita-
ments; the words "persssgl property"
as herein used, include money, goods.
chattels, things in notion and evidences
OF debt; and the word "property" in.
cludes property, real sad personal.
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE IICENsps FOR
THE YEAR 1873.
SKcrIoN l. BE il ordained blythe Aidvor
ana Aldermen Of the city of Columbia. in
Tie CITY Council assembled, That every
person., hrm, company or corporation.
engaged In. or intending to be engaged
IN, any trade, business or profession
hereinafter mentioned, shall obtain. on
or before the sixth day of January. A.
u: 1873, license therefor. in manner
provided; those commencing business
after sixth January shall obtain license
before entering upon that business.
$50. z. Every person, firm, company
or corporation required by this ordinance
to obtain license to engage in anv
trade, business or profession for which q
license 1s required, shall register will,
the City Clerk and Treasurer, first, his
or her name or style, and in case of q
firm or company, the names of the seve-
raj persons constituting such firm or
company. and their places of business;
second. the trade, business or profession
ior 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 of which shall be
given under oath.
SEQ. 3. 1t any person or persons ex-
ercise or carry on any trade, business or
profession, for the exercising. carrying
on or doing of which license is required
by this ordinance, without first register
ing and taking out such license, as in
that behalf required, he. she or they
shall, besides being liable to the pay
ment for tho license, be subject to q
penalty OF $40. on conviction before the
Mayor orany court of competent juris-
dlotion; one-half Of the penalty. after
deducting expenses Of the prosecution,
TO DE paid to the person who first in
forms OF the matters and things wh hereby
the penalty is recovered, and the other
half to the city.
SEQ. 4. In every license to ba 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 persons taking ont the same; if q
Wholesale or retail dealer in goods, wares
and merchandise, the amount, extent or
value of the business intended to be car
ried on. The City Clerk and Treasurer
snail prepare proper form of license to
be issued In each case, which license shall
be posted up or kept by the person re-
oeiving tho same, as the City Clerk shall
direct. Any evasion of the provisions of
this section shall, on conviction before
the Mayor. be punishable by line of $40.
SEC. 8. The license granted under this
ordinance shall not authorize the person
or persons. or firm, company or corpora.
ton mentioned therein, to exercise or
carry on the trade, business or profession
specified in snch license in any other
place than that mentioned therein, un-
less permitted to do so by the Mayor.
A license granted on aud after January
l. 1873. shall continue in force until the
LIST OF January following: and all Licenses
granted after the 1st of January, A. d.
1873. shall be issued upon payment of
rateable portion of the whole amount of
money imposed for such license: Pro.
videa, houeoer, That M license sh Ill 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
Tho month in which the liability therefor
accrued, and the amount to be paid
therefor shall be computed thorefrom
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