The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-03-28
ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
PASSED BY THE
HEGISLATURE- SESSION 1871 AND 1872.
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An: ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A GENERAL Ii
CENsE LAW

Carolina, now met and sitting in General AS
sembly, and by the authority Of the same:
That every individual or copartnership, resi-
ding in the counties of Charleston and Richand,
dSsgning to carry on or exercise the business
of stock broker, exchange broker and bill bro
ker, shall, and they are hereby, required to
pay into the treasury of their respective coun-
ties, for the use of the State, the sum of one
hundred dollars, payable quarterly, as follows
Twenty-Five dollars on or before the hrst aay- OF
Apffif. 1872; twenty-five dollars on or before
the first day of July, 1872; twenty-five dollars
orior before the first day of October, 1872, and
twenty-five dollars on or before the first day OF
January, 1878; and, if residing in any other
cotfity of this State, the sum of fifty dollars,
inquarterly instalments, on or before the ilrst
day of April, July and October, 1872, and
January, 1873 The provisions of this section
shaIrbe, and are hereby, extended to real es-
tats brokers and to merchandise brokers. A
real estate broker is hereby defined to be one
who engages in the purchase or sale OF real es-
tate for commission or other profit; and
merchandise broker one who engages IN the
purchase or sale OF merchandlze 1or comnls-
sion or other profit.
Sec. 2. Every person or company designing
to carry on or conduct the business of keeping
billiard room, bowling saloon or ten-pin alley
this State, shall be required to pay into the
treasury of. their or his respective county, for
the use of the State, the sum of twenty-five
dollars for every billiard table, the sum of
twenty-five dollars for every alley, and the sum
of ten dollars for every bagatele table, the
same to be paid in'quarterly instalments, on or
before the first day of April, July and October,
1872, and January, 1873; provided, however,
billiard tables, bowling saloons or ten-pin
alleys used in private residences tor private
use. g
Sec. 8. Every hotel, inn, livery stable, tav-
ern or saloon, shall be classified and rated ac-
cordinrito the rental value thereof, and every
keeper or keepers OK the same shall be required
to pay into the county treasury of the county
ih4viiich such hotel, inn, tavern or saloon is
Kept, for The use of the State, the sums, accord
ing to said rental values, as follows, to wit In
all. cases where such rental value, per year,
shall be ten thousand dollars or more, such no.
tel, inn, tavern or saloon shall pay the sum OF
three hundred and seventy-6ve dollars; when
the rental value is seven thousand five hundred
dollars. and less than ten thousand dollars, the
sum of three hundred dollars; when FIVE thous-
and dollars, and less than seven thousand hive
hundred dollars the sum of two hundred and
twenty-five dollars; when three thousand five
hundred dollars and less than FIVE thousand
dollars, one hundred and eighty-seyen dollars
and fifty cents when two thousand five hum
dred dollars and less than three thousand tive
hundred dollars, one hundred and fifty dollars;
when two thousand dollars and less than two
thousand five hundred dollars, one hundred
and thirty-one dollars and sixty-six cents; when
fifteen hundred dollars and less than two thou
sand dollars, one hundred and twelve dollars
and fifty cents when one thousand dollars, and
less than fifteen hundred dollars ninety-four
dSflars and seventy-f five cents when seven hun
dred and fifty dollars and less than one thou
sand dollars, seventy-fve dollars; when five
hundred dollars and less than seven hundred
and, fifty dollars, sixty-seven dollars and fifty
cents; when four hundred dollars and less than
Gye 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 hum
dred dollars, forty=dye dollars; when less than
two hundred dollars, thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents The above amounts shall be paid
in quarterly instalments, on or before the first
day of April, July and October, 1872, and jan
uary, 1878.
SeegE Every person, firm or Company who
sLan engage in or exercise the business OF sell
ing .or vending any goods, wares, merchanf;
die, 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 a regularly licensed hotel, inn,
tavern ior saloon Keeper, shall be required to
nav 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
sans, as follows, to wit: Those whose annual
sales amount to three hundred thousand dol
lars.and upwards shall constitute the first class,
and paw 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 pay 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 seyenty-fve dollars; those to the
AMOUNT of one hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars and less than one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, the fourth class, and
amount of one hundred thousand dollars, and
less than one hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars, the fifth class, and pay one hun
dred aud twenty-five dollars; those to the
amount of eighty-five thousand dollars, and
less than one hundred thousand dollars, the
sixth slass, and pay one hundred dollars those
to the amount of seventy-fve thousand dol
lars, and less than eighty-fve thousand dollars,
The seventh Glass; and pay eighty dollars; those
to the amount of siXty-five thousand dollars,
and less than seventy-five thousand dollars,
the eighth class, and pay seventy dollars those
to the amount of ffty-fve thousand dollars,
and less than sxty-five thousand dollars, the
ninth class, and pay sixty dollars; those to the
amount of forty-fve thousand dollars, and less
than fifty thousand dollars, the tenth class and
pay fifty dollars; those to the amount of thirty
1--WE thousand dollars, and less than forty-fve
thousand dollars, the eleventh class, and pay
forty dollars; those to the amount of twenty
five thousand dollars, and less than thirry-fve
thousand dollars, the twelfth class, and pay
thirty dollars; those to the amount OF twenty
thousand dollars, and less than twenty-five
thousand dollars the thirteenth class, and pay
teen thousand dollars, and less than twenty
thousand dollars, the fourteenth class, and pay
twenty dollars; those to the amount of ten
.le.,sand dollars and less than fifteen thnI-