The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-02
with the law, are republshed below as mat
for of paneral interest:

SEQ. lS Every person, company or eorPo-
ration carrying ON or conducting any OF The
above occupations or business Is hereby re-
oulred to make q return, under the provisions
of this act, Of his or their respective occupa.
tIon or business, under oath, to the auditor OF
their respective counties, between the first
day of April aud the first day of June, A. D:
1872. aud between the same dates on each aud
every succeeding year thereafter; and every
person, company or corporation carrying on
or conducting any of The above occupations OF
business is hereby required to pay lnto Tue
treasury of his or their respective counties,
for the use of the State, on or before tne lrsI
day of April, July and October, 1872, ana jan
uary, 1873, and at the same time on eacn sue.
ceeding year thereafter, the sum required oy
the foregoing provisions Of Ghis act 10 De plo
Into the respective county treasures, on nlS
or their respective occupation or business.
SEC. is. Il shall be the duty of the treasurer
of each and every county tu this STATE, upon
the receipt OF the first quarterly lnstaiment Oh
the sum or sums speclned 70 oe Pslu upun, an
occupation OF business under the provisions
OF this act, to give to the person, company or
Corporation paying the same o certificate to
the auditor of his county, specifying the sum
paid. and the occupation or business ON Wnlcn
the same was paid; and said auditor, upon
presentation to him of such certificate, ls
hereby aul horizei and directed to issue to the
the same, license authorizing him or them
to carry on or conduct such oecu,
patton or business for the period OF
one wear from the first day of April:
Provided, That the quarterly instalments
heretofore provided for shall be PAID
when due, or such license, 30 issued, shall
become null and void; for the issuing OF which
sum of twenty-five cents from the person,
company or corporation receiving the same,
as compensation for taking the returns and Is
suing the licenses provided for In this act:
Provided that any person, company OF corpo-
ration who may commence any OF the occupa-
tlons or businesses specified n this act alter
the first day Of April, A. D. 1872, or OF any sue
ceeding year, shall take out license from the
time of commencing such occupation or busl-
ness until the first day OF April next tnere-
after, for which he or they shall pay 3 sum
proporlionate to the number OF months inter-
vening between such period.
SEC. II. Any person or persons carrying on
or conducting any occupation or business
named in this act, without having hrst com.
piled with It's provisions, shall be deemed
guilty of mIsdemeanor, and upon CONVICTION
thereof shall be sentenced to pay a hne not
less than double the amount OF license lm,
posed upon such business or occupation, ana
be Imprisoned in the jail of the county IN
which such offence Is committed, ior peri0u
of not less than six months, or either or Dotn,
at the discretion of the court; and every coHs
pany OF corporation carrying on or conouctius
any occupation or business named ln tnis ace,
without having first compiled Wltn lts pro-
visions, shall be fined In sum not less IMAM
double the amount of license Imposed upon
such business or occupation, and the attorney.
general and solicitors are hereby authorized
and directed to lake all legal proceedings
necessary for The collection of such fines.