The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-28

| 80 o..aAtot ueutAoueu, 6nRli OBTAIN, on
or before @ the sixth day Of January, A..
~. 1873. LICENSE therefor, in manner
provided; those commencing business
after the sixth OF January shall obtain a
license before entering upon that busi-
ness.
SEQ. 2. Every person, firm, COMPANY
or corporation required by this ordinance
20 obtain q license to engage in any
trade. business or profession for which a
Incense ls required. shall register with
the City Clerk and Treasurer, first. bis
or her name or style, and in case OF a
hrm or company, the names OF the seye.
raj persons constituting such firm or
company. and their places OF business:
second. the trade. business or profession
Tor which license is required: third.
the place where suoh trade or profession
Is carried on; If a 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-all Of which shall be
given under oath.
SEQ. 8. Ii any person or persons ex-
efolse or carry on any trade, business or
profession, for the exercising, carrying
on or doing OF which q license is required
ny this ordinance, without first register
ing anu taking out such license, as in
that behalf required, he, she or thew
shall. besides being liable to the nav.
ment for the license, be subject to
penalty OF $40, on conviction before the
Mayor or any court Of competent iuris-
| dictiop; one-half Of the penalty, after
deducsing expenses of the prosecution,
to be paid to the person who first in
forms OF the matters and things whereby
the penalty is recovered, and the other
half to the city.
SEQ. 4. In every license to be 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 out the same: il a
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
shall prepare proper form of license to
be issued in each case, which license shall
be posted up or kept by the person re-.
ceiving. the same, as the City Clerk shall
direct. Any evasion of the provisions Of
this section shall, on conviction before
tho Mayor, be punishable by fine of 800.
SEQ. 3. 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 suoh license in any other
place than that mentioned therein, un-
less permitted to do so by the Mayor.
a license granted on and after January
/. 1873, shall continue in fo1ce until the
1st Of January following; and all licenses
granted after the LIST of January, a. D.
1873, shall be issued upon payment of a
rateable portion of the whole amount of
money imposed for such license: Pro.
oided. houeuer, That mn license shall 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
the month in which the liability therefor
accrued, and the amount to be paid
| therefor shall be computed therefrom
until the end of the year, except as
elnbetore-mentioned: Propitied, That
after license is granted by the city no
portion thereof will be refunded.
SEC. 6. Upon the removal of any per-
son or persons from the house or pre-
misses at which the trade. business or
profession mentioned in suoh license was
authorized, it may and shall be lawful
| tOr the mayor to authorize, by endorse
ment of suoh license, the person remov-
ing, as aforesaid, to any other place to
carry on the trade, business or profession
specified in such license at the place to
which suoh person may have removed.
SEQ. 7. For license to carry on any
trade. buainess or profession hereinafter
mentioned, the sums hereinafter men
toned shall be paid into the City Tres.
sury: Astrologers and olairvoyants, S1O0;
apothecaries. retail. S25; architects or
surveyors, S25; auotioneers, $lO0; agents
real estate and collection brokers, $25;
agents selling by sample ut retail, per
year, $50; agents selling by sample at
retail. per day, 81; attorneys at law, e25;
banks and bankers. 5000; billiard. baga-
tclle or other gaming tables, for the first
table, $50; for every additional table in
the same establishment, 325; bowling
alleys or pistol galleries, for each alley
or gallery. S25; builders and master me
chanics, $40; butchers, for each stall
hired, $40; blacksmiths' shops, first
forge, $40; each additional forge, So;
brokers, commercial, cotton or produce,
$50; brokers, money and dealers in ex-
change, $50; brokers, pawn, Sl00;
brokers and dealers in horses and mules,
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