The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-17
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE LICENSES FOR
THE YEAR 1874.

AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE L1OENSRS Fol
THE YEAR 1874.
SKCTIoN l. Be IL ordained by the Mayo,
and Aldermen Of tbs city Of Columbia, I,
City Council assembled. That every per
son, firm, company or corporation.- en-
gagged in, or intending to be engaged in
any trade, business or profession here
matter mentioned, shall obtain, on OF
before the sixth day OF January, A. D.
vided; those commencing business after
the 9Th Of January shall obtain a license
before entering upon that business.
SEC. 2. Every person. firm, company
or corporation required by this ordi
nance to obtain license to engage in
any trade, business or profession, fol
which license is required, shall regis
ter with tho City Clerk and Treasurer
first, his or her name or style, and in
case of firm or company. the name oil
the several persons constituting such
firm or company and their places oil
business; second, the trade, business OF
profession for which license is re.
quired; third, the place where such
trade or profession is carried on; if O
Wholesale or retail dealer in goods,
wares and merchandise, tho amount,
extent and value of business intended
to be carried on, including distilled
spirits-all of which shall be given
under onth.
SEC. .. Ii any person or persons ex-
ercise or carry on any trade, business OF
profession, for the exercising, carrying
on or doing of which o license is re.
qaired by this ordinance, without first
registering and taking out such license,
as in that behalf required, he. she OF
they, besides being liable to the pay.
ment for the license, shall be subject to
penalty of not moro than $40, on con.
vlction before tho Mayor or any court oil
competent jurisdictions; one-half of the
penalty, after deducting expenses of the
prosecution, to be paid to tho person
who first informs of the matters and
things whereby the penalty is recover
ed. and the other half to the city.
SEC. 4. In every license to be taken
out, under Or by authority of this ordi.
nance, shall be contained nnd set forth
the purpose, trade. business or probes.
sion for which such license is granted,
and the namc and place Of business OF
the person or persons taking out the
Same and the time FOR which it is grant
ed; II wholesale or retail dealer in
goods, wares and merchandise, the
amount, extent or value of the business
intended to be carried on. The CITY
Clerk and Treasurer shall prepare pro
per form Of license to be Issued in each
case, aud shall havc the same printed
and bound, in book form, in neat md
substantial manner, with proper
check or stub attached to each, upon
which shall be written, at the time the
license is granted, the name of the patty
obtainir : the same, the length O. time
covered by said license, together with
the amount charged therefor, and the
party receiving such license shall have
the same posted in some conspicuous
place, where his business, trade or pro.
fsssion is carried on. Any evasion OF
the provisions of this section shall, on
conviction before the Mayor, be punish.
| able by fine of not exceeding $40.
SEC. 5. The licenses granted under
this ordinance shall not authorize the
person or persons, or firm, company OF
corporation mentioned therein, to exer
else or carry on the trade, business OF
profession specified in such license in
any other place than that mentioned
therein, unless permitted SO to do by
the Mayor. A license granted on and
after January 1, 1874, shall continue in
force until the 1st of january following
and oil Licenses granted after the 1st oil
January, A. u 1874, shall be issued
upon pay r,ent of rateablo portion o
the whole amount of money imposed
for such licenses: P,oriAd, howcrer
That no license shall be granted for 6
period less than three months. though
the time to the end of The year be less
than that. Each license granted sha
be dated on the Grst day Of the monll
on which the liability therefor occurred
and the amount to be paid therefor shnl
be computed thereirom until tho end O
the year. except as hereinbcforc men
toned: Prorilet( That after II license
is granted by the city 10 portion thereo
will be refunded.
SEC. 6. Upon the removal Of anv per
scn or persons from the house or pre-
misses ut which the trudc, business o.
profession mentioned in such icens,
was authorized, it may and shall bo law
ful for the Mayor to authorize, by en-
dorsement of such license, tho per Sol
removing as aforesaid to any other plac,
to carry on the trade, business or pro
fession specified in such license at til,
place to which such person may have
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