The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-12
Licenses.
OFF1oE CRY TREASURER,

The following ordinances are pub
lished for the information of all con-
cerned. The penalties therein pre-
soribed for exercising, conducting or
carrying on any trade, business Or pro.
tession, without first obtaining a Ii.
'cense therefor, will be imposed on and
after the Goth instant: j..
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE LICENSES
= a. FOR THE YEAR 1e78. '7' 2
SECTION 1. Be IL ordained by Qie
! Mayor and Aldermen Of Ate city Of Co.
lunabia. in Council assembled, That
every person, firm, company or oorpo-
ration, engaged in, OR intending to be
engaged in. any trade, business or'pro.
fession hereinafter mentioned, shall
obtain, on or before the 9Th. day of
January, A. D. 1873. a license there
for, in manner provided; those COM
menoing business after the 9th of Jan
nary shall obtain license before en-.
tering upon that business.
SEC. 2. Every person, firm, company
or corporation required by this ordi-
nance to obtain a license to engage in
any trade, business or profession for
which O license is required, shall re,
gister with tue City Clerk and Treasu-
trer-frst, his or her name or style,
and IN case of firm or company, the
names Of the several persons consti.
tuting such firm or company, and their
places of business; second, the trade,
business or profession for which Ii
cense is required; third, the place
where such trade profession is cnr-
riea on; if q wholesale or retail dealer
in goods, wares and merchandise, the
amount, extent aud value Of business
intended to be carried on, excluding
distilled spirits; all of which shall bo
givea under oath. H..
SEQ. B.. If any person or persons
exercise or carry on any trade, business
or profession, for the exercising, car
rying on or doing of which license
il required by this ordinance, without
'arst registering and taking out such
license, as in that behalf required, he,
che or they shall, besides being liable
TO the payment for the license, lie sub
ject to penalty of $40, on conviction
before the Mayor or any coart of COM
petent Jurisdiction; one-hxlf Of thu
penalty, after .deducting expenses ri
the prosecution, to be paid to the per-
son who first informs OF the mnutters
and things whereby the penalty is re-
covered, and the other half to the city.
SEQ. 4. In every license to be taken
out. under or by authority of this or
dinance. shall be contained and set
forth the purpose. trade, business or
profession for which such license is
granted, and the name and place of
business OF the person or persons
taking out the same; if Wholesale or
retail dealer in goods, wares and mer-
ohandise, the amount, extent or value
of the business intended to be carried
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 per-
son receiving the same, ns the City
Clerk shall direct. Any evasion of the
provisions of this section shall, on con.
viction before the Mayor, be punisha-
BID by fine Of $40.
SEQ 8. The licenses granted under
this ordinance shall not authorize the
person or persons, or firm, company or
corporation mentioned therein, to ex-
ercise or carry on the trade. business
or profession specified in suoh license
in any other place than that mentioned
therein, unless permitted 80 to do by
the Mayor. A license granted on and
after January l, 1873. shall continue
in force until the 1st Of January fol.
lowing; and all licenses granted utter
the lst OF January. "A. d. 1873, shall
be issued npon payment Of rateable
portion of the whole amount of money
imposed for such iiconsc: Provided,
hocecer, That no license shall be
granted FOR less period than three
months, though the time to the end of
the year be less than that Each IL
oense granted shall be dated on the
first day Of tho month in which The
liability therefor accrued. and II G
amount to be paid therefor shall be
computed therefrom until the opd OF
the year, except as herein before men.
toned: Pyorided, That after license
is granted by the city, no portion
thereof will be refunded.
SEC. 6. Upon the removal of any
person or persons from the house or
premises ut which the trade, business
or profession mentioned in such license
was authorized, it may and shall be
lawful for the Mayor 10 authorize, by
endorsement Of such license, the per.
son removing Us aforesaid to any other
place to carry on the trade. business OF
profession specified in suoh license al
the place to which such person may
have removed.