The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-16
Licenses,
OFFICE CITY TREASURER.
CoLUMBIA, s. G., July II. 1874.

Inc following ordinances are pub.
iisiied for the information os al! con.
cerncd. Tie penalties therein pre-
scribed for exercising, conducting or
carrying on any trade, business or pro.
fession, without first obtaining a Ii.
cense therefor, will be imposed on and
after the Goth instant:
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE LICENSES
FOR THE YEAR 1873
SECTION /. BE ii ordained 6y tie
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city of Co.
tum6id, IN Council assembled, That
every person, firm, company or corpo-
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, license there.
for, in manner provided; those com
menclng business after tho 9th of Jun.
uary. shall obtain a license before en-
tering upon that business.
SEC. 2. Every person, firm, company
or corporation required by this ordl-
nance to obtain license to engage in
any trade, business or profession for
which license is required, shall re.
gister with tue City Clerk and Trcasu-
rer-frst, his or her name or style,
and IN case of firm or company, the
numes of the several persons consti-
tutIng such firm or company, and their
places OF business; second, the trade,
business or profession for which H.
cense is required; third, the pluoe
where such trade or profession is car
ried on; if wholesale or retail dealer
in goods, wares and merchandise, the
amount, extent and value of business
intended to be Carried on, excluding
distilled spirits; all Of which shall be
given under oath.
SEC. 3. If any person or persons
exercise or carry on any trade, business
or profession, for the exercising, cur.
rying on or doing of which license
is required by this ordinance, without
first registering and taking ont such
license, as in TINT behnlf required, he,
che or they shall, besides being liable
to the payment for the license. be sub
ject to penalty of $40, Oh conviction
before the Mayor or any court of com
petent Jurisdiction; onc-hnif of the
penalty, after deducting expenses Of
The prosecution, to he pni,l to the per-
son who first informs of the matters
and things whereby the penalty is re-
covered. and the other half to the oity
SEQ. 4. In every license to be takon
out, under or by authority of this or
dlnnnce, 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-
chnndise, 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 III each case, which license
shall be posted up or kept by the per-
son receiving tho same, as the City
Clerk shall direct. Any evasion of the
provisions of this section sholl, on con-
viction before the Mayor, be punisha-
bio by fue of $40.
SEC. 5. 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 such license
in any other pllce than that mentioned
therein, unless permitted SO to do by
the Mayor. A license granted on and
after January l, 1878, shnll continue
in force until the 1st of January fol-
lowing; and all licenses granted after
the lst of January, a. d. 1873. shall
be issued upon payment of rateable
portion Of the whole amount of money
imposed for snch license: Provided,
ho'oeccr, That no license shall be
granted for less period than threo
months, though the time to the end of
the year be less than that. Each H.
cense 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 ns hereinbcforc men
toned: Proriled, That after license
is granted by tho city, no portion
thereof will be refunded.
SEC. &. 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 mny and shall be
lawful for the Mayor to authorize. by
enforcement of such license, tho per-
son removing us aforesaid to auy other
place to carry on the trade, business or
profession specified in suoh license Mt
tho place to which such person may
have removed