The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-11
Licenses.
OFFICE CITY TREASURER.
COLUMBIA, 8. O., July IL, 1874.

scribed for exercising, conducting or
carrying on any trade, business or pro.
fession, without first obtaining q Ii.
oense therefor, will be imposed on and
after the Goth instant:
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE LICENSES
FOR THE YEAR 1878
SECTION l. BE IL ordained by the
Mayor ana Aldermen Of the city of Co.
iumdtd, IN Council assembled, That
every person, firm, company or corpo-
ration, engaged in, or intending to be
engaged in any trade, business or pro.
session hccoina::e. mentioned, shall
obtain, on or before the 9th day of
January, 4. D. 1878. license there.
Tor, in manner provided; those com.
msncing business after the 9th of Jan
uary, shall obtain u license before on
tering upon that business.
Sic. 2. Every person, firm, company
or corporation required by this ordl-
nance to obtain q license to engage in
any trade, business or profession for
which license is required, shall re.
gister with the City Clerk aud Treasu.
rer-frst, his or her name or style.
and in case of firm or company, the
names Of the several persons cunsti.
tutlDg suoh firm or company, and their
places OF business; second, The trude,
business or profession for which H.
cense is required; third, the place
where such trade or profession is car
ried on; if Il Wholesale or retail dealer
| i'll goods, wares and merchandise, the
| amount, extent and value of business
intended to BIZ carried on, excluding
distilled spirits; all of which shall be
given under oath.
SEC 3. II any person or perss.ns
exercise os curry on any trnde, busiaess
or profession, Tor the exercising, sar.
rying on or doing Of which license
is required by this or,linauce, withoat
first registering and taking out such
license, as III that behalf required, he,
she or they shall. besides buipg liable
to the pay uaent for the license. be sub
ject to u penalty Of $40, on conviction
before the Mayor or amy conrt of CUM
petent jurisdictions; one-hali of the
penalty, after oeducting expenses of
the prosecution, to be paid to the pey-
son who iirss informs of the mntte7s
and things whereby the penalty is re-
covered, and the other half to the city.
SEC. 4. LII every license to be taken
out. under or by authority OF this or
dinance. shall he 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 persoas
taking out the same; il q wholesule or
retail dealer in goods, wares and mer.
chandise, the amount, extent or vaine
of the business intended to be carried
Oh. The City Clerk md Treasurer
shall prepare u proper form of license
to be issued in each case, which license
! shall he posted up or kept by the psr-
son receiving the same, ns the City
Clerk shall direct. Any evasion Of the
provisions of this section shall, on eou-
yiction before the Mayor, be punisha.
ble by 6ne 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-
crosse or carry on the trude. business
or profession, specified in such license
III any other place than that mentioned
therein. unless permitted so to do by
the Mayor. 4 license granted on aud
after January l, 1873, shall continue
IN force until the LIST of January fol.
lowing; and MI licenses granted after
the lst OF January, 4. ID. 1873. shall
be issued upon payment of a rateable
portion cf the whole amount of money
imposed for such license: Provided
Ao'osrer. That 40 license shall be
granted for less period than three
months, though the time to tho end of
the year be less than that Each Ii.
cense granted shall be dated on the
first day 0f the month in which ihe
liability therefor accrued. and the
amount to be paid therefor shall BIZ
computed thereirom until the eud OF
the year. except rs hereinbcfOre men.
toned: Prori3esi. That after license
is granted by the city, no portion
thereof will be refunded.
Sec. 6. Upon the remoyn! OF any
person or persons from the house or
premises at which the trade, busin ess
or profession mentioned in such license
was authorized. it may and shall be
lawful for the Mayor to authorize, by
endorsement of such license, the per
son removing rs aforesaid to any other
place to carry on the trade, business or
profession specified in such license ut
the place to which such person may
have removed.
SEC. 7. For n license TO carry on any
trade, business or profession herein.