The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-07
License Ordinance For 1875.
AN ORDINANCE TO REaunArE LICENSES
FOR THE YEAR lS75

L,cen.o Ordinance For 1875.
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE LICENSES
FOR THE YEAR 1875
SECTION /. Be il ordained by the
aa1uy0r aH1 aldermen Of the city of Co.
bid, in Council assembled, That every
person. htm. COMPANY or corporation,
engaged in, or intending TO be en-.
gagged in, any trade. business or pro.
fession hereinafter mentioned, shall
obtain, on ar before the 9th day of
January, A. D 1876. II iiceuse there
for, in manner provided. Those cum.
mencing business after the 9th Of Jan
uary, shull obtain q license before en-
teriug upon that business.
SEQ. 2. Every person. Arm, com
pany or corporation required by this
ordinance TO Obtain q license to en-
gage in any trade. bnslness or profes.
Sion, for which O liceuse ,s required.
shall register with the Olty Clerk and
Treasurer, fret, his or her name or
style, aud III Case uf frm or COM
pauy, the name of the several persons
constituting such firm or company,
and their places OF BUSINESS; second,
the trade, business or profession for
which u license IL required; third, the
place where such trade or profession is
carried on: il uholesate or retail
dealer In goods, wares and merchan-
disc, the amount, extent and value of
business intended to be- carried on, in.
olud,ng distilled spirlts; all of which
shall be gwen uuder oath.
SEQ 3 II any person or persons ex-
erclse or carry on any trade, business
or profession, for the exercising, carry
ing on or doing OF which license Ia
required by this ordinance. without
FIRST registering and taking ont such
license, as III that behalf required, he,
che or they, besides being liable to the
payment of the license, shall be- sub
ject to u penalty not exceeding $40, on
conviction before the Mayor or any
court of competent jurisdiotion; one
half of the penalty. after deduoting ex-
penses of the prosecution, TO be pnid
to the person who first informs of the
matters and thing whereby the penalty
is recovered. and other half to city.
SEQ. 4. 1u 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 pro.
fessiou for which such license is grant
ed, and the name and place of bust.
ness OF the person or persons taking
out the same, and the time for which
it liz granted; if wholesale or retail
dealer in goods. wares und merchan-
dise, the amount, extent or value Of
the business to be carried on. The
Oity Clerk aud Treasurer shull pre-
pare proper form OF license to be
issued in each case, and shall have the
same printed and bound in book form
in neat and substantial manner, with
u proper check or stub attached to
each, upon which tshall be written
name Of the party obtaining the same,
the length of time covered by said
license, together with the amount
charged therefor; and the party re-
oeiving suoh license shall keep the
same posted in some conspicuous place
where his business. trads or profession
is carried on. Any evasion of the pro.
visions of this section shall. on convic-
tion before the Mayor. be punishable
by fine not exceeding $40.
SEC. s.. The licenses granted under
this ordinance shall not auth oriZe the
person or persons or firm, company or
corporation mentioned therein. to ex.
ercise or carry on the trude, business
or 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 Jan iary list. 1875. shall continue
in force until the lat of January fol-
lowing; aud oil licenses granted after
the 1st of January. A. D. 1875. shall
be issued upon payment Of rateable
portion of the whole amount of money
imposed for such licenses: Prooided,
howerer, That no lioense shall be
granted for period less than three
months, though the time to the end Of
the yeur be less than that. Each Ii
cense granted shall be dated on the
first day of the month on which the
liability therefor occurred, and the
amount to be paid therefor shall be
computed therefrom until the end OF
the year, except as hereinbefoRe men,
toned: Provided. That after license
IL granted by the city no portion
thereof will be refunded.
SEQ. 6. Upon the removal of any
person or persons from the house or
premises at which tho trade. business
or profession mentioned in such Ii.
cense was authorized, it may and shall
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