The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-08
License Ordinance For 1875.

License Ordinance For 1875.
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE LICENSES
FOR THE YEAR 1875.
SECTION /. Be IL ordained bv The
Mayor and Aldermen Of the city Of Co.
dia, i" Council assembled, That every
person, firm. company or corporation,
engaged in, or intending to be en-.
gagged in. any trade. business or pro-
fession hereinafter mentioned, shall
obtain, on or before the 9Th day of
January, A. D. 1876. a license there
for, in manner provided. Those CON-
meucing business after the 9th of Jan
uary, shall obtain license before en-
tering upon that business.
SEQ. 2. Every person, firm, COM
pany or corporation required by this
ordinance to obtain O license to en-
gage in any trade. business or profes.
sion, for which license is required,
shall register with she City Clerk and
Treasurer, first, his or her name or
style, and in case of O firm or COM
pany, the name Of the several persons
constituting such firm or company,
and their places of business; second,
the trade, business or profession for
which a license is required; third, the
place where such trade or profession is
carried on; if Wholesale or retail
dealer in goods, wares and merchan.
disc, the amount, extent and value Of
business intended to be carried on, in
Guiding distilled spirits; all of which
shall be given under oath.
SEC. 3. If any person or persons e1-
ercise or carry on any trade, business
or profession, for the exercising, carry
ing on or doing OF which license is
required by this ordinance. without
first registering and taking ont such
license, as in that behalf required, he,
che or they. besides being liable to the
payment Of the license, shall be sub
ject to penalty not exceeding $40, on
conviction before the Mayor or any
court of competent jurisdiction; ono-
half of the penalty. alter deducting OK
penses Of the prosecution, to be puid
to the person who first informs of the
matters and thing whereby the penalty
is recovered, and other half TO city.
SEC. 4. In 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.
fession for which suoh license is grant
ed, and the mama and place of bust
ness OF the person or persons taking
out the same, and the time for which
it is granted; if Wholesale or retail
dealer in goods, wares and merohan-
disc, the amount, extent or value of
the business 20 be carried on. The
City Clerk aud Treasurer shnll pre-
pare q 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
O proper check or stub attached to
each, upon which eshall be written
at the time the lioense is granted the
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-
ceiving such license shall keep the
same posted in some conspicuous place
where his business. trade or profession
is carried on. ANY evasion OF the pro.
visions of this section shall, on convic-
ton before the Mayor. be punishable
by fine not exceeding $40.
SEQ. 3. 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 trade, 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 January 1st. 1875, shall continue
in force until the 1st Of January fol-
lowing; and all licenses granted after
the 1st of January, A. D. 1876. shall
be issued upon payment Of O rateable
portion Of the whole amount of money
imposed for such licences: Provided,
hO,ceuer, That no license shall be
granted for period less than three
months, though the time to the end OF
the year be less than that. Each IL.
cense granted shall be dated on the
6rst 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: Prociied. That after license
is granted by the city no portion
thereof will be refunded.
SEC. g. Upon the removal of any
person or persons from the house or
premises at which the trade, business
or profession mentioned in such Ii.
cense was authorized, it may and shall
be lawful for the Mayor to authorize,