The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-05
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License Ordinance For 1875.
AN ORDINANCE 70 REGULATE Lf0fNsEs
ta'{ a FOR THE YEAR 1873. .sAti-aips1,

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Mayor and Aldermen Of The city of; Co,
5ia, in 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. license there
for, in manner provided. Those COM
menoing business after the 9th OF jan
uary, ehalI obtain license before en-
tering upon that business.
SEC. Q. Every person, firm. oom-
pany or corporation required by this
ordinance to obtain q license to en-
gage in any trade. business or profes.
sion, for which license is required,
shall register with the City Clerk and
Treasurer, first, his or her name or
style, and in case of firm or com.
pany, the name Of the several persons
constituting suoh firm or company,
and their places OF business; second,
the trade, business or profession for
which o license is required; third, the
place where such trade or'profession is
carried on; it wholesale or retail
dealer in goods, wares and merchau-
disc, the amount, extent and value of
business intended to be carried on, in
cluding distilled spirits; all OF which
shall be given under oath.
SEQ. 8. If any person or persons ex
ercise or. carry on any trade, business
or profession, for the exercising, carry
ing on Or doing OF which q license is
required by this ordinapce. without
fret registefing and taking ont such
license, Qs in thet behalf required, he,
shs or they, besides being liable to the
payment of the license, shall be sub
ject to d penalty not exceeding $40, on
conviction before the Mayor or any
court Of competent jurisdiction; one
half OF the penalty, after deducting ex-
penses Of She prosecution, to be paid
to the peraon who fret informs of the
matters and thing whereby the penalty
city. -..t. rr IN
SEQ. 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 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 ia granted; if q Wholesale or retail
dealer iry goods, wares and merchan-
disc, the amount, extent or value Of
the business to be carried on. The
City Gi6Tk, and Treasurer sha!! pre-
pare D atproper form Of license to be
issned in each case. and shall have the
same printed and bound in book form
in q naat and substantial manner. with
q proper check Or stub attached to
each, upon which eshall be written
at the. time the liGeuse 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 snch license shall keep tho
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 oonvic-
tion beforenthe Mayor. he punishable
by hne not exceeding $40. ri,
SRo g. The licenses granted under
this ordinance shall not authorize the
person or persons or firm, company or
corporation mentioned therein, to ex-
eroise or carry on the trade, business
orprofession 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 1st, 1875. shall continue
inforce until the Let of January fol-
lowing; and all Licenses granted after
the let Of January. A. D. 1875, shall
be issued upon payment Of u rateable
portion OF the whole amount of money
imposed for such licenses: Provided,
ho,peuer, 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 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
is granted by the city no portion
j. thereof will be refunded. iuh.I
SRo.'e. Upon the removal of any
person or persons from tho house or
premises at which the trade, business
or profession. mentioned in such II.
cense was authorized, it may and shall
be lawful for % Mayor to authorize,
by endorsemt Of such license, the
person removing as aforesaid to any
other place to carry on the trade. bust