The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-08-28

opired the said person or persons or copora-
lion. shall be liaDe for the payment OF the
license tax, required by this Ordinance, and
in addition thereto, for each and every offence
shall be subject TO u penalty Of twenty per
cent Of the amount of such license tax, which
tax and penalty shall be recovered as beren-
below is provided and if ANY person or per-
sons or corporation required so 10 DO, oy the
terms of this Ordinance ehall refuse or neg-
lect TO make out and deliver to the CLERK and
Treasurer Of City Of Sumter on or before the
time herein required, statement as Is requir-
ed by the % Section Of this Ordinance, or
shall make false statement or shall refuse or
neglect to take and subscribe an oath as to
the truth OF such statements, or any part
thereof, or from any cause shall fail TO make
such statement OF shsll fail to take out such
license, as may be required oy this Oros-
nance. the said Clerk and Treasurer OF City OF
Sumter, shall proceed 10 ascertain as near as
possibe. the business of such person or per-
sons or corporation, for which he, she, they or
it. shall be subject TO the payment OF
licesse tax, az provided in this Ordinance,
and 10 case of default, for the purposes
of such Investigation, the said CLERK ana
Treasurer shall notify the person or PERSONS
OF corporation in default to appear before
him at the Clerk and Treasurer's Office, at
time fixed 10 said Notice and also such other
person or persons as said Clerk and treasurer
may desire to examine, and the party sougnt
to be charged with said license tax, II be
shall attend, together with any witnesses
called as aforesaid, shall be examined oy
SAID Clerk and Treasurer under oath, which
oath the said Clerk and Treasurer ls hereby
authorized and directed 10 administer)
touching the nature and amount, of the bust
ness of such party, and every thing which
NAV tend TO evnce the true amount OF the
license tax, Tor which such party sha all DE
liable. under this Ordinance, and from the
information thus acquired by him, the said
Clerk and Treasurer shall assess against such
person or persons or corporation, whether ne,
she or it shall have attended such inveslga-
ton or NOT, such license tax, as upon the
facts ascer,aiped by him such person or per-
sons or corporation, Is or are required 10
obtain, adding thereto penalty OF twenty
per cent. thereof, and if the amount Of such
license tax and penalty, shall not De PAID
within ten days thereafter, the said Clerk and
Treasurer shall issue an execution therefor
under his hand and seal Of mis- Office, directed
to the Sheriff of Sumter County, in said
State, and the said Sheriff shall proceed 10
collect the said license tax and penalty oy
distress and sale, togethe: with an additional
penalty of FIVE per cent. 90 the whole
amount, which five per cent. shall be for the
Sheriff, MS his compensation for making such
COLLECTION, in addition to one dollar tor
making such distress, which shall be paid by
the delinquent without any fees for Entry or
Mileage and the property Of such delin-
ouept ,s hereby made liable for the payment
of such license tax. penalties and costs, in
preference TO all other debts o. eucumbrances,
except debts and taxes due to the State; pro-
vided, however that any person or persons or
corporation shall have the right TO appeal /;
notice Of such appeal having been given
within 6ve days to the Clerk and Treasurer,
for such assessment of said license tax and
penalties, to the City Council Of City Of
Sumter, and upon hearag such appeal. the
said City Couocil shall make such order
thereon, as shall seem just and proper; and
provided further that in lieu of the remedy
hereiu above IN this section provided, to en-
force the payment of the license tax, and
penalty thereon, an action or actions may be
brought by t5e City of Sumter, in any Court
of competent Jurisdiction for the recovery Of
the said license tax and the penalty or penal
ties thereon; and provided further, that any
person or persons or corporation, who shall
attempt to carry oa, or shall carry on, any
calling, business, profession or occupation,
without license, as is herein required, or
who shall neglect or refuse to give the
information required, or TO answer such
questions as may be propounded, or who
shall fa; to attend before the said Clerk and
Treasurer, to be examined by him when so
required, as is provided in Sections 2snd Of
,hls Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a
violation of this Ordinance, and upon con.
vction thereof before The Mayor or City
Council OF the City Of Sumter, may be 6ued
not more than one hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned in the City prison NOT more than
thirty days.
SEC. w. That all licenses granted under
this Ordinance, shall be posted in conspic-
ious place on the premises of the holder of the
same, except in cases OF vehichles for hire, or
bicycles used upon sidewalks OF City, which
vehicles or bicycles shall have placed upon
them metal badge, with the number of
badge and the license year affixed thereon,
such badge to be furnished by the said
Clerk and Treasurer upon payment OF the
license tax Failure to keep such badge upon
the vehicle or bicycle Of the person owning or
using the same shall subject such person to
penalty Of not mere than fve dollars, or
Imprisonment in the City prison for not more
than ten days upon conviction thereof.
The licenses granted under this ordi-
nance shall be at all times subject 10
inspection of any officer of the City Of
Sumter, and the calling, business, pro-
fessiou or occupation shall not 0e carried
on elsewhere than is provided in said license,
unless s1ch authority be granted by the
Clerk and Treasurer endorsed thereon
SEC. V. All licenses granted under this
Ordinance shall continue in force until the
3lst day of August, A. D., 1896; except
such as in this Ordinance are provided for by
limitation for shorter period. The form of
such liceuse ard the oath to be administered
shall be prepared by the said Clerk and
Treasurer, and 20 exemption shall be granted
except 10 Teachers and Ministers Of the Cos
pei.
SEC VI All applications for license Of
all kinds shall be made 10 the SAID Clerk and
Treasurer, and he shall keep correct entry
f.,n az by nd