Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-01

shall not abrIdge the right of .the city council to change, alter or to increase any of the above licenses at any time, and when any increase Is made, unless the same be paid in thirty days the former shall be revoked and no further
 business carried on hereunder, nor shall it abridge the right of the city council to require license for any business, oc- cupation. traffic, calling or profession not included in the above schedules, and when any such license is required then the same shall be paid for the full year from January the first, 1897, if before
 July the first, but for only half year
 if after July the first.
 Section G. Be it further ordained that any person, firm or corporation desiring to enter into or carry on the Business of retail dealer in malt liquors, may at his or its electiozs take out and pays,or a license, either for the entire year or may take out and pay for the license aenSi- annually, the licenses to be issued or granted only for the time paid for. fbe first half year ending June % and the second half ending December 31 Section '. Be 1t further ordained, Thats any person, firm or corporation desiring to enter into or carry on any business.
 trades, occupations or professions here fnbefore enumerated, for which a license of S200 or more annually is required ex- cept retail dealers in malt liquors. may
 at his or it's election, either take cut or
 
 may take out or pay for the license auar- terly; the license to be issued or granted only for the time paid for; the first quar-
 ter ending March 31, the second June 30, the third September 30 and the fourth
 December 31; provided, that any person.
 firm or corporation who applies for a
 license on or after the 1st day of October shall be required to Day one half the amount of the entire yearly license. un- less such person, firm or corporation has
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 business, trade, occupation or profession for the third quarter of the year. Section. $. Be 1t further ordained, That in case the license on any of the forego- ing occupations be taken out after the 1st of July, only one-kalf of the license
 shall be charged and collected, except
 those. subjects for which weekly or
 monthly, quarterly or semi-annually li-
 censes are provided above. Section 9. Be it further ordained, That
 nQ license issued under the above sched-
 ule shall be transfer red, except by con-
 sent of the mayor, and no licenses shall
 be transferred in any event more than
 once, and never from one business to another.
 Section 10. Be it further ordained. That
 it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or agent Of firm or cor -poration, to engage in any of the afore- said businesses or vacations in the city
 of Birmingham during the year 1897, without first having procured a license therefor, and in violation of this ord-
 nance shall be punishable by fine of not less than $5 nor more than $1e0 for each offense, and by imprisonment for not longer than 30 days, one or both, at the discretion of the jugde trying the
 same. and each day shall constitute a separate offense.
 Section Il. Be 1t further ordained that any person dealing in two or more of the articles or engaging in two or. more
 of the businesses, vacations, callings or professions enumerated in section of
 this ordinance and for which license
 is required of each, such person shall
 pay for and take out a license for each line of business, vocation, calling or pro- fession.
 Adopted December 21, 1S96 F. V. EVANS. Mayor. A. J. CAMP, City Clerk.