The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-10

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! then such person CT persons vi corpora
ton shall, in addition to the license tax,
be subject to a penalty OF twenty per cent
! OF the amount Of such license tax. which
tax and penalty shall be recovered in the
manner hereinafter prescribed, and il
any person or persons or corporation
| required so to do by the terms OF this
ordinance shall refuse or neglect to make
out and deliver to the Clerk and Treas.
| urer Of the Town OF Bennettsville on or
before the time herein required the state
ment provided for by Section II OF this
Ordinance, or shall make ialsQ state-
| ment or shall refuse to take and subscribe
! an oath or affirmation as to the truth OF
| such statements, or any part thereof, or
from any cause shall fail to make such
statement, or shall fail to take out such
license as may be required by this ordi-
nance. the said Clerk and Treasurer
shall report the case to the Mayor, who
shall proceed 10 ascertain as nearly as
possible the business Of such person or
persons or corporation, for which he,
she, they or it may be liable to license
tax therefor, and in case oil default, fo r
the purpose Of such investigation the
said Clerk and Treasurer shall notify the
person, persons or corporation in default
10 appear before the Mayor at his Office
at time stated in said notice, and also
such other person or persons as said
Clerk and Treasurer may desire to ex-
anime. and the party sought to be char
ged with said license tax, if he shall at
tend. together with any witness called
as aforesaid. shall be examjncd by the
Mayor under oath or affirmation touch-
ing the nature oil the business OF such
party and everything which may evince
the amount OF license tax Ior which such
party shall be liable. From the inlorma>
ton thus acquired the Mayor Shall find
and assess the amount OF license tax due
by such party. whether he, she or it may
have attended the investigation or not.
and shall add thereto penalty Of "a per
cent thereof !; and should such license
tax and penalty be not paid within ten
days thereafter, the said Clerk and Trea
surer shall issue all execution therefor
under his hand and the seal of the Town
OF Bennettsville directed 10 the Sheriff
Of Marlboro County, in said State, and
the said Sheriff shall proceed to collect
the said LICENSE tax and penalty by levy
and sale ol real and personal property as
now provided by law for The collection
OF taxes together with an additional five
per cent OF the whole amount, which
shall be the Sherift's compensation Tor
making such COLLECTION in addition to
one dollar for making such levy. which
shall be paid by the delinquent without
entry or mileage lees; Provided. howey
er, that any person or corporation shall
have the fight OF appeal TO ihe Town
Council OF Bennettsville (notice OF such
appeal having been given to the Clerk
and Treasurer within five days from the
time at Which SIGH assessment OF license
and penalty shall have been madeJ and
upon hearing such appeal the said Coun
Gil shall make such order therein as shall
seem just and proper, and provided iur.
ther, that in lleu q the romedy above in
an action or actions may be brought by
the Town of Bennettsville In any court
oil competent jurisdiction for the rccovc>
ry ot said license tax and the penalties
thereon, and, provided further that any
person, persons Of corporation who ahall
carry on, OF attempt TO carry on, any
calling, business, profession OF occupa-
ton without license as herein required
or Yhp shall neglect or refuse to give the
information Required ar ts answer SUCH
questions as may be required. or who
shall fail 10 attend before the Mayor to
be examined by him when so required,
as provided in aeetIons II and Ill. oi
this Ordinance, may be deemed GULLY
OF violation thereof beIore the Mayor
or Council. may be fined not more than
one hundred dollars. or be imprisoned
not exceeding thirty days.