The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-05
License Ordinance,
TOWN Of BENhETTSVILLE, S. c.
Year End;n : April 1904.

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Year Ending April 1904.
An Ordinance for the purpose Of raising
funds TO pay current expenses and ex-
isting Indebtedness OF the Town Of
Bennettsville. s. g., by requiring the
payment Of a License Tax for the year
1903 by persons or corporations en-.
gagged or intending to engage in any
! calling, business, occupation or pros
fession, in whole or in part, in said
Town, as may herein be specified, and
to provide penalty for neglect or re-.
fusal to pay such License Tax:
Whereas. the present revenue of the
Town Of Bennettsville from the taxation
OF property, and other sources is made
quate to pay all OF the current expenses
and demand obligations Of the Town and
Whereas. by Act Of the General AS
sembly ol South Carolina, the cities and
towns OF said state. are authorized an.
nually to require the payment Of such
| reasonable sum or sums OF money as
License Tax, by any person or persons
or corporation engaged or intending to
engage in any calling, business or occu>
patton in whole or part within the said
cities or towns in said state, except min.
isters of the gospel and teachers, and to
pass such Ordinances as are necessary
to carry the provisions OF the said act
| into effect.
Now. therefore. in pursuance Of the
power thus granted to us and for the
purpose OF increasing the revenue of the
Town to sufficient amount.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and AL
dermen Of the Town OF Bennettsville and
by authority OF the same.
SECTION /. That any person or per-
sons, or corporations, engaged in any
calling. business. profession or occupa-
tion, in whole or in part. within the lin.
its Of the Town Of Bennettsviiie, as may
hereafter be specified, shall obtain on or
before the Ist day of July 1903 license
therefor in the manner hereinafter pre-,
scribed. Any person or persons or cor
poration commencing or intending to
commence business in said Town on or
after the Ist day OF May 1909. shall in
like manner obtain a license therefor.
before entering upon such calling, bust
ness. profession or occupations, as are
hereinafter specified.
SEC. IL. That any person or persons
or corporation engaged in. or intending
to engage in any calling, business, pro-
fession or occupation for which license
is required shall apply 10 the Clerk and
Treasurer OF the Town Of Bennettsylle
tor the same-by whom all such licenses
shall be issued, and shall at the time OF
applying make and sign written state
ment and file it with the said Clerk and
Treasurer setting forth:
1st. His, her or ita mana o- sty!a, and
in case of firm or company the names OF
the several persons constituting such firm
or company.
I'd. The calling, business, profession or
occupation for which license is required
sd. The place where ruch calling. buai-
ness, profession or occupation is to be car
ried on.
Whereupon the Clerk and Treasurer
shall, upon payment OF the proper tax,
herein contained shall in any manner
affect any other requirement OF law else.
where enacted or ordained in regard 10
any calling. business, profession or oc>
cupation.
Sc. TT anY person cr rere,re or
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caling as,ncs5 PROS Sion q, octupa
J ,icp o lie eXerci:n e -rpingt .3H ~ ~
ting oi'whch licens,. ,s ,epuist py ihis
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be subject to 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 If
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 Treasu.
rer OF the Town Of Benneltsville on or
before the time herein required the state.
ment provided for by Section II, OF this
ordinance, or shall make false 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 tail to make such
statement, or shall iail 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 to ascertain as nearly as
possible the business OF such person or
| persons or corporation. for which he,
she. they or it may be liable 10 license
tax therefor, and in case OF default, for
the purpose OF such investigation the
said Clerk and Treasurer shall notify the
person, persons or corporation in default
| to 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 examined by the
Mayor uEder oath or affirmation touch.
ing the nature oi the business OF such
party and everything which may evince
the amount OF license tax Tor 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 40 per
cent thereof; and should such license
tax and penalty be not paid within ten
days thereafter. the said Clerk and Treas
surer shall issue an execution therefor
under his hand and the seal oil the Town
Of BennettsyilIe directed 10 the Sheriff