The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-10

corporation. 'reqnred so :to, do by the
terms OF this ordinance shall refuse O,
negrect to make out and G liver to the
CLERK and Treasurer Of the Town oil
bennettsville on or before the time here
IN required the statement provided toI
oy Section II OF this Ordinance. or shall
make a iaise statement or shall refuse to
take and subscribe an oath or affirma
'ion as 10 the truth Of such statement, OF
any part thereof. or from any cause shall
| iail 10 make such statement, or Shall IA
10 take out such license as may be re
CURED by this ordinance, the said Cierl
ana treasurer shall report the case tc
the Mayor, who shall proceed 10 ascer.
tam as nearly as possible the business Of
SUCH person or persons or corporation,
ior which he she. they or it may be liza,
BILE to license tax therefor, an;! in case
oi default, for the purpose OF such inves,
tlgation the said Clerk and Treasurer
shall notify the person persons or corpors
alton IN default 10 appear before the
Mayor at his Office at 4 time stated in
SAID notice and also such other person
or persons as said Clerk and Treasurer
may desire to examine. and the parly
sought to be charged with said license
tax. 1t he shall attend. together with any
witness called as aforesaid. shall be eX,
amined by the Mayor under oath or
aihrmation touching the nature OF the
business OF such party and ever, thing
which may evince the amount CT licer Sc
tax ior which such party shall be liable.
Fro the information thus acquired the
the Mayor shall find and assess the a.
mount OF license tax due by such party
whether he, she or it may have attended
the investigation or not and shall add
thereto a.penalty OF 20 percent thereof;
and should such license tax and penalv
be not p id within ten days thereafter,
the said Clerk and Treasurer shall ISSUE.
an execution therefor under his hand and
the Seal OF the Town Of Bennettsvillc eli
rected TO the Sheriff oi Marlboro County
IN said State, and the said Sheriff shall
proceed to coll CT the SAID license tax
and penalty by evy and sale OF real and
personal property rs now provided by
law Tor the collection OF taXts ioge,hcr
with an additional five per cent OF the
whole amount which Shall be the Shcr.
III S compensation for making such col.
lection in addition to one dollar Tor max
ing such levy, which shall b, pait, bv The
delinquent without entry or mil.ap,. f.rs.
Provided, however that any person or
corporation shall have the right to an.
peal to the Town Council OF Benrcttsvillc
(notlcc OF such appeal having lee, given
10 the Clerk and Treasurer within five
days from the time at which such assess.
ment OF license and penalty shall have
been made) and upon hearing such an
peal the said Council shall make such
order therein as shall seem Just and pron.
er. and provided further. that in lieu of
The remedy above in this section set forth
TO enforce payment. an action or actions
may be brought by the Town OF Ben.
nettsv!lle in any court OF competent iur.
lsdlctlon Tor the recovery Of said license
tax and the penalties thereon. and nrovi.
ded further that any person, or persons
or corporation who shall carry on or at
tempt to carry on, any calling. business.
or occupation without n license |
as herein required or who shall neglect
d. refuse to give the information reuuir
"a or TO answer such questions as NAV
De required or who shall tail TO attend
before the Mayor TO be examined by him
when so required as provided in Sections
and III. oil this Ordinance, NAV be
leemed guilty of violation thereof be.
ore the Mayor or Council may be fined
ot more than one hundred dollars or be
Imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.
SEC. ". That all licenses granted
nder this ordinance shall be postedin a