The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-03-09
LICENSE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
ORANGEBURG.

feSSlOn hereinafter rlcntlOned, or Keep
ing an office or place of business open
for the same-shall obtain on or before
the 18th day of April in each and
every year, license therefor in the
manner hereafter prescribed Every
person, firm, company or corporation
commencing business after the said
first day of April, in each and every
year; shall obtain d license therefor be-
fore entering upon such trade, business
or profession.
Sec. 2. Every person, firm, company
or corporation required by this ordl-
nance TO obtain license to engage in
any. trade, business or profession for
whicl. a license is required, shall make
application therefor to the City Clerk
and Treasurer and shall give: First.
his-or her name or style, and in case Of
firm or company the names of the
several persons constituting such hrm
or company; Second, the trade, Ousi-
ness or profession for which license
is required: Third, the place where
such trade, business Or profession IS to
be carried on; and in case OF dealers in
goods, wares and merchandise, drug
gists, dealers in carriages, buggleS and
Wagons. other than their own manu-
facture, dealers in pianos, cabinctor-
gars and other musical instruments:
the application shall be in writing and
sworn to which shall state also the
amount. extent and value OF business
carried on and thcir gross sales Ur re-
ceipts for the preceding fiscal year.
All of which, and answers to questions
relative to which, shall be given under
oath. Nothing herein contained Shall
in any manner affect any other re-
uuircnCnLS Of trade, business or pro-
LESSONS.
Sec. 3. If any person or persons shall
exercise, CT carry on any trade, BUST
ness or profession, or shall keep an
office or place for such buSlEesS-1Or
the exercising, carrying on or doing Of
which Il license is required by this Or
dinance without first taking out such
license as in that behalf is required,
he, she or they shall for every otfensc
be subject to a penalty not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or to lmprison-
ment with or without labor, not eX-
ceeding thirty days, as may be adj
judged by the Mayor or acting Mayor
trying the case.
Sec. i. The license granted under
this ordinance shall moi authorize the
person or persons Except lawyers ply
sicians, dentists and auctioneerS, or
firm, company or corporation men
toned therein to exercise or carry on
any trade, business or profession Speci-
tied in such license in any other place
than that mentined herein; and every
person, firm or corporation exercising
or carrying on any trade, business or
profession or doing any act for which
a license is required shall keep said
license at all times OF business in a
conspicuous part Of the business place,
and on demand of any authorized Off
cial of the city government shall pro-
duce such license, and unless he shall
do so shall be deemed to have no
| license.
Sec. 5, 1t shall be the duty of the
Chief of Police to detect and report all
parties failing to take out a license as
herein required. He shall visit each
and every place of business from time
to time after the 18th day of April, in
every year, and ascertain and report
Immediately to the Mayor the names
and places of business of all peroUnS
failing to take out a license, and es-
pecially transientS and parties recent
ly arrived in the city who may be en-
gagged in any business for which Il Ii
cense is required.
Sec. 6. Upon the removal of any
person or persons from the house or
premises at which the trade, business
or profession mentioned in such license
was authorized, it shall be lawful for
the City Clerk and Treasurer, and he
is hereby required to authorize by
endorsement Of such license the person
removing as aforesaid to any other
place to carry on the trade, business
or profession specified in such license
at the place to which such persons
may have removed.
Section 7. All licenses for the year
granted under this ordinance shall
Continue in force until the 3lst day of
March next succeeding the date of
issue; and no license, except Us prorlu-
ed for by limitation, per diem or
month, shall be issued for less time or
] rate than one year. The City Clerk
and Treasurer shall prepare Il proper
form TO be issued in each case.
Sec. $. Applications for licenses of
all Kinds shall be made to the City
Clerk and Treasurer and all fees for
same shall be paid in advance: and in
any case where license fees may he
paid to the chief of police, he shall re-
port the same TO the City Treasurer at
/ once and license shall be issued.
Sec 8. Applications for the transfer
! of license shall be made in writ,ng to
! the City Treasurer, referred by him to
the Committee on Finance and II Ia
vorably reported on by them, TO be au-
thorized by the Mayor.
Sec. 10. For a license to carry on
any trade, business or profession here
matter mentioned, the following sums
shall be paid to the City Treasurer,
viz:
Auctioneers, each per annum. $ 10 90
Each per duy.........:........... W
Auction Of horses or mules by
residents or rnOn-reSidents, sell
ing or Offering for sale three
Or. ore head in any one day,
anywhere in the city-each
per day ...................... - w
Artists, ambrotypists, or photo
graphiStS, each .................:. %
Architects, civil engineers, each
per year. ar........................ III w
Banks with capital stock not
exceeding $4,000. for every
thousand dollars of capital
stock, each h.................... l %
Banks with capital stock exceed
inU SE0 OOO popb 60 OO