The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-02-16
An Ordinance.

tree in council assembled and by the
AUTHORITY of the same:
\lst.-That every person firm or
corporation engaged in or intending
to engage in any trade business or
profession hereinafter mentioned,
withln the limits of the Town of
Kingstree, shall obtain on or before
the 1st day of March 1905 license
therefor in the manner hereinafter
prescribed.
That every person, firm or corpora
tion commencing business after the
lst day of March 1905 shall in like
manner obtain license therefor be-
fore entering upon such trade, busl-
ness or profession.
That every person, firm or corpora
ton required by this ordinance to
obtain a license to engage in any
trade, business or profession for
which license is required shall, at
the time for applying for such license
make statement and file the
same with the clerk and treasurer OF
the Town, setting forth (l) his, her,
or its name and style, and in case of
a firm, the names of the several per.
sons constituting such firm; (2) the
trade, business or profession for
which license is required (3) the
place where such trade, business or
profession is TO be carr ct on.
That the Clerk and Treasurer shall
thereupon issue the proper license as
provided for in this ordinance, the
amount of the SAID license being
first paid on or before the day named
in the frat section hereof Nothing
herein contained shall in any manner
affect any other requirements of law
elsewhere enacted, in regard to any
trade business or profession.
That if any person, firm or corpo-
ration shall carry on amy trade, busi-
ness or profession for which license
is required by this ordinance, without
taking out license as is hereby re-
quired, the said person, firm or cor
poration shall be liable for the pay
ment of the license required, and in
addition thereto, for such offense,
shall be subject to a penalty Of Is
per cent of the amount Of such
license, which license and penalty
shall be recovered as hereinafter
provided; and if any person, firm or
corporation shall refuse or neglect
to make out aud deliver to the clerk
and treasurer, on or before the 1st
day of March 1905, a statement as
above required, tine clerk and treas
shall proceed to ascertain, as near as
possible, the trade, business or pro-
fession of such person, firm or cor
poration, and from the information
thus acquired, he shall proceed to
issue to such person, firm or corpora
ton the license required, having
first collected the amount of the
license.and a penalty of Is per cent
of the amount of the license,
That if the said license and the
not penalty shall be paid within Is
DAYS from the clerks ascertainment,
the Clerk and Treasurer shall issue
his execution tothe Town Marshal for
the collection of the same, and the
Town Marshal shall proceed to collect
the SAID license and penalty by dis
tress and sale, or by levy and sale,
in the same manner as now provided
by law for the collection of other
taxes, together with per cent on
the whole amount; provided that in
lien OF the remedy herein given, suit
may be brought in The name of the
Town Council of Kingstree in any
court of competent jurisdiction for
the recovery OF the said license and
the penalty thereon.
2nd.-That all licenses granted
under this ordinance shall continue
in force until December the 31st
1905, that the clerk and treasurer
shall prepare proper form 70 be
issued in each case, and that applica-
ton for licenses OF all kinds shall be
made to the clerk and treasurer.
3rd.-That Foot tax of $500
assessed and collected from
male inhabitant of the town:
under the Road Law to str Q
lieu of doing work on t.
4th.-That the f. S
shall be paid to j.
urer, who, on recel p,
shall issue there r.