The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-01-03
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1907.
Be it o.: iaeL by n, navo: and
Aldermen O.. ;Ae Town "E NingS9r"r II
council as II Jed a9a ~ t. authority :
of the sae'2..-
lst. That cve..- F-!=on, i'm @: cor
poration engaged a ~ ntc1Gn - en-
gage in aNy t.ade. business or profess
ion herein aftar mnut:oTed. wita!r t!'
limits of The Town Of kingssrte. sn& !.
obtain on Or before IT, iirSt d"H q
February. 1911, ! license therefor IN
the manner rein after prescribed.
That ere:y person, firm or CORPORA
ton commencing business after the
first day of February. 1921, Shall IN
like manner obtain a license therefor
before entering upon such trade, busl-
ness or profession.
That every person, firm or corpora
tion required by this ordinance to OBJ
tain license to engage IN any trade.
business or profession for which a
license is required, shall. at the time
for applying for such license, make a
statement and file the same with the
Clerk ard Treasure Of the town, set
ting forth (D his. her or its name and
style, and in case of firm, the names
of the several persons constituting
such firm; (2) the trade. business or
profession for which a license is re-
auired; (3) the place where such trade.
business or profession Is to be carried
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
first section hereof.
Nothing herein contained shall in
any manner effect any other require
ments of law elsewhere enacted, IN re-
gard to any trade, business or profess
isn.
That, if any person, firm or corpora
ton shall carry on any trade, business
or'professi0n tor which a license IS re-
quired by this Ordinance, without tax
ing out license as is hereby required,
the said person, firm or corporation
shall be liable for the payment of the
license required, and in addition there
to, for each offenSe, shall be subject
to penalty of Is per cent of the
amount of such license, which license
and penalty shall be recovered as here
in after provided; and if any person,
firm or corporation shall refuse or
neglect to make out and deliver to the
Clerk and Treasurer on or before the
first day of February, 1907, a statement
ss above required, the Clerk and Treas
urer shall proceed to ascertain, as near
as possible, the trade, business or pro-
fession of such person, firm or cor
poration, the license required having
first collected the amount of the license
and penalty of 10 per cent OF the
amount of the license.
That if the said license and the pen
atty shall not be paid within 10 days
from the day of the Clerks ascertain
ment, the Clerk and Treas shall issue
his execution to the Town Marshal for
the collection of the same, and the
Town Marshal will proceed to collect
the said license and penalty by distress
and sale, or by levy and sale, in the
same manner as now provided by law
for the collection of other taxes, to-
gether with per cent on the whole
amount; provided, that in lieu of the
remedy herein given, suit may be
Council of Kingstree in any court of
competent jurisdiction for the recovery
of the said license and the penalty
thereon.
End. That all licenses granted under
this Ordinance shall continue in force
until December the 3lst, 1907; that the
Clerk and Treasurer shall prepare a
proper form to be issued in each case,
and that application for licenses Of all 1
kinds shall be made to the Clerk and
Treasurer.
3rd. That Foot Tax of $500 bel
assessed and collected from each male
inhabitant of the Town, subject under
the Road Law to street duty, in lieu Of
doing work on the street.
4th. That the following sums shall
be paid to the Clerk and Treas, who, on
receipt of the same, shall issue there.
for the proper license as provided there
for
Agents for stoves, selling or deliver
ing, except merchants paying
license, SloOV
Agents selling or delivering lightning
rods, 1000
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