The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-01-15

Sign painters, per day 81 90; per year b 90
Cotton seed oil mills. per year loo 100
Agents or dealers in wood or coal. T
per year 10 90
Dyers and cleaners. per year 800
Eating or lunch houses. per year 500
Harness repair shops, per year loco
Boot and shoe repair shop, per year LOO
Agents or dealers in hides and tall
low. furs or wool. each. per year 500
Real estate dealers. per year loco
Sec. 2 The Mayor shall have power
to revoke ary license issued herein
for any abuse of same.
Sec. 3. The charges for licenses
in any business not enumerated in
section one of this ordinance shall be
determined by the Mayor.
Sec A. That whenever In this OF
dinance the term "dealer" is used, the
same shall include not only the prin-
cipal but, in his. her or their absense,
shall include any agent. clerk or en-
ploy ee managing the business respec-
lively referred to, ana generally where
"a license is herein imposed for the
carrying on of any business and the
same is carried on by any agent, clerk
or employee, such agent, clerk or en-
ployee shall be subject to the penal
lies herein imposed, should the said
business be carried on without taking
out such license in the same manner
as if he, she or they was or were the
proprietors of said business.
Sec. 3. No license shall be trans
ferred from one firm so another, ex-
cept with sale or transfer of a stock
of goods, shop, outfit or machinery,
and then only on the endorsement of
the Mayor.
Sec. 6 That it shall be unlawful
TO c5rry on any business, occupation
or calling during the year 1905 as SET
forth in this ordinance without first
paving to the Town Treasurer the
license tax for said business, occupa-
ton, calling or profession, who shall
issue 10 the person, firm or corpora
tion so paying license receipt
therefor. which shall entitle the said
person, firm or corporation to carry
on the said business, occupation, call
ing or profession within the corpor-
ate limits of said town for the fiscal
year ending December 3lst, 1908.
Sec. z. That any person or persons
firms or corporations, either by refus-
ing or neglecting to pay the required
license as herein provided shall pay
a fine of not less than five dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned for not less than five days
nor more than thirty days.
sec. S. All able bodied male per-
sons between the ages OF eighteen anu
fifty years, residing within the cor
porate limits of the said town, shall
work the streets, pavements, ways and
bridges of the town under direction OF
and to the satisfaction of such police
man or overseers as may be appointed
or may have already been appointed
for space of time not less than four
days nor exceeding SIX days in each
year Provid, d that, at the time of
! receiving notice to perform such work
any person may pay into the Towu
treasury two dollars communication tax,
which shall be received in lieu OF said
work; that substitute may be fur
nished, provided such substitute is q
male person over eighteen years OF
age and provided with necessary
tools and he shall be required to do
full and satisfactory work.
Any person refusingto pay commu-
tation tax, perform said work, or fur
nish the required substitute with nec-
essary tools shall be fined not less tina.
ten dollars nor more than thirty dol
lars, or imprisoned not less than ten
days nor more than thirty days, in
The discretion of the Mayor.
Sec. 8. All ordinances or part OF
ordinances Inconsistent herewith
shall be and the are hereby repealed
Ratified by the Mayor and Alder
men. in Council assembled, this lst
Day of January, in the year of cur
Lord one Thousand Nine Hundred
and Eight.