The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-01-08

Street Wagon or Dray, two
horses, per annum, z sc
Same, one horse, per annum, S OC
Sign Painters, each, per annum, 10 OC
Shooting Gallery, per annum, % O(
per week, 5 0C
Tailor Shops, each, per annum, S 0(
lin or Tinker Shop, per annum, z sc
telegraph So.2or agency. for
and not including that done
without, per annum, 35 OC
Telephone Co., per annum, % O(
Telephone Co. or agency doing
a toll line or long distance
business within the city Of
Laurens, and not including
that done without, per annum, 35 OC
Undertaken. per annum, 25 0C
woodward, per apnum, s OC
Wholesale establishments, per
annum, so 0C
Watch and Jeweiry and Repair
Shop, 10 0C
firms. companies or corporations buy
ing or selling any article of trade on
merchandise, shall pay a license tax &C.
cording to the following schedule:
Gross Sales under $500 per an
mum, 5 90
Same from $500 to 81, 900 per
mum, z so
Same from ST. 900 to So, 500 per
annum, IL so
Same from 50, 500 to Sc, 900 per
annum, 20 90
Same from Sc, 900 to $40, 900 per
annum, 80 90
Same from $40, 900 to SIS, 900
per annum, 40 90
On each additional S.. 600, per
Sec. 8 A. That every person, firm,
this Ordinance to obtain a license to
engage in any trade, business or pro-
fession for which a license is required
shall, at the time of applying for such
license, make q statement under oath
before an officer qualified to administer
oaths, and file said statement with the
Town Clerk, setting forth:
First, his or her name, style of firm,
name of company or corporation.
Second, the trade, business or pro-
fession for which a license is required.
Third, in those cases in which such
information is required the amount of
business the previous year upon which
amount license shall be assessed, and
carried on the previous year, then the
amount Of business expected to be car
ried then during the current year, and
upon said amount the license shall be
assessed.
Sec. 8 B. Town Clerk shall there
upon assess the proper license tax as
provided for in this Ordinance, and up
on being paid said assessments, as
herein required, shall issue the proper
license.
Sec. 8 D. For any business, occupa-
ton or profession not enumerated in
the foregoing sections the license shall
be fixed by the City Council.
Sec. a. That all licenses issued UNI
kder and by virtue of this Ordinance
shall be non-transferable and, except
shall terminate and end on the 31st day
of December of the year in which they
were issued. but may be revoked at
any time by the City Council of Lau-
rens of said city for satisfactory cause.
Except license issued for a day, a week
or a month, annual rates shall be
charged for all licenses issued between
January l and June 30 of each year.
Three-fourths annual rate shall be
charged for all licenses issued between
July l and September 80 Of each year,
and half-year rates shall be charged
for all licenses issued between October
l and December 81 of each year.
Sec. S. Any person, firm or corpora
ton prosecuting or engaging in any
business, occupation or profession, or
keeping any establishment named in
this Ordinance without first having
paid the special license tax imposed
shall, upon conviction, be fined not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars, or be i'm
prisoned not exceeding thirty days, at
the discretion Of the Mayor, and during
said imprisonment shall, ut the discre'
ton of said Mayor or City Council, be
required to labor upon the streets, high.
ways and other public works of the city
of Laurens, under the supervision Of
said City Council.
Sec. 6, The foregoing Ordinance shall
go into effect Immediately, and all Or
dinances inconsistent herewith are re
pealed.
Done and ratified by the City Counci
of Laurens, of the City of Laurens
this thirty-hrst day of December, il
the year of our Lord one thousand ninC
hundred and seven, and in the one hun
dred and thirty-second year of th'
sovereignty and independence of th'
United States of America.
G. M. BABB, Mayor.
w. H. GILKERSON,
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