The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-02-04
AnOrdinance

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Be it ordained by the Mavor ant
Aldermen Of the Town Of kln9stree
! S c. in Council assembled and by
! the authority of the same:
+ Section |. That every person. firm
or corporation engaged or intending
to engage in any trade, business, oc
cupation or profession hereinafter
mentioned, within the limits Of The
town Of Kingstrer, 5 C., shall ob
tam, on Or before the first day Of
/ February. A D 1909, "a license there
for in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section II. That every person, firm
or corporation commencing any
trade, business. occupation or pro
fession within the limits of the tOwr
of kingstree, 5 G, after the first day
of February, A d 1909, shall in like
manner obtain Il license therefor be,
fore entering apon such trade, busi
ness, occupation or profession.
| Section III. That every person,
firm or corporation required by this
ordinance to obtain q license to ell,
gage in any trade, business, occupa.
tion or profession for which license
is required shall, at the time for APP
plying for such license, make state
ment and file the same with the
Treasurer OF the town, setting forth
| () his, her, their name and style,
and IN case of a firm, the names of
the several members constituting the
firm; (2) the trade, business, occupa-
ton or profession for which a license
is required, and (3) TIE place where
such trade, business, occupation or
profession Is to be conducted or car
ried on.
Section ". That the Clerk and
Treasurer shall thereupon issue the
proper license as prescribed in this
ordinance, the amount of the license
tax therefor having first been paid,
on or before the date named in the
first section hereof. Provided, that
nothing herein contained shall in
any manner affect any other require
ments Of law elsewhere enacted in
regard to any trade, business, occu-
patton or profession.
Section V. That if any person,
firm or corporation shall engage IN
or carry on any trade, business, oc-
cupatlon or profession for which a
license is required by this ordinance
without first obtaining and taking
out license and paying the license
tax therefor and required herein,
such person, firm or corporation shall
be liable for the prescribed license
tax, and in addition thereto shall be
su bject for each otfense to penalty
of fifteen (15) per cent of the
amount of such license tax, which
license tax and penalty shall be Ie-
covered as hereinafter provided, and
if any person, finn or corporation
shall refuse or neglect to make out
and deliver to the Clerk and Treas
urer on or before the flst day of
February, A D 1909, the statement
as required in section III hereof, the
Clerk and Treasurer shall proceed to
ascertain as nearly as possible the
trade, business, occupation or FRO
fession of such person, firm or cor
poratlon, and from the information
thus acquired he shall proceed to is
sue the required license to such per-
son, firm o. corporation, having first
collected the required license tax,
together with the penalty of fifteen
(l5) per cent of the amount of said
license tax as hereinbefore provided.
Section VI. That if any license
tax herein prescribed shall not be
paid within fifteen days after the
same has become due and payable,
the Clerk and Treasurer shall issue
his execution to the Town Police
man for the collection of the same,
and the said Town Policeman shall
proceed to collect said license tax
and the penalty thereon by distress
and sale or by levy and sale in the
manner as now provided by law for
the collection of other taxes, together
with five (5) per cent on the whole
amount for which said execution is
issued. Provided, that in lieu Of the
remedy herein given, suit may be
brought in the aame of the town in
any court of competent jurisdiction
for the recovery of said license tax
and the penalty thereon.
Section VII. That all licenses
granted under this ordinance shall
continue IN force until December 81,
A d 1909; that the Clerk and Treas
urer shall prepare prOper form of