The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-02-02
An Ordinance
To REGULATE Licenses within the Limits
Of the Town of KingStree, S. {. for
the Year A.D. 1911, and to Provide for
the Collection OF The Same.

d,r:l-u uf the Town Of kngstree. l,
il. ,-u.,ncil assembled ami by the author
it 9. he >amt:
>ecupn |. That every person, hrm or
cr:;,,. atiou engaged in or intending 10
eng - in any trade, business, occupa-
III. ~ profession hereinafter mcntl"n-
ed within the limits of the Town "
K..-stree, S {, shall. on or before the
first Nv OF March, A ID 1911, obtain l
hes therefor in the manner herein
ate prescribed.
Secs.un2. That every person, flrm or
corp ration commencing or engaging IN
Lii>lIe>s after the first day of March,
A l. 1911. shall in like manner obtain a
liceDse therefor before entering upon
sucr trade, business, occupation or pro-
fes,ion within the limits Of tie said
Town of Kingstree. S G.
Seutjon 3. That every person, 1rm or
CORPORATION required by this ordinance
L. obtain license TO carry on or EN-
gage in any trade, business, occupation
UrlrofcSsiOn for which a license therefor
is nrreOy required shall, at the time of
applying for such license, make a state
ment dnd file the same with the Clerk
and Treasurer Of said Town, setting
forth; ,l) his. her or its name aud style,
aad IN case of firm, the names OF the
SaveIa! members constituting such
mn; (2) the trade, business, occupa-
ton " profession for which license IS
required. and 81 the place where such
trade, business, occupation or profes-
sion j, TO b. conducted or carried on.
Section 1. That the Clerk and Treas
urry OF the said Town shall thereupon
issue 10 such applicant the proper IL
cense as required and provid I'd for IN
this Crdinauce, the amount of salG IL
cense having first been paid, on or be-
fore The day named in the first section
hereof when such application IS made
Tor license for trade, business, occu-
patton or profession established. car.
ried On and engaged in at the time OF
such application. Provided, that moth
ing herein contained shall in any manner
affect any other requirements Of law
elsewhere enacted IN regard to any
trade, business, occupation or prCfeS-
sion.
Section 5. That if any person. firm or
corporation shall carry on engage IN or
conduct any trade, business, occupation
or profession for which license Is re-
quired by this ordinance, without INST
obtaining and taking cut license
therefor, as is hereby required. the said
person, firm or corporation shall be la-
bic for the license required, and in addi-
ton thereto shall be snbject for each
offense to penalty Of fifteen per cent
Q5%) of the amount Of such liceuse,
which license and penalty shall be re-
covered rs hereinafter provided; and II
any person. firm or Incorporation shall re-
fuse or neglect 10 make out and deliver
to the said Clerk and Treasurer, on or
Lef0re the drst day Of March, A ID 1911,
tie statement as hereinbefore requlr-
ed. the said Clerk and Treasurer shall
proceed to ascertain, as nearly as pos
sipie, the trade, business, occupation or
profession Of such person, firn or cor
poration. and upon the information
thus acquired he is hereby empowered
to proceed to issue the license hereby
required, to such person, firm or corpo-
ration, having fist collected the amount
of he license hereby required, together
with the penalty Of fifteen per cent
Qa%) of the amount of said license
as hereinbei"rc provided.
Section 6 I hat if the said license
tax and penalty shall not be paid with
in fifteen U5) days after the Clel KS
aSc-rtainmrnt a. hereinbef0re provided
for. the said Clerk and Treasurer shall
issue his proper execution to the Town
policemen for the collection of tile same
and the said Town policemen shall
rhereupOn and hereunder proceed to
crilrct the said license tax and penalty
by di-tresS and sale, or by levy and
safe, in the same manner as is now
provided by law for the collection OF
taxes, together with ten per cent llOoIol
of the whole amount for which said en-
eCution may be issued. Provlded,that
in leu of thr remedy hereby given, SUIT
may be brought in the name OF the
Town of king>tree, ) {. in any Court
Of competent Jurisdiction for the re-
covery of the said license tax and pen
alty thereof. Provided, further, that
the remedies provided for i'll this Sec-
ton for the collection of said license
taAes and the powers and authority
herein and hereby fixed, established
and delegated for the collection of said
license taxes shall not in anywiSe In
terfere with, affect or restrict any
other provision or provisions of this
ordinance OF any other ordinance or
ordinances of said Town of kingstree,
5 &, providing for and regulating a
punishment of offenders against this
ordinance on account of non-pay yment
of the license taxes hereinafter named
and prov ded for and hereby required.
Section :. If any person, firm or cor
poration shall engage in, exercise or
carry On any trade, business, occupation
or profession for the exercising, en-
paging in. carrying on or doing of which
a license therefor is required by this or
dinance, without first taking out such IL
cense as in that behalf is hereby requir-
ed SUCH person. firm or corporation shall
for each and every offeuse be subject to
a line of not more than One Hundred
Dollars $4,000 or imprisonment of not
more than thirty (3O) days, or both: in
the discretion Of the Mayor before
whom the case shall be tried, and each
day that such trade, business, occupa-
ts1n or profession shall be carried on or
Conducted without the license therefor