The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-16
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
State OF South Carolina,
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NAV become due in said fiscal year, there
fore, be it ordained by the City Council OF
Abbeville, S. c., and by authority OF the
same:
Section l. That no person, firm, or cor
poration shall engage In, prosecute or car
nv on any trade, business, occupation or
profession hereinafter mentioned, without
having first paid n special license tax
therefor rs follows, to wit:
Agents. charging pictures, per day.
81, month. ..... .......... DIV w
Agents, retailing goods, per year. 100 90
Agents or dealers in pianos or organs 10 w
Agent for, or dealer III. fertlllzers'
, who is not q regular merchant ana
who does not pay the merchants
license ............. ...--......'. -
A oenfs for sewing machines -. -. ID 90
1enis lightning rods. so 90
Architect, civil engineer, surveyor,
either y w
Apple wagon, wholesale or retail, per
DAY ............... ...-...'.'.'.'- w
A~nnf;onanr 5 10
A~ufomobiIe hacks. each...... ....... 10 90
Ball, when admission is charged M
R.ter 5 90
Ranks .... SO 90
Every person, firm or corporation
conducting private banks, lending
money on real estate and indivld-
uul securities ......... ............ 20 Oo
Rockers merchandise ....... . 10 90
BARRIERS, one chair IS, each additional
R;nvcla dealer renailing or hiring. 5 90
billiard. nOol. bagatplle ........... 800 90
Blacksmith, one forge IS, each addl-
tionaI. ...... 80. / 90
BiIl roster ............ 10 90
Ron rdinv house, public, per year 49,. 5 90
Book agents mot local. per day D 0o
Boot or shoe shop, making or repair
ing. ...... d w
Rowling or fen hin alley, per month. ) 90
BrIck mfgs Is 90
RoothIacks. $1,000. 5 90
Rroker, stocks and bonds, per year. 10 90
RrCkers (pawn) 25 90
than iTocaH 1'""' 25 90
Butcher and dealer in meats ...... 10 90
Circus. per day, S25 to ........... 300 90
Circus, side show, per day, $40 to E. 23 90
Coal and wood dealer. 10 00
Contractor, for less than $500. 80. . 5 90
Contractor, for over $780,. ......... 10 On
Cotton factory go. 100 90
Cotton Iced oil mill 30 90
Cotton gin and press $40, over gins
each additional .... . g. . .... 2 %
Cotton Yeipber %
Dogs, upon each and every dog or
bitch to be paid for by the person
or persons on whose premises said
dog or bitch Ia kept. DO
Dogs, license not paid on or before
18th of Nav. 80
Dealers in automobiles, per year 49,. 10 90
Dealers in builders supplies ....,... 10 90
Dealers In horses or mules or both -. 25 90
Dentists ....... 5 90
Druggists. 10 90
xb;I;t;, .,,,fciIn npnro HpuSp npr
dav S. to-. 25 90
Express companies for business done
within the State and not including
that done outside the State or Gov
eminent business. 100 90
Feather bed and mattress makers
weeE Is 90
Fish and oyster dealer, or each. ..... 5 %
Fruit tree agents -. .............. 5 90
Flying jenny, first week SIS, each
Wwnet after 10 90
Gas filters and plumbers ............ 10 90
Gun and locksmitli, repair shop ..... / 90
Harness shop. repairing. 5 On
Horses, sold at auction exclusively. Is 90
Hotel ,',,..... ........ 49,. ........ Is 90
Ice cream saloon 3 90
Ice dealer, retail ...... ............. 5 0O
Insurance companies, life. ..... ..... Is 90
fire. .......... 10 90
accident 1888. 10 90
Itinerant physician, faith curer or
other healer, Der day S. to ........ 10 90
Junk dealer, Der year. ............ 8 90
Laundry or agent for same. 3 OO
Iasyyer ........ .. .... 5 20
Lawyer, lending money on real es-
tate securities for self or others,
In addition ................. $3.50. D w
Loan, saving or investment compa-
nics, loaning money on real estate nm
or otherwise ID w
Lumber wards 10 90
Lunch dealers. ......... ....... =. 2 90
Manufacturer of bottled soda water
or agent for same ............ .... 20 90
Marble yard dealer or agent ........ III on
Merchants shall pay license accord
ing to the following schedule OF
gross sales upon sworn returns:
Sales amounting to five thousand
dollars or, under, the sum OF 80;
on each additional thousand dol
lars of sales or fractional parts
there of, the sum OF fifty cents.
Provided, that merchants who engage or
are engaged in business in the said City OF
Abbeville for q shorter period than twelve
months shall be required to pay a license
fee OF 81 90 to $3.50 dollars.
Sec. 2. To constitute q merchant doing
business in the City OF Ahbeville within
the meaning OF the foregoing section it
shall be necessary for the person OF per-
sons so engaged to maintain and keep q
place OF business or office In the said City
OF Abbeville.
Medicine vendors, per day IS to ..... 10 90
BILL, Rl1SC........ ............. ..... D w
Mill, saw 0 w