The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-02-06

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fession within the limits of the said
town of Kingstree, S c.
Section 3. That every person, firm or
corporation required by this Ordinance
to obtain license to carry on or engage
in any trade, business, occupation or
profession for which a license therefor
is hereby required. shall It the time of
applying for such license, make state
ment and file the same with the Clerk
and Treasurer of the said town. setting
forth: Q) his her or its name and style,
and in case of firm, the names of the
several members constituting such firm;
(2) the trade. business, occupation or
profession for which license is re-
quired. and (S the place where such
business, trade. occupation or profession
is to be conducted or carried on.
Section 4. That the Clerk and Treas
urer of the said town shall thereupon
issue to such applicant the proper Ii
cense as required ard provided for in
this Ordinance, the amount Of the said
license having been first paid, on or be-
fore the day named in the first section
hereof when such application is made
for license for trade, business, occu
patton or profession established, carried
on or engaged in at the time of such ap-
plication. Provided, that nothing herein
contained shall in any manner affect any
other requirements of law elsewhere
enacted in regard to any trade, busl-
ness, occupation or profession.
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 first
obtaining and taking out a license
therefor as is required, the said person,
firm or corporation shall be liable for
the license required, and in addi-
ton thereto shall be subject for
each offense to penalty of fifteen per
cent (15&6) O. The amount of such IL
cense, which license and penalty shall
be recovered as hereinafter provided;
and if any person, 6rm or corporation
shall refuse or neglect to make out and
deliver to the said Clerk and Treasurer,
on or before the first day of March, A
ID 1913, the statement as hereinbefore
required, the said Clerk and Treasurer
shall proceed to ascertain, as nearly as
possible, the trade, business, occupation
or profession of such person, firm or
corporation. and upon the information
thus required he is empowered to issue
the license hereby required, to such
person, firm or corporation. having first
collected the amount of the license here
by required, together with the penalty
of fifteen per cent (l59o) of the amount
of said license, as hereinbefore pro-
vided.
Section g. That if the said license tax
and penalty shall not be paid within flt-
teen (l5) days after the Clerks ascer-
tainment as hereinbefore provided for,
the said Clerk and Treasurer shall issue
his proper execution to the town Po-
liceman for the collection of the same,
and the said town Policeman shall
thereupon and Hereunder proceed to
collect the said license tax and penalty
by distress and sale, or by levy and
sale, in the same manner as is now pro-
yided by law for the collection of taxes,
together with ten per cent QO96) OF the
whole amount for which said execution
may be issued, provided, that in lieu OF
the remedy hereby given, suit may be
brought in the name OF the Town OF
Kingstree. G, in any Court of compe-
tent jurisdiction for the recovery of the
said license tax and penalty thereon.
Provided, further, that the remedies
provided for in this section for the col
lection of said license taxes and the
powers and authority herein and hereby
fixed, established and delegated for the
collection of said license taxes shall not
in any wise interfere with, affect or re-
strict any other provision or provisions
of this Ordinance or any other Ordl-
nance or Ordinances of said town OF
Kingstree, S C, providing for and regu-
lating punishment of offenders against
this Ordinance on account of the non
payment of the license taxes herelnaf-
ter named and provided for and hereby
required.
Section Z. If any person, firm or cor
poration shall engage in, exercise or
carry on any trade, business, occupation
or profession for the exercising, engag-
ing in, carrying on or doing OF which
license therefor is required ny this Or-
dinance, without first taking out such
license US in that behalf is hereby re-
uuired, such person, firm or corporation
shall be for each and every oftense sub
iect to fine of not more than one hun
dred dollars ($l00.00) or imprisonment
of not more than than thirty (30l days
or both, in the discretion Of the Mayor
before whom the case shall be tried,
and each day that such trade, business,
occupation or profession shall be car
ried on or conducted without the license
therefor and the payment Of the license
tax as herein provided for, shall be
deemed and taken to be a separate ana
distinct offense. Provided, the Council
in it's Judgment may extend the time
for the payment of the said license tax,
and provided further that no fractional
part of license he granted. But no
conviction under this section shall be
held to entitle any such person.. firm or
corporation to hereinafter exercise, con-
duct carry on or engage in such trade,
business, occupation or profession with
out first paying the license tax herein
required for such trade, business, occn-
patton or profession.
Section 8. That each and every license
that may be applied for and issued by
and under the terms of this Ordinance