The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-27
LICENSE ORDINANCE FOR T0HT or / /
BELTON, Sc. ADOPTED JAN. IS, 1914

sucil' person, company, or corpora
tion, whether they shall have attend
ed such investigation or not, such
license rs upon the facts ascertained
by him and under the provisions OF
! this ordinance, adding thereto a
penalty of 20 per cent. thereof, and IL
the amount of such license tax and
penalty shall not be paid in one day
thereafter; the town treasurer SHAH
issue his execution thereof to the chie9
OF police certifying therein the said
amount and the said chief of police
SHAH at once proceed to collect said
license tax and penalty by distress
ing and sale of levy and sale In the
same manner as is now provided by
law for the collection of other taxes
together with the costs allowed by
law.
Provided further, that In lieu of the
remedy hereinaboYe In this section
provided for the license and penalty
thereon, suit may be brought in the
name OF the town OF Belton, S. c., in
any court OF competent Jurisdiction
for the recovery of said license tax
and penalty or penalties.
Sec. 4 The license granted under
this ordinance shall not authorize
the person, firm, company or corpora.
ton mentioned therein to exercise or
carry on the trade, business or profess
sion specified in such license In any
other place than that mentioned
therein. iexcent lawyers, rhysicsans
dntists ana atctioneers,) and every;
peEsen, firm, company or prefossion!
doing any act for which a license is
required, shall keep said license at
ali, time Of business in a CONSPICUOUS
part OF the. business place, and on
demand of any authorized official OF
the town government shall produce
such sfceess.sseess.::...a s.:... a.y:.n!ess he shs!i ae
so shall be deemed to have no licen-
Sc. Il shal be the duty OF police
to detect and report all persons fail-
ing to take ort license as herein re-
quired. They shah in systematic
manner visit each ana every place
of business after the 18th day of
February, s9I4. ana ascertain and
report to: the town clerk the names.
and places OF business OF all per-
sons failing to take out a license.
& Sec. s Upon the removal OF any
license from the house or premises at
which the trade, business or profess
sion mentioned in the license was
authorized, 1t may and shall be law
ful for the townSclerk or treasurer by
aE.sazsz.szsle.i.ss :.Estt@s znoEi a..asass IN
authorize the said license removing
&c aforesaid, to any other place In
carry on trade. business or profess
sion specified in such license Ct tSe
place to which said license may have.
removed.
Sec. 8. Ali licenses granted unde-l
this ordinance shall continue in force,
until January 1915 az which time the
mnking Of new or ratifying Of tiiis
ordinance as provided for by limita-
tion for q, shorter poriod, the town
treasurer shall prepsre proper form
to be issued in each case
Sec. - Application for licenses
OF all kinds shall be made to the town
clerk and wherever in this ordinance
the license tax to be paid for exercis-
ing any trade, hnsiness Or profession
is to Do based on the amount OF sales.
!...so..,e nse.s.l.s...s oh gnll.nte nf htisi-
ness during the preceding year.
Sec. S. Applications for transfers
to the town clerk and the transfer
shall be made subject to the approval
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Every license tax herein imposed
is intended 10 cover and shall 10 rom
stEned TO cover every person, firm or
corpptatioh whether & so expressly
stated OF not. engag ged ID or shall en-
gage IN business, trade or prcfessioet
for which said license is imposed.
Sec. O. For license TO carry on any
tradGs busihess or profession hefeifi@
sa2tes mentioned, " thin llh limits Of
th town or Deltutl, S. q, tle Foii0Wr-
ing, sums shall be paid I'd the tSwl
treasurer. who, upon receipt OF the
ssme. shall issue thereon the proper
iiccnse as heseinnttet provided for
viz.
Class No. i.
4. Fxptess companies or E
ngofiefas 5000
2. Eitctric and Power
gonpaflcs 1900
q slnIrohdss electric and
ktranl each 125.O0]
& 3flIes l5isIi7Ss 0Snpany s.s SO. 90
TELEGRAPH Companies $500
8. eienEsoIe companies. local
and Ions dlssahce s.Is 1900
e:s BlIl Paassra distributing