The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-02-12
An Ordinance
To Regulate Licenses within the
Limits of the Town of Kings
tree, S C, for the Year A D,
1914, and to Provide for the
Collection of the Same.

Be 1t ordained Dy the mayor anu AL
dermen of the Town of Kingstree, S Z,
in Council assembled and by the author
ity of the same:
Section |. That every person, firm or
corporation engaged in or intended to
engage in any trade, business, occupa-
ton or profession hereinafter menion-
ed, within the limits of the Town Of
Kingstree, S C, shall, on or before the
first day of March, A D, 1914, obtain 2
license therefor in the manner herein
after prescribed.
Section II. That every person, firm
or corporation commencing or engaging
in business after the first day of March,
A D,l9l4, shall in like manner obtain a
license therefor before entering upon
such trade, business, occupation or pro-
fessicn within the limits of the said
Town of Kingstree, S c.
Section III. That every person, firm
or corporation required by this ordl-
nance to obtain a license to carry on or
engage in any trade, business, occupa-
ton or profession, for which a license
therefor is hereby required, shall, at the
time of applying for such license, make
a statement and file the same with the
Clerk and Treasurer of said Town, set
ting forth: Q) his, her or its name and
style, and in case of a firm, the names OF
the several members constituting such
firm; (2l the trade, business, occupation
or profession for which license is re-
quired, and (9 the place where such
trade, business, occupation or profession
is to be conducted or carried on.
Section w. That the Clerk and Treas
urer of said Town shall thereupon issue
to such applicant the proper license as
required and provided for in this ordl-
nance, the amount of said license having
first been paid on or before the day
named in the first section hereof when
such application is made for license
for trade, business, occupation or pro-
fession established, carried on and en-
gagged in at the time of such applica-
ton. Provided, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall in any manner affect any
other requirements of the law elsewhere
enacted IN regard to any trade, busi-
ness, occupation or profession.
Section V. That if any person, firm
or corporation shall carry on, or engage
in, or conduct any trade, business, occu-
patton or profession for which license
is required by this ordinance without
first obtaining and taking out license
therefor, as is hereby required, the said
person, firm or corporation shall be lia-
BILE for the license required, and in addi-
ton thereto shall be subject for each
offence to penalty of fifteen per cent
(l5%) OF the amount of such license,
which license and penalty shall be re-
covered as hereinafter provided; and if
any person, firm or corporation shall re-
fuse and neglect to make out or deliver
TO the said Clerk and Treasurer, on or
before the first day of March, A D, 1914,
the statement as hereinbefore required,
the said Clerk and Treasurer shall pro-
ceed to ascertain as nearly as possible
the trade. business, occupation or pro-
fession of such person, firm or corpora
ton, and upon the information thus ac-
quired, he is hereby empowered to issue
the license hereby required to such per-
son, firm or corporation, having first col
lected the amount Of the license hereby
required, together with the penalty of
fifteen per cent $3.50 of the amount of
said license as hereby provided.
Section vi. That, if the said license
tax and penalty shall not be paid within
fifteen Q5) days after the Clerks as
certainment provided hereinbefore for,
the said Clerk and Treasurer shall issue
his proper execution to the said 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 provided
by law for the collection of taxes, to-
gether with ten per cent Q0%) 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 said
license tax and the penalty thereon.
Provided, further, that the remedies
provided for in this section for the col
lection of the said license taxes shall
not in anywise interfere with, affect or
restrict any other provision or provis-
ions of this ordinance or any other Or
dinanee or ordinances of said Town of
Kingstree, S c, providing for and regu-
lating apunishment of offenders against
this ordinance on account of the nom
payment of the license taxes hereinaf-
ter named and provided for and hereby
required.
Section VII. If any person, firm or
corporation shall engage in, exercise or
carry on any trade, business, occupation
or profession for the exercising. engag-