Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-05-13
Oconee Auto License Tax Act.
AN.ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL LICENSE
+ FOR OPERATING AL rOMOBILES AND
OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES IN OCONEE
COUNTY,.

Section |. BE 1t enacted by the Gl cral Assembly of the
State of South Carolina: That an rson or persons, resi-
dent i'll Oconee County, who owns o aperatcs or causes to be
operated Oh the public highwaya OF Dumce County, any au-
tonobile or motor vehicle, wlother same is propelled by
steam, gasoline, electricity, or otho. rec of energy, SHALL
before operating said vehicle Wou n f the streets or high
ways of Oconee County, file IL he oH"u If the Clerk of Court
of Oconcc County a statement cont ing his name and adj
dress, with a brief description of th aracter of such vchi-
Gle, including the name of the make a / the number of such
motor vehicle and the passenger ca."vy of the same, if a
passenger vehicle, and shall pay t. said Clerk of Court
an annual license fee for the oporat m f such automobile or
motor vehicle as follows: For an aua % bile of two passenger
capacity, a license fee of five dollar or an automobile of
more than two passenger capayfy, q Sc fee of ten dollars:
for each motorcycle a license fee o. .ree dollars; for each
motor truck a license fee of ten d |rs; for each traction
engine a license fee of ten dollars. .m said Clerk of Court,
upon the receipt of such sta .iucni u writing and the paw
ment of the said license fec leroin 4u red to be paid, shall
thcrcupon issue to such person q lie, properly numbered,
stating that such owner has filed tb, 5a cement in accordance
with this Section, and that sucH pcr"u is authorized to opc-
rate or cause to be operated the vel u, described in the said
license for a period of one year +" the date of the said
license, and the said Clerk OF Courr Ill cause the name of
such owner, with his address and 4" humber of his certif-
cate, and a description of the moto, hicle, to be placed in
alphabetical order in a book kept fo1 hat purpose: Provided.
That dealers in automobiles or rno,or vehicles shall only be
required to procure one license for o~n make of automobile
or motor vehicle dealt in by them vi re such motor vehicle
is used for the purpose of denonst#ion only, (but if used
for his own private use, or for the Trose of hiring out, shall
be subject to the regular license fy t~ereinabove providcd),
and the statement to be filed by such iealer shall contain his
name and address, with the name the maker of the ma
chimes to be dealt in, and SHALL sWc that the machine or
machines to be operated under slch license shall be
used for demonstration purposes only, and upon the
filing of such statement and the payment of a IL
ccnse fee of ten dollar, the sid Clerk of Court
shall thercuNor ieGro suor az q license Drcror1v
numbered, srn54 thal such dealer has fled the statement in
accordance w'a t&e Section, ap@fhat8nch dcoiar is authors
lied TO operao or ra"4' .o he oiarated vel 'acs Of the make
described in tc saiu license for a period or one year from
the date of said license for the purposes of demonstration
only, and the said Clerk of Court shall cause the name of
such dealer, with his address and the number of his certif-
cate, and the name of the maker of the vehicle to be operated
under said license to be entered upon the license book as in
case of owners.
Section ,. That the said Clerk of Court shall be above,
to retain as his fee for the services required of him by the
provisions of this Act a commission of five per cent of the
license fee so paid to him, and shall, within ten days after
the payment to him of any such license fee, pay over such
license fee to the County Treasurer of Oconee County, less
the said commission of said Clerk of Court, and the said
County Treasurer is hereby authorized and required to re-
ceive the same and to give to the said Clerk of Court a receipt
for the payment of the same, and enter the amount thereof
upon a book kept by him for that purpose, and shall pass the
amount of all such license fees so received by him to the
credit of the general road fund for Oconee County, and the
same shall be expended only for the maintenance of the pub
lie highways of Oconee County.
Section 3. Such license certificate shall be renewed annn-
ally in the same manner and upon the payment of the same
fee as provided for original license certificate, such renewal
to take effect on first day of June in each year.
Section 4. Any person or persons violating any of the
provisions of this Act shall, for each offense, be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, by any Court
of competent jurisdiction, be liable to a fine of not less than
twenty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, or i'm
prisonment at hard labor for a term of not less than ten days,
nor exceeding thirty days.
Section 5. That all Acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act are hereby repealed.
Section g. This Act shall take effect on the first day Of
June, A. ID. 1914.
Approved the 10Th day of February, A. D. 1914.