Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-03

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Sec. 2. For any business, profession,
occupation or vocation not enumerated
in the foregoing section, the license
therefor shall be fixed by the Mayor
or the Town Council
Sec. 8. The foregoing licenses shall
be due and payable in advance on the
18th day Of August. in each and every
year while a person, firm or corpor-
alton is doing business within the linn.
its Of the Town, and said license shall
be good only for the period for which
il Is issued, in accordance with the
terms of this Ordinance. In the fixing
and determining Of licenses to be paid
by merchants, they shall make return
to the Town Treasurer under oath, OF
the average stock Of goods carried by
them for and during the year previous
to the time when said license shall be-
come due and payable. In the case OF
merchants commencing to do business
within the corporate limits Of the Town
after the license for any one year has
become due and payable, they shall pay
their license for the ensuing year upon
the amount Of the stock Of goods with
which they commenced business. A
merchant Is hereby declared to mean
any person dealing in goods, wares or
merchandise Of any description what
soever who Is not embraced within one
or more Of the classes set out and de-
scribed in Section.1 Of this Ordinance.
No license issued to any person, hrm
or corporation shall authorize them TO
do business in more than one place OF
business within the corporate limits,
but for each different place OF business
they will be required to take out a sep
arate license.
Sec. 4. The licenses herein granted,
and to be granted, are non-transfera-
BILE.
Sec. s. Any person, firm or corpora
ton engaged in any business. profes'
sion or occupation named, referred to
or provided for in this Ordinance, with
out first having taken out a license
therefor, and failing to pay n same
within ten days after the same shall
become due, shall be subject, upon
conviction, to pay a fine Of not exceed
ing One Hundred Dollars, or be requir-
ed to labor upon the public works OF
the Town Of York, or upon the public
works Of the County Of York for a pc
lriod Of not exceeding thirty days, pro-
vided, however, that the payment OF
such fine or the execution Of such e n
tence shall not relieve said person, firm
lor corporation from having to pay the
said license; and each day that said
person, firm Of corporation shall con-
duct his, their or it's business, profess
sion, occupation or vocation without
procuring said license and paying for
the same after the same becomes due
| shall be deemed q separate and distinct
offense; provided, however, that where
a license Is granted for a less period
than one year, and In cases or persons
firms or corporations liable for an ltin-
Grant or transient license, the said IL
cense fee in such cases shall become
due and payable Immediately IN ad-
vance, and before said person, firm Oh
corporation undertakes to transact saio
business.
Sec. 6. That in the case Of all per-
| sons, firms or corporations who have
heretofore paid licenses to the Town OF
| York and which license for the current
year has not yet expired, the Town
| Treasurer shall make equitable adjust.
ment Of the unexpended value OF the
license not yet expired in favor OF the
person, firm or corporation paying the
new licenses under the provisions OF
this Ordinance.
Sec. 7. The Town Council shall have
the right to revoke any license grant
ed hereunder for Just and reasonable
and legal u
Sec. 8. All Ordinances, or parts OF
| Ordinances, inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this Ordinance, are hereby
repealed.
Done and ratified in Council assem-
bled in regular session this the 9th
day Of July, A. D, 1915.
]. C. WILBORN, Mayor.
AisSSE; T. HART ;S clerk of Council.