The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-01-13
An Ordinance

Limits of the Town OF King
stree, S c, for the Year A D
1916, and to Provide for the
Collection of Same.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and AL
dermen of the Town of kingstree. 5
C. IN council assembled and by the au-
thority of the same
Section l. That every person, firm or
corporation engaged in or intending to
engage in any trade, business occupa-
ton or profession within the limits of
the Town of Kingstree, G, herein
after mentioned and enumerated, shall
on or before the tenth Q0th) day of
January, A D, 1916, obtain license
therefor in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 2. That every person, firm or
corporation commencing or engaging in
within the limits of the town of King
stree, S G, after the tenth Q0th) day
of January, A D, 1916. shall. in like
manner, obtain the license therefor be-
fore entering upon or engaging in such
trade, business, occupation or profess
sion.
Section 3. That every person, firm or
corporation required by this ordinance
to obtain the license to carry on or en-
gage in any trade, business, occupation
or profession, for which license there
for is hereby required, shall at the
| time of applying for such license, make
statement and file the same with the
Clerk and Treasurer of said town, set
ting forth:-U 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, occu-
patton or profession for which the IL
cense is required, and (3) the place
where such trade, business, occupation
or profession is to be conducted or. car
ried on.
Section 4. That the Clerk and Treas
urer of said town shall thereupon issue
to such applicant the proper license as re-
quired and provided for in this ordinance,
the amount of said license having first
been paid on or before the day named in
the first section hereof when such ap-
plication is made for license for the
trade, occupation, business or profes-
sion, established. carried on or engaged
IN at the time of such application. Pro-
vided that nothing herein contained
shall in any manner affect any other re-
ouirement of law elsewhere enacted in
regard to any such trade, business, oc-
cupation or profession.
Section 5. That if any person, firm
| or CORPORATION shall carry on or engage in
or conduct any trade, business or occu-
patton or profession for which license
is required by this ordinance, without
first obtaining and taking out the license
therefor, as is hereby required, the said
person, firm or corporation shall be
liable for the said license required, and
in addition thereto shall be subject for
each offense to penalty of fifteen (l5)
per cent 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
refuse or neglect to make out and de-
liver to the said Clerk and Treasurer,
on or before the said tenth Q0th) day
of January. A D 1916, the statement
hereinbefore required. the sail Clerk
and Treasurer shall proceed to ascer-
tain as nearly as possible the trade,
business, occupation or profession of
such person, firm or corporation. and
upon the information thus acquired, he
is hereby empowered and instructed to
issue the license herein prescribed to
such person, firm or corporation, hav-
ing first collected the amount of the
license required, together with the
aforesaid penalty of fifteen per cent
(15%) of the amount thereof herein i'm
posed.
Section 6. That if the said license tax
and penalty shall not be paid within fif-
teen Q5) days after the Clerks ascer-
tainrnent hereinbefore provided for, the
said Clerk and Treasurer shall issue his
proper execution to the town police
man for the collection of the same, and
the said policeman shall thereupon and
Hereunder proceed to collect the said
tax license andpenalty, by distress and
sale or by levy and sale in the same man
ner as is now provided by law for the col
lection of taxes, together with a further
penalty of ten per cent Q0%) of the en-
tire amount due for which said execution
NAV be issued. Provided, that in lieu
of the remedy herein given, suit may
be brought in lhe name Of the Town Of
Kingstree. S G, in any court of COM
petent jurisdiction for the recovery Of
the said license tax and the penalties
thereon. Provided further, that the
remedies provided for in this section
for the collection of the said license
taxes shall not in anywise interfere
with, alter, affect nor restrict any other
provision or provisions of this ordinance,
or any other ordinance of the Town of
Kingstree, S providing for, regulating
and prescribing the punishment of Of
tenders against this ordinance or any
part thereof, on account of the non
payment of the said license taxes here
matter prescribed and provided for,
and hereby imposed and required:
Section T. That if any person, firm or
corporation shall enter upon, engage in,
exercise or carry on any trade, busi-
ness, occupation or profession for the
exercising of, engaging in, entering up
on or carrying on or doing of which a
license therefor is hereby required,
without first obtaining or taking out
| such license as in that behalf is hereby