The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-05
CITY ORDINANCES

NJ OhOAN AMID
above schedule shall be transferred. ex-
cept by the consent of the commission Of
the city Of Birmingham. and no license
shall be transferred in any event more
than once. and never from one business
to another.
PLACE OF BUSINESS TO BE DES-
IGNATED.
Sec. Z That any person desiring to en-
gage in any trade. business, occupation
for which license is required and for
which fixed place of business is re-
quired shall designate the place at which
said trade or business or occupation is
to be carried on, and the license to be
issued Hereunder shall designate such
place, and such license shall authorize
the carrying On OF such trade, business
or occupation only at such place. For
each place at which said trade, bust
ness or occupation is carried on a liz
cense fee and tax shall be paid
EACH BUSINESS DEMANDS SEP
ARATE LICENSE.
Sec. s. That any person, firm or
corporation dealing in two or more
of the articles or engaging in two or
more of the businesses. vocations, call
ings or professions enumerated in
section 1 of this ordinance, and for
which a license is required of each.
such person shall pay for and take
out license for each line of bust
ness, vocation, calling or profession.
LICENSE TO BE EXHIBITED.
Sec. 3. Each license shall be posted
In a conspicuous place, where such
business or occupation is carried on,
and the holder of such license shall
Immediately show such license to the
license inspector or collector or his
deputy or any police officer of the
civ GO such
inspector, deputy or officer so to do
Sec. 10. On all licenses which shall
be delinquent for more than ninety
(90) days there shall be due and coll
lected an additional license equal to
10 per cent of the original amount of
license, provided same shall in no case
be less than so cents, which may be
paid prior to arrest. in lieu of fine
or imprisonment for doing business
without a license.
Sec. II. No provision of this ordi-
nance shall be so construed as to tax
interstate commerce or any United
States or government business.
Sec. H. Where quarterly licenses are
provided for. such license shall be one
fourth of the annual license provided
by this ordinance. and the quarters
shall be calendar quarters commence
ing on the first of January, April, July
taken out on the following classes of
business, viz: Assignment Of wages
short money lenders, billiard and pool
tables
Sec. 10. No license shall be required
of any dentist. physician. surgeon or
lawyer for the first two years sue
.ceeding his admission to the practice
of his said profession.
PROVISIONS SEPARABLE AS TO
INVALIDITY, ETC.
Sec. a. Should any section or pro-
vision of this ordinance be for any
reason held void or invalid, it shall
not affect the validity of any other
section or provision hereof which is
not itself void or invalid
UNLAWFUL TO DO BUSINESS BE-
FORE OBTAINING LICENSE
Sec. Is. That it shall be unlawful
for any person. firm or corporation
to engage in any of the aforesaid bus
inesses or vocations in the city of
Birmingham during the year 1917
without first having procured a license
therefor and each day during which
such business or occupation is SO en-
gagged in shall constitute a separate
offense
FALSE OATH TO PROCURE LICENSE
Sec. 16. That it shall be unlawful
Tor any person to knowingly and will
as to the amount of stock on hand. or
volume of gross receipts, revenues or
business, or amount of capital invest
ed in business. or number of employees
or vehicles used. and to file such af-
fidavit with the city comptroller or
any license collector or inspector, or
any deputy license inspector or COL
lector. for the purpose of defrauding
the city of Birmingham by procuring
license for a less sum than is law
fully due by the affiant, or his prin-
cipal.
PENALTY
Sec. Z. Any person. firm or corpor-
alton violating any provision of this
ordinance shall. upon conviction, be
punished. within the limits of and as
provided by section 1916 of the code
of Alabama
Approved December 80. 1916.
GEORGE B. WARD.
President Board of Commissioners
true copy:
G. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
Age-Herald January K 1917