The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-01-18
AN ORDINANCE

To Regulate Licenses Within the
Limits of the Town of Kingstree,
S. C., for the Year A. D. 1917,
and to Provide for the Collec'
6on of th e Same.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the Town of Kingstree,
sc, in Council assembled and by the
authority of the same:-
Section l: That every person. firm
or corporation engaged in or intend,
ing to engage in any trade. business,
occupation or profession within the
limits of the Town of Kingstree, S c,
hereinafter mentioned and enumer-
ated, shall on or before the tenth
(1Oth) day of January, A D 1917, OBJ
tain license therefor in the man.
ner hereinafter provided.
Section 2. That every person. firm
or corporation commencing or en-
gaging in any such trade, business
or occupation within the limits of
the Town of Kingstree, sc. after
the tenth day (10th) of January. A
D 1917, shall, in like manner, OBTAIN
the license therefor before entering
upon or engaging in such trade, busl-
ness, occupation or profession.
Section 3. That every person, firm
or corporation required by this ordi-
nance to obtain the license to carry
on or engage in any trade, business.
occupation or profession. for which
q license therefor is hereby required,
shall, at the time of applying for
such license, make statement and
dle the same with the Clerk and
Treasurer of said Town. setting
forth: Cd his. her or its name and
style, and in case of q firm, the
name of the several members con.
stituting such firm; (2) the trade,
business, occupation or profession for
which the license is required, and (3)
the place where such trade, business,
occupation or profession is to be
conducted or carried on.
Section 4. That the Clerk and
Treasurer cf said town shall there.
upon issue to such applicant. the
proper license as required and pro.
vided 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 application is made for
license for the trade, occupation,
business or profession established,
carried on or engaged in at the time
of such application. Provided that
nothing herein contained shall in
any manner affect any other require
ment of law elsewhere enacted in
regard to any such trade, business,
occupation or profession.
Section 5. That if any person, firm
or corporation shall carry on or en-.
gage in or conduct any trade, busi.
ness or occupation or profession for
which q license is required by this
ordinance, without first obtaining
and taking out the license therefor,
as is hereby required, the said per-
son, firm or corporation shall be
liable for the said license required,
and in addition thereto shall be sub
ject for each offense to penalty of
fifteen (l5) per cent of the amount
of such license, which license and
penalty shall be recovered as herein
after provided; and if any person,
firm or corporation shall refuse or
neglect to make out and deliver to
the said Clerk and Treasurer, on or
before the said tenth (10th) day of
January, A D 1917. the statement
hereinbefore required, the said
Clerk and Treasurer shall proceed
to ascertain as near of possible the
trade, business, occupation or pro-
fession of such person, firm or cor
porahon, and upon the information
thus acquired. he is hereby empow-
cred and instructed to issue the
license herein prescribed to such
Person. firm or corporation, having
first collected the amount of the
license required, together with the
aforesaid penalty of fifteen per
cent (l5&) of the amount thereof
herein imposed.
Section 6. That if the said license
tax and penalty shall not be paid
within fifteen (l5) days after the
said clerks ascertainment hereinbe.
fore provided for the said Clerk and
Treasurer shall issue his proper exc
cution to the Town Policeman for
the collection of the same, and the
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