The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-14
AN ORDINANCE
To Regulate Licenses within the
Limits of the Town of Kings
tree, S c, for the Year A D
1918, and to Provide for the
collection of the Same.

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1918, and to Provide for the
collection of the Same.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al
dermen of the Town of Kingstree. 5 e..
in Council assembled and by the author
ity of the same:
Section |. That every person. firm or
corporation engaged in or intending to
engage in any trade, business: occupa-
tion or profession within the limits OF
the Town of Kingstree, S e, herelna1-
ter mentioned and enumerated, shall on
or before the first Qst) day of Febru-
ary, A D 1918, obtain license therefor
in the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 2. That every person, firm or
corporation commencing or engaging IN
any such trade, business or occupation
within the limits of the town of Kings
tree, S C, after the first lst day OF
February, A D 1918, shall, in like man.
ner, obtain the license therefor before
entering upon or engaging In such trade
business, 5ccupa ton or profession.
Section 8. 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,
setting forth
(1) his her or it's name and style
and in the case Of firm, the name
of the several members constituting
the said firm; (2)the trade, business,
occupation or profession for which
the license is required; and (3) the
place where such trade, business, oc-
cupation or profession is to be car
ried on.
Section 4.-That the clerk and
treasurer of 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 NAM
ed in the first section hereof when
such application is made for the IL
cense for trade, occupation, busi-
ness or profession, established, car
ried on orengaged in at the time Of
such application. Provided that moth
ing herein contained shall in any
manner affect any other require
ments of law elsewhere enacted in
regard. to any such trade, business,
occupAtion or profession
section 5.-That if any person,
firm, or corporation shall garry on
or engage in or conduct any trade,
business or occupation or profession
for which license is required by
this Ordinance, without first obtaining
and taking out the license therefore,
as is hereby required, the said person
firm or corporation shall be liable for
the said license required, and in ad-
dition thereto shall be subject for
each offense to a penalty of fifteen
(15) per cent. of the amount of such
license, which license and penalty
shall be recovered as hereinafter pro-
vided; and if any person, firm or cor
poration shall refuse or neglect to
make out and deliver to the said
clerk and treasurer on or before the
said first (1st) day of February. A.
D. 1918, the statement herelnbetore
required, the said clerk and treasur-
er shall proceed to ascertain as near
ly as possible the trade, business, oc-
cupation or profession of such per-
SON, firm, or corporation, and upon
information thus acquired, he is here
by empowered and instructed to issue
the license herein prescribed to such
person, firm or corporation, having
first collected the amount of the lie
cehse required, together with the
aforesaid penalty of fifteen per cent.
(15) of the amount thereof herein
imposed.
Section 6. That if the said license
tax and penalty shall not be paid
within fifteen (15) days after the
Clerks ascertainment herinbefore,
provided for, the said Clerk and
Treasurer shall issue his proper exec
ution to the Town Policeman for the
collection of the same, and the said
Policeman shall thereupon and there
under proceed to collect the said tax
license and penalty, by distress and
sale, or by levy and sale, in the same
manner as is now provided by law
for the collection of taxes, together
with further penalty of ten per cent.
of the entire amount due for which
said execution may be issued. Pro-
vided, that in lieu of the remedy here
in given, suit may be brought in the
name of the Town of Kingstree, S. c.,
in any Court of competent 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 any wise interfere with,
alter, affect, nor restrict any other
provision or provisions of this Ordi-
nance, or any ::other ordinance for the
Town of kingstree, S. c., providing
for, regulating and prescribing the
punishment of offenders against this
Ordinance, or any part thereof, on
account of the non-payment OF the
said license taxes hereinafter pre-
scribed and provided for and hereby
imposed and required.
Section I. That if any person, flrm'
or corporation shall enter upon, en-
gage in, exercise or carry on any
trade, business, occupation or profession