The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-07-25
The New Law.
No. 511.


No. 511.
An Act to require all mercantile and
industrial establishments other
than corporations, having place
of business in this State, to dis
close the names and addresses of
the proprietors thereof, and to
provide a penalty for failure to do
so:
Sec. 1. Names of owners of mer-
camille and industrial establishments
to be filed with Clerk of Court and
exhibited at place of business. Be
it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina, That
from and after the passage of this
Act all mercantile and industrial es-
adjustments, other than lawfully
chartered interpretations, having a
place or places of business in this
State shall file with the Clerk of
Court of the county in which the
principal place of business of each
mercantile or industrial establish
ment is located, the name or names
of the owner or owners, proprietor or
proprietors thereof, in case of copart-
nership, the name of each and every
partner having any interest
therein, and shall exhibit on
sign over or along side the
entrance of each place of bus
mess of each mercantile or in
dustrial esta blishment the name or
names of the owner or owners, pro-
prietor or proprietors thereof, in
cluding the name of each partner of
a copartnership; such name or names
to be printed in Roman letters OF
such size as to be read easily.
ment the name or names of the own
er or owners, proprietor or proprie-
tors thereof, including the name Of
each partner of copartnership; such
name or names to be printed in Ro-
man letters of such size as to be
read easily.
2. Retiring owner or partner to
be liable for debts unless sign chang
ed and notice filed. In case there be
any change in the owner or owners,
proprietor or proprietors of any such
mercantile or industrial establish
ment, any person retiring from such
ownership or partnership shall file
in the office of the Clerk of Court of
the county in which the principal
place of business of such mercantile
or industrial establishment is locat-
ed a notice of such change, and shall
have the sign or signs herein provid-
ed for changed, and until both such |
notice made on such sign, such
person shall be liable for all
debts and contracts of such mer-
camille or industrial establishment
according to the interest he or she
formerly had therein.
8. Record of Statements-Clerk's s
Fee-The Clerk of Court shall keep
all such statements of ownership or
proprietorship on file and shall record
the same in a book to be provided
for that purpose, and shall keep
such book indexed. He shall receive !
for fee for filing any such state
ment or notice Of change the sum of
One Dollar.
4. Violation a misdemeanor-
Penalty-Any person violating any
of the provisions Of this Act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall
be fined ton dollars or be imprisoned
for five days for each day such mer-
camille establishment shall do busi-
ness. In case of fine being paid
one-half of the amount paid to the
person swearing out the warrant. In
case of a copartnership each partner
shall be severally liable.
5. When Act effective-That this
Act shall take effect on the first day
of July, 1918.
Approved the 9Th day of March,
A, D. 1918.