The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-12-25

provisions, goods, wares, or
merchandise, who carry
stock Of goods either in
warehouse or store room,
whose gross annual income
from sales is $4,000 or less,
per annum :. ;. 1000
Vulcanizing shops, per annum 1000
Storage battery. charging sta
tiOnS, per annum :. >. :. :. 1000.
Sec. 2. All licenses issued for ono
day only shall be double the amount
above mentioned for Saturdays, show
days, Christmas days and other days
Of public gatherings.
SEQ. 3. That aSl Licenses ISSUED
under and by virtue Of this Ordinance
shall be non-transferable and, ex-
cept license for day, week or
month, shall terminate and end on
the 31st day of December Of the year
in which they were issued; but may
be revoked at any time by the City
Council Of the City Of Laurens on
satisfactory cause being shown. Ex-
cept license issued for a day, week
or month, annual rates shall be
charged for all licenses issued prior
to June 30th Of any year, three
fourths the annual rate shall be
charged for all licenses issued af-
ter June 30th Of any year and prior
to September 30th Of any year; and
one-half the annual rates for all IL
censes issued after September 30th
OF any year, and prior to December
3lst Of any year.
Sec. 4. Any person, firm, company
or corporation prosecuting or engag-
ing in any business, occupation or
profession, or keeping or maintaining
any establishment named in this Or
dinance without having first paid the
license tax imposed thereon, Shall, up
| on conviction, be fined not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or be impris-
oned not exceeding thirty days with
or without hard labor at The discrc-
| ton of the officer trying the case.
Sec. .. Who're a license is imposed
| by this Ordinance upon any business,
profession or occupation, and such
business, profession or occupation IS
carried on or conducted by an agent,
clerk or employee, such agent, clerk
or employee shall be subject TO all
| The penalties herein imposed should
the said business, profession or occu-
| patton be carried on or prosecuted
without the license imposed having:
| been paid, in the same manner as If
such agent, clerk or employee were
|
feSsion or occupation.
Sec. 6. That every person, firm.
| company or corporation, required by
| this Ordinance to obtain license to
| engage in business, trade, profession
or occupation for which license is
required, shall at the time Of apply
! ing for such license make q statement
| under oath, before an officer qualified
to administer oaths, and file said state
ment with the City Clerk, setting
| forth:
| (l) His or her name, style or firm,
| name of company, or corporation;
(2) The trade, business, profess
sion, or occupation for which a IL
cense is required;
CD The amount of business pro-
posed to be done during the current
year. and in those cases in which such
information Is required, the amount
OF business done the previous year
In the same occupation, trade, busi-
ness or profession if same was car
ricd on in the City Of Laurens the
| previous year.
The City Clerk shall thcreupon as
sess and collect the proper license tax
as provided for in this Ordinance,
and upon such tax being paid, shall
| issue to the applicant the proper
| license.
| Sec. z. For any business, trade, oc-
cupation or profession not enumerat-
ed In Section | Of this Ordinance, the
| license shall be fixed by the City
| Council Of the City Of Laurens at any
regular or special meeting thereof.
Sec. s. The license taxes herein
imposed are levied for the purpose Of
raising funds to meet the annual or
dinary expenses Of the City OF Lau-
rens for the fiscal year commencing
on the lst day Of January Of any year
hereafter, and for the purpose Of pay
| Ing in whole or In part any legal in
debtcdness Of the said City incurred
for ordinary expenses thereof falling
due during the said fiscal year.
Sec. 0. This Ordinance shall 20 in
to effect on the 1st day Of January A.
| D. 1919.
Done and ratified by the City Coun-
Gil OF the City Of Iaurcns and the cor
porate seal Of the said City OF Lau-
| rens hereto affixed this the 18th day
| OF December A. d. 1918. and in the
One Hundred and Forty-Third year
OF the Sovereignty and Independence
of the United States Of America.
G. NJ. BABB,
Mayor of the City OF I,aurens.
Attest:
j. r. WORKMAN.