The record., 1918-08-08
CITY ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance Fixing License Tax Up.
on Occupations. Manufacturing
Plants, Motor Vehicles, Mer-
camille Businesses And
Professions. :

| ETUICSSiUMS,
The City Council of the City o
Greenuille do ordain as follows:
Sec. I. 1t shall be unlawful fo
any person, firm, corporation pr as
sociation to engage in any of the oc
cupatons, businesses, professions
and to own or keep, and operate any
motor vehicle, within the limits O
the of city Greenville, without frs
having secured from the clerk o
said city licenses so to do, after frs
paying for same the amount Of Ii
censes hereinafter set out. Any Of
such parties failing to so obtain salo
license by making said paYment
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon convection there
of shall be fined the sum of S. oc
and the costs of the prosecution;
and each day such person shall en-.
gage in such occupation, business,
profession or in the operation OF
such motor vehicle, without said Ii
cense so to do shall constitute. sep
arate ofense.
Sec. II. Before engaging in am
occupation, profession, business, OF
selling any article named herein or
operating any motor vehicle, main
tanning any office, manufacturing
plant, mill or factory herein named,
the person desiring so to do shall
procure license and pay tax thereon
as follows:
To keep Hotel, with the prlvi-
lege of selling cigars or tobacco, the
sum of $1,000.
To own or keep within the City
limits any automobile for private
use of twenty five horse power and
under the sum of S. 90; OF over
twenty five horse power the sum OF
$40. 90; for each automobile so own
ed of kept aud run for hire the sum
of SIS. 90; for each motor bicycle
S..
To keep and operate ahy mill,
manufacturing plant, tobacco re-
handling house or factory $40.
To keep and maintain any store
for the purpose of selling goods,
wares, buggies, farm implements SIC
To conduct any banking estab.
lishment $40.
To conduct any livery or feee
stable $40.
To maintain any coal Office o.
public utilities Office SIo.
+ To keep aud operate rgA garage
$40.
To keep and operate any bIacl
smith shop $40.
To keep and conduct sny repal
shop S.
TO practice medicine, dentistry
osteopothy, vetenarY surgery O.
medicine inside city or maintaining
an Office therein and pract.c1pg sale
profession IN said city S. for eacl
individual.
To practice law for each persor
.residing in said city or maintaining
an office therein and practicing hi
profession S. for each lawyer 50 en-
gagged.
To keep and operate each barbe
shop IS.
| For each insurance agent who re
sides or maintains an Office in sa1C
city S for each pers on so residing
or maintaining such Office
Sec. III, The licenses herein
provided for shall be an annual Ii
cense and due and payable on tn,
first day of January of each year
provided however, that the licens,
for the year 1913, shall be due anC
payable upon the publication ant
passage of this ordinance, and ther,
shall be no reduction by reason @
the fact thai any license shall b.
taken out after the first of Tanuar,
of any year, including the year 1913
Sec. ". 1t shall be the duty 0
the clerk of the city to issue said Il
cense upon the application of par
ties applying therefor upon the pay
ment Of the taxes herein provided
upon blanks numbered serlally, ant
leaving copy of same IN book t,
be provided for such purpose, whicl
license shall be dl lsplayed by the ap
plicant in his place of business an,
the failure of any person required
to have such license SO posted at hi
place of business shall be prim;
facie evidence that same has no
',aen secured or paid for; except a
TO motor vehicles, which shall hav,
metal tag furnished by s. Id clerl
showing the number and wear q