The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-30
ANNUAL LICENSE ORDNANCE 199 CITY OF FAIRFIELD ALABAMA

business, or the value of such stocks, goods furniture and fixtures, and such further proof, including insurance car- ried as the city clerk or License collec- tor shall demand, to slow the actual amount of capital invested, value of goods stock, furniture and fixtures, and said city clerk or license collec- tor shall not be required to receIps for any money until such proofs are furnished, and the person applying for such license may be required to submit his books of account to inspection and examination by the city clerk or H. cense collector, either before or after license is issued, and may be fs- fused license until he complies with the demand of the city clerk or license collector for such inspection of such books.
 That where the amount to be paid for license depends upon the average amount of stock or fixtures, or stocK, or gross income or volume of business done for the previous year, and the ap- plicant for license is just entering into business, the amount to be paid shall be based upon the estimated amount of stock or stock and fixtures to be car- ried, or estimated gross income or vol ume of business, in no case to be less than the lowest license fixed for such business in this ordinance.
 POWER TO CHANGE LICENSE.
 Sec. 3. That the adoption of this schedule of license shall not abridge the right of the city council to change, alter. increase, decrease or revoke any of the above licenses at any time- And when increase is made, unless the sams is paid in 30 days, the license shall be revoked and no further business car ried on hereunder; nor shall it abridse the right of the city council to require a license for any business, occupation, traffic, calling or profession not includ- ed in the above schedule, and when such license is required then the same shall be paid for the full year, from tine 1St day of January, 1919, if before July l, but only for half the year, if after July l.
 TERMS FOR WHICH LICENSE IS
 ISSUED.
 Sec. 4. The above schedule of licenses, shall be for the calendar year, except in case the license be taken out after the 1st of July, only half the license shall be charged and collected, except those subject for which weekly, daily, monthly, quarterly, by the season er semi annual license are provided above.
 TRANSFER LICENSE. Sec. 5. That no license issued under the above schedule shall be trans ferred, except by the consent of the city council, and no license shall be transferred in any event more than once, and never from one business to another
 PLACE OF BUSINESS TO BE DESIGNATED.
 Sec. 6. That any person desiring b engage in trade, business or oc-, cupation for which a license is re- quired and for which fixed place of business is required, shall designate the place at which said trade, business or occupation is to be carried on, and the license to be issued hereunder shall designate such place. and such license shall authorize the carrying on Of such trade, business or occupd- ton only al such place. For each place at which said trade, business or oc- cupation is carried 'on a license fee and tax shall be paid
 EACH BUSINESS REQUIRES A SEPA- RATE LICENSE. Section z. That any person, firm or cor poration dealing in two or more of these articles or engaged in two or more of the businesses, vacations, callings or pro fesslons enumerated in section of this ordinance, and for which license is re- quired for each, such person, firm or cor poration or agent, shall pay for and take out license for each line of business, vocation, calling or profession. LICENSE TO BE EXHIBITED Section 8. Each license shall be posted in conspicuous place, where such bus mess or occupation is carried on, and the holder of such license shall imme- diately show such license to the License Collector, or any police officer of the city, upon being so requested by such collector, or officer, so to do. WHEN LICENSE SHALL BE DELIN- QUENT. THIS YEAR Section 9, That all license herein re- quired shall be due and payable on the first day of May, 1919; provided, that if one-half the license required for any busi- ress, occupation or profession be paid on or before the 3Oth day of May, 1919, and the remaining half on or before the 18th day of June, 1919, no penalty shall be charged or collected, but in case of failure to pay one-half or the whole of such license on or before the 90th day of May, 1919, the privilege or paying such license in part is forfeit ed, and the penalty of ten per cent here matter provided for shall be collected, and in case one-half of said license is paid in May, and the other half or balance be not paid on or before the 18th day of June, ten per cent penalty on the full amount of the license shall be charged and collected.
 FAILURE TO PAY PENALTY.
 Section 10. That upon all licenses whicht shall be delinquent by failure to pay
  ton, there shall be due and collected an additional license or penalty equal to ten per cent of the whole amount of the license and in no case less than 50 cents, which may be paid prior to arrest, in lieu of fine or Imprisonment for doing busi- ness without a license.
 Section II. No provision of this ordi- nance shall be construed as to tax inter- state commerce, or any United States government business.
 Section F. No license shall be required of any dentist, physician, lawyer or sur geon for the first two years succeeding his admission to the practice of his said profession.
 Section 13. Should any section or pro- vision of this ordinance be, for any req son, held void or invalid, 1t shall not affect the validity of any other section or provision thereof, which is not itself void or invalid.
 UNLAWFUL TO DO BUSINESS BE- FORE OBTAINING LICENSE. Section IA. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to en- gage in any of the aforesaid businesses, vacations, occupations or professions in the city of Fairfield, during the year 1919, without first having procured a license therefor, and each day during which such business, vocation, occupation or profes- separate offense, and any person, firm or corporation who fails to take out and pay for license within the time speci- fled in section of this ordinance shall be subject to arrest and punishment as hereinafter provedid.
 FALSE OATH TO PROCURE LICENSE Section 15 That it shall be unlawful