The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-24
An ORDINANCE.
Imposing License Tax on Persons
Who Engage in, Prosecute or Garry
on Any Business or Profession In
the City OF LaurenS.
State Of South Carolina,
County Of IaurenS,
City OF I.aurenS

EE IT ORDAINED by THE CITY
COUNCIL or THE CITY or LAU
lGENS:
Section |. That no person, firm ol
corporation shall, after the first day o.
January, 1890. engage in, prosecute
or carry on rny business or profession
hereinafter named, within the cor
poratc limits of the City OF Laurens
without having first paid a spccia
license tax therefor. The amount OF
said special tax shall be tho amount
placed opposite each occupation, bus.
mess or profession herein below
named respectively. and the amount
SHAH be the cost Of said special tax
Per annunl. unless otherwise specified
to wit:
Architects whose gross annual
income is 100000 or less
per ann'lm :. :. IS 1000
Auctionccra whose gross an
nual income is S 900 or less,
Der annum :. -. :. :. 1900
Whose gross daily income is
S25 or less, per day :. :. ;. 500
AuctiOnccr5 OF horses, mares,
mules or stock horse or hors-
cS. whose GroSS daily income
IS $1,000 or less, per day ;. :. 3O0.0
AuCtionccrS Of new furniture,
secondhand furniture or
household goods, whose gross
daily income is $500 or less.
per day :. :. :. :. ;. zoo
.Automobil2 repair shops whose
gross annual income is 81 900
Or less, per annum :. :. $500
Whose .SICHS daily incGrMC is
$40 or less per day :. .... ESQ
Automobile hacks, whose gross
annual incomc is $l,500 or
less, per annum :. :. 25.00
Whose gross daily income is
500 or less, daily :. :. :. zoo
Tho tiCenSce shall be allowed
10 operate only one automo-
bile hack under each license
issued 10 him.
automobile dealers or agents,
whose gross annual income is
500 or less, per annum :. 2500
Calls and dances, where admis-
sion is charged per day ;. 500
Butchers OF dealers in fresh
meats. whose gross annual in
come is 1000 or less, per an
mum :. :. :. $500
Dealers in single beef or hogs.
or Offering for sale in wagons
may take out special license
BY the day at the following
rates:
Those whose gross daily IN
come from single beef or hog
amounts to $50 or less. per day 2.0(
Dealers in calves, mutton, shoat
or kid may take out special Ii
ccnsc by the day al the fol-
lowing rates:
Those whose gross daily in
come rOr each calf, mutton,
Shoat or kid is $40 or less.
per day 2.Ot
Provided, however. that the
,CcnscC shall not have the
right to sell under his daily Ii
ccnsc more than one anival
Blacksmith shop, ono forge
whose gross annual income is
$3.50 or less, per annum :. O.O(
Blacksmith shops, two forgcS,
whose gross annual income is
1000 or less, per annum 1870
I'or each additional forge OPP
Grated in Il blacksmith shop.
thc license shall be increased
Der annum according to in
ocmc. us fcrcin graduated 2.0(
Boot blacks whose annual in
come is $500 or less, per an
nun, each bench :. :. :. 500
Barber shops, operating one
chair, whose gross annual in
come is $500 or less, per an
nun :. 7.5C
Whose gross annual income Is
more than $500 for each ad-
ditional $500 or less, per an
mum l.Ot
Barber shops operating more
than one chair shall pay the
foregoing license for the first
chair and same for each addi
tional chair in accordance
with income as graduated
Hill posters. whose gross annual
income is $4,000 or less, per
annum :. $500
Whose gross annual income
is more than $4,000, for each
additional 81 600 or less, per
annum o.OU
Whose gross daily income is
S25 or less. per day :. :. LOO
Book agents, whose gross an
uual income Is 5 900 or less,
per annum :. :. $500
Whose gross weekly income
is $500 or less, per week :. 1000
Whose gross daily income is
500 or i'ES, per day :. 500
Uuiiding an! loan associations,
or their agents, for business
done witnin this state, and
not including that done with
out the state, whose gross an
nual income from such bust
ness is $4,000 or less, per
anum 1900
WhnQn
from such business is more
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