The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-12-29
AN ORDINANCE
Imposing q License Tax OH Persons
Who Engage in, Prosecute or Garry
on Any Business =. Profession in
the City Of Laurens.
State of South Carolina,
County of Laurens,
City Of Laurens.

SStbsC VI SOukh Suholihub
County of Laurens,
City Of Laurens
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THH CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF I4AU-
RENS:
Section 1. That no person, firm or
corporation shall, after the first day of
January, 1921, engage in, prosecute or
carry on any business or profession
hereinafter named, within the corpo-
rate limits of the City of Laurens,
WITHOUT having first paid special
license tax therefor. The amount of
said special tax shalt be the amount
placed opposite each occupation, busi-
ness or profession herein below
named, respectively, and the amount
shall be the cost OF said special tax
per annum, unless otherwise specified
to wit:
Architects whose gross annual
income is $1,000.00 or less
per annum .... IS 1000
Auctioneors, whose gross an
nual income is $1,000 or less,
per annum ;. ;. =. :. ;. :. 1900
Whose gross daily income is
$25 or less, per day ;. ;. :. 900
h
mules or stock horse or hors-
es, whose gross daily income
$1,000 or less, per day ). !. 10000
Auctionccrs Of new furniture,
secondhand furniture or
household goods, whose gross
daily income is $500 or less
per day 2.Ot
Automobile repair shops whose
gross animal income is 81 600
or less, per annum -. ;. 25.0(
Whose gross daily income is
$40 or less, per day 2.5(
Automobile hacks, whose gross
annual income Is $1,000 or
less, per annum :. :. ;. ;. 25 .0(
Whose gross daily income is
500 or less, daily :. :. ;. :. zoo
The licensee shall be allowed
to operate only one automo-
bile hack under each license
issued to him.
Automobile dealers or agents,
whose gross annual income is
$1,50O Or less, per annum :. $500
Balls and dances, where admis-
sion is charged, per day >. SOC
Butchers or dealers in fresh
meats, whose gross annual in
come is $4,000 or less, per an
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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 $40 or less, per
NpS -N\
Dealers In calves. mutton. shoa.
or kid may take out special Ii
cense by the day at the fol-
lowing rates
Those whose gross daily in
come for each calf, mutton.
shoat or kid Is $l0 or less.
provided. however. that the
license shall not have the
right to sell under his daily Ii
cense more than one animal.
Blacksmith shop, one forge
whose gross annual income is
$3.50 or less, per annum ~. 1000
Blacksmith shops, two forges,
whose gross annual income is
$1,000 or less, per annum :. 1890
" each additional forge op-
Grated in a blacksmith shop,
the license shall be increased
per annum according to In
come. as herein graduated ;. zoo
Boot blacks whose annual in
come is $500 or less, per an
nun. each bench ;. ;. -. ;. 60C
Barber shops, operating one
chair. whose gross annual in
como Is $500 or less. per an
mum - - i.o'
Whose gross annual income is
more than $500, for each ad-
ditional $500 or less, per an
mum :. 1.OC
Barber shops operating more
than one chair, shall pay the
foregoing license for tho flrst
chair and same for each addi
tional chair In accordance
with income as graduated.
Bill posters. whose gross annual
income Is $4,000 or less, per
annOm 5000
Whose gross annual income
Is more than $4,000, for each
additional $1,000 or less, per
annum o.Oe
Whose gross daily income is
$26 or less, per day :. -. ;. 100
Book agents, whose gross an
nual income is $1,000 or less,
per annum ). ..N... :. 2S.oe
Whose gross weekly income
Is $500 or less. per week ;. ;. 1000
Whose gross daily income is
500 or less, per day :. >. .. 500
Building and loan associations,
or their agents, for business
done, within this state and
not including that done with
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