Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1921-01-05


raising funds to pay current expense:
and indebtednesses of the Town Of
Cheraw requiring the payment of
license tax by the year, month or day
by persons or corporations engaged OF
intending to engage, in any calling
business or occupation, in whole or in
part, in said town, as may hereinafter
be specified and to provide penalty
for neglect or refusal to pay such H.
cense tax.
Whereas, the present revenue oi
the Town of Cheraw, from the tax
alton of property and other sources
is inadequate to pay all of the cur
rent expenses and demand obliga-
tions of the said town; and
Whereas, by an act of the General
Assembly of South Carolina, the
Town Council of the Town OF
Cheraw are authorized annually tc
require the payment of such erason-
able sum Of money as a license tax
by any person, or persons, or corpor-
ations in whole or in part, within the
said town, except Teachers and Minis
ters Of the Gospel, and to pass such
ordinances as are necessary to carry
OUT the provisions of said Act and to
put the same into effect;
Now, Therefore, in pursuance OF
the authority thus granted to us, and
for the purpose OF increasing the
revenue of the said town to suffi-
cient amount, Be 1t Ordained by the
Town Council of the Town Of Cheraw,
and =.
1t is Hereby Ordained, That anv
person, or persons, firm or corpora
tion, engaged in any calling business
profession or occupation, in whole or
in part, within the incorporate limits
Of the said town, as hereinafter speci-
fed in tn, Schedule contained here
in, shall, on or before the first day
Of January, A. D. 1922 procure e
license therefor in the manner here
matter prescribed; andG any oerscr
or persons, firm or corporation, COM
mencing, or intending to commence
or engage in any BUSINESS calling
profession or occupation on and afto~
the said first day. of January, A. D
1922, shall, in like manner, procure ?
license therefor before entering upor
or engaging in any usch calling, busi-
ness, profession or occupation in the
manner hereinafter provided, %
ANY person, or persons, firm or cor
poration now engaged, Of which ma
hereafter engage, or intend to engage
in any business, calling, profession o,
occupation, for which a, license is re
quired hereunder. shall apply to tn
Clerk of the Town Council Of the ToWr
of Cheraw for issuance of the same and
shall, at the time OF such application
file with the said Clerk a signed state
ment, in writing, which statement shall
contain: = i
l. The individual, firm or corpor-
ate name under which the proposed
business is to be conducted;
2. The nature Of the business pro
posed to be transacted, or that of the
profession, calling or occupation in
which it is proposed to become en-
gagged;
8. The street address, or location
where such business is to be conduct
ed, or where such calling, profession
or occupation is to be engaged in;
whereupon, the said Clerk shall, up
on the payment of the proper licensf
fee, or tax, issue the license so applied
for: Provided, however, that the Ii
cense fees, or taxes, herein provided
for to be paid annually shall be paid
annually in advance on licenses ap-
piled for prior to July 1st, 1922, but
on licenses applied for and issued
subsequent to July 1st, 1922, only half
cf the annual rate shall be paid
which payment, also, is to be in ad-
vance: And Provided Further, that
nothing herein contained shall in any
manner effect any other requirement
cf law elsewhere enacted, or ordained.
in regard to any business, calling, pro-
fession or occupation.
All licenses issued under the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be and
continue in full force and effect from
date Of issuance until the first day
of January, 1922, at which time they
shall automatically cease, determine
and become utterly null and void
1t shall be the duty of the Town
Clerk to keep on file the applications
received and for which licenses issue
and a record of same together with
the amountns paid therefor.
The License Fees herein provided for
shall be computed and paid in accOr-
dance with the following: