The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13

cense shall not abridge the right of the Commission of the City of Bir- mingham to change, alter. increase, decrease or revoke any of the above licenses at any time. And when any increase Is made. unless the same IS . paid in thirty days, the license shall be revoked and no further business carried on hereunder; nor shall 1t abridge the right of the Commission of the City of Birmingham to require a license for any business, occupation, traffic. calling or profession not in cluded In the above schedule, and when such license Is required. then the same shall be paid for the full year from January 1. 1922, If before July, but only half the year If after July 1.
 TERMS FOR WHICH LICENSE IS
 ISSUED
 Sec. 5. Tho above schedule of H. censee shall be for the calendar year. except in case the license on any of the foregoing occupations be taken out after the first of July only one- h&lf the license shall be charged and collected. except those subjecte for which weekly or monthly, quarterly or semi-annual license are provided above.
 TRANSFER OF LIcENsB
 Sec. .. That no license issued un- der tho above schedule shall be trans fsrred except by the consent of the Commission of the City of Birming- ham, and no transfer shall be valid until same has been endorsed across the face of the license receipt by the City Comptroller, and no license shall be transferred in any event more than onca. and never from one business to another.
 PLACE OF BUSINESS TO BE
 DESIGNATED
 Sec [. That any person desiring to tngage In any trade. business, occu- patton, for which a license is re- Quired and for which a fixed place of business Is required shall desig- nate the place at which said trade or. business or occupation is to be car ried 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 occupation only at such place. For each place at which said trade, busi- ness or occupation is carried on license fee and tax shall be paid. EACH BUSINESS DEMANDS SEPA-
 RATE LICENSE
 See. 8. That any person, firm or corporation dealing in two or more of the articles or engaging in two or more of the businesses, vacations, callings or professions enumerated in Section 1 of this Ordinance, and for which license is required of each. such person shall pax for and take out a license for each line of busi-
 
 LICENSE TO BE EXHIBITED
 Sec. 8. Each license shall be posted 'Nn conspicuous place, where suca business or occupation is carried On, and the holder of such license shall immediately show such license to the License Inspector or Collector or his deputy or any police officer of the City upon being so requested by such inspector, deputy or officer so to do. Sec 10. On all licenses which shall be delinquent for more than ninety days, there shall be due and collected an additional license equal to 10 per cent of the original amount of license, provided same shall In no case be less than 50 cents, which may be paid prior to arrest in lieu of fine or imprisonment for doing business without license.
 Sec. II. No provision of this ordi- nance shall be so construed as to tax interstate commerce or any United States or Government busi- ness.
 Sec. 12. Where quarterly licenses are provided for. such license shall be one-fourth of the annual license provided by this ordinance, and the quarters shall be calendar quarters, commencing on the first of January, April, July and October. Where the quarterly license is not paid within thirty days from the first day of the above named months, there shall be an added penalty of 10 per cent upon such quarterly license. Quarterly licenses may be taken out on the foi- lowing classes of business, viz, as- signment of wages, shoft money lenders. billiard and pool tables.
 Sec. 13. No license shall be re- quired of any dentist, physician, sur- geon, or lawyer for the first two years succeeding his admission to the practice of his said profession.
 PROVISIONS SEPARABLE AS TO
 INVALIDITY, ETC.
 Sec. l4. Should any section or pro- vision of this Ordinance be for any reason held void or Invalid, 1t shall not affect the validity of any other section or provision hereof which is not itself void or invalid.
 UNLAWFUL TO DO BUSINESS BE-
 FORE OBTAINING LICENSE 1 Sec. 15 That it shall be unia wful for any person. firm or corporation to engage in any of the aforesaid businesses or vacations in the City of Birmingham during the year 1922 without first having procured a H. cense therefor. and each day during which said business or occupation is so engaged in shall constitute a sep- arate offense.
 FALSE OATH TO PROCURE
 LICENSE
 Sec. 16. That 1t shall be unla wfu. for any person to knowingly and wilfully make any false written affi- davit as to the amount of stock on hand. or volume of gross receipts, | revenues or business. or amount of ,spital invested in business. or num- Der of employees or vehicles used. and to file such affidavit with the City Comptroller. or any License Collector or inspector, or any deputy license inspector or collector. for the purpose of defrauding the City of Birming- ham by procuring license for a less sum than is lawfully due by the ~affi- ant or his principal.
 PENALTY
 Sec IT. Any person. firm or coz poration violating any provision of this Ordinance shall. upon conviction, be punished within the limits of and as provided by Section 1916 of the Code of Alabama.
 Approved December 8. 1921.
 D. E. NLENDON,
 fati fryenf of the City Commission