The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-27

dor and by virtue OF this Ordinance
shall DO non-t1nsferable and OK
cept license for q day, @ week or
month, shall terminate and end on
| tho 3lst day OF December Of the year
in which they wero issued; but may
bo revoked at any time by the City
Council OF the City Of Laurens on
satisfactory cause being shown. Ex-
cept license issued for day, q week
or month, annual rates shall be
charged for all licenses issued prior to
June 3Oth OF any year, three-fourths
the annual rate shall be charged for
all licenses issued after June 30th Of
any year and prior to September 30th
or any year; and one-nalf the annual
rates for all licenses issued after Sep
tcmber S0th Of any year, and prior to
December 31st OF any year.
Sec. 4. That every person, corpor-
alton or partnership, required by this
ordinance to obtain license to en-
gage In any business, trade, profess
sion or occupation, for which license
is required, shall at tho time Of ap-
plying for such license, or at any
other time as may be required by tho
City Council, furnish to the City Clerk,
or Auditor Of the city, such other and
further information, as may be neces-
sary for correctly ascertaining the IL
cense to be assessed and collected.
Sec. s. Any person, firm company
or corporation prosecuting or engag-
ing in any business, occupation or
profession, or keeping or maintaining
any establishment named In this Or
dinance without having first paid the
license tax imposed thereon, shall, up
on conviction, be fined not exceeding
one hundred dollars. or be impris-
l. s,k,, u.
or without hard labor at the discre-
tion of the officer trying the case
Sec 6. Where q license is imposed
by this Ordinance upon any business,
profession or occupation, and such
business, profession or occupation Is
carried on or conducted by an agent,
clerk or employee, such agent, clerk
or employee shall be subject to all
the penalties herein imposed should
the said business, profession or oc-
cupation be carried on or prosecuted
without the license imposed having
been paid in the same manner as if
such agent, clerk or employee were
the proprietor OF such business, pro-
fession or occupation.
Sec Z. That every person, firm,
company or corporation, required by
this Ordinance to obtain a license to
engage in business, trade, profession
OF occupation for which a license Is
required, shall at the time Of apply
Ing for such license, make state
ment under oath, before an officer
qualified to administer oaths, and file
said statement with the City Clerk,
setting forth
| 1D His or her name, style of firm,
name OF company, or corDoru,ion
CD The trade, business, profess
sion, or occupation for which a IL
cense is required;
60 The amount of business pro-
posed to be done during the current
year and in those cases in which such
information is required the amount
OF business done the previous year
in the same occupation, trade, bust
ness or profession If same was car
previous year.
The City Clerk shall thereupon as
seSs and collect the proper license tax
as provided for in this Ordinance,
and upon such tax being paid, shall
issue to the applicant the proper
!, license.
Sec. s. For any business, trade, oc-
! cupation or profession not enumerat-
J ed in Section 1 OF this Ordinance, the
license shall be fixed by the City
Council Of the City of Laurens at any
'SSNt"i VI SpSSlil InCClluS lucTSOI.
Sec. 8. The license taxes herein
imposed are levied for the purpose Of
} raising funds to meet the annual or
binary expenses Of the City Of Lau-
rens for the fiscal year commencing
on the 1st day Of January OF any year
hereafter and for the purpose Of pay
ing in whole or in part any legal in
debtedness Of the said City incurred
for ordinary expenses thereof falling
due during the said fiscal year. Lii
censes must be paid on or before jan
uary 18th OF the year in which they
are due and payable. See Sec. 5 for
} further information.
Sec. TO- This Ordinance Shall go in
to effect on the 1st day Of January A.
d. 1923.
Done and ratified by The City Coun-
Gil OF the City Of Laurens and the cor
porate seal of the said City Of Lau-
rens hereto affixed this the 18th day
OF December A, d. 1922 and in the
One Hundred and Forty-Seventh year
OF the Sovereignty and independence
OF the United States Of America.
w. III. DIAL,
Attest. Mayor
STANLEY w. GROWS,
City Clerk.