The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-08
City Council Meeting
Ordinance Adopted to Make
It Unlawful For Public
Utilities Corporations to
Overcharge Customers


Jennings and touncilmen Mccall
iunl ard i:H::i.ld.
The request of Mr.. :. j. Kulnph
70 operate MS filing stations under
the wholesale, licens" WAS denied l'y
council. Councilman Rahield ia
vored changing the filling station
licens" from Class TO Class 9.
!ul did nor favor allowing thrl:!
TO Operate under one license.
The following ordinance was
passed. having dispensed with the
second and third readings:
IN ordinance making il un!aw-
fui for any public utility TO over
charge itS customers. ard provld-
ing II puni>lonlt n: for the violation
thereof.
BE ii ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen oi the city OF S'lmtcr
in council assembled:
Sec. l.-Tha1 from and after
the paSsa.c Of this ordinance. IT
shall he unlawful for any person,
i:rn OF corporation engaged in the
business OF furnishing heat. light.
water. gas. electric current. tcle-
phone service or any other public
utility 10 the residents OF the city
of sumter. within The city limits
thereof TO charge or collect or at
tenlpt TO charge on collecl therefor
from any resident of said city. at
any rate in excess of thar establish
ID .bv law or prescribed in the or
dir3ncc or franchise under which
such person. firm or corporation
may be authorized To conduct its
business in said citE.
Sec. .-That any person. firm
or corporation violating the pro-
visions hereof. shall. upon convic-
tion. be subject TO Il tine OF not
less than ten dollars. nor more
t;4an one hundred dollars. or i'm
pri>onm-nt for rot less than five
days or more than thirty days.
Sec. 3.--That the prohibition and
penalties imposed by this orGi-
nance shall extend 20 and are here
by imposed upon the officers.
agents. servants and employees Of
every such person. tir!a CT corDor-
alton which may be now or here
after so engaged in the furnishing
OF the public utilities enumerated
in Section ! hereof.
Done and ratified by Council as
|, ~.
thereof. this 3rd day OF February.
1922
lSiGncd
l.. y. JENNINGS. Mayor.
y. X. MiCALLCNf. Councilman.
J. 4. RAFFIELD. Councilman.
Attest: lSignedD J. W. Hrunson.
Clerk and Treasurer.
In connection with the above
ordinance. Councilman Raliicld
registered his objection 10 passing
same without the second and thi:d
readings: further. because he docs
nof Se, the necessity for passing; al
this time in view Of the injunction
proceedings instituted in the Unit
ed States court.
The requests of MeSsrS. Nc
Coilum and Rumph 20 erect tenn
Dorary buildings on East Liberty
street was again denied by council
for the reason that such buildings
would not conform TO the state law
Us btirg constructed wholly OF in
conlbuStihle material within the
closed fire district.
Al automobile repair shops must
pay Il license of $50 per year,
whether repairing 4 special make
CT car or any and all cars.
I'o. cleaning carpets. license
charge OF SO per month will be
charged transient cleaners.
Council refused 20 accept drafts
Oh the Insurance Company OF y. a.
for SPIN and Glob" & Rutgers
Fir, Insurance Co. FOR S46.2? as
iendcred by their local representa-
tive. Henry p. Moses & Co. in set
tlcmcnt OF the license charge
against thesr companies for the.
year 1921 Tor :hc reason that these
drafts covcr,2 per ccn1 on prcn-
iunlS collected within IL" city linz
its instead ol ON All premiums paid
to ;l:eir local Representatives.
Council denied / he rcquest ~! the
So,:l llcYn Railway for Il refund on
;hc license paid by them for The
- fuD, ..,r Ia, r.,o>np ,bo, IN iS
request should have been m&de
more tha: n Year ago and all such
receipts for licenses w"rr closed in
the fiscal year ending June goth.
.G22I The same reason applicable
Ia Il refund t. tiIc Scaboard Air
Line both Of these requests having
oc.r made through Lee II NJ oise.
local counsel.
Council denied the request OF the
Sumter Bar Association embodied
in .!!.ir T., solution passed Friday.
January 2"th. reading ;ts follows:
'HrSolv,d: That il is the sense
OF the. Sumlcr Bar Association that
the license lee charged attorneys
Il; Jaw h,. changed so ;ls to he as
se>$cd upon .hr income OF the past
yc:,rS prac;ic" in cX;tct percentage
on The wlIo!, instead o' :. perctn-
tag v;tl'yiaS ut, ih,. first and other
thousands.
\ilrr = general discussion o.:
other routine ll:ttt"rS. council add
io,I,.pl,.i