The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-12-27
AN ORDINANCES
Imposing u IioenSe Tax on Persons
Who Engage In, Prosecute or Carry
on Any Business or Profession In
the City Of Laurens.
State OF South Carolina,
County Of Laurens.
City Of HaurcnS.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE OITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAU-

BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE OITl
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAU
RENS:
Section |. That no person, firm OF
corporation shall after the first day
January, 1928, engage in, prosecute
or carry on any business or profession
hereinafter named, within the cor
porate limits Of the City Of Laurens
without having first paid a Specia
license tax therefor, The amount OF
said special tax shall be the amount
placed opposite each occupation, bust
ness or profession herein below
named. respectively, and the amount
shall be the cost of said special tau
per annum, unless otherwise specified
to wit:
Agents for laundries. per an
Agents for Oil Refining Com
panics, per annum :. $500
Architects whose gross annual
income is $l,000.00 or less
per annum :. ;. :. :. IS 10.0(
Auctioneers whose gross an
nual income is $1,000 or less,
per annum ;. ;. ;. 1890
Whose gross daily income is
$50 or less, per day ;. -. :. SOC
AuctioneerS OF horses, mares,
mules or stock horses or hors-
es, whose gross daily income
is 1000 or less, per day :. 10000
AuctioncerS OF new furniture,
secondhand furniture or
household goods, whose gross
daily income is $500 or less,
per day ;. 2.OC
<,,tr q
operated, per annum :. :. ;. 1896
Each additional pump opcrat-
ed, per annum :. 1O.OC
Where stock of accessories
and supplies are kept for sale,
an additional charge required,
per annum ;. .... :. 10O(
Automobile Salesman, transient,
per day ;. !. :. ;. ;. :. 1O.O(
Auto Washing Dcpots or Sheds
not connected With other bust
ness, per year /. . :. ;. 100(
Automobile repair shops whose
gross annual income is 81 900
or less, per annum g. 25.0(
Whose gross daily income is
sol or less, per day ;. :. :. 2.5(
Automobile hacks, whose gross
annual income is $1,000 or
less, per annum . ;. . $500
Whose gross daily income is
500 or less, daily :. 2.0(
The licensec shall be allowed
to operate only one automo-
bile hack under each license
issud to him.
Any public service driver or
drivers, either OF a hack or
automobile, plying the streets
for hire, who shall be convict
ed in the City Court of trans
porting, having in possession,
selling or otherwise violating
any of the whiskey ordinances
Of the city, or any public SER
vice driver or drivers, either
Of hack or automobile, who
shall transport from place to
place within the City Of Lau-
renS, any woman or women
for immoral purposes, their
license to do business in said
city shall be immediately re-
yokcd by the Mayor and Fin
ancc Committee of Council,
and no new license salhl be
granted to them during the
calendar year to engage in
the same character or kind Of
business.
Automobile dealers or agents,
whose gross annual income is
$1,000 or less, per annum 25.0
Balls and dances, where admis-
sion is charged, per day So
Bottle manufacturers, per an
mum :. :. :. :. $50,
Butchers or dealers in fresh
meats, whose gross annual in
come is $4,000 or less, per an
mum :. :. 25.0I
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 $50 or less, per day 2.0I
Dealers in calves, mutton, shoat
or kid may take out special Ii
cense by the day at the fol-
lowing rates:
Those wOhse gross daily in
come for each calf, mutton,
shoat or kid is $40 or less,
per day :. :. :. 2.0(
Provided, however, that the
licensee shall not have the
right to sell under his daily Ii
ccnse more than one animal
Bagging and Ties-Bagging and
ties rcworked, including cot
ton mill waste products .... 15.0(
brokers dealing in stocks and
bonds, per year ;. :. 15.O(
Brokers, observation-disclosures
q person, firm Or corporation
who acts as an intermediary
between buyer and seller for
the consideration Of commits