The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-04-08
Business License and
Tax Ordinance
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which /, j. granted. The City Clerk
tud Treasurer shall prepare form
,t Incense 10 be used in each case,
and ~ha!, have the same printed and
E'. 'N book form IN 4 neat and sub
r'"H''u. manner, with a proper check
Sub attached to each, upon which
...' b." written. at the time the IL
,.E-, - granted. the name of the
...r'- obtaining the same, the length
.. ..nr covered by said license, to-
..'..r .v',h amount charged therefor,
... yurty receiving such license
.! the same posted IN some
.riS place where his business,
profession is carried on.
hing to have licenses trans
rom one person to another
90, fee of Sl.OO to City Treas
, each transfer.
- The license granted under
I.. ordinance shall not authorize the
person, firm, company or corporation
mentioned herein to exercise or carry
ur tn" trade or profession specified in
urh license in any other place than
that mentioned therein shall let or
hire amy wagon. cart, dray or other
carriage or vehicle for transportation
Of goods on passengers within the city
limits.
Sec. g. No person except licensed
stables of said city without having
first obtained a badge from the City
Clerk and Treasurer, paying therefor
To City Treasurer, under penalty of
5000 for each and every day that
such vehicle shall be run, to be recov-
erred 10y information before the Mayor.
In the case Of loss of badge, the own
CT can procure another at cost of
% cents. PROVIDED that nothing
herein contained shall be construed to
cNtrnd To wagons, carts and other We
hIcl"S going To or from market
For any other business or prOfeS-
sion not otherwise herein prov idcd for,
in discretion ut Mayor or Majority of
Council. in no case to be less than
Sl.OO nor more than $4,000.
PROVIDED. further, That where
two or more branches of business not
necessarily connected are conducted
i'm one establishment or by one per-
son, firm or corporation, Il license shall
he charged and collected for each
branch of business so conducted, Speci-
feed in this ordinance. unless herein
otherwise specified. Where two or
more businesses are run in the same
place owned by the same party, which
businesses are specifically licensed un-
der this ordinance on amount of bus
mess done, the maximum rate shall
apply to the whole; otherwise. each
shall be paid or specifically.
Sec. 7. No license shall be issued
to extend beyond the lst day of May,
1923.
Sec. 8. The City Clerk and Treas
urcr shall consult the Councilman in
charge Of the license department
where he has any reason to doubt the
occupation of any applicant for a
license, or the amount to be charged,
and the said Councilman shall have
the power to decide the matter
Sec. 9. The City Clerk and Treasur-
CT shall be required to turn over to the
police department the names of all de-
Hnquent license payers Immediately
after the 1st day of June, 1923, and
the police department shall immedi
ately bring the delinQuents before the
Mayor for violation of this ordinance.
Sec. 10. PROVIDED, That any
person, firm or corporation beginning
business after January 1st, 1921, for
which a license is herein required
may be allowed to take out such IL
c,nSc for the uncXpircd part of the
year on the following basis: Fifty
t50'D per cent of the annual license
PROVIDED, further, That no Ill
ccnSc b" issued prior to January LIST.
1923, unless herein provided, for less |
than the full year.
Sec. II. In all cases where a bus
mess Is begun after March 20, 1922 /
and the tax on such business is based |
upon gross income or facts to be as |
Ccrtaincd the license shall be assessed
upon the probable gross income dur |
ing a term of one year; provided, how |
ever. lhat the Councilman in charge !
or the !Ic"nS" department shall have !
the rght at any time during the period
covered by any license to require of !
Sucn .'crnNcc additional sworn state
mcntS as to his gross income or any
other determining facts of such bust |
ness, and an additional license tax
snail b" paid in accordance herewith
See. -. Any license issued under
TINS ordinance shall be subject to re-
vocation by the Mayor or Board of
tounclImcn without refund of any
part Of the tax paid: PROVIDED, in
the Judgment of the Board the bust
ness as licensed does by reason Of it's
nature or the manner or place in
which it IS conducted constitute nu-
Sancc or Is menace to good order or
10 puhl. health or morals. And upon
tn" ruN.oation Of any such license it
su". b" unlawful for the person to
whom such license was granted to
continue to conduct such business. and
upon the violation Of this provision
the offender shall, upon conviction be
fined not NOR" than 500 or impris-
Un"d not more than thirty days. Each
day such business is conducted after
revocation Of license shall constitute a
separate utfcnsc.
Sec. l3 No preaching, lccturing or
speaking Of any nature will be per
m,itcd on the streets Of the city, unless
Il written permit for the same be OBJ
tanned from the Mayor, nor shall any
lccturinp or speaking, exhibition, or
itncrant street vcndcrS be permitted
on Main street.
Sec. a. 1t shall be the duty Of the
police department to investigate and
report to the City Clerk and Treasurer
HIl persons doing business without a
license.
Sec. 10. That after June 1st, 1923.
the penalty due for payment of
license to be the sum of 5 per cent on
the license required for each and every
month or part OF the month until said
license is paid
Sec. lG. In case of mixed Wholesale
and retail business, unless owners or
agents can satisfactorily separate
such businesses the retail license shall
he rhorpII