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li:. .\y- ’ '/■ {«¥«-/- PAGB9X ■I I'l- ■lapMittff •: Umom Tax for tM Fiseu Tear Beftaaiair January 1st, 19S7, aad Eadiaf Deccaber Slst, 1937> Ot An Penona, Finai or Corpor- jitioBS WiM> Eagafr la,. Carry On, or Proaecate Any BoMneas or Pro* foflrion In the Town of Clinton. S. C. 'j ' ' I ' ' • ■ ^ * THE CUNTON dSAONICLE, CLINTON. 8. C • / Z'' ^ - »■. *' /■ '■ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1936 10.00 40.00 10.00 5.00. 2.00 15.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE •SOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OP CLINTON, S. C., ON COUNCIL ASSEMBLED:— Section 1. That the following annual and specific licenses on businesses, oc cupations and professions to be paid by tile person, or persons, firms or corporations carrying on or engaged in such businesses, occupations o|? professions, whether residents of the Town of Clinton or not, shall be lev- ied and collected for the year begin ning January 1st, 1937, and ending December Slst, 1937, to wit: A ADVERTISING — Advertising ■* by wagon or otherwise on the streets, includi^ distribution of handbills, circulars or oth er advertising matter or ma terial, or bill posting, per year 960.00 Per day . .. 2.00 Provided, the provisions hereof shall not ap^y to any person, firm or corporation maintaining a regular place" of business in the Town of _ Clinton when such advertisi- ing is restricted to the adver tising of said business by the person having a license to operate said business. AGENTS FOR LAUNDRIES, per year AGENTS FOR OIL REFIN ING COMPANIES, per year ARCHITECTS— . Architects whose gross an nual income does not exceed $2,000.00, per year and 9Lt)0 for each additional 91,000.00 of gross income. AUCTIONEERS—. ^ Auctioneers whose gross an nual income* does not exceed — 9l,Q(M.00, per year and 'fLOO for each additional 9100.00 of gross income. Whose gross daily income does not exceed $26.00, per day , and 91.'06 for each $25.00 of daily gross income, additional AUTO FILUNG STATIONS— Auto Filling. Stations,..first pump operated, per year .... Each a^itional pump oper^ ated, per year .7~ Where stock of accessories and supplies are kept for sale an additional charge re quired, per year AUTO WASHING DEPOTS— Auto Washing Depots or Sheds not connect^ with other business, per year .... AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS— Automobile Repair Shops , whose gross annual income does not exceed $3,500.00, per year and $l.t)0 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. AUTOMOBILE HACKS— Automobile Hacks whose gross, annual income does not exceed $1,500.00, per year .... and $1.00 for each additional $500.00 of gross income. Whose daily income does not exceed $100.00, per day The licen.see shall be al lowed to operate only one au tomobile hack under each li. cense issued to him. AUTOMOBILE DEALERS OR AGENTS—_ Automobile Dealers or Agents whase groJw annual income does, not exceed $5,000.00, per year and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. B " BANKRUPT, SALVAGE AND UQUIDATING SALES, Etc. Merchants selling stock of goods and merchandise a t* bankrupt sales, sales of as signment for the benefit of creditors qr salvage stock of goods and merchandise from i fire, S3tJLex~iir other <temage, ^ «r any^sU^k o.t «wd* or merchandise bought for liqui dating sale, closing out side, or stock reduction sale, on sales not over $500.00 On sales not over $1,000.00 On each $500 of sales over this .... Any person, firm or cor poration bringing ipto. the Town of Clinton and ^fering for sale therein pa stock of goods sold under bankruptcy or under assignment for the benefit of creditors, or sal- p^ige stock of goods damaged by fire, water or other dam age, or stocks consisting I- •partly of any such classes, i on sales not exceeding $600.00........ 60.00 Not exceeding $1,000.00 100.00 On" each $500.00 over this .... 40.00 Provided, That such licens es shall be taken out before commencing the sale and shall be issued by the Town Clerk upon a deposit' being made with the Cleric aa se curity tor the payment of the license when the sale shall le completed; such deposit to be ip an amount suffkient to wttnt of tba li^nae ^ aid if the appiicii^ for tbs tteeass be diasatia- fiad with tha amount 25.00 10.00 2.00 Squired as security iW the I Town Clerk, 'an app^mssl ahall be made /oy not more ^ than three persons to be se lected by the Town Clerk, and the security shall not be more than the'license would be, based, upon total' sales equivalent in amount to double the appraisal. • Providedj that upon com-"" pletion of the sales the amount deposited as secur ity shall be applied by the Town Clerk in the iSayhient of tbb license and any bal- anc;e then remaining shall be refunded to the licensee. Provided, that if^uch ap- ^ praisal shall not reduce the amount of deposit required, the expense thereof shall be paid by the licensee in ad dition (to the'license; but, if reduced, it shall be paid by the Town. Provided, further, ‘that if at any time during the sale, the gross amount of sales shall reach an amount that will require a' licehss hereun der in exce.ss of the amount deposited a.s .security for the license it .shall be the duty of the licen.see and all agents and employees thereof to re port such fact forthwith to the Town Clerk and to make a new deposit, and a failure to do so shall constitute a violation of the ordinance, and the license previously is sued shall be revoked auto- ' matically witho.ut'any action- or notice from any officer or agent of the Town, and the offender or offenders shall suffer the penalties provided- in this ordinance for viola tion thereof; and the Town Clerk, or Chief of Police, or other ofHoer or agent of the Town, shall have the right Jit all times to make an investi gation of the business of the licensee to detemine the facts with reference to the licen.se and shall have the right to require sworn state ment from the licensee and his employees or agents as to any matter relating to the provisions of this ordinance and any license© or any agent or employee of such licensee who shall fail to fur nish any such information or to give any sworn state ment upom proper request, or who shall make a false statement with reference thereto shall be a violation of this ordinance and the of fender or offenders shall suf fer the penalties provided for those who do business in the Town without a license, or violate the terms of this or dinance. Provided, further, that it shall be unlawful and a vio lation of this ordinance for any person, firm or corpor ation to add to any stock bought at sales under bank ruptcy, assignment for bene fit of creditors, salvage stock damages by fire, water, or otherwise, or any stock , bought for tfie purpose of .selling out or liquidating the samp, and each addition to such stock shall constitute a 26.00 7.50 7.50 25.00 40.00 76.00 25.00 t separate violation of this or dinance, and in addition to the punishment herein pro vided, the license shall be im mediately revoked. BOARDING AND-OR LODGING HOUSES— Boarding and-or Lodging Houses' taking transients, whose gross income does not exceed $2,000.00, per ywr .... 10.00 and $1.00 for each ad<mionaI $1,000.00 of gross income. BUS AND TRUCK LINEJS— Bus and Truck Lines operat ing passenger or freight .lines, for business done with in the Town of Clintom with’^ points within the state apd not including any business done for the U. S. govern-' raent, and where bus termi nal is established sdthin the corporate limits of the town and tickets sold or offered* for sale, for each bus or truck company, per year 50.00 Bus Terminal, per year .... lOO.OQjCOTTON MILLS— BUTCHERS AND-OR MEAT MARKETS— Butchers and-dr' Meat Mar kets dealing in frhsh meats whose gross annual income does not exceed $5,000.00, per year 26.00 and $1.00 for each additinoal $1,000.00 of gross income. , Dealers in single beef or hogs, or offering for sale in wagons, may take out special license by the day at the fol- . lowing rates: Those whose gross daily income/from dingle beef or hog.-4Uhounts to $20.00 or less, par day 1.00 Dealers in calves, mutton, shoat or kid may take out special license by the day at the following rates: Those whose gross daily inc<Mne for each calf, mutton, shoat or kid is $10.00 or less, . per day .... .... :.50 Provided, hoyrever, that the. i^neee ahs^.^ have- -A „ the >9^ht to seU under his daily license more than one animal. BROKERS DEALING IN MliaCHANDISE OR STOCKS AND BONDS-t^ Brokers dealing'in Merdhdn-'^ . I dise or Stocks «and Bonds, meaning a person, firm or , Corporation who acts as an , / intermediary between buyer and seller for the consider ation of a commission, with' or without warehouse, per year .... .... 15.00 BROKERS DEALING IN LUMBER— . Brokers Dealing in Lumber, not carrying a stock, per year .... .... 'BLACKSMITH SHOPS- Blacksmith Shops whose .gross annual income does not exceed $760.00, per year .... and $2.00 for each additional $100.00 of gross incoifie. BARBER SHOPS— Barber Shops .operating one> chair, per year and $2.50 for each additional chair. BILL POSTERS— Bill Posters whose gro.ss an nual income does not exceed $3,000.00, per year 35.00 and $5.00 for each additional ' $1,000.00 of gross income. Whose gross daily income does not exceed $25.00, per day ....-TV. ..." 5.00 BOOKAGENTS— Book Agents, per year 10.00 Book Agents, per week 5.00 Book Agents, per day 1.00 BAKERIES- Bakeries, whose gross annual income <Joes not exceed $3,000.00, per year .... 25.00 and 91-00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. BICYCLE DEALERS-^ Bicycle dealers, whose gross annual income does not ex ceed $1,000.00,.per year .... 7.60 and .50 for ei^ch additional $100.00 of gross income. BOWLING ALLEYS— Bowling Alleys or Box Ball Proprietors, whose gross an- nuail income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year .... 25.00 and .50 for each additional ■ $100.00 of gro.ss income. BOTTLING WORKS— _ Bottling Works, whose gross annual income does not ex ceed ^$3,000.00, per year .... 25.0Q and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. BOOTBLACKS— Bootblacks, where the fee .charged for shining shoes is .06, per year .... .... 2.60 Where the fee charged for each shine is .10, per year .... 5.00 G CANVASSERS OR PEDDLERS— Canvassers or Peddlers sell ing goods, wares or merchan dise of whatever character or kind not listed elsewhere, per year .... 10.00 Per day '2.00 COTTON BROKERS— Cotton Brokers, Factors or ^Merchants or Expqrtera, each place of business, per year 20.00 CHIROPRACTIC— Same as Physicians. CARPENTER SHOP KEEPER— Carpenter Shop Keeper, per year 6.00 CONTRACTORS— Contractors,^ or^ firms" of such, employing, taking or offering to take contracts not exceeding $500.00, per year From , 9500.00 to $1,000.00, per year From 91,000.00 to $2,000.00, per year From $2,000.00 to $5,000.00, per year Over $5,000.00, per year .... and $1.00 for each edditional $1,000.00 (over $5,000.00) or fractional part Jthercof. CIRCUSES— Circuses having one ring only," per day ..., 100.00 Circuses having more, than one ring, per day 150.00 Circus Parades, where exhi bition is held out of the Cor porate limits of the To^ of Clinton ...j 250.00 COLLECTION OR CLAIM- AGENTS— Collection or Claim Agents, whose gross annual incoffi* " " does not exceed $2,006.00, per day ....-«t—10.00 and $2.00 for each $1,000.00 of additional gross inc^e. 10.00 10.00 6.00 •7.60 10.00 12.50 20.00 20.00 tMk*4 Cotton Mills, per year .* COTTON GINS- — Cotton Gins, per year CABINET AND GENERAL REPAIR SHOPS— Cabinet and General Repair Shops, whose gross annual income does not exceed * $1,000.00, per year .... .... and $2700 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. CLEANING, DYEING AND CLOTHES PRESSING ES TABLISHMENTS— Cleaning, Dyeing and Press ing Clothing, per year .... "71! COLD DRINK STANDS— Gold Drink Stands, per year CONTRACTORS FOR MOV- ING HOUSES— Contractors for M o v.i n g Houses, whose gro^ annual income does not eMj^eed $1,000.00, per year .i.fT! and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. COAL COMPANIES OR Coal Companies or Agencies dealing in coal, whose groM annual income does not ex- \ ceed $3,000.00^ per year and $1.00 fdr each additkmml $1,000.00 of gross income. COTTON SEED OIL MILLS— Cotton Seed Oil Mills with $100,000.00 or less invested, L per y^r .... IQO.OO and $i^~6n each additional $1,000.00 invested. ' - D " ' : DIRECIGRiES— Direetbriesr each and every -person compiltr^ city direc tories, per year DEALERS, IN JUNK— Dealers in Junk, per year .... Per day DEALERS IN FRUITS, ETC.— Dealers in Fruits, Melons or Vegetables, selling from car by itinerant dealers, each car or fraction thereof DEALERS IN STOCKS AND BONDS— Dealers in Stocks and Bonds, . per year DEALERS IN PIANOS, GANS, ETC.— Dealers in Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines, fron Safes, Well Fixtures^ and Tomb stones, not connected with stores in Town of Clinton, whose gross annual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year .... .. . .... .... and $1.00, for each addition al $1,000.00 of gross income. DEALERS IN SOAP, JEWEI>: RY, Etc. on strdets-1 Dealers in Soap, Jewelry, Merchandise or other goods 10.00 15.00 10.00 on the streets, whose gross daily inedme does rtdt exceed, $100.00, per day 2.00 _ jind $1.00 for each additional $100.00 of gross daily in come. ^ Per year 26.00 DEALERS IN GREEN GRO CERIES SELLING FROM WAGON— Dealers in Green Groceries selling from -wagon, whoee "gross daily income is $50.00 or less, per day 2.00 and each wagon operated shall be deemed a separate business'. DEALERS LN GREEN GRO- CERIES SELLING FROM — CAR OR COMMON CAR RIER— Dealers in Green Groceries sedling frwTT car or common carrier, whose gross daily in come does not exceed $500.00, "" , per day 10.00 and each car operated shall be deemed a separate busi ness. • ' DENTISTS— ■ ~ Dentists, per year 16.00 E EXPRESS COMPANIES OR AGENTS- Expresa Oompanies or Agents, each for busineaa done exclusively in the Town of Clinton, but not including business ^ne to or from points without the State of South Carolina, or for the Government of the United SiMten, whose gross Income does not exceed $3,500.00, per year 50.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. ELECTRICIANS— Electricians, per year 10.00 F FIRE INSURANCE COM- ^ PANIES— Fire Insurance Companies, for business done in the Town of Clinton, per year for each company 15.00 but the license tax charged each company shall not ex ceed two per cent of the groes amount, of premiums collected by the company during the year ending Dec. 31, 1936. FRUIT TREE OR OTHER TREE AND PLANT AGENTS— Fruit Tree or other Tree and Plant Agents, whose gross income does not exceed $500.00, per year .... .... ..„ .... 6.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. FRESH FISB DEALERS— Fresh Fish Dealers without / other business, whose gross annual income does not ex ceed $1,500.00, per year .... 10,00 and $1.00 for ea^ additional —^ $1,000.00 of gross income. —^ H H^Y, GRAIN, PROVISIONS 160.001 OR MERCHANDISE BROK ERS— '25.00 Hay, Grain, Provisions or’ Merchandise Brokers who carry no stock of goods in eithdr warehouse or store . room, whose gross annual ih- ^ come does not exceed 5.00 $1,000.00, per year .... 16.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. HAIR LiRESSERS OR MANI CURISTS— Hair Dressers or Manicur- ' ist8, whose gross annual in- . come is $1,000.00 or less, per .year .... 10.00 5.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross inemne. HAWKERS OR PEDDLERS— Hawkers or Peddlera, selling or offering for sale, goods, 's’ares or-merchandise, whoee 10.00 gross daily income d^ not exceed $50.00, per day . 2.00 anjt $1.00 for each additional $50.00 of daily gross income. TIOTBI3*- r Hotels, whose gross annual income'does not -exceed $5,()00.00, per year .... .... .... 26.00 10.00 and $1.00 for ewdi additional $1,000.00 of groM income. HORSE AND jllULE TRAD ERS— Horse and Mule Traders, ' transient, whose gross daily / income does not exceed $1,000.00, per ^y .... .> IQ.OO Horse aqd Mide Traders transient, whose gross monthly income does not ex ceed $10,000.00, per month.... 16.00 * INSURANCE COMPANIES, LIP ATXTIDENT AND HEALTH— Insurance Companies, Life, Accident and Health, main taining agencies doing busi ness within the City of Clin ton, whose gross annual in come from such agencies does not exceed $1,000.00, per year* - 46,00^ and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. ICE DEALERS— * Ice Dealers, whoee gross an nual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year 16.00 and $1.00 for each $500.00 of— additional- gross income. ICE CREAM VENDERS— Ice Cream Venders selling from wagons, whose groes annual inconie does not ex ceed $2,500.00, per year 16.00 and $1.00 fpr each $100.00 of ■ gross' Income id>ove $2^,506.00. ICE MANUFACTURERS— Ice Manufacturers, jier year 36.00 „ J ■ JEWELRY,' WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRERS— , Jewelry, Watch and Clock Repairers, whose gross an- ^ nual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per y«far .7 15.00 and $1.0^ for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. JEWELERS, ITINERANT— Jewelers,' Itinerant, offering for sale jewelry, watches, clocks, etc., or repairing same, whose gross daily in come, does not exceed $100.00, per day x,. .... 2.00 L LONG DISTANCE T B L E - PHONE COMPANIES— Long Distance^ Telephone — Companies operating in city, or agents—of same, collect ing toll, per year lOO.OO LUMBER YARDS Lumber yards selling planks, shingles, framing laths or molding, whose gross annual income doea not exceed $6,000.00, per year ...; 20.00 and $2.00 for each Additional $1,000.00 of gross income. Lumber Yards, or dealers, selling other kin^ of build ing materials than the ones last before enumerated whose gross annual income does not exceed $2,500.00, -per year .... ... .... 20.00 and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of groas income. LUNCH COUNTERS— Lunch Counters, per year .... 16.00 M MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRIES^ Machine Shops and Foun dries whose gross annual in come does not exceed $2,- 000.00, per year 16.00 and $^00 for each additional . $1,000.00 of gross income. ” MERRYXJO-ROUNDSr- Merryngo-Rounds, per week 26.00 MEROHANTS— Retail merchants and all per sons, firms or corporations selling at retail articles of * trade or merchandise for -which a special license is not required, whose gross annual sales do not exceed $10,000:00,- per year .... .... 26.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross sales. . Wholesale merchants and wholesale dealers in hay, grain, provisions, goods, wares, or merchandise, who carry a stock of goods within a -warehouse or stockroom, whose groes annual sales do not exceed $50,000.00, per year .... 60.00 • and*.50 cents for each addi- , tional $1,000,00 of gross sales. The_ basix tor aacer-. taining the amount due Ahall •^he the gross * cnvt>ttnt of ail sales (cash and credit) for the preceding year beginning Jan. 1, 1936, and ending Dec. 31, 1936. MAGHINE SELLERS AND VENDORS— — Machine Sellers and Vendors, whose gross annual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year M.OO and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00.of gross income. -—Whoee gross daily income does not exceed $1,000.00, per day 1.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross daily in come. MARBLE YARDS OR AGEN- \ CIES— ' \ Marble Yards or Agencies whose gross annual income does not exceed $1,000.00, • per year 10.00 MECHANICS— Mechanics working on auto- molnles, or doing other me- ch^ieai work for hire, who ^ do not maintain a regular place of business,* per year.... 10.00 MOTION PICTURES TH E A - TRES— Moti<m pictare^ theatres or houses, -who$s gross ineoms doss not, exes^^ $5,000.00,.per year .... — 50J)0 ai^ $1.00 for each additioiial $1,000.00 of gross income. NEWSPAPERS- Newspapers, whose gross an nual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year 26.00 and $1.00 for each additional ^ $}J)00.00 of gross income. .O '" OIL AND GASOLINE COM- - PANIES^ ' Oil and.gasoline compames or agents whoee gross annual income does not exceed $20,- 000.0(1, per year $0,00 and .60 cents^fqr each addi tional $1,000.00 'of gross in come. Whose daily income does not exceed $100.00, per day 6.00 and $1.00 for each additional $100.00 of daily income. <kC4u LISTS, OPTOME- TRIS^, XND OPTICIANS— Occulistsp^ Optometrists and Opticians, itinerant, whose gross daily income does not exceed $60.00, per day .... t,. 2.00 and $1.00 for each additoinal $50.00 of gross income. Occalists, Optometrists or Opticians, on their own ac- —A" in- not per 10.00 6.00 15.00 25.00 10.00 1.00 10.00 count, or working for others, whose gross annual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year .... 15.00 and: $1,00 .fp.c each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. P PAINT SHOPS, per year 20.00 PAWN SHOPS— Pawn Shops or money-lend ing shops whoee gross an nual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year .... 25^00 and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of groM income. PLANING MILLS— Planing Mills whose gross " annual income does not ex ceed $1,000.00, per year .... 10.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross irKome. PHOTOGRAPHERS OR AR TISTS— ’Photographers or Artists,. who.se gross annual income does not exceed..$J^000.00, per— year .7' .... and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. Per day PHYSICIANS, per year PRINTING OFFICE— Printing office, job, whoee gross annual income does not exceed $3,500.00, per year .... and $1.00 for each additional $1,000 of groes income. PLUMBERS, per year Plumbers, whoee gross come from one job does exceed $20.00, per job .... POOL TABLES— ,, Pool Tables, per table, •••• (Note—Pool tables to be in accordance with the require ments of the Ordinances of the Town of Ginton and with the Statutes of the State of S, C.) PUBUC WEIGHERS— Public Weighers, other than cotton weighers, per year .... 6.00 - R RESTAURANTS, CAFES, OR EATING HOUSES— Restauranta, CaffS or. ETating HouseA* whose gross annual income does not exceed $5,000.00, per year 25.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. RAILROAD COMPANIES OR ' AGENCIES— Railroad (Companies or Agen cies, each, for business done in the Town of Ginton, regu lated by Act of Legislature, Section 7436 in 1932 S. C. CTode, as follows: Town hav ing a population to 10,000, $26.00 for first $1,000.00, and * $30.00 for each ^additional $1,000.00 for each'Railroad Company or Agency, per year .... r. 176.00 RENOVATORS OF MAT- TRESSES— Renovators of Martresees, whose gross annuU^ income does not exceed $2,600.00, per year and $2.00 for ea<di additioml $1,000.00 of^cfross-hAN^ome. , "Whose gross monthly in- 'coAe does hot exceed $150.00, per month 6.00 and $1.0(r for each additional $100.00 groas monthly'in come. — REAL ESTATE AGENTS— JReal Estate Agents, whose groas annual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year .... 15.00 and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of groas income. V ' S SHOWS, PERFORiMANOES AND EXHIBITIONS—. Shows, performances and ex hibitions of all kinds, except circuses or similar exhibi tions, whose gross daily in come does not exceed $600.00, P«rd*y- - 26.00 SODA FOUNTAINS— \ Soda Foiintains with or with. store, whosh gr^ annual mcome does hot exceed $1,6^0.00, per year lt.00 and $1.00 fpr eadi adcKtional $1,000.00 of gross inconie. SOLIGITC>RS A N D ^0 A N - 5 VASSERS— All persons canvaat^ or so- licWng any orders for good^^ -wabes, merchandise, boPks, literature, or sol^ting or- i dera for any commodity or > thing whatsoever to be ddiv- pred 4t future date whether J any pmet of the pun base (Gootinued oh next page) 10.00 f V, • • S_.- J... I. l.dwife