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Page Six THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C Thursday, December 16, 1943 iU.OO 40.00 10.00 i AN ORDINANCE Imposing a License Tax Cor the Fis cal Year Beginning January 1, 1944, and Ending December 31st, | 1944, On All Persons, Firms or Corporations Who Engage In, Car-. ry On, or Prosecute Any Business or Profession in the Town of Clin ton, S. C. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CLINTON, S. C., IN COUNCIL ASSEMBLED:— Section 1. That the following, an-j nual and specific licences on busi nesses. occupations and professions to be paid by the person, or persons, firms or corporations carrying on or ; engaged in such businesses, occupa-1 tions or professions whether resi-| dents of the Town of Clinton or not.j shall be levied and ^collected for the| year beginning JamJary 1, *944, and| ending December 3i, 1944, to wit: A / ADVERTISING— Advertising by wagon or otherwise on the streets, in cluding distribution of hand-, bills, circulars, or other ad vertising matter or material/ or bill posting, per year 50.00 Per day 2.00 Provided, the provisions ' hereof shall not apply to any person, firm or corporation maintaining a regular place of business in the Town of Clinton when such advertis ing is restricted to the ad vertising of said business by the persons having a license to operate said business. AGENTS FOR LAUNDRIES. per year AGENTS FOR OIL REFIN ING COMPANIES, per. year ARCHITECTS— Whose gross annual income does not '“exceed $2,000.00, per year .*. and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. AUCTIONEERS— Auctioneers, whose gross an nual income does not exceed $1,000.00 per year and $1.00 for each additional $100.00 of*gross income. Whose gross daily income does not exceed $25 per day and $1.00-for «rch 925:00-of flaily gross income addi tional. “ - AUTO FILLING STATIONS— Auto Filling Stations, first . pump operated, per year Each additional pump op erated, per year 10.00 • 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 connected with other business, per year AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS— Automobile Repair Shops whose gross annual income does not exceed $3,500.00, per year and $1.00 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 licensee shall be al lowed to operate only one automobile hack under each license issued to him. AUTOMOBILE DEALERS OR AGENTS— Automobile Dealers or Agents, 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. 5.00! 2.00 be selected by the' Town Clerk, and thePsecurity shall not be more than the license, would be based upon total sales equivalent in amount to double the appraisal. Provided that upon com pletion df ’ the sales the amount deposited as security shall be applied by the Town Clerk in the payment of the license and. any balance then remaining shall be refunded to the licensee. Provided, that if such ap praisal shall not reduce the amount of deposit required, the excise thereof shall be paid by the licensee in addi tion 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 license here under * in excess of the amount deposited as security for the /license, it shall be the duty of the licensee and all agents and employees thereof to report 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 issued shall be revoked automatically with-, out any action or noitce from any officer or agent of the Town, and the offender or offenders shall suffer the penalties provided in this or dinance for violation there of; and the Town Clerk, or Chief of Police, or other of ficer or agent of the Town, shall have the right at all times to make an investiga tion of the business of the licensee to determine the facts with reference to the license and shall have the right to require sworn state ments from the licensee and his employees or agents as to any matter ' relating to the provisions of this ordi- * nance and any licensee or any agent or employee of such licensee who shall fail to furnish any such informa tion or to give any sworn 15.00 10.00 10.00 25.00 10.00 2.00 BANKRUPT, SALVAGE AND LIQUIDATING SALES, ETC.— Merchants selling stock of goods and merchandise at bankrupt sales, sales of as signment for the benefit of creditors or salvage stock of goods and merchandise from fire, water or other -j damage, or any stock of ^goods or merchandise bought- for liquidating sale, closing out sale, or stock reduction sale, on sales not over $500.00 40.00 On sales not over $1,000.00 75.00 On each $500.00 of sales over this '25.0fr Any person, firm or cor poration bringing into the Town of-Clinton and offering for sale therein a stock of goods sold under bankruptcy or under assignment for the benefit of creditors, or sal vage stock of goods damaged by fire, water or other dam age, or stocks consisting partly of any such classes, on sale not exceeding $500.00 , 60.00 Not exceeding $1,000.00 100.00 Op each $500.00 overtthis.... 40.00 J 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 Clerk as se curity for the payment of the license when the sale . shall be completed; such de posit to be in an amount suf ficient to protect the Town for the payment of the li censes in full and if the ap plicant for the license shall be dissatisfied with the amount required as security by the Town Cleric, an ap praisal shall be made by not jnortt liian three persons to statemehf“upon proper re quest or who shall make a false statement with refer ence thereto shall be a vio lation of this ordinance and .the offender or offenders shall suffer the penalties provided for those who do business in the Town with out a license, or violate the terms of this ordinance. 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 foil ben efit of creditors, salvage stock damaged by fire, water or otherwise, or any stock bought for the purpose of selling out or liquidating the same, and each addition to such stock shall constitute a separate violation of this or dinance, and in addition to the punishment herein pro vided the license shall be immediately revoked. BOARDING AND-OR LODG ING HOUSES— Boarding a n d - o r lodging houses taking transients, whose gross income does not exceed $2,000.00, per year.... and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. BUS AND TRUCK LINES— Bus and truck lines operat ing passenger or freight lines, for business done within Town of Clinton with points within the state and not including any business done for the U. S. Govern ment, and where bus termi nal is established within the corporate limits of the town and tickets sold or offered for sale, for each bus or truck company, per year Bus stations or terminal where - tickets—are -sold or offered for sale, per year BUTCHERS AND-OR MEAT MARKETS— Butchers and-or Meat Mar kets dealing in fresh meats whose gross annual income does not exceed $5,000.00, per year and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. Dealers in single beef or hogs, or offering for sale in wagons, may take out spe cial license by the day at the following rates: Those whose gross daily income from single beef or . hog amounts to $20.0^) or less, per day Dealers in calves, mutton, shoat or kid may take out special license by the day at the following rates: Those whose gross daily income for each calf, mut ton, shoat or kid is $10.00 or less, per day Provided, however, that the licensee shall not have the right to sell under his daily license more than one animal. BROKERS DEALING IN MERCHANDISE OR STOCKS AND BONDS— Brokers dealing in Merchan 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 10.00 50.00 50.00 25.00 1.00 .50 or without warehouse, per year r .... ; 15.00 BROKERS DEAUNG IN LUMBER— Brokers dealing in Lumber, not carrying a stock, per year 25.00 BLACKSMITH SHOPS— Blacksmith shops whose gross annual income does not' exceed $750.00, per year 7.50 and $2.00 for each additional $100.00 of gross income. BARBER SHOPS— Barber shops operating one chair, per year ....: 7.50 j and $2.50 fol each additional “cfyair. BILL POSTERS— Bill Posters whose gross an- | nual income does not exceed $3,000.00, per year 35.00 and $5.00 for each additional, 41,000.00 of gross income. Whose gross daily income r' does not exceed $25.00, per day .j.: 5.00 BOOK* AGENTS— Boolr^Cgents, per year 10.0U Book Agents, per week 5.00 Book Agents, per day 1.00 BAKERIES— Bakeries whose gross annual income does not exceed $3,000.00, per year 25.00 and $1,00 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 7.50 and .50 for each additional $100.00 of gross income. BOWLING ALLEYS— Bowling Alleys or Box Ball Proprietors whose gross an nual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year 25.00 and .50 for each additional $100.00 of gross income. BOTTLING WORKS— Bottling Works whose gross annual income does not ex ceed $3,000.00, per year 25.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of grqss income. BOOTBLACKS— _ Bootblacks where the fee charged for shining shoes is .05, per year 2.50 Where the fee charged for each shine is .10, per year.... 5.00 - C Canvassers or peddlers sell- ing goods, wares', or mer- - chandise of whatever char acter or kind, not listed else where, per year 50.00 Per day ....„ 2.00 COTTON BROKERS— Cotton Brokers, Factors or Merchants or Exporters, each place of business, per year ... 20.00 CHIROPRACTIC — Same as Physicians. CARPENTER SHOP KEEPER— Carpenter Shop Keeper, per year - 5.00 CONTRACTORS— Contractors, or firms or such, employing, taking or offering to take contracts not exceeding $500.00, per year .*. 7.50 From $500.00 to $1,000.00 per year 10.00 From $1,000.00 to $2,000.00, per year 12.50 From $2,000.00 to $5,000.00, per year 20.00 Over $5,006.00, per year... 20.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 (over $5,000.00 or fractional part thereof. CIRCUSES— ' Circuses having one ring only, per day 100.00 Circuses having more than one ring, per' day 150.00 Circus Parades where ex hibition is held but of the Corporate limits of the Town of Clinton 250.00 COLLECTION OR CLAIM AGENTS— - Colection or Claim Agents whose gross annual income, does not exceed $2,000.00, per year 10.00 and $2.00 for each $1,000.00 of additional gross income. COTTON MILLS— Cotton Mills, per year l50.00| COTTON GINS— Cotton Gins, per year 25.00 CABINET AND GENERAL REPAIR SHOPS— _ Cabinet and General Repair ___ Shops whose gross annual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year 5.00 and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. CLEANING, ' DYEING AND CLOTHES PRESSING ES TABLISHMENTS— . Cleaning, Dyeing and Press ing Clothing, per year 15.00 COLD DRINK STANDS— Cold Drink Stands, per year 5.00 CONTRACTORS FOR MOV ING HOUSES— Contractors for moving houses, whose gross annual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year......:.....,,.... *10.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000,000 of gross income. COAL COMPANIES OR AGENCIES— - Coal Companies or Agencies dealing in coal, whose gross annual income does not ex ceed $3,000.00, per.year 10.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 at gross income. COTTON SEED OIL MILLS — Cotton Seed Oil Mills with $100,000.00 or less invested, per year — 100.00 and $1.00 for each $1,000.00 invested. D DIRECTORIES— Directories—each and every person compiling city direc tories, per year - 10.00 DEALERS IN JUNK— Dealers in Junk, per year.... 10.00 Dealers in Junk, per day..., 5.00 DEALERS IN FRUITS, ETC.— Dealers in Fruits, Melons qr Vegetables, selling from car by itinerant dealers, each car or fraction thereof...™ 10.00 DEALERS IN STOCKS AND BONDS— Dealers in Stocks and Bonds, per year 15.00 DEALERS IN PIANOS, ORGANS, ETC. Dealers in Pianos, Organs Sewing Machines, Iron Safe*, Well Fixtures and Tomb stones, not connected with stores' in Town of Clinton, whose gross annual income does not exceed $l,t)00.00, per year 10.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. DEALERS IN SOAP, JEWEL RY, ETC., ON STREETS— Dealers in Soap, Jewelry, Merchandise or other goods , on the streets, and—or sell ing or canvassing from house to hdUse whose gross daily income does not exceed $100.00, per day ..../.. 2.00 and $1.00 for each additional $100.00 of gross daily in come. Per year .-. 50.00 DEALERS IN QREEN GRO CERIES SELLING FROM WAGON— Dealers in Green Groceries selling “from wagon whose gross daily income is $50.00 or less, per day 2.00 And each wagon operated shall be deemed a separate business. DEALERS IN GREEN GRO CERIES, SELLING FROM CAR OR COMMON CARRIER— Dealers in Green Groceries selling from 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, per year 15.00 E EXPRESS COMPANIES OR AGENTS— (Express Companies or Agents, each for business done exclusively in the Town of Clinton, S. C., but not including business done to orjrom points, without the r State of South Carolina, or for the Government of the United States, whose gross income does not ex ceed $3,500.00, per year 50.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. ELECTRICIANS, per year lOT.OO 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 * 5.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. FRESH FISH 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 each additional ^ $1,000.00 of gross income. G GAS— . . Dealers in gas stoves, ap- pliances; accessories and cyl inder gas, or gas in tanks or drums, whose total stove units sold and—or serviced do not exceed 50, per year.... 50.00 and $1.00 for each additional stove unit sold and 1 —or ser viced. H HAY, GRAIN, PROVISIONS, OR MERCHANDISE BROKERS- Hay, Grain, Provisions or Merchandise Brokers who carry no stock of goods in either warehouse or store room whose gross annual in come' does not exceed $1,000.00, per year 15.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. HAIR DRESSERS OR MANI CURISTS— Hair Dressers or manicurists whose gross annual income is $1,000.00 oi> less, per year 10.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. HAWKERS OR PEDDLERS— Hawkers or Peddlers, sell ing or offering for sale, goods, wares or merchandise, whose gross daily income does not exceed $50.00, per day 2.00 and $1.00 for each additional $50.00 of gross daily income. Per year 50.00 not including business done to or from points without the State of South Carolina, HOTELS— Hotels, 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.. HORSE AND MULE TRADERS— Horse and Mule Traders, transient, whose gross daily income does not exceed $1,000.00, per day 10.00 Horse and Mule Traders, transient, whose gross monthly income does not exceed $10,000.00, per month 15.00 I INSURANCE^- Insurance Companies: Life, Fire, Sick Benefit, Casualty, Accident, Liability, Boiler, tor other like insurance Com panies, represented by tran sient solicitor or agent, of $500.00 gross income or less, pdf week — 10.00 For each additional $500.00 gross income, pm* week 2.00 (This section shall not ap ply to agents of companies ' paying annual license on amount of business done within the City Limits.) INSURANCE (CASUALTY)— Insurance Companies hand ling accident sick benefit, fidelity, guaranty, plate glass, boiler, liability, live stock, casualty, or other like insurance, of $750.00 gross income or less, per year 15.00 For each additional $100.00 of gross income or fraction al part thereof 2.00 INSURANCE (FIRE)— Fire Insurance Companies, or other agents, shall pay a license tax of two. (2%) per centum on premiums collect ed within the city limits of the Town of Clinton per an num. This applies to each and every underwriters as sociation or agency, whether license is paid by parent company or not. INSURANCE (LIFE)— Each Life or other like In surance Company, of $1,000.00 gross income or less, per year .’i 15.00 For each additional $1,000.00 or fractional part thereof 2.00 (This section shall apply only’ to premiums collected or renewed on the lives of persons residing within the town limits of the Town of Clinton.) ICE DEALERS— Ice Dealers whose gross an nual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year 15.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. ICE CREAM VENDERS— Ice Cream Venders selling from wagons whose gross annual income does not ex ceed $2,500.00, per year 15.00 ICE MANUFACTURERS— Ice Manufacturers, per year 35.00 J JEWELRY, WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRERS— Jewelry, Watch and Clock Repairers whose gross an nual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year.. 15.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross in^ne.’ JEWELERS, ITINERANT— • Jewelers, itinerant, offering ■’"4er sate* jewelry, watchee,-——• clocks, etc.,- or repairing same, whose gross daily in- income does not exceed $100.00, per day 2.00 Whose gross annual in income does not exceed $5,000.00, per year 50.00 LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANIES— . Long Distance Telephone Companies operating in city, or agents of same, coUecting toll, per year :. 100.00 LUMBER YARDS— • - Lumber yards selling planks, shingles, framing, laths, or molding, whose gross annual income does not exceed $5,000.00, per year , 20.00 and $2.00 for each additiohal $1,000.00 of gross income. Lumber yards, or dealers, selling other kinds of build* ing materials than the ones last b e f*o r e enumerate^ whose gross annual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year 20.00 and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. LUNCH COUNTERS, per year 15.00 LAWYERS— Lawyers whose gross an nual income does not exceed $2,500 per year 15.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. M MACHINES, COIN— ' That every person, firm or corporation owning or main taining any place of busi ness, or other place, wherein or in connection with whicn is operated any machine for the playing of music operat ed by a slot wherein is de posited any coin or thing of value, shall pqy the follow ing license on each machine in operation: Where the coin is a nickel the, machine and no license shall be transferable. MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRIES— Machine shops and foundries whose gross annual income dpes not exceed $2,000.00, per year - 15.00 and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. ' MERRY-GO-ROUNDS, per week 25.00 MERCHANTS— Retail merchants and all persons, firms, or corpor- 1 ations selling at retail at an *- established place of business articles of trade or merchan dise for which a special li cense is not required, whose gross annual sales do not exceed $10,000.60, per year 25.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 ^>f gross income. Wholesale merchants' and wholesale dealers in hay, grain, provisions, goods, wares or merchandise who carry a stock of goods with in a warehouse or storeroom whose gross annual sales do not exceed $50.00, per year 25.00 and .50 cents for each addi- ‘ tional $1,000.00 of grops sales. The basis for ascer taining the amount due shall be the gross amount of all sales (cash or credit) for the preceding y fe a r beginning Jan. 1, 1943, and ending Dec. 31, 1943. MACHINE SELLERS AND VENDERS— Machine Sellers and Vend ers whose gross annual in income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year 20.00 qnd $2.00 for each additional ,$1,000.00 of gross income. Whose gross daily income does not exceed $100.00, per day -100 , and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. MARBLE YARDS OR AGENCIES— Marble yards or agencies whose gross annual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year 10.00 MECHANICS— Mechanics working on au* • tomobiles, or doing other mechanical work for hire, who do not maintain a reg- ~ ular place of business, per “—— year 10.00 MOTION PICTURE THEATRES— Motion picture theatres or houses, whose gross annual income does not exceed $5,000.00, per year 50.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. N NEWSPAPERS— ■■ ^ ' Newspapers whose gross an nual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year 25.00 and $1.00 for each additional - $1,000.00 of gross income. O OIL AND GASOLINE COMPANIES— Oil and Gasoline Companies or Agents whose gross an nual income does not exceed $20,000.00, per year 40.00 find .50 cents for each addi tional $1,000.00 of gross in come. Whose daily income does not exceed $100.00, per day 5.00 and $1.00 for each additional $100.00 of daily income. OCULISTS, OPTOMETRISTS AND OPTICIANS— Oculftts, Optometrists and Opticians, itinerant, whose gross daily income does not exceed $50.00, per day 2.00 and $1.00 for each additional $50.00 of gross income. Oculists, Optometrists or Opticians on their own ac count, or working for others, whose gross annual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year 15.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. P PAINT SHOPS, per year-:..:. 20.00 PAWN SHOPS--* Pawn shops or money-lend ing shops whose gross an nual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year 25.00 I' year Where coins used are pen nies, per year Upon application being made for a license to oper ate any machine under this Ordinance, the Town of Clin ton is hereby authorized to presume the operation of such machine "or apparatus is lawful, and when a license has been issued for the op eration thereof, the sum paid for such license shill not be refunded notwithstanding that the operation of such machine or apparatus shall be prohibited. It shall be the duty of the persons in whose places of business the machines are operated or located, to see that the proper Town license is attached to the machine before its operation is com menced. Failure to do so will make such persons liable for the penalties imposed in this ordinance. No ihachine shall be li censed under this ordinance unless such machine shall bear a permanently attached identifying serial number, and in making application for licepae under this sub section the applicant shall specify the manufacturers’ serial number of the ma chine for which license is desired. The license shall carry the serial number of 7.50 5.00 •a *1 and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross 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 income. PHOTOGRAPHERS OR ARTISTS— Photographers or artists whose gross annual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year 10.00 and $2.00 for each additional "$1,000.00 of gross income. Per day 5.00 PHYSICIANS, per year. 15.00 PRINTING OFFICE— Printing office, job, whose i gross annual income does not exceed $3,000.00, per 1 year 25.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. PLUMBERS, per year 10.00 Plumbers, whose gross in come from one job does not exceed $20.00, per job 1.00 POOL TABLES*- 1 Pool .tables, per table, per year , 10.00 (Note—Pool tables to be in accordance with the require ments of the Ordinances of the Town of Clinton and with the statutes of the State of S. C.) PUBLIC WEIGHERS*- Public Weighers, other than cotton weighers, per year.™ $J» (Continued on next page)