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*0*3 ' • • 4 i' Thursday, December 16, 1943 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C Page Seven (Contlhped from preceding page) r 25.00 RESTAURANTS, CAFES OR EATING HOUSES— Restaurants, cafes, or eat ing houses whose gross an nual income does not exceed • $5,000.00, fuer year. and $1.00 tor each additional $1,000.00 of ^toss income. RAILROAD COMPANIES OR AGENCIES— Railroad agencies or com panies, each for business done in the Town of Clinton regulated by Act of Legisla ture, Section 7436, in 1932 S. C. Code, as follows: Town having a population to 10,000, $25.00 for first 1,000 and $30.00 for each addition al 1,000 of population. For each railroad company or agency, per year...... 175.00 RENOVATORS OF MATTRESSES— Renovators o f * mattresses whose gross annual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year 10.00 and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. Whose gross monthly in income does not exceed $150.00, per month 5.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross monthly income. REAL ESTATE AGENTS— Real Estate Agents whose gross annual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year. .. 15.00 and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. S SHOWS, PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS— Shows, performances, and exhibitions of all kinds, ex cept circuses or similar ex hibitions, whose gross daily income does not exceed $500.00 per day 25.00 SODA FOUNTAINS— . Soda fountains with or with out store, whose gross an nual income does not exceed $1,500.00, yer year 10.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. SOLICITORS AND , CANVASSERS— All persons canvassingbr so liciting any orders for goods, wares, merchandise, books, literature, or soliciting or ders for any commodity or thing whatever to be deliv ered at future date, whether any part of the purchase \ - price is collected ’by any such soicitor or canvasser or not, per year 50.00 Per day 2.00 STABLES, SALES, FEED AND LIVERY— Stables, sales, feed and liv ery, whose gross annual in income doe» not exceed $5,000.00, per year 25.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000 of fross income. SALVAGE OR BANKRUPT SALES MANAGERS— Salvagers or sales (bank- ^ nipt) managers, or sale con ductors whose gross annual income does not exceed . $5,000.00, per year.„ 25.00 and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. Whose gross daily income does not exceed $50.00, per day 5.00 and $2.00 for each additional $50.00 of gross daily income. STREET TRUCKS DOING DRAYAGE— Street trucks doing drayage whose gross annual income does not exceed $500.00 per -l. year and $1.00 for each additional $100.00 of gross income. STREET WAGONS OR DRAYS— Street wagons or drays, one horse, per year 5.00 Per day 1.00 Street wagons, or drays, two , horse, per year 5.00 Pei: day 2.00 SHOOTING GALLERIES— Shooting galleries, whose gross annual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per > year 25.00 and $1.00 for each additional $500.00 of gross income. Whose gross weekly in- incon\e does not exceed year 10.00 TELEPHONE COMPANIES— Telephone Companies, local, each for business done ex- ■ clusively in the Town of Clinton, S. C., but not in cluding business done to or from other points without the State, or for the Govern ment of the U. S., whose gross annual income does not exceed $10,000.Qp, per year 150.00 and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. TELEGRAPH COMPANIES OR AGENCIES— Telegraph companies or " agencies for business done in the Town of Clinton, but not including business to or from points without the State, or for the' Government of the U. S., whose gross annual , income does not exceed * $5,000.00, per day 50.00 TRANSIENT DEALERS IN FRUITS, ETC.— Transient dealers in fruits, etc., bread and cakes, meats or merchandise of whatso ever character and kind, selling from car or common carrier except as hereinbe fore or hereinafter provided, per year ^ 25.00 Apple Wagons, per day 2.00 This license applies to any other fruits or vegetables such as cabbage, oranges, grapes, etc. TRUCKS, DELIVERY— Delivery trucks delivering goods, wares, cotton, mer chandise, or any other com modities into the Town of * Clinton and over the streets or alleys of the Town from outside of the Town, each truck, per year 50.00 j Each truck, per day 2.00 Provided, however, that wholesalers delivering goods to retailers in the Town of — Clinton shall not be charged a business license by the said Town of Clinton unless such wholesaler maintains within the Town of Clinton a ware house or mercantile estab lishment for distribution of * the wholesaler's goods. ~ U UNDERTAKERS— Undertakers whose gross, an- —— nuai income does not exceed censes .provided for herein are de pendent on the amount of income, receipts or sales, the basis for ascer taining. the amount of said licensee shall be the amount of income, re ceipts or sales for the preceding year ending, December 31, 1943. Section 8. That every person, firm, company or corporation, required by this Ordinance to obtain a license to engage in any business, trade, pro fession or occupation for which a lil- cense is required, shall at the time of applying for such license, make a statement under oath, before an of ficer qualified to administer oaths, and file said statement with the Town Clerk setting forth: > (1) His or her name style of firm, name of company, or corporation. (2) The trade, business, profession or corporation for which a license is required. j (3) The amount of business pro- posed to be done during the current year and in those cases in which such information is required, the amount of business done during the previous vearin the same occupation, trade. SOUTH CLINTON NEWS FOR THE WEEK Luther Hughes spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Charles Satterfield, and Mr. Satterfield, in Laurens. Misses Bernice, Belle and Cather ine Nelson spent the week-end with their mother, Mrs. Minnie Nelson, near Mountville. R. R- .Whitmire and daughter, Bar bara Ann^visited his brother, Bun- yan Whitmire, in Newberry Sunday. Mrs. George Bailey and children December, 15. . | ed for the coming year: Peggy Farmer celebrated her 7th President—Mrs. J. P. McCauley, birthday December 14th. [ Vice-President—Mrs. Clyde Tram Marvin Deitz will observe a birth- : mell. day December 17th. , Mission Study Chairman an Mrs. Helen Caldwell of Folly! Treasurer—Miss Mary Johnson. Beach, observed a birthday Dec. 12. W are spending week with Pvt. business or profession, if the same was carried on or prosecuted the pre vious year. The Town Clerk shall thereupon assess and collect the proper license tax as provided for in this Ordinance, and upon such tax being paid, shall issue to the applicant the proper li cense. Section 9. For any business, trade, occupation or profession not enu merated in Section 1 of the Ordi nance, the license shall be fixed by the Mayor and he is hereby given Bailey at Camp Gordon Ga. Mrs. Minnie Waters of Gaffney, it the week-end with her sister, rs. B. H. McCoig, and Mr. McCoig. Arthur Estes of Princeton, visit- Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Mills during week-end. . _ S. 2-c Claude Bennett has return- to New York after spending an ight-day leave with Mrs*. Bennett. Mrs. Charlie Smith of Laurens, spent the week-end with her daugh ter, Mrs. S. L. Oakley, and Mr. Oak ley. Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Brown visit ed relatives in Whitmire Sunday. Howard Robinson has returned to Alabama after spending some time his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Robinson. Mrs. WiUie Webb and son of Gold- ville, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. J. W. Fuller. Miss Gladys Nelson of Mountville, A 8. Meet The Woman's Missionary Society and the ladies Sunday school class of Lydia Baptist church held their De cember meeting Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Bert Abercrombie. After the program and business meeting the hostess was assisted by'* 1 * 1 * Mrs. Virginia Greer, Mrs. Carl John-j G - A. son and Mrs. Devola Hellams in serv-. crombie. / *• ing refreshments. | Sunbeam Leader—Mrs. | Virginia The following officers were elect- 1 Greer. / Local Treasurer — Mrs. Homer Richey. Recording Secretary—Mrs. C. R. Kuykendall. Corresponding Secretary — Mias Mary Johnson. Chairman of Community Misskoa —Mrs. S. L. Oakley. Y. W. A. Leader—Mrs. Corrie Ball- Leader—Mrs. Bert Aber- full power and authority to fix same visited relatives here Friday and such license therefor as shall be fixed by the Mayor shall be as bind ing in every respect as though it was specifically enumerated or designat ed in this Ordinance. Section 10. The license taxes here in imposed are Ipvied for the purpose of raising funds to meet the annual ordinary expenses of the Town of Clinton for the fiscal year commenc ing on the first day of January, 1944, and for the purpose of paying in whole or part any legal indebted ness of the said city incurred for or dinary expenses thereof falling due during the said fiscal year. All annual licenses must be paid on or before January 15th, 1944, on penalty of an additional 10 per cent charge after January 15th. If license i» not paid by February 15th, 1944, the business will be closed by the $5,000.00, per year 35.00 Police Department, and action- and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. V VULCANIZING SHOPS, per • year 10.00 W WOOD SHOPS AND WAGON MANUFACTURERS— ' Wood shops and wagon manufacturers whose gross annual income does not ex ceed $2,000.00, per year 15.00 and $1.00 for each additional . $1,000.00 of gross income. WAREHOUSES— Warehouses kept for storing cotton, grain and other'com modities, whose gross annual income does not exceed • $2,500.00, per year 35.00 . and $1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross annual in come. Section 2. All licenses issued for one day only shall be double the amount above mentioned for Satur days, show days, Christmas days and other days of public gatherings. Section 3. That all licenses issued under and • by virtue of this Ordi nance shall be non-transferable, and except a license for a day, a week or brought in the Town Court, under Section 5 of this Ordinance for the misdemeanor of doing business with out license. Section 11. If any word, clause, sentence or section of this Ordi nance be declared unconstitutional or in contravention of any law or laws of the State of South Carolina, such shall not effect any other word, clause, sentence or section hereof. Section 12. This Ordinance shall go into effect on the Igt day of Janu ary, A. D., 1944. Done and ratified by the Town Council of the Town of Clinton, S. C., in CoUnf il assembled and the corpor ate seal of the said Town of Clinton hereto affixed this the sixth day of December, A. D., 1943, and in the One Hundred and Sixty-eighth year of' the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America. P. S. BAILEY, Attest: Mayor. D. C. HEUSTESS, (City Seal) City Clerk and Treasurer. Mrs. Houston Ellis and daughter, Mrs. Harold Copeland and Miss Mary Sue Copeland of West Cinton, spent the week-end with Misses Eva Mae and Bernice Ellis. Bob Owens of Gray Court, visited Rev. Floyd Brown and family Wed nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sanders and daughter, Betty, spent the week-end with the latter’s parents. Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Anderson in Pickens. Mr. and Mrs. James Dunaway and children of West Clinton, visited Mr. and Mrs. William Ellis Sunday. I Mr. and Mrs. D. D. McManus of Chester, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Smith. Mrs. M. V. Patterson was called to Rutledge, Tenn., on account of the of her .father-in-jaw, Oscar Patterson. 4, Robert Bobo was a visitor in Co lumbia Monday. Mrs. Ora Wood of West Cinton, visited Mrs. Pauline Lawson during the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Huff and children of Whitmire visited friends here Saturday. Among The Sick Mrs. Earl Abercrombie is ill with flu. Mrs. Homer Richey is ill. Mrs. L. O. Montjoy is seriously ill. J. A. Robinson continues ill at his home. Miss Joyce Nolan is ill. Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries Mrs. Lula Abercrombie observed a birthday December 15th. Roy Snyder observed a birthday December 14. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Stewart ob served their 9th wedding anniversary CITATION FOR LETTERS ADMINISTRATION The State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. By J. Hewlette Wasson, ^Probate a month, shall terminate and end on Jude: December 31, 1944, but may be re voked at any time by the Town Council of the Town of Clinton, on satisfactory cause being shown. Ex cept license issued for a day, a week or a month, annual rate shall be charged for all licenses issued prior to June 30th, 1944, three-fourths the Whereas, Laurie A. Daniel and Myrtle A. Hunter made suit to me to rant them Letters of Administra tion of the estate and effects of Car rie Aull Boozer. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the Kin dred and Creditors of the said Carrie Here’s America’s Finest Fountain Drink Ask for the Big 1{M>z. Glass At Clinton Fountains Watch that “syrup line/* folks, and you’ll* see why Pepsi-Cola tastes so swell at fountains, too. Watch the fountaineer pour in the exact amount — right to the line. That’s important, if you like a drink that is just right .. . because it’s made right! PEPSI-COU BOTTUNG CO. Greenville, S. C. $500.00, per week 10.00 and $1.00 for each additional $100.00 of gross weekly in come. Whose gross daily income does not exceed $10.00, per day 5.00 and $1.00 Tor each additional $10.00 of daily gross income. SHOE SHOPS*— Shoe Shops whose gross an nual income does not ex ceed $1,000.00, per year 10.00 and $5.00 for each additional $1,000.00 oi gross income. SILK MILLS, per year 100.00 STORAGE BATTERY CHARG ING STATIONS, per year 10.00 T TAXI CABS, per year 10.00 No person, firm or corpor ation shall let or hire any hacks, automobiles or other vehicles for hauling or trans porting passengers within the corporate limits of the Town of Clinton without first obtaining a license therefor from the Town Clerk. TAILOR SHOPS— Tailor Shops, ladies or gents, whose . gross annual income does not exceed $1,000.00, - per year 1 — 10.00 and $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. TIN AND TINKERS SHOP— Tin and Tinkers Shop whose gross awftrfpl Inrrtqnfr not exceed $1,000.00, per annual rate shall be charged for all! Aull Boozer, deceased, that they be licenses issued after June .30, 1944, j an ^ appear before me, in the Court and prior to September 30, 1944, and Probate, to be held at Laurens one-half the annual rate for all li censes issued after September 30th, 1944, and prior to December 30, 1944. ‘ Section 4. That every person, cor poration or partnership required by this Ordinance to obtain a license to — engage in • any business, trade, pro fession or occupation, for which a license is required, shall at the time} of applying for such license or at j 23-2p any other time as may be required! by the Town Council, furnish to the! Town Cleric, or auditor of the city, I such other and further information | as may be necessary for correctly' ascertaining the license to be as sessed and collected. Section 5. Any persons, firm, com pany or corporation prosecuting or engaging in any business or occu pation or profession, or keeping or maintaining any establishment nam ed in this Ordinance without having first paid the license tax imposed thereon, or shall otherwise violate any of the terms or provisions of this Ordinance, shall upon convic tion, be fined not exceeding one hun dred ($100.00) dollars, or be impris-! oned not exceeding thirty (30) days, with or without hard labor at the! discretion of the officer trying the case. Section 6. Where a license is im posed by this Ordinance upon any business, profession or occupation, and such business, profession or oc cupation is carried on or conducted by an agent, clerk or employee, such agent, clerk or employee shall be subject to all the penalties herein Imposed should the said business, profession or occupation be carried on or prosecuted without the license imposed having been paid in the same manner as if such agenfc clerk or employee were the propWtor of such business, profession or occupa tion. Section 7. Where the amount of li- Court House, Laurens, S. C., on Jan uary 7, 1944, next, after publication hereof, at 10 o'clock in the fore noon to show cause, if any they j have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 3rd day of December, A. D., 1943. J. HEWLETTE WASSON, Probate Judge. THtatsjo Comfortable ... Beautiful... One of a Kind SOFAS and CHAIRS $85.00 $21.50 WE PAY CASH For Good USED CARS TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. 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