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Thursday, January 12, 1956 ,Pag< Ekr— ) Items of Interest From ... West Clinton MRS. JOHN MAYE, Correspondent end Represente tire PHONE (2t-J WEST CLINTON NOTICE — Effective now sub scriptions are 30c monthly, $3 00 per yemr. William Cannon. 7, / Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Southerlin of Bera, Ky. 'and Joel Allen Southerlin of Greenville were re cent visitors of Mrs. J. H. Seay. Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Wilson of Charlotte spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Wil son. Mrs. Wilson remained for a longer visit. Mrs. George Wade, Miss Louise Wade and George Wade, Jr., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ledford have returned from Florida where they spent their honey moon and are now residing at the Kings Apts. Mrs. Ledford is the former Miss Betty Rockley of Greenwood. Mr. *, and Mrs. Charlie Hipp visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Law- son, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Law- son and Mr. Victor Lawson near Clinton Sunday. ' Marvin and F. A. Purcell of Georgia were Sunday guests of their sister, Mrs. John Hedspeth. Sgt. and Mrs. Claude Smith and son of Ft. Benning, Ga., were the weekend guests of the letters parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry King. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hardy of Clemson visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gibbs recently. • Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McGennis and children visited in Augusta Ga. Sunday. ^ Mr- and MiY ■V . f Boyce Smith and spn of Ware Shoals and Mrs. Gary Brissie and daughter visit ed Mrs. J. H. Seary Sunday. Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Vaughn and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pit-, man amTson of Greenville visit ed Mr. and Mrs. Rbbert Pitman also Floyd Pitman who is a pa tient at Hays Hospital from an accident at the Bobbin plant. H. A. Adams visited Mr. and Mrs.' George Butler near Saluda Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smithman and son of Atlanta, Ga. spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Smithman. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Adams v and J. J. Owens spent Friday with T. D. Jones in Greenwood. • Billy Vaughn of Greenville is spending the week with his • grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Pitman. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Tinsley visited Johnnie Boozer, who con- . tinues ill, in Newberry Saturday. Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Beasley have moved to their new resi dence at 918 Musgrove Ext. Mrs. Lonnie Tinsley and, chil dren visited Mrs. Pearl Kelley in Greenville Saturday. •' Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jones and daughter of Laurens visited Mr. and Mrs. Marcell Barker Sunday afternoon. a Mrs. Opgl Clayton of Savan- •aah, Ga. n spending the week with Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Beas ley. Mrs. Janie Orr of Pickens is visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Mc Gennis. Mr. and Mrs. Coldy Campbell visited in Atlanta, Ga. recently. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tinsley and Miss Jean Abbott of Green ville visited Mr. and Mrs. Wood- row Wilson and other relatives during the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Arnold visited Mr. and Mrs. James Am , Sick Mrs. Maggie. Hampton is a pa tient at Hays Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lokey are ill at their home. Mrs. Arthur Sanders is ill at her home. Mrs. Bobby Braswell was ill several days last week with flu. Miss Nan Smith is a patient at Greenville General Hospital. Elizabeth Leopard is improv ing at. her home after being ill. Floyd Owens 1 is a patient at Hays Hospital. Fellowship Club Meets The first meeting of the year for the Young People’s Fellow- shiy club was held Sunday after noon at 3:00 with 17 present. Chet McCauley led in several songs. The Sword drill was led by Bob Raymond. After this Ron ald Shelton gave several point ers on studying the Bible. Russ Jones and Bill Gust gave chal lenging sermonettes. Tne meeting next Sunday af ternoon will be held at 104 Flor ence St. AJ1' young people be tween the ages of 13 and 20 are invited to attend. Women's Club Help Polio Drive The Woman’s Club of Clinton Mill is making plans to partici pate in the March of Dimes drive at their regular January meeting, the date of which has been changed from Jan. 17 to Jan. 20. The club has accepted the re sponsibility of collecting dona tions from people who are con nected with Clinton Mill. / On Friday night, Jan. 20th, every house in the village is ask ed to burn its porch light as guideposts for the women who will stop at the houses to collect donations. The club members are asked to meet at the Communi ty House at 6 p. m. The Polio Foundation Commit tee is making an effort to contact each cligb member to assist with the drive on Jan. 20th. It is hoped that a large number of the wom en will cooperate and- deem it a privilege to be able to help with such a worthy drive. I R. C. Wilkie D.K.-3 sUtioned | at San Diego, Calif, spent Christ mas holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W'oodrow Trails at Norfork Calif. He also spent a couple of days with. Mr. and Mrs. Will Rogers of Hollywood, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Williams visited in Laurens last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Tinsley visited Mr. and Mrs. George Banks in Woodruff recently. Jimmy Wooten who has been stationed in Detroit, Mich, is home on a 30-day leave. Upon re turning he will report for over seas duty. Mrs. Pearl Kelley of Green ville spent a week recently with her daughter Mrs. Lonnie Tins ley and Mr. Tinsley. 5.00 2.50 35.00 .75 Birthdays * Mr. Clyde Bigbee, Sr., will have a birthday Jan. .19. Rickey Wilson will celebrate his birthday Jan. 14. Bobby Pearson had a birthday Dec. 24. Lewis Butler had a birthday Jan. 10. Dianne Williams celebrated her 11th birthday Jan. 10. James Dunaway had a birth day today. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Seay cele brated their wedding annivers ary Jan. 3. Little Kellene King had a birthday Jan. 11. Mrs. L. T. Kay will have a birthday Jan. 28th. Jan. 8. l_! —*—r Jerry Wilkie had a birthday Sherwood Tinsley .has a birth day Jan. 16. Ferona Tinsley will .observeI her birthday Jan. 21st. ' . Billy Cranford will have a birthday Jan. 15. Donald Galloway will have a birthday Jan. 14. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Caughman will celebrate their wedding an- niversary Jan. 16. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ward will observe their wedding annivers ary Jan. 16. « Bardy Cannon will have a , old in Hemmingway Sunday and Monday. „ Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cannon , visited Mr. and Mrs. W C. Poole blrthda y JaB - 19 in Inman Sunday. .Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Gillilared visited Mr., - and Mrs. Claftde Turner in Fountain Inn Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Griffin and .. children of Ware Shoals spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. . W. C. Braswell Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cannon and . Sam Elders spent the weekend in Rock Hill with Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs! Sidney Goff of Leesville, Kelley Gantt of Flori da and" Mr, and Mrs. Henry Layer of Laurens visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry King recently. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Williams and daughter Dianne visited in Greenville Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wiron Smith of Newberry , visited Mrs. J. J. Smith Sunday. License Ordinance AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A LICENSE TAX ON ALL PER SONS. FIRMS AND CORPOR ATIONS WHO ENGAGE IN. PROSECUTE OR CARRY ON ANY BUSINESS OR PROFES SION IN THE TOWN Oft CUNTON. SOUTH CARO LINA BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CLINTON, SOUTH Carolina; in council as sembled: Section 1. That no person, firm or corporation shall after the 1st day of January, 1956, engage in, prosecute or carry on any business or profession hereinaf ter named, within the corporate limits of the Town of Clinton, without first having paid a spec ial license* 'tax therefor. The amount of said special tax shall be the amount placed opposite each occupation, business or pro fession hereinbelow named, re spectively, and the amount shall be the cost of said special tax per annum unless otherwise speci fied, to wit: ADVERTISING— . Advertising by motor vehicles or otherwise on the streets, including dis tribution of handbills, cir culars or other. sdrvertising matter, or bm> posting, whose gross annual in come is $3,000.00 or less $ 35.00 for each additional $1,- 000(60 of. gross annual income — - Provided,. the provisions hereof shall not apply to any person, firm or cor poration maintaining a regular place of business * in the Town of Clinton"* when such advertising is restricted to the adver tising of said business by . the person having a li cense to operate said ., business. ' ADVERTISING AGENCY— Whose gross annual in come is $10,000.00 or less 30.00 for e*eh additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income - AGENTS FOR LAUNDRIES— Whose gross annual in- • come, is $2,000.00 or less 20.00 * for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income ARCHITECTS— Whose gross annual in come is $10,000.00 or for each aiddilionai $1,-. 000.00 of gross annual income s.... . AUCTIONEERS— f Whose gross annual in come is $1,000.00 or less ’ for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income AUDITORS OR CERTI FIED PUBLIC AC COUNTANTS— Whose gross annual in come is $10,000.00 or less For each additional $1,000.00 of gross income.: AUTO FILLING STA TIONS— First pump operated, per year Each additional pump operated per year Where stock of access ories is kept for sale, an 50.00 .75 5.00 35.00 .75 for each additional $1,- 000.00 of sales BOOTBLACKS— Bootblacks, first chair, per year for each additional chair, per year BUS STATIONS OR TER MINALS— Bus stations or tertninals where tickets are sold or offered for / sale, per year CANVASSERS OR PED DLERS— Canvassers or peddlers selling goods, wares or merchandise or whatso ever character whose gross annual income is $5,000.00 or less for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income, per day per day CEMENT BLOCK OR READY MIXED CON CRETE MANUFACTUR ERS— Whose gross annual in come is $10,006.00 or less for each additional $1,- . 000.00 of gross annual income CONTRACTORS— Contractors, Residents or non-residents, for pav*- ing, house building, ter mite proofing, insulat ing, painting, heating plants, pluihbing or any construction contract work: Where contract does not exceed $25,000.00 50.00 Where contract exceeds $25,000.00 75 00 CHIROPRACTORS AND CHIROPODISTS— Same as Physicians CIRCUSES— At the discretion of the. Mayor and majority of Town Coimdl. Circuses having one ring only, per day 100.00 Circus parades where exhibition is held out of .the corporate limits of the Town of Clniton 250.00 CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY OR BUREAU— - . Whose gross annual in- 4 con\e is $10,000.00 or less — for each additionaL $1,- 000 of gross annual in come j>.._ COTTON GINNERS— First gin, per year for each additional gin 30.00 .75 50.00 10.00 5.00 .75 30.00 .75 1500 .75 30.00 .75 15.00 10.00 Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. ('. 1 1 M R W, DIRKCTORS ...and... KMBAI.MKRS rbonrs 11 and 3T9 I VHI.I I.ANCC SKKVIO' L. Kl ''Nl I I <.K \' and V. FAKKS AUA1K. On. Mgr'.. G. BROWNING GOLDSMITH representing: the METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 1 Madison Ave., New York It, N. Y. will gladly recommend a . program planned to fit your .personal Life insur ance needs. Call or write: TELEPHONE Sit 167 Calhoun St, P. L Box $54 Clinton, 8- O. r *. JX 25.00 .75 CHEERY... WARM-AS-TOAST WINTERS CAN BE YOURS If You Insulate and Weatherstrip Your Home Enjoy freedom from cold drafts and save on fuel bills. Home insulation pays for itself in fuel savings, in in creased comfort—more than you can measure in dol lars and cents. NO DOWN PAYMENT—36 RJONTH8 TO PAY —Roofing —Siding —Sh&t Metal Work —Gutters' — —Downspouts —Metal Vents —Cy-Craft Fences —Aluminum Awnings —Bonded Built Up and Tar f and Gravel Roofs For Free Estimates—Call or Write j.asmith,JR- P. a Box 144 CLINTON. 8. C. Phnoo M7-J AUGUSTA ROOFING A METAL WORKS, Inc. AUGUSTA, GA. additional tax, per year 10.00 AUTbMOBILE REPAIR SHOP, BODY SHOP OR PAINT SHOP Whose gross annual in come is $3,500.00 or less for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income AUTOMOBILE AGENTS OR DEALERS— Automobile agents or dealers having a sales room or service depart-- ment in the Town of Clinton on which ‘ addi tional Town license tax'is paid and whose gross an nual income is $5,000.00 or less " : for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income : Automobile agents or dealers having no sales room or service depart ment in the Town of Clinton and whose gross^ annual income is 5,000.-' 00 or lew for each additional $1,- 000.00 of .gross annual income BARBER SHOPS— Barber °shop# t operating . one or more chairs, per 25.00 .75 25.00 30.00 .75 20.00 .75 100.00 .75 chair, per year .. SHOPS— 10.00 BEAUTY „ * Beauty Shops, each op erator, per year 10.00 BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS— , Per year ...J.. 50.00 BAKERIES— Whose gross annual in come is $5 000.00 or less 35.00 for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income 75 BOTTLING WORKS— Bottling works using au- .. tomatic capping ma chines, per year on sales of not more than $10,- 000.00 65.00 for each additional $1,- 000.00 of sales 75 Itinerants or those not having a bottling plant in the Town of Clinton and delivering from . trucks and other motor vehicles shall pay on sales of not more than $10,000.00, per year 65.00 5*. per year COLD DRINK STANDS— Per year COAL OR WOODY ARD— Whose gross annual ■sales are $5,000.00 or . less 25.00 for eachi"” Additional $1 000.09 of sales —- .75 DEALERS IN FRUITS— Dealers in fruits, melons or vegetables selling from car by itinerant * dealers, each * caiV- per day 5.00 DELIVERY VEHICLES— All out of town delivery vehicles delivering mer chandise including laun dry, but excepting ice, which is covered by an other clause, per year ,., DENTISTS— Whose gross annual in come is $10,000.00 or less for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income DIAPER SERVICES— Whose gross annual in come is $5,000.00 or less for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross anmjal income DRY CLEANERS AND LAUNDRIES— .Doing business in Clin ton: Whose gross annual in come is $5,000.00 or less 30.00 for "each additional $,1- 000.00 of gross annual income ..._ .75 ELECTRICIANS, PLUMB ERS, ELECTRICAL OR PLUMBING CONTRAC TORS— Whose gross annual in come is $5 000.00 or less 30.00 for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income ‘ 75 EXPRESS COMPANIES OR AGENTS— Each for business done exclusively in the Town „ of Clinton, S. C., but not Including business done , to or from points with out the State • of South Carolina, or for the Gov ernment of the U. S., whose gross annual in come is $3,500.00 or less ‘ for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross ‘ annual income FINANCE COMPANIES— * Persons, firms or corpor ations in money" lending business whose gross an nual income is $5,000.00 or lesrf 75.00 for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income r. GENERAL REPAIR OR CARPENTER SHOPS— Whose gross annut^ in come is' $5,000.00 or. less for each additional $1.- 0000.00 of gross annual income f »... .75 HOTELS, TOURIST HOMES OR ROOMING HOUSES— , Per room, per year INSURANCE COMPAN IES— ' Life ,Fire Sick Benefit, Casualty, Accident, Fi delity, Guaranty, Liabil ity, Boiler and other like insurance companies represented by transient solicitor or agent, with weekly, gross income of $500.00 or less, per week for each additional l $100.00 of gross weekly income, per week INSURANCE COMPAN IES (CASUALTY)— Insurance companies handling accident, sick benefit, fidelity, guaran ty, plate glass, boiler, li ability livestock, cas ualty or other like in surance, whose gross an nual income is $750.00 or less for each additional $100.00 of gross'annual income, per year 2.00 50.00 .75 INSURANCE COMPAN IES (FIRE)— Each company. doing business * in the Town shall pay an annual li-' cense of 2% of the gross amount of premiums, in cluding renewals, col lected during the pre ceding calendar yeaT by the Company or agent or representative thereof. ^ 1. That for the purpose * ’ of computing and col lecting the license tax on any fire insurance com pany having an agent or agents in the Town of Clinton or doing busk ness in the Town of Clinton, or issuing polic ies of any nature cover ing any property, real or personal, or covering any risk: (a) The Town shall ^compute and collect two (2%) per cent of gross amount of all premiums collected by the agent of the Company, wheth er the property or risks be located in the Town or not. Provided, that no such computation or collection shall be made on any ppeShium collect ed upon/a risk located in another municipality ^within Ithe State of Souh Carplina upon which such other municipality assesses and collects a business license. (b) The Town . shall compute and collect two (2%) per cent of the gross amount of all * premiums charged by any such insurance com pany for the issuance of any policy which covers any property, real or personal, or any risk lo cated within the said Town, whether the premium be collected by an agent doing business in the Town or by any ' other agent of the Com- . pany wherever residing , 2. On or before Febru ary 15th of each year all. agents 0 shall file with the Town Clerk a. Statement under oath showing all premiums collected by ‘the agent and premuims originating from policies countersigned by t h 6 agent, covering any risks located within the Town of Clinton although the premuims are not ac tually collected by such agent. 3. Each, insurance ' company issuing any polciy or policies cover ing any property or risks located in the Town of Clintdn shall file with* the Town Clerk on or before February 15th 6f each year a statement under ofcth showing all premiums collected for insurance policies issued during the preceding year by said company and covering any prop erty or risks located in the* Town. Such state ment, however, not to include any premiums reported and shown up on the sworn statement of its agent, but all oth ers. 4 It is hereby declar ed that it shall be con clusively presumed that the premium charged for the issuance of any policy covering any property, real or person al, or risk within the Town was collected ’ within the Tbwn. INSURANCE COMPAN IES (LIFE)— ■ Each life insurance com- . pany having a gross an- - nual premium income of $50000 or less? per year Having gross annual premium income of more than $500.00, but not more than $5,000.00, per year * Having gross annual premium income of more than $6,000.00, but not more than $10,000 00, per year Having gross annual* premium income of ’ more than 10.000.00, per year This section shall apply \only to premiums • col lected or renewed on the lives of persons, residing within the Town limits of the Town of Clinton, S C ) • JUNK DEALERS— 'Dealers in junk or used iron, metal paper, cloth or other materials whose gross annual income is $10,000.00 or less for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income LAWYERS— . Whose gross annual in come is $10,000.00 or less for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual income 1 .75 25.00 2 50 7.50 500 100 00 JOOO .75 MACHINE SELLERS AND VENDORS— Dispensing candy, gum, nuts, drinks, tobacco products or other mer chandising machines used for amusement. One cent in slot ma chine, per year Frye cents in slot ma- machine, per year Ten cents or more in slot chine, per year , t Separate license to be obtained for each such machine and in each place of s business where machine is operated, properly displayed at all times .for inspection. Operator of said pl&ce of business to be respon sible for license without . regard to the ownership of the said machines MEDICINE SELLERS— Per year'or* fraction of year MARBLE YARDS OR AGENCIES FOR MEM ORIALS— Whose gross annual in come is $1,000 00 or less for each additional 41,- 000.00 of gross annual income > r MECHANICS, worxing on automobiles who do not maintain a regular place of business whose gross annual income is $1,000.- 00* or less for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross- annual income MOVING PICTURE SHOWS— , Whose gross annual in come is $10,000 00 ^or less, per .year .« for each additional $1,- : 000.00 of gross annual income MAUFACTURERS <In-„ croporated) . Having capital stock of . $50 000.00 or less, orr year —1 Having cpaital stock of more than $50,000 00 and , not more than $100,- 000.00, per year 10000 Having capital stock of more than $100,000 00 ^nd not more than $250.• 000.00 per year 250 00. Having capital stock of more than $250.000 00 and not more than S5Q0.- 000 00, per year 500 00 for each additional $1,- 000 00 of capital stock MANUFACTURERS (Unincorporated)— Having assets in manu facturing business of $50.000 00 or less, per year Having assets of more than $50,000 00 and not more than $100,000.00. per year 100 00 Having assets of more than $100 000 00 and not more than $250.000 00, • per year - ' 250.00 Having assets of more than $250,000 00 and not more than $500,000 00, per year 500 00 for each additional $1,- 000.00 NEWSPAPERS— Whose gross annual in come is $10,000.00 or less, per year for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual 75 Mayor’s discretion SALES BARN— JfTiwse gross annual sales af>e $50,000.00 or less .. 50 00 ' for. each additional $1,- OOO.OtTofgrbss annual sales 75 SHOE SHOPS— Whose gross annual in day, a week or a month, annual rate shall be charged for all li censes ,;ssued prior ,to June 30. 1956, three-fourths of the annual r^te shall be charged for all censes issued arfter June 30kl966, and prior to September 30, 1956, and one-half the annual rate for all licenses issued arfter Septem- oer 30, 1956 apd prior to Decem ber 31, 1956 iion 3 Tnat every person, cor poration or partnership, required uy *his .rdin'-nce to ^btain a li- ense to e:igage in any biisineas, •rade, profession or occupation, for which a license required, shall at the time of applying for uch -license, or at any other time 1500 .75 7500 75 7500 come is $1,000.0© or less 15 00 for each additional $1- 006 00 of gross annual in come .75 STREET TRUCKS- * , Doing drayage and haul- . ing for hire, each vehicle,' per year 10 00 TAXICABS ' each vehicle, per'year 50 00 No person, firm or corporation shall let or hire or operate any^ as may oe required by the Town taxicab or motor vehicle trans porting passengers within the corporate limits of the Town of Cjintorr-without first obtaining a * license therefore from the Town Clerk No taxicab shall be Iicensed’to operate in the Town of Clinton kin less the same is registered with the State Highway Depart ment in Laurens County School — District No 56 and the Town of Clinton and unless such taxi cab is returned for property tax es mi Laurens County School District" No’ 56 and in the Town of Clinton, in Laurens County." South Carolina, and unless all delinquent Town of _ Clinton property taxes thereon are paid. ►. • - As a. condition precedent td the granting or issuing of afny license for the operation of -any taxicab, - ' automobile hack, • -or other vehicle for hauling of transporting passengers for hire within the corporate limits of the Town pf Clinton, the appli cant for such license shall first' be required to file with the 50 Council furnish to the Town Clerk, or auditor of £he Town, such other and further informa tion as may be necessary for cor rectly ascertaining Tie license to be assessed and collected Section 4 Any person, firtn or corporation prosecuting or engag ing m any business, trade, oocu- palient or profession or xeep^pg or maintaining any ^stabh-shment hamod in Thi- ordinance without first baling paid the license tax ©nposerf thereon, or shall violate '►iherwlse Any of the terms or pro visions of this ordinance, shall up on ~ con vie tain, be fined not ex ceeding one “hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days*'wath‘or with hard labor at" the disccetW. of the office trying fhe case \ Section 5 Where a bcehse-ts *n- posed by" this ordinance upon any business, profession or occupation, i and” such outness, profession or occupation is carried on or con ducted by an agent, clerk or em ployee, such agent, clerk or em ployee shall be inject to all the penalties herein'flttpbsed Aouki Town Clerk oi The Town of ^ sau t business, profession or oc- C.lmton a -policy or policies of insurance issued by a company" or companies doing business *in the State of’South Carolina up cupation be carried on or prose cuted without the license imposed having been paid in the same man ner as if such agent, clerk or em- 75 00 on each, taxicab, automobile or I were the proprietor erf such vehicle to be operated unc * er business, profession or occupa- such license,^ covering liability | - ^ m an amount of hot less than ‘ , $5.000 00 for injury to any one! «J?™ person and in an amount of not| cens f for ***** » *- less than $10,000 00 for injury I R^nd^ on the amount o< income^ to more than one person injured! tor in one accident, and in an amount of not less than $5,- 50 35 00 15.00 4000 60.00 7500 50 001 75 30.00 .75 15.00 2.00 15.00 MERCHANTS, RETAIL— Retail merchants and all persons, firms or corpor ations selling at retail at an established place of business articles or trade o r merchandise for which a sprxyial license is not required, whose gross annual- sales are $16,000.00 or less, per year ' - for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual sales ■ * MERCHANTS, WHOLE- x SALE— Who! e s a 1 e merchants and wholesale dealers in hay, g r a i n, provisions goods, wares or mer chandise, who carry a stock of goods within a warehouse or storeroom, whose gross annual sales are $25,000.00 or less, per year ...a 3 ... for each additional $1.- 000.00 of gross sales .... The basis for ’ ascer taining the amount of the license tax due shall be the gross amount of all sales, cash of credit, for the preceding year beginning January 1st, 1 1955, and ending Dec. 31st, 1955. 20 00 75 25.00 .75 income NEWS STANDS— ’ Per year OIL AND GASOLINE COMPANIES— Whose gross annual in come is $20,000 00 or less, per year for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual in come OPTICIANS, OPTOMETRISTS OR OCULISTS— Whose gross annual in come is $10,000.00 or less for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual in come ..I POOL TABLE— . For each table operated. , per year PHOTOGRAPHERS AND - OR PH< yPOPRINTING - Whose gross annual in come is $2,000.00 or less, per year ■for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual in come PHOTOGRAPHERS, tran sient, itinerant or non resident per year PHYSICIANS— Whose gross annual in come is $10,000 00 or less less .for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual in- dome * . POINTING OFFICE— Whose gross annual in come is $3',000 00 or less . for each additional $1,- 000 00 of gross annual in come RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND EATING HOUSES— Whose gross annual in come is $10,000.00 or less for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual in come — -• RAILROAD COMPANIES /OR AGENCIES, for busi ness done in the Town of Clinton, regulated by Act 1 of'Legislature, Section 65- 921. S. C. Code of Laws 1942 as folkxws: Town having population between 5,000 and $10,000 For first 1.000 population fpr each additional 1,000 population or major frac tion thereof REAL ESTATE AGENTS OR BROKERS— Whose gross annual in come is $10,000.00 or IxMae -* ITroo ■ — .... for each additional $1,- 1 000.00 of gross aruraal in come *. ( SHOW'S, PBRFORMANC- ' ES, EXHIBITIONS of aU kinds, except Circuses or similar exhibitions, whose gross daily income is $500 00 or less per day 10 00 50 00 75 30 00 25 00 20 00 75 100 00 30 00 .75 25.00 . i j 25 00 .75 000 00. for damages to the prop erty of any person or persons Said insurance shall* be of a | type and shall be carried in a| company w companies to be ap proved by tl>e Town Council of the Town of Clintoq, and shall be maintained in full force at all tunes during the term of any “lisense issued thereunder, and it shall be unlawful for any taxicab, automobile or vehicle for transporting or hauling pas- ' sengers for hire to be operated in the Town of Clinton at any time without harving such in surance in full force and effect. TAILOR SHOPS— Whose gross annual in come is $1,000 00 or less 10 00 for each additional $1,- 000 00 of gross annual in come .... .73 TELEPHONE COMPANIES- Local, each for business done exclusively in the Town of .Clinton, S. C , but not including business dope to or from other points without the State, or for the Government oi , the U. S whose gross an nual income is $10,000 00 or less . - f50 00 for each additional $1,- 0©0 00 of gross annual in come 75 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES— Whose gross annual in come is $2,000 00 or less- 60 00 Whose gross annual in come is more than $2,- 000 00 but not more than $3,000.00 . . 75 00 Whose gross annual-in come is more than $3,00.00 but not more than $5,- 000.00 *. 100 00 Whose gross' annual in- . come is* more than $5,- 000 00 ' 125 00 UNDERTAKERS— Whose gross annual in come ia $5,000 00 less 35 00 for each additional $1,- OOO OOD of gross annual in- cbnhe WARiEHC .75 25 00 _ 30 00 30 00 .75 OUSES— Warehouses kept for stor ing cotton, grain and other commodities whose gross annual income is $2,500 00 oi less 25 00 for each additional $1,- 000 00 of gross Annual in-. . come - u * .75 WASKETBRIAS Whose gross annual in- ' come is $5,000 00 or less 20.00 for each additional $1,- 000 00 of gross annual in come .75 WELDING SHOPS, GEN ERAL REPAIR SHOPS. BLACKSMITH SHOPS, C ABINET SHOPS— Whose gross annual in come is $5,000.00 or less 25 00 for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual in- * coipe . .75 WOODWORKING .OR RASH DOOR PLANTS— Whose gross annual in come is $5,000 00 or .less 25 00 for each additional $1,- 000.00 of gross annual in- * come ..... ......... ... , .73 Section 2. That all licenses is sued when and by vi^ttie^of ..this ordinance shall be non-transfer- able and except a. license for a day, a week or a month shall terminate and ^nd on'the 31st day iof December 1956, but may be re voked at any time by the Town Council of the Town of Clinton on satisfactory cause being shown; and except license issued for a . ascertaining the amount of said licenses shall be ihe amount of the income, re^eip** or sales for | the preced mg year ending De cember 31, 1955. ^ Section 7. That every person, firm, company 'or corporation, re quired by this ordinance to obtain a license to engage m any busi ness, trade or occupation for which a license is required, shall at the time of applying for such license make a statement under oath, before an o If leer qualified to administer oaths, and file said statement with the Town Clerk setting forth (1) r His or her name, style of firm, name of company or cor poration. (2) The trade, business, profes sion or occupation for which a li cense is required. ~ (3) The amount of business pro posed to be done during the cur rent year and in those cases in which such information is re quired, the amount of business done during the previous year in the same occupation, trade, busi ness 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 tq this ordinance, and upon such - tax being paid, shall issue to the applicant the proper lie Section 8. FVw argr trade, occupation at profession not enumerated in Section 1 of Ohs Ordinance, the license shall be fixed by the Mayor and he is hereby giv en - full power and authority to fix the same and such license there for as shall be fixed by the Mayor shall be* as oaiding in every re spect as ’-bj-ugh it were specifical ly enumerated or. designed m this ordinance. ", Section 9 The license taxes herein imposed are levied for the purpose of raaftng funds to meet the annual ordinary expenses of the Town of Clinton for the fiscal year commencing the 1st day of January, 1966, and for the pur pose of paying" m whole or in part any legal indebtedness of the said Town incurred for ordinary ex penses thereof falling due during the said fiscal year. ■ Section 10 All annual licenses must be pa id'on or before March 1. 1966, or penalty of an addi tional ten" (10%) per cent of amount herein stated shall be charged after March 1, 1956. If li cense is not paid on, or before March 15, 1966, the business shaH* be closed by the Chief of Police and action brought in Recorder’s Court for Town under Section 4 of this ordinance for, the misde meanor of .hung business without license Section 11 If) any word, clause, sentence, or section of this ordi nance be declared unconstitution al or in contravention of any law or law's of rbe State of South Car olina, such shall not * affect any other word, clause, sentence or section thereof *- . . . Section 12 This ordinance shall be effective trom the date' of its passage * DONE AND RATIFIED by the Town Council of the Ttygn of Clin ton, South. Carolina, in Council assembled and the corporate seal of the said Town of Clinton here to affixed this the 5th daymf-Jan- uary, A D. 1956. and in the one hundred and eightieth year of the Sovereignty and Independence of the United States of America.' HUGH L E1CHELBERGER, Mayor , Attest: W B OWENS.. * -Clerk and Treasurer