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AN OKIMNANCK 'I'u Require the of IdccnHe on Business, Occupations and Professions in lli?' City of ( anntcii, S. for III*1 Year I'Tont May I, 1935 tn May 1, 1916. lio it ordained by the Mayor and Council nam of the City of Oamdcn, in Council assembled urwl by Uhe authority of the same. Section 1. Kvory person, firm, <*omj*aoy or corjroi ation, engaged on May I, 1935, in any railing, business, profession or occupation in whole or in jart witbiff lfl?o City of (l&inden, A.i may U? lioftHrkafter specified, ahall obtain during the month of Muy, J9.15, a license therefor in the manner horinafbor proscribed. Flvery person, firm, company or corporation commencing business in .said city on or before the first day of May, 1935, hhall in like manner obtain a license tlherefor liefore entering upon .such calling, business, profession or occupation as hereinafter specified. Section 2.' Kvery person, firm, cempuny or corporation engaged jn or intending to engage in uny calling, bue.tu-.ss, profession <?r occupation for wbon a license is required, sball apply to tiie <'Jerk and' Treasurer <>' I he i ity of Camden for the -?amt by \\ iiom ail such Ineiise.-. shaii i?c i-sui'd, and -.'ball at the time of applying, make and sign a written statement undci oath, and lile it vs 11 ri t ne said , ( Jork and Tivasurcr, setting forth: first, his or hci or Us name or sty le, the name of the persona con-| atituling .sqch firm or company. Second, the calling, business, profession or occupation for which liceiive i>, required. Third, tint place w here such calling, business, profession or occupation is to be carried on; the amount of capital invested, or the gioss annual income. Parties in business on tiie f)r-.t of May, shall make such application for new license and lile such written statement before May 21st. Section 3. A penalty of fifteen per cent shall be added to all licenses which are not paid during the month of May. 1935, except such as may Income due after that time. Prowled, however, that immediate pay* men: may !>< inquired in each and every i iim.' at the di-eivtioll of t lie j .- n:d I Jet k and I I'easurer, and the I J "icgi.ing provision shall in no wise slay or hinder action > enforce im-| n.payment; whnh tax and pen-j ally .nab be iv overel in tiie manner hei e.na! lei pie-. riln-d, and if any i I1' on, n m, company or corporal.ion t'oqu.M-d to do by the terms of tn. oi.nr.an.c .-hail refuse or neglect j ( > oo,ne aii-l deit\??l' !< I lie ( ierk anu I 1 ca -.u: i r <?t the ' ity ot ( aindcn, on r :? !.>> ? -the lime herein required, *r.e t at i nu nt piovided f,?r by Section 2 I ins ordinance, or- shall make a fal.-e -ta emeu!, or -hall refuse U> take and subscribe an oath or uftirmation a - to llie truth of such abatement, or any part thereof; or f: out any caibe .shall tail to take out. such iiceii.-e as may be required by this ordinance, the said '(Mark and Treasurer shall iv]x>rt the case to the Mayor, who shall proceed to ascertain as nearly aw possible, the business of such pers-on, firm, company, or corporation, for which -he, she or it may be liable to a license tax therefor, and in case of default for t.he pulrposc of suth inwst ignition, the said Clerk and Treasurer shall notily the person, firms, coini*anies or corporations in default to appear before the Mayor at his office -at a time stated in said notice; and al.-o such witnesses as the Mayor may .done to examine. The witness's callel as atoresaid sliall be examined by the Mayor, under oath or atTii m.it: !i. l.-Uk.iiirg the nature of the bu-ifn > : urn part y, and c v, ry;.:ig ^ n;' ' may evince the aaiount of lied.-e tax for which ,-uch paitv 'hali l.c liable. from '.ne .nforiiial i<>n a.quticd May . !.a. 1 lind a i.a a -i :;;c aiuo .: ot .iccri-c : a \ : .e i \ u, '. pa: 1 > w re ; her ... -die <e n a1 t. :. .. <: > Ite "v c ' gat Ion not. alld .-Mid add t'ar.to a j - i. a.: \ j. c< ' '. t'.eieot. and u! i - u. > I cu-c ! ?i x -t!!'i perrai'y f>c ? . j,;i: ; ?,%-:*. live <:ay - '. ucicnCci. t;i< .-aid ' .. r ian.: I c.i-.ii er -had is -uc an . \? u lion t hereof under h.- hand ami tin' sea. ot l:.e i ,ty ?>t Camden. umvod to 'he ihiel ot poise of the ( ity of Camden, or Liic Sluu'ilf of Kershaw , ('ounty.^iri said State ami the .-aid Chief ot Police or Sheriff shall pro-I ix*cd to ?oiii'crt t he -aid license tax and penalty, by K-vy ami sale of real or personal property, a- now piwidcd by las\ tor tiie v'oibs't:-?n t>l t?ixe~s, toge' hoi* with an additional five per cent of tiu- wiioie amount, widen -hall t>c '. r.c > hen If- or Chief of Poine's comr-ea-at ion for making .sucli collcvtioii. .r1. a.i.ittion to one dollar for making ,-uc.h levy, which shall l>e paid | by do, >.luc:?t without entry or mileage !ee-; provided, however, that anv 1'cr-oii or corporation shall have tihe right of appeal to tr.c ( ity ('ouncill ot I ahidcn (i.otiee .. appeal j tl.av ;ng beer: given to the ('lork ami frea.-ure: wit.iiit live day- from tho time of w.h.v-h such a-.c i.en; ,,f !,. ceti.-e and jvnalty shali have iven made) and upon hea: mg ,-vk !i appeal, '.ne saai ( huiihu: xnail make .- ucli or-: r ttierein as it shall deem ami proper; and piwuioi further, t.h.ai ;n I:ot: of the remedy above set forth to tt.'.o ce jvaymont an action <vr actions may be bimi| Id \\\ ,\ |) muil * comP-".cnf ju r i v'.flcThmfor the rixx>very of sin r. license '.jix and |HMin!ties. And jn-ov id.sl furt'.her, that any person, tint, company or corporation who shall carry on, or attempt u> canV on any calling, business, profession or occupation witlu?ut a license as heroin required, or who shall neglect or reive the information required or to arvHwar #ru<*h questions* an may I be required or whx> Kliail fail to at- j lend before the Mayor to be exam*] ine<l by him when no required, ar* pro- I vuled in Section# 2 and of thi# ordi* ] nance may I*- dwmt-d guilty of a vio ; latum thereof before the Municip^il , ( ourt and may 1m; linod rx>t more] jthan One Hundred Dollar#, or Ik? itu* 1 , prisoned not cxcec-iiuiig thirty tiaya. Station 4. All 1 icerwt' granted under this ordinance shall Ik? j>osted in a conspicuous place, except in case of vehicle# for biro, which vehicle# shall have placed ujxm them metal Iko1k?h with the number of badges and tlx* license year mark<xl thereon, such badges to lx* furnished by the Clerk and Treasurer ujjoii payment of the license tax. Failure to display such laidgo# will subject the perron# ownirnr or using tlx- same to a jx*milby of not more than Five Dollars or imjinsonment not exceeding ten days. The license granted under this ordinance shall ut all times bo subject to inspection by any officers of the City of (amdon and no calling, : business, profession or occupation ] shall l?e carried on elsowboix* than the j pi a, named in this license thorel'or, unless authority bo granUvi by the ; 1 lock and Treusurer, which author-] j-i'.s .-hall he endorsed on tlie license. i [ Section f>. All licenses granted] j under this ordinance shall continue in] I I'mco until the lirst <lay of May A. D. i Iexcept such as are written for1 a shorter period, as may hereinafter] l?c provided, j The (lily Council ixysorves the right' to revoke any licenses for any cause| which to them may seem to be just. Section <>. Tlie following sum or! i sums of money are required to be j jwiid lo the said Clerk and Treasurerfor a license to carry on the business, I calling, profession or occupation in j whole or in part within the limits of the City of Camden, as in each case > specifically appears. Class No. 1 business or income basis, $1,000. On each additional $1,000, ten cents ]>or $ 1,000. Where the gross annual income from the business, callings or pix>f ess ions enumerated in the following schedule, shall be One Tliou-sand Dollars or less, the license shall l>e ut the rate set forth in said schedule; and where the gross annual income, exceeds One Thousand Dollars, the license shall be increased from the amount set forth in said schedule at t:he rate of ten cents for each Thousand Dollars ol gross income in cx<vss of One Thousand Dollars. : Agents, advertising, not printing office $ 1;..()() Agents for merchant tailors .. Id.OO Agents selling books, pea* year 20.00 I AgenLs selling books, j>er day 5.00 j Agents selling fruit trees or | other trees or plants 25.00 Agents selling sewing machines, paying merchandise license 15.00 Agents selling and delivering soil drinks other than those paying license for bottling plants ...... 100.00 I Agents advertising land sales where the land is valued at more than $5,000.00, per >'oar 100.00 Archti tools 10.00! Agents, claim and collection . . 10.00 i Auctioneers, fur a year or less 10.00 Automobile Agencies 50.00 Automobile dealers or agents i not having an established agency in Camden, soliciting <>r selling automobiles, trucks or trailers in Camden, per 75.00 A utomobib' livery or truck, j either I'm passenger <>r bagi gage, ea.h 15.no I .\uienielti-'e b<>dy ami t.op eo;i;r 10.00 i ^ A.i i;'"i\ i !'s t?; ;tu11,tnobiii-s t>r u. ks 1 l'?i iore whether for pa--engerv or i J, . ...... , . - .,;i(? i-e per.-oils et good ' ' narai '.er, and no aconse si.all ! "u ' a;, \ .t ? wno does r.ol 1 "I...--a t t?i- t ;ty ( .e.t% .-ut ja.t.-' v re, emnn iniation; and if such .'.i.vi's anon to tac L;;y Conn- . ; ;i c ' >uit.d to I,,. .jM-r per: - to run -aid autonioiu.es or . liti-k.-, liceii.- e to tin owners same , si.a.i be revoked unless said diners aie iin ine,;ia11-.y taken oil .-aid automobiles ,?; trueks. A., persons owning or controlling .unks or other vehicles moving on will,*.s and plying lor hire in the ' 'A d ( amden shall post in a conspicnous place in said hack or vehicle n jointed schedule of prices", to be' 1 ut nished by the Oily Clerk uj>on the issuance of license, and keep the same m> jxxsted during the continuance of! said license; and shall have a tag,; furnished by the City Clerk, carry-] :ng a number corresponding with the1 j.unilxT ot sani hack or vehicle, i fasu-nod on the outside of said hack or vehicle in such a "position as to be easily -eon; and all drivers of such hacks or vehicles shall wear a metal badge, of convenient size, on the left side ot his outer garment, with the I numlxu* of Ins license painted or engraved thereon. .Storage of automobiles, not in connection with an\ other business, jhm* year 10.00 i Barber shops, for ,\ach chair 5.00 Bakeries, maintaining a plant ' ^ in the city 25.00 1 Batteries, or agents delivering btvad, eakos. cookies, niaca>oons. etc.. other than crack e.rs. not maintaining plant in t v 1y 100.00 Battery service 5.00 Hea.ity parlors, for each chair 5,00 Id!! boards, each hoard not to exceed 15 foot high nor 25 feet long, in business district. 25.00 In rosidtMiti&l district, each HHl.tH) Business district to be located on Broad Street, from I,a fayette Avenue on Uhe North to the City Limit on the South, and DeKulb Stroot, from the City Lirpit orv tho Fast to the City Limit on t'lui Wont. Bicycle repair ?hop 5 00 Bicycle <k*ilerH 5.(Xj Bill jMAatern, per year 25.00 Bill poeter*, per day tf.OO Bingo, Ballyhoo, Poker, lAwky Strike, Stop & Sock and all other ?U0h games*, pur year 10.00 Miniature jx>ol tabloa, coin operated or otherwise, up to and including two feet by four feet, each table, per y?/??r 15.00 Billiarda, bagatelle or jxx>l tables, over two feet by four foot, ftrat table per year , , 40.00 Additional la blow, per year 1.00 Bi'lliard and pool rooms to be a Flowed on ground floor only of arxy building and not to be ke]>t open after 11 o'clock at /night. And ,?aeh table ehail bo considerod a no pa rate business. Miniature pool 'tables to be governed by .same regulations and no child under eighteen (18) years of age shall be allowed to play at any |hk>1 table, whether miniature or otherwise. Building and Development (>ompanie s, I ncor jx>ra ted, I?ii Lnerships or Individuals 25.00 Blacksmith or wheelwright . . 10.00 Bowling alley or box bull .... 25.00 Brokers, pawn 100.00 Brokers, merchandise 25.00 Brick masons, plasterers, taking oontu-aots 10.00 Firms of brick masons, for one member 10.00 Each additional member . . 10.00 Brick yards or dealers in brick 15.00 lioairding houses furnishing board for three or more, whei"o /the rates are from $1.00 to $2.00, per year .... 5.00 Boarding houses furnishing board for throe or more, where the rates aire $2.00 up, per year 10.00 Business or income bases, $1,000; on each additional $1,000, ten cents per $1,000. VN here the gross annual income I pom the business, callings or professions enumerated in the following schedule -hall be One Thousand Dollars or less, the license shall be, at the rate set forth in said schedule; and where the gro.-s^ annual income exceeds One Thousand Dollars, the licence shall be increased at tho rate of ten cents for each One Thousand of gross income in excess of One 1 housand Dollars, from the amount set forth in the said schedule. Agents taking orders or delivering pictures $25.00 each week. All contractors shall obtain permit's for each ami every job, building or rejwiiring, before the work is cotnnvemssl, ]>ermits to be charged f?>r us follows. This is to be paid in addition to the separate license herein required of painters, plumbers and electricians, unless general contract includes same. In the event that the building is not done by contract hut by day labor, the owner of the building shall first obtain permit for each and every job before the work is done. $11)0 and less than $800 $ 1.00 From $800 to $500 2.00 From $500 to $1,000 8.00 From $1,000 to $2,000 f*00 From $2,(H>() to $8,000 7.00 Mom $8,000 to $ J.OOO s.OO F: om $ 1.000 to $5,000 10.00 From S5.000 to $7,000 12.00 Fr?.m $7,000 to $l().o00 15.00 From $10.ouo to $15,000 20.<l0 Froin SI5.OO0 to $20,000 80.00 From $2i>.ooo to $25.ooo 10.00 Fro.jn $25.ooi.) t,, $85,000 15.00 1' ! om $85,imm) jo $5o,()00 5t>.00 From uj,, $ioo.oo. . and for eaei; additional $ 1 .out), $ 1.00. Cabinet makers or fu i*:; it ure repairers 5."0 < ii' dv manufacturers in connection with other business 1U."0 Candy mil! ufa. turers not in o'limrtioii with any other business jo.oO Candy manufacturers or diallers on .-tii-els. per day .... 5.00 Candy dealers not in connection with mercantile busin-ess, per year 15.O0 Canning factories 10.00 Carriage, buggy ami wagon dealers, not paying merchant's license 15.00 Chiropractor . . . . : 15.00 Circuses, menageries, animal shows, wild west shows ami similar exhibitions under whatever name carrying ten or less number of cars or trucks for transportation of l>eople, animals, equipment, ]>araphernalia or fixtures connected with or incident to the show, j>er day or ;*art of a day 100.00 Circuses, menageries anil shows as atH>vc enumerated, anil iallying more than ten cars or trucks, not over 25, per day or ;iart of a day . . 150.it) C.; reuses. menageries and shows as above orvunverated ami carrying more than 25 cars or trucks, per day or pairt of a day 200.00 thrcus parades, or parades of nivnagerie-s. animal shows, mi hi west shows, as above named when the show locale outside of city limits, shall pay for each parade, the same license as such cir cus. menagerie or other show would be required to pay for exhibiting witihin oorporatcd limits. Corn ami flour mills, either op < 111 tilik or delivering within city 10.00 Cortton aced oil mills including gins 100.00 Cotton g inner*, for each gin stand 6.00 Cotton mills 75.00 Civil engineers ami surveyors | or either 15.00 JJoaloiH in ooffin#i caskets, not I jmymg mercantile license, per year 10.00 Dealer# in second hand clothinK" whether connected with other business or not 25.00 Dealers in second hand shoes not connected with other business *56.00 Dealers in electric refrigerators 10.00 Dealers in fruit, j>eaniuUs or cooked food on street, per day 1.00 | liealers in fish or oysters or either, at place of business 10.00 Dealers in hides, except those jrnying mercantile license . . 25.00 Dealers in ice cream, lemon- adc, or soda water on the streets, per bay 5.00 Dealers in junk 50.00 Dealers in junk, |>er month . . 25.00 Dealers in medicine, other than regular druggist of the City either on the street or private property, and whether delivering the imxlicine themselves or through orders to drug stores, j>er week 100.00 per day 20.00 I>ealers in millinery goods, not paying merchants' license . . 15.00 Dealers in radio# alone 10.00 Dealers in kerosene, oil, gasoline or either, wholesale, other than merchants ........ 100.00 Dealers in stocks and bond*, as brokers, i>or yean' 25.00! I>ealers in wood, coal or coke, per year 25.00 Dealers in wood only 5.00 Dealers in second hand machinery, per year 25.00 Dealers in cattle, hogs, etc. . . 25.00 Dry Cleaners, maintaining plant in city 25.00 T>i y C-leanors, not maintaining plant in city 100.00 ' Dentists 15.00 Electricians, Diking contracts, doing electrical work, or selling electrical supplies . . 15.00 Exhibitions, traveling theatricals, musical or other, for gain, not in opera house, $25.00 to $100, in the discre t inn of Mayor and City Clerk. Florist.*, retail only 25.00 Wholesale ami retail 50.00 Sellers of flowers, bulbs or shrubbery not maintaining a place of business in the City of Camden when such (lowers, bulbs or shrubbery are not raised by the seller withI, in the State of South C^arooLma, per week 10.00 Fortune teller*, i>alimxU, clairvoyants, phrenologists .... 100.00 Flying jennies, or horae or Hteam ruling galleries, per week 60.00 Foundry, i>er year 15.00 Filling stations not in connection with any oilier business lH?r year, one pump 15.00 two pumps 25.00 more than two pumps .... 50.00 Filling station in connection with storage of cars iper year 60.00 Filling station in connection with atorage of cars and selling agencies or garages, for selling gasoline 30.00 Fruit and produce (leaders, not selling on lite street, per year 10.00 Games, see page 7. Garages and storage 50.00 Garages, not more than two men employed, per annum .. 20.00 tmore than two men 36.00 Gunsmiths 5.00 Hairdressers 10.00 non-resident 25.00 Chiropodists - 6.00 non-residents 25.00 Hotels, from 10 to 25 rooms, per year 20.00 Hotels, from 25 to 75 moms, per year . . .' 40.00 Hotels, from 75 rooms upward, per year 75.00 Dealers in fruits, vegetables, eggs, chickens, melons, or o titer farm produce (not raised by the seller within the State of South Carolina) and not sold on the streets, per year iO.OO Hucksters or peddlers of fruit vegetables, etc., including' Ready Rolling Stoires, if peddling goods, wares and other merchandise, manufac tared articles, fruits, vegetables, imelons, eggs and other farm products (not raised by the owner within the State of South Garolina) per year 50.00 i (No license to be prorated) < j Said hucksters or peddlers not to take a stand, and not to sell on prohibited streets hereinafter mentioned, i Fach wagon or truck used by said ; hucksters or peddlers to constitute a [separate business. Fach huckster | peddler to be furnished with a badge upon taking out license, j Hucksters or peddlers selling fre.sh meats of any kind on ' wagons, trucks, each per year 4. 40.00 i (No license to be prorated) No huckster or person selling fresh meats, fowls, fruits, vegetables, merchandise, manufactured articles, melons, eggs or other farm produce may sell same on DeKalb Street from .. I Church Street to Market Street o Broad Street from Uf*wic J* to Y<*jk Street, on RutlerUjj ?"* Church St root to Lyttleton Str^011 Wholesale deliveries of meatT^' fowls to 1*0tail meat market* n^y*?} matte 011 said prohibitive arwi8 y * sudh wagon? from which s?i<J ?^7 (meats may las sold during month of Uk> year except l)(H*awk|? January, February, to keep the on said wagon? in ^fri^oraterT'S tyufficient capacity to curry the irfoek and all portion? of suid not taken up 'by refrigerator* tJ?Jj screened ami said refrigerator * j! -times kept in a waitary oomhaj:' subject at all times to i^peytton w! t'ho health officer, or any one de*? nated 'by him. No licence for such meats in wagoiiti on streets to be granted by the City wiuliout the application first 'being submitted tori appiwed by the (health officer of tk! City of Camden. ^ Insurance, Fire. Every company or association doing business directly or through an agent or broker, shall pay on gross amount of premiums collected in the city, > per cent. loo dealers, not delivering ... 5^ Ice dealers, delivering 10OH Ice manufacturers, each fat- i ^rV Itinerant street advertisers u.v- ; ing the public streets of the City to advertise merchandise, -regardless of whether > such warw tshall bo sold by i such itinerant street advor- j liners or by some other indi- I vidua! or corporation with whom such advertiser shall I have entered into some trade I agreement. Tor day 26.001 labor agents, per year 260.001 Per day 60.00 1 Land loan comipandes, or j agents lending- money on j real estate, by mortgage or I otherwise 25$ I laundries, steam, or agents for laundries, trucks solicit- I ing business for laundries, I not maintaining 1 pi ant in city 100.00 1 Laundries maintaining a place I of business within the city 15.001 Laundry service, engaged in I supplying firms or individuals with f-resh linen under contract, per year 100.00 1 Lawyers, each 10.001 Firms of lawyers, each additional member 5.001 Lenders of money, on personal I property, whether in connection with other business or I not. except such as are I otherwise specified in this I ordinance 1,000.00 1 Livery, feed and sales stables 25.00 1 Livery and dray age business (Continued on page nine) ! 1 FOR YOUR PROTECTION ALWAYS GET READY J>OR Palm Sunday and Easter 4 Telephone 17 and have our driver call for your dress, suit or coat to be cleaned and ready for that Easter parade HI HI A garment cleaned by us looks like ?iew and costs so little. Get your most becoming costume cleaned, and save motley. j Hi LADIES? Dresses - - 50c i Spring Coats - 50c Felt Hats - - 25c j MEN- . I ! Suits - 50c I TopCoats - - 50c-I Hats 50c I ? II City Laundry Camden Dry Cleanery I Oldest - Largest - Best I