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AN ORDINANCE o h Granting Special License by the City ? of Union, S. C? for the Fiscal _ Year Beginning May 1, 1914. * Be it Ordained by the Mayor and B, Aldermen of the City of Union, S. C., * in Council assembled and by author?- , ty of same: * Section 1. That the following Special License Ordinance is hereby adopted and Ordained by the City Council on the 13th day of March, . 1914, for the Fiscal Year, beginning Mav 1st, 1914. That every person, firm or corpora inn i- " , ?iiKaKcu in or engaging in any trade, business or profession herein- . after mentioned within the limits of the City of Union, S. C., shall upon engaging in said trade, business or profession on or before May 1st, 1914, first obtain a license from the Clerk and Treasurer thereof, upon the order of the Mayor, and all license* hereinafter mentioned, shall be nontransferable, except by written per- . mission of the Mayor endorsed on said license, and per annum, if not otherwise specifically provided, and . all said license, and per annum, and all annual licenses shall expire on the 1st day of May, 1915. Any license may be revoked at any time by the Mayor or the City Council. Sec. 2. Every itinerant, trader or person (except licensed auctioneers) offering for sale or attempting to sell by sample within the City at public outcry or otherwise, any goods, A ware, fancy articles, spectacles, jewelry, pictures, notions or other articles of like character or kind shall pay in advance a license tax of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) per ** da>. Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) per " week, or Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per year, and no plea of ad- " vertising or selling for any person, firm or corporation of the City of Union, shall relieve the said itinerant, u trader of person from the payment of said license. ... t> oec. o. nivery itinerant pnysician " or vendor, seller of medicine, patent ? or of his own make, or practicing as an itinerant his profession or calling shall pay a license tax of not less B than Ten Dollars ($10.00) per day or Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per week, and no plea of advertising or selling for any person, firm or corporation of the City of Union, shall relieve said physician, vendor or seller from the payment of said license. Sec. 4. Each dray, carriage, bugg\, Bi automobile or other power vehicle, and each hack for public hire, conveyance or transportation, shall havv B< a number thereon and the driver of such vehicle shall keep that number B exposed on such hack, dray, carriage, buggy, automobile or other power vehicle, and every driver thereof shai, w wear a duplicate number in a con- I spicuous place. The Clerk and Treas- to urer shall issue for each such dray, T: carriage, buggy, automobile or ther ai power vehicle and hack and driver, B such numbers at the issuance of li- B< cense and place the number on the said license. \ Sec. 5. The maximum fee to be re charged for each passenger within m the corporate limits of the City of a Union by such hacks, buggies, car- F; riages or automobiles or other power ai vehicles, shall not exceed Twenty-five n< Cents (25c) from any point withi ti< the corporate limits of said City to ei said passenger's destination; provid- fr ed no fee shall be charged for any si passenger under five (5) years of fr age. hi The maximum fee to be charged ol for carrying baggage by hacks, car- S( riages, buggies, automobiles or othi. tc power vehicles or drays, shall not ex- n< ceed Twentv-five Cents (25c) for 300 il' pounds; Fifty cents (50c) for 301 to ti 1,000 pounds, from any point within tl the City of Union to anv destination m within the corporate limits of the C City of Union; and upon any viola- ci tion of the charges as above limited1 ol by any such public hack, carriage, ir buggy, automobile, power vehicle or bi dray licensee; such licensee shall upon ol conviction be fined not exceeding Ten tr Dollars ($10.00) or imprisonment not ai exceeding twenty (20) days with or si without hard labor. C Sec. 6. All public drays, hack* carriages, automobiles or other power vehicles or buggies, horses or mules, n" or harness, etc., shall be subject to 81 inspection anywhere and at any C time within the corporate limits of the City of Union, S. C., by the\ Mayor or Chief of Police of said City; or any C Kilice officer at the instruction of the C ayor or Chief of Police of said City, shall inspect any such public dray, C hack, carriage, buggy, automobile, or other power vehicle, horse or mule, harness, etc., and any such as are found unfit for use, shall not be allowed to be used for such ourposes upon the streets of the said City. Each dray or hack or carriage or C buggy or automobile or other power vehicle licensee as aforesaid, who D shall work or allow to be workea, or use or allow to be used ,any horse or mule, harness, dray, carriage, bug- ^ \gy or other vehicle or vehicles after the same has been declared unfit by the Mayor or Chief of Police, shall n upon conviction be fined in a sum not u exceeding Ten Dollars ($10.00) or be imprisoned with or without hard I.V.. t iOf\\ n \iauvi uuv cauccuiii^ vwcuvjr \*<v/ via jro, for each offense. Sec. 7. The above flections in reference to inspection and charges shall E apply to the owners or managers of Livery, Feed and Sales Stables, who ahall run drays, hacks, carriages, bug?es, automobiles or other power vetles for the use of the public for M*e, under the provisions of this Ordinance. See. 8. Any driver or owner of any E such hack or carriage or buggy or ? automobile or other power vehicle for hire as aforesaid, including Livery Feed and Sales Stables, who shall run any such hacks, carriages, bug- v gies, automobiles or other power vehides, who shall leave his, her 01 their back, or carriage or buggy or automobile or other power venicle before mentioned, for a distance greater than ten (10) fket in solidta- E tion of any passenger or otherwise at ny depot within the City of Union, % >r who shall leave his, her or th tack, buggy* carriage, automobile ther power vehicle standing un; ended within one block of any < >ot or upon Main street from 1 ourt house to the Baptist chui hall pay a fine of Five Dolli $5.00) or be imprisoned for a peri i ten (10) days with or withe ard labor, in the discretion of 1 layor. Sec. 9. The following schedule icense fees is hereby adopted a nade a part of this Ordinance: Auctioneering in house or on street, not less than, per day $ 1. Tn the discretion of the Mayor. Automobiles or other power vehicles, kept for public hire or transportation of passengers, each 25. Or per day not less than $3.00 or more than $10.00 at discretion of Mayor. lUtomobile dealers or repair shop 15. .gents, or agency, persons, firms, or corporations using trading stamps 100. .gents soliciting employees or laborers for manufacturing companies, railroad companies or any companies or individuals where such employees or laborers are to work outside of the corporate limits of the City of .Union, S. C. IOOj mmunition: Each person, firm, or corporation dealing in ammunition, whether loaded or unloaded, balls, shells, cartridges, etc., each 10.' arber shop, for each chair __ 5. arber shop in suburbs, each chair 9 ill posters, or agents, posting or tacking or distributing, per annum 25.1 ill posters?itinerant, posting ob tacking or distributing, per day l.i illiard and Pool Room, each lOO.i icycles, for each person, firm . or corporation, keeping same for rent 10.1 rokers, agents or dealers in stocks and bonds 50.< ook agents selling maps, books, periodicals and other like publications, per day,, One Dollar ($1.00); per year 50.1 OOt or Shoe Black, with privilege of chair on street, each 10.1 oot or Shoe Black with privilege of chair on street, each per month 1.1 oot or Shoe Black, in barber shop on Main street, year __ 5.i oot or Shoe Black in barber shop in suburbs, year ______ 2J r,acn coot or HJioe Black shi ear a badge in a conspicuous plat wing upon it a number; said bad| ' be issued by the City Clerk ai reasurer at the issuance of licen id place the number on said licens ottling Works, each 25.1 owling alley or Ten Pin alley, each 50.1 Butchers?Each and every dear (tailing fresh meats, such as bet utton, pork and the like, shall pj license of Fifty Dollars, per yea ifteen Dollars ($15.00) per quartt id shall have a fixed place of bus ;ss, which said place shall be me oned in the license, and said det shall not be permitted to st om any other place; provided th ich dealer peddling and sellii om house to house with one v icle shall pay an additional licen ; Twenty-five Dollars per annum, even and one-half Dollars per qua sr: Provided that this section shs it apply to persons selling any le aforesaid kinds of meats in qua ties of not less than one-quarter le animal. Such person shall fii take and file an affidavit with t lerk and Treasurer of the City Cou 1, setting forth the name and po: fico address of the person propc ig to sell. Second, That the anim utchered was raised upon the fai f the proposed vendor; Third, th ie meat to be offered is in sou nd wholesome condition; upon filii ich affidavit the Clerk of the Ci ouncil may give the proposed ve Dr a certificate setting forth th n has complied with this arthicle a e shall then be permitted to ma lie of meat without license, otton Seed agents, each buying seed for shipment out of City of Union, per annum __$ 50. otton Seed Oil Mills, each __ 100. lothes cleansing or pressing establishments, per annum._ 25. ircuses, dog and pony shows, etc., each not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00) per day, in the discretion of Mayor. arnival Shows in city, per week 350 i 'rays, each dray, cart, or wagon, with one horse, per annum 10. >rays, each dray, cart or wagon with two horses, per annum 15. 'ealers in second-hand merchandise of whatever kind, per annum 10. eaters in pianos and organs (itinerant) per day $5; per annum 25. Ixpress companies transacting and doing business in this i :iu v/iiy ttiiu uuier uuuiui wiuiin this State for corporations other than the Government of the United States,' its officers and agents, per annum 150. Employment Bureaus ,each, person or Arm, per annum.. 25. Exhibition of any nature outside of opera house or upon streets, in the discretion of the Mayor, not to exceed.. 150. Exhibition, fairs, concerts, festivals or parties on street, per day or night, in the discretion of the Mayor, not to exceed ?- 150. Exhibition, play or show, lecture, musical entertainment for reward, outside of the | . ~ r " ?r iod >ut I oo I Bite?J J Parched 1 w when you ?? sSi And in Fragrance ? *S and Eternal | "Better 1 oo I could be." I Thousan | say it | Convenien ff 5-Cent Tin, the Full-J ^ ^ Tin Humidors and th< 30 30 onera house, day or night, or in the discretion of the May- of 30 or, not to exceed 150.00 Kail Flying Jenny or Merry-Go- w 30 Round, per annum 100.00 w Flying Jenny or Merry-Go- cl 50 Round, per month 25.00 th ill Flying Jenny or Merry-Go- S< e, Round, per week 1*5.00 Uni< Flying Jenny or Merry-Go- Sou! id Round, per day 5.00 \ se Fish and Oysters, agents or Stal ie. dealers, per day 1.00 jn 30 Fish and Oysters, agents or ht dealers, per year 15.00 p( 30 Each person, agent or dealer shall j ci have a fixed place of business, which ' if. said place shall be mentioned in the iy license, and said dealer shall-r; be permitted to sell from any other if. place; provided further, that it shall 'i- be and is hereby declared to be un- ^no n" lawful for any and all persons, or persons to sell or offer for sale or *' expose same for sale in or upon any Ska street or side-walk within the cor- j?*? porate limits of the City of Union, eJ( e- S. C. Jr se Fruit dealers, wholesale and retail, or at discretion of Mayor. ?' ir- Hacks, buggies or carriages i'* for public hire, one-horse P1 or kept for hire outside of Liv- ^ u* ery Stables 10.00 y 0,: Hacks, buggies or carriages le" for public hire ,two-horse, *r he kept for hire outside of Liv ery Stables 15.00 jfc" Horse or mule traders, each 2 . per annum D0.00 v* Ice cream saloon, or dealer in 5.00 S ' Ice cream on streets, each pe*'- al ^ son peddling or selling lrt.OO S< Insurance companies, each life -'5,10 nesf Insurance companies, each Fire 15 00 shal insurance companies, Casual- the 'I ty, Accident, Fidelity, Guar- and V untee, Liability or Plate cens lc> Glass, each iO.OO and Kerosene?Any merchant or mer- the chandise broker in oils or agent of 8Pec oil companies, or other person rtceiv- any 00 ing illuminating or lubricating oils, S< either in carloads or less than car- pan; loads and selling and re-shippin? the or r 00 same in quantities of 50 gallons and sect upwards, shall pay a license fee, of and per annum $150.00 or t Laundries 10.00 ryin Laundries, each resident agent , or i soliciting for laundry outside who of City 10.0o pay Moving picture shows, per day 2.00 spec Moving picture shows, per week 10.00 ever Moving picture shows, per year 50.00 Oculist or Optician, per year__ 26.00 s^ov Occulist or Optician, per day__ 6.00 or ? Q0 Opera house, per annum 50.00 an < Oyster Saloon (not including any sale of bulk oysters) per an- corP ft|, num 10.00 Pa? Oyster Saloon (including sale lXul of bulk oysters, per annum 15.00 ? rt. Pawn brokers, each 100.00 Photographers, each 10.00 Photographers, itirnrant, each per day 1.00 Plumbers and Tinnflf, per year 25.00 g Plumbers and Toners, per n month - ? 10.00 (jina Plumbers and Tinisfs, per day 1.00 d< Restaurants, cafe: and lunch bled dealers, each, pf annum __ 50.00 and Restaurants, cafe and lunch this qq dealers in subuPd, per year 25.00 Restaurants coducted in Atte 00 houses accordifi to hotel W plan and whoch^P not keep, otrer or expose ?r sale, any 14-si stock of goods loft drinks, nft etc., may serve eals where meals are p ?ared and served on tabu n Sunday. To p No lunch dealer, itaurant or v cafe shall be all ed on Main aa street from ct t bouse to High School, e pt those in B< a building ooni aing to the Aide Fire Limit req ement. in C Roasters?peanu ?r popcorn ity < Escapee Sting?Dryness? "hroat?you esc< smoke STAG. their place you - Freshness ? Mildne Contentment than I imagined tob ds are saying it Yoi t Packages: The Handy H Size 10-Cent Tin, the Pound and Hal 3 Pound Glass Humidor. 1ST 1 I p i v? ?T-.1 gj ?wr w~ x[r** r? " eH ["EVER-LAST'^ \ street (other than at place : business of owner) each 30.001 ui roads, for business done C ithin the City of Union and m ithin the State, and not inuding that done without 1 ni ie State, each? tc juthern Railroad 300.00 in & Glenn Springs R. R. 200.00 *! th-Eastern Car Service ? 'u ssociation, per year 15.00 fc lies, livery, feed and sales, cludintr street carriages, nJ icks, buggies and drays, ;r annum 50.0b P' >lek?libery, fed and sales, gv suburbs without privilege I street carriages, hacks, jc and drays, per annum 25.00 C( a Fountains, each 5.00 in oting galleries, each 25.00 C shooting galleries will be le llowcd on Main street. h< ting rink, each, per month 5.00 is ting rink, each, per year__ 50.00 ol igraph companies transact- w ig and doing business be- tr veen points in this city and la ay point or points in this u tate for individuals or cor- c( orations other than the ft overnment of the United tates, its officers and agents 50.00 ts ?phone companies transact- ei ig and doing business be- O veen any point or points in fr lis State for individuals or io >rporations other than the bt overnment of the United A tates, its officers and ajents 100.00 (S ec. 10. For each and every busi- ti i not specified above, a license fee *1 1 be charged in the discretion of k< Mavor, not exceeding One Thous- 01 Dollars ($1,000.00). That all li- h? le fees herein mentioned are due collectable on May 1st, 1911, and said licenses are subject to inition by Mayor or policemen at m time. ' sc. 11. Any person, persons, com- fj y, firm or corporation embraced nentioned in any of the foregoing ,, ion or sections of this ordinance g, required therein to obtain license . o pay for the performing or car- Jj g on of their respective business ' r XL. X. x! -? 11 ill or me transaction 01 tne same, j shall fail, refuse or neglect to <0 the license or amount therein j)( ified in advance, and each and llf y person, firm or corporation givshowing or attempting to give v any of the performances, snows, xhibitions without having received vs; ipaid for their license to do so, any person or persons, firm or p{l oration violating any part or (h 8 of this ordinance, shall be re- rf ed to pay a fine of not less than Dollar ($1.00) or more than One se dred Dollars ($100.00) or work at r.?1 without hard labor for not more th i thirty (30) days, for each and y day so offending, in the discre- a\ of the Mayor. !C. 12. All ordinances or parts rdinances conflicting with this or- H nee, is hereby repealed. ? >ne and ratifled in council assemunder the hand of the Mayor Seal of the said City of Union, 13th day of March, 1914. T. C. Duncan, In! at: Mayoi. ^ . D. Arthur, (L. S.) Clerk and Treasurer. t _ . tei AN ORDINANCE ^ laise Supplies for the Fiscal Year ca leginning May 1, 1914, for the St City of Union, S. C. at < it ordained by the Mayor and 15 rmen of the City of Union, S. C., ouncil assembled ,and by authortf the same: Si <\i . n 1!^ -Heaviness? ape them all >acco \^v iSft? 7ny from 4, <ri : That a tax to cover the expens nd general purposes of the sa ity of Union, he as follows: 11 3 lills for general purposes and a sp al levy of 4 1-4 mills for mains since of Carnegie Free library as ) pay the interest on outstandii >upon bonds, from the first of Ma 114, to the first of May, 1915, shi ? levied and collected in manner ai >rm as follows: Section 1. A tax of Sixteen (1 ills upon every dollar of the vali all taxable real estate, person operty and stock in trade, in tl irporate limits of the City of Unio C. Section 2. That the taxes here ivied and assessed shall be due ai jllected by the City Treasurer di; ig the month of May, 1914. T ity Treasurer shall proceed to c( ct the said taxes herein levied, ai ; shall keep his hooks open from tl st day of May, 1914, to the 1st d: f June, 1914, for this purpose; aft hieh time he shall proceed by di ess or otherwise, as prescribed I av, to collect such taxes as rema npaid, with a penalty of twenty p ;nt (20 per cent) in addition there >r such non-payment. Sec. 3. That the basis of value f ixation of real estate, personal pro ty and stock in trade within t ity of Union, S. C.. shall be taki om the books of the Auditor of L n county, and such assessment shi i the same as levied by the Coun uditor in 1913 and 1914. Sec. 4. The sum of Two Dolla ?2.00) is hereby fixed as a commut on tax for the street or road dut >e said sum to be paid by all abl )dicd male persons able to perfor cause to be performed the lab ?rein required, between the acres venty-one (21) and fifty (50) year ho reside within the corporate lir s of the said City, except ordain* inisters and those exempt by lav id any person liable to this tax \vl tall fail to pay the same within tl me specified, shall be required ork on the streets of Union foi I) days under the direction of tl treet Overseer, whenever requir* T said overseer during the said p od hereinbefore mentioned; and ar rson failing either to pav said cor utation or perform said labor, \vh< * required as before said, shall 1 ought before the Mayor's court ar ion conviction thereof, shall be fin< sum not exceeding Ten Dolla '10.00) or sentenced to imnriso, rnt not exceeding twenty (20) da; ith or without hard labor. Sec. 5. That all Ordinances < irts of Ordinances conflicting wit is Ordinance are hereby declare pealed. Done and ratified in Council a mbled under the hand of the Mayid Seal of the said City of Unio is 13th day of March, 1914. T. C. Duncan, ttest: Mayor. W. D. Arthur, (L. S.) Clerk and Treasurer. 3t. in once oi Teachers' Examination. The regular spring teachers' exan ation will be held in the Union hig hool building on Friday, May Is 14, beginning at 9 o'clock a. n 1 teachers whose certificates expii fore the beginning of another scho< i*m or all prospective teachers ho tter take advantage of this sprin amination The examination for colored appl nts will be held at the McBet reet school on Saturday, May 2m 9 o'clock a. m. H. C. Little, -St County Supt. Mr. and Mrs. Elias Prioleau sper inday in Spartanburg with friend I cs j G. Levi Rish, a prominent I.exington county farmer, was shot and ^instantly killed Saturday evening at :c the closing exercises of the Smith nd Branch school. James? 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