The maximum amount of privilege or license tax which the several municipalities within this State may annually assess and collect of persons operating railroads in this State as common carriers for the privilege of doing intrastate business within the limits of such municipalities, whether such companies are incorporated under the laws of this State or any other state or whether incorporated at all or not, is fixed as follows: In municipalities having a population of not exceeding two hundred and fifty inhabitants, ten dollars; in municipalities having a population of more than two hundred and fifty inhabitants and not exceeding five hundred inhabitants, fifteen dollars; in municipalities having a population of more than five hundred inhabitants and not exceeding seven hundred and fifty inhabitants, twenty dollars; in municipalities having seven hundred and fifty to one thousand inhabitants, twenty-five dollars; in municipalities having a population of more than one thousand inhabitants and not exceeding five thousand inhabitants, twenty-five dollars for the first one thousand inhabitants and twenty-five dollars for each additional one thousand inhabitants or a major fraction thereof; in municipalities having a population of more than five thousand inhabitants and not exceeding ten thousand inhabitants, twenty-five dollars for the first one thousand inhabitants and thirty dollars for each additional one thousand inhabitants or major fraction thereof; and in municipalities having a population of more than ten thousand inhabitants, twenty-five dollars for the first one thousand inhabitants and thirty-five dollars for each additional one thousand inhabitants or major fraction thereof. But in no case shall any municipality assess or collect such a privilege or license tax exceeding two thousand dollars.
In arriving at the amount of privilege or license tax which may be assessed and collected under the provisions of this section the population of the several cities and towns shall be computed and based upon the Federal census next preceding the year for which such license tax is assessed from year to year.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 65-921; 1952 Code Section 65-921; 1942 Code Section 7241-3; 1932 Code Section 7436; Civ. C. '22 Section 4548; 1920 (31) 921.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 23 - License Taxes On Other Businesses
Section 12-23-10. Imposition of tax; rate.
Section 12-23-20. Exemptions from tax.
Section 12-23-30. Authority to suspend tax on power sold to Atomic Energy department.
Section 12-23-40. department shall administer, enforce, and collect tax; rules and regulations.
Section 12-23-60. Monthly returns and remittance of tax required.
Section 12-23-90. Taxes and penalties deemed a debt; lien thereof.
Section 12-23-120. Use of tax.
Section 12-23-130. Exemption of South Carolina Public Service Authority from taxation.
Section 12-23-210. Municipal privilege or license tax on railroads; maximum allowable amounts.
Section 12-23-220. Local licenses for carriers shall be good for interurban carriage.
Section 12-23-310. Imposition of tax; rate.
Section 12-23-420. Clerks and magistrates shall issue executions for failure to pay tax.
Section 12-23-430. Municipalities may collect tax.
Section 12-23-460. County license not required in certain instances.
Section 12-23-470. Municipal authorities of incorporated city or town may require license.
Section 12-23-810. Tax on licensed hospitals.
Section 12-23-815. Information to form basis for assessments.
Section 12-23-820. Department of Revenue to administer article; collection of tax.