It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or place upon any building within the State any lightning rod without first procuring from the clerk of the court of each county wherein business is proposed to be done a license so to do, for which shall be paid the sum of fifty dollars per annum for each such county. But in cities and towns collecting licenses for this class of work, persons who are residents of such cities or towns and pay such city or town license shall be exempt from payment of such county license when such work is done in the city or town in which such person resides. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than one year, in the discretion of the presiding judge.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 56-1211; 1952 Code Section 56-1211; 1942 Code Sections 7126, 7127; 1932 Code Sections 7126, 7127; Civ. C. '22 Sections 3943, 3944; Cr. C. '22 Section 294; 1920 (31) 1022; 1921 (32) 154.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 40 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 41 - Peddlers And Hawkers, Horse Traders, And Fortunetellers
Section 40-41-10. License required of peddlers and hawkers.
Section 40-41-20. Issuance and term of license.
Section 40-41-30. Amount of fee fixed by governing body of county.
Section 40-41-40. Sale of medicines and the like from place to place without license unlawful.
Section 40-41-50. Formulas of medicines and the like to be placed on packages or bottles.
Section 40-41-60. License required for erection of lightning rods.
Section 40-41-70. Sales prohibited within one-half mile of religious meeting.
Section 40-41-80. Inspection of licenses; arrest and trial.
Section 40-41-90. Exempt vendors and sales.
Section 40-41-210. Itinerant horse trading without license unlawful.
Section 40-41-310. Licenses required for itinerant fortunetellers.