Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-01


1 and personal property held on the LIST day OF
January. 1881. and for business in which any
person shall be engaged at that date, and OF
| said city at that date. shall be considered as
due on the last day allowed for the making Of
returns thereof; and all taxes required of per-
| sons commencing to transact any business,
for which tax Is required. after the LIST DAY
! Ct January. 1881. or commencing after that
! date TO use vehicles not then in use, or bring
| lug any goat or goats, dog or dogs into said
| city, shall be due Immediately upon the making
OF The returns therefor; aud all taxes for in-
come and commissions shall be due on the last
day allowed for the return thereof And all
taxes, of every kind, shall be payable to the
| City Treasurer; provided. nevertheless, that
| any tax upon property assessed for the whole
year, may be paid quarterly, at the option of
the tax payer, computing from the first day Of
January, 1881. But any person or firm, com
mencing business in this city after July l. 1881,
or running, after that date, vehicles for the
| transportation OF goods, wares, or merchan-
| disc. which were not ran before that date,
upon making prompt return OF the same within
ten DAYS after such business has commenced
| or such vehicles have bean run, he or they
shall be taxed one half of the yearly tax
assessed by this ordinance. provided such tax
/ be paid within ten days after such return
| otherwise the entire tag shall be collected
SEc AIlt II any person or corporation shall
REFUSE or neglect to pay any tax required of
| him or her by this ordinance, within thirty
/ days after the same shall be due and payable
/ IS above provided, or shall neglect or refuse to
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| her as above provided, for twenty DAYS after
| notice OF such asses sment the City Treasurer
shau issue execution therefor, and for the
further sum OF one dollar for c1sts, at any time
| within the calendar year for which such tax
/ Is as assessed. or three months afterwards: and
| the City Marshal shall procsed with such exc
cutionS IN the same manner as Sheriff does
| under execu ions from this Superior Courts of
| this State, subject TO the provisions of the Act
| of the General Assembly of the State of Geor-
gla, passed February ~. 1877: Every person
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| her taxes on real or personal property or
| both, promptly within fifteen days after the list
days Of April, July, October and January, the
| time hereinbefore specified for the payment
| thereof, shall be entitled to deduction there
/ from of fifteen per centum Of the amount
| thereof (providsd payment be made only either
/ in current funds or coupons Of bonds accepting
the city offer or compromise, and so stampet
| Ia consideration Of such payment, aud the City
Treasurer Is hereby directed to make such de-
| duction upon receipt of the tax.
SEC. XIV. Every person transacting or offer
ing to transact either OF the kinds of business
| hereinafter named, shall. within thirty DAYS
after the first day of January, 1881, take out 3
| license therefor, viz: Every auctloneer; every
owner or lessee OF junk shop or cotton
piekery. every junk dealer; every vendor of
small wares, huckster, ha wker, including deal.
ers in ice cream, fruit and poultry, keeper of a
cook stove or cook shop, drummer, runner or
solicitor OF trade or orders without hxel
place of business; every peddler itinerant or
transfer trader, and transient persons selling
OF Ou6Tluk 10 Sell Nv samples. and IL i0
hereby declared to be the meaning of this
ordinance, that the license granted to an
auc ioneer shall net authorize such auctionesr
TO sell for any transient dealer unlese such
transient dealer has first paid all taxes re-
CURED of him by this ordinance. Every
licensed auctioueer shall have the privilege Of
appointing ono assistant crfer, whose name
shall be recorded in the Treasarers Office, and
entered on the license issued. And no person
shall be permitted to be an Ructioneer or
vendue master until he shall have complied
with the the conditions contained in sec.
Georgia, known as the Code OF 1873
And in every license taken out by the
owner or lessee OF junk shop or cotton pick
exp, essed that such junk shop or cotton pick
cry, or jnnk dealer, shall always be subject TO
the visitation OF the police of the city, and that
such person shall not purchase from any one
under the age or sixteen years; a duplicate OF
which license signed by the person or persons
taking out the same, and expressing his or
their assent to such conditions, shall Se retain
ed by the Clerk OF Council, and on refusal to sub.
init at any time to such visitation, or on couYic-
ton in the Police Court OF having purchased
from any one under the age OF sixteen years,
junk shop or cotton pickery shall i'm
mediately be closed by the Mayor
And every such junk shop. Junk
dealer or cotton Pickery license shall be sub
ject to the further condition hat the same
shall be subject to revocation by the Mayor
If, on examination before him in the Police
Court, he shall be satisfied and shall so pro
nounce that any city property, or any part of
any machinery, or any appliance of any rail-
road company or gasight company. or the
water works of Savannah, or OF the Savannah
Fire Department is found in any such junk
shop. or in the possession Of any junk dealer
and such condition shall be expressed in the
license OF every such junk shop or dealer
The licenses herein provided for shall be
issued by the Clerk Of Council, and be signed
By the Mayor, attested by the Clerk, and i'm
pressed with the seal of the city. And if any
person trsnsacting. or offering to transact. in |
said CITY either of the kinds of business in All.
section specified. shall be found without snch |
license displayed in a conspicuous manner In
his, her or their place Of business he or she |
shall. on conviction thereof in the Police Court
be fined in sum not exceeding one hlndrad |
dolla' 8, or imprisoned not more than thirty
days or BOTH in the discretion OF the court.
SEC. XIV. On and after the first day Of Janua. |
ry next. the price of license to sell malt, |
Vinous, or spirituous liquor at wholesale or re-
tail for enc year, shall be one hundred dollars /
and fees. ard the applicant shall be REQUIRED /
to submit as securities two responsible free |
holders Of this city as e prerequisite to the |
issue of said license: and no license for the sale
of malt, virous, spirituous liquors shall cover
any other business whatever than the sale Of |
malt, vinou9. or epirituouS LIQUORS and shall |
apply TO but one place for the sale Of said |
liquors, whether under one roof or otherwise |
under penalty OF not more than one hundred |
dollars. And no barroom shall be licensed /
which has not an entrance to it separ6te and |
distinct from the entrance to the dwelling. and |
the license shall be forfeited for a second vic.
lation OF any State Law or city ordinance: and
IN the case OF forfeiture the license shall not be
renewed FOR the space OF two years, except bV |
the permission of Council And it shall be the |
duty Of the Clerk Of Council to publish omar. |
terly an alphabetical list of all persons licensed
to sell liquors as aforesaid. All such licenses |
shall be taken out by persons already engaged |
IN business within thirty days after the first dav
of January, 1851, and in the case OF persons |
wishing 70 commence business later in the |
DafOr@ commanding hr1qincco.
dealer 10 liquors as aforesaid, failing or refIls- /
ing to take out license to sell LIQUORS as afore
said, shall be liable to penalty OF not more |
than one hundred dollars for every dav apy /
such person may sell without license. or 20 |
imprisonment for thirty days, or both
SEC. XVI. Every person transacting or offer |
Ing TO transact the business of transnorsinY |
or carrying goods, etc passengers or bagcage /
for hire, by means OF wagonc, SiFays trucks
or other vehicles; AMI every Keeper O. a puhiin |
or livery stable employing suoh vehicles ia his |
business, and every other person keeping and
using vehicles in ether kinos Of business. shah
upon paying tho tax hereinbefOre prescribed
take out q badge. which will be furnished j
by the Clerk Of Council. st the exDeneo az fhe |
applicant, for each vehicle to be employed in |
such business (the number OF vehicles to he |
employed to be stated en- oath), which shall be |
placed 10 conspicuous place on such vehicle; |
except vehicles kept by keepers of punIic or |
Every stables to ho let or hire and vehicles used
for pleasure or convenience, and eny person |
using or employing any vehicle or |
Da0gH
affixed, except as aforesaid, shall On
conviction thereof Ia the Police Court he |
fined in sum not exceeding one hundred |
dollars, or imprisoned not Eaore than thirty |
days, or both, IA tae discretion Of the court
SEC. ANIl The ordinance OF November fe |
ls4g, requiring badges to be taken out for dogs.
e1d prescribing other r. gulatioDs for dogs, so |
TAR as the provisions Of the same are not in |
consistent with this ordinance, is hereby re-
ordained and declared to be in full force
SEC. XVIII. 1t shall be lawful for the Mavnr
CT saia clty, with the concur DcS Of the Fl |
nance Committee, to appoint, within thirty |
days after the first day Of January, 1881. a |
competent person, whose duty II shall be to re- |
port TO the City Treasurer from time to Tina
ell persons In said city required to make anv |
return or take out any license required by this |
ordnance, who shall neglect or omit so to do
ana all property subject to taxation but not re.
turned, and to assist the said Treasurer in max
ing returns for and assessing taxes against 1
such defaulters, as provided in the 18th section /
OF inns ordlhsnce, and to perform such other /
duties ~ csinnectton with the assessment apd |
COLLECTION 81 taxes 70 may be required of him |
by she said Mayor and Finance Commute |
And such person shall continue in the por. |
Torrance or his duties ONLY so long as his SER /
vices shall be considered necessary BY the said |
u az or and F1Da6ce Committee and shall re-
celve sIlch compensation as they shall specify |
SIC. NIX. THIS ordinance shall be subject to |
alteration and repeal, Ia whole or in part at |
snT time during the y ar 1881, should it be /
ce6faed advisable; and no such amendment /
or repeal in a. y particular shall be construed |
{ impair the right Of Cauneil to assess and
levy taZ fof the Whole of said year 1881 when.
ever male,
SgJ Il 4 All ordinances and parts az or.ii
chances conf citing with the provisions of this
ordinance ere hereby repealed; provided. |
nevertheless, that 90 much Snd sueh oarts of |