Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-28

dollars.
SEC. 2. -AAd IL is hereby further ordained
~ re anthorsty aforesaid, That the tax pre-
serlbed for any theatrical troupe- or other
troupe acting or performing in this citv. be at
tne rate OF three dollars for each perform
ance as prescribed bv said ordinsnre
OF december %, 1883, and that section < az said
ordnance be and the same is hereby amended
20 as 70 substitute three dollars in the place az
nYe dollars IN the clause prescribing the tav
to be paid by every theatrical troupe. minstrel
In this city.
SEC. 3. And L Is further ordained BE- the au-
th0raty aforesaid, That section V. of said or
dlnance passed in Council December %. 1889
De ana the same is hereby amended 20 az to
make the tax on each and every telephone
company or exchange five hundred dollars in :
steao OF TWO dollars and fifty cents for each
connecting station, as prescribed in said ordi-
nance, and said words, Two dollars and fiftv
cents Tor each connecting station be and the
same are hereby stricken out and the words
1--WE hundred dollars substituted in lieu
thereof.
SEC. A. Aad it is further ordained 6v the aat-
Mortsg GJoresatd, That the said ordinance
passed In council December %, 1888, be and
the same is hereby amended by striking out the
relieving clause of section V. of said ordinance:
Every drummer, runner, or other persons
soliciting trade or orders. or business for An :
other or for himself, whether resident of this
CITY or elsewhere, and having no fixed place
OF business in this city, and every peddler
anu ltlnerant transient trader, and every
transient person selling or Offering to sell by
sample, shall pay the same tax required of
resident and stationary dealers in the same
articles, and no officer of the city shall be au-
thorlzed TO reduce. or in anywise change such
tax so required, nor shall such itinerant deal
er be allowed to sell his wares under the
Incense OF any auctloneer, or under the name
OF any factor or commission merchant who
mas pald ms tax as such, until he himself shall
nave pald All taxes required Of him by this
ordinance"
And inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Every drummer, runner. or other persons
soHcltlng trade or orders or business for
another or for himself, whether resident Of
TINS city or elsewhere, and having no fixed
place of business in this city. shall paw the
same tax required OF resident and stationary
dealers IN the same articles; provided, how
ever, that any person or persons, except
dealers IN malt, yinous, or spirituous liquors
transactlng or offering to transact either of
the Klnus OF business mentioned in this clause,
and selling only to the resident dealers, NAV
take out license for one week, for which
shall De PAID the sum OF ten dollars for each
ana every week, or part of week, that they
shall be engaged in business in 'this cifv
which shall be in lieu of tax herein provided:
ana every peddler and itinerant tran
SCENT trader, and every transient person sell
Ing or oHering to sell by sample, shall pay the
same tax required of resident and stationary
dealers in the same articles. and no oficer 81
the city shau be authorized to reduce or in
anyWlse change such tax so required nor
small such Itinerant dealer be allowed to sell
MS wares under the license of any auctioneer
or under the name of any factor or commits
sion merchant who has paid his tax as such
until ne himself shall have paid all taxes re-
CURED OF him by this ordinance"
SECTION 5. Ind it is further ordained bv ths
duthorttq aforesaid, That the following clauses
be added to the fifth section of said ordinance
passed IN Council December 26, 1898: every
the owner or owners of each and every ordi-
nary lighter with steam hoist fifty dollars.
Every the owner or owners of each and every
ordinary lighter without steam hoist twenty
flye dollars, and that said owner or owners of
llgnteI :S shal pc subject to the taxes above
prescribed as 1t originally contained in said
ordinance passed in Council December 96.
1888. ~
Ordinance read in Council for the first time
january lntn, 1854, ana by unanimous consent
READ a second time January IL, 1884 amended
placed upon It's passage and passed.
AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance passed
IN Council December 26th, 1883, entitled an
ordnance to assess and levy taxes and raise
revenue for the CITY of Savannah. for fhe
regulation of certain kinds of business in the
corporate and jurisdicti0nal limits of said
city; liking penalties for the violation of the
revenue ordinances of said city, and for
otner purposes connected with taxes and
revenue of said city:
The Mayor and ALdernen Of the Oitv of Sq-
gdnRdh, az Council assembled, do herebv orddin
Ihat section AlN. of said ordinance passed
in Council December Goth, 1854. he and tbe
same Is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: On and after the first dav of lamar.
1854, the price of license to sell malt, vinous
or spurious liquor at wholesale, or at retail
and wholesale, within the corporate and inris
dlctlonal limits of the city of Savannah for
one year shall be two hundred dollars. and
INC price OF license to sell malt, vinous or
spurious Llquor at retail within the corpo-
rate limits OF said city north of Anderson
street, west of Bilbo canal and east of
Musgroye creek, for one year, shall be
one hundred and twenty-five dollars;
ADDARAnt hO ,,1
10 submit as securities two responsible free
holders OF this city as a prerequisite to the
issue OF sald licenses and no license for the
sale OF malt, vinous or spirituous liouors
snail cover any other business whatever than
the sale OF malt, vinous or spirituous liquors.
ana shall apply to but one place for the sale
oa sai9 liquors, whether under one roof
u otheFWlse, under penalty OF not
more than one hundred dollars
And no barroom shall be licensed which has
not an entrance to it separate and distinct
from the entrance to the dwelling: and the
license shall be forfeited for a second violation
OF any State law or city ordinance: and in
the case OF forfeiture the license shall not be
renewed Tor the space Of two years, except by
the permission of Council. And it shall be
the duty OF the Clerk of Council to publish
quarterly an alphabetical list of all persons
licensed to sell liquors as aforesaid. All such
licenses snai be taken out by persons already
engaged IN business within thirty DAYS after
the first day of January, 1884, and in the case
OF persons wishing to commence business later
IN the year, before commencing businpss.
ana any dealer in liquors as aforesaid failing
or refusing to take out a license to sell LIQUORS
as aforesaid, shall be liable to penalty of not
more than one hundred dollars for every dav
any such person may sell without a license
or pc imprisoned for thirty days, or both:
and under the regulations above prescribed
the price of a license to sell malt, vinous or
splrtuous liquor at retail outside of said
above defined limits and within the iurisdc-
tional limits of the city of Savannah for one
year shall be the sum of fifty dollars.
Ayes and nays were called ON the above or
dnance.
Ayes-Aldermen Hamlet, Nichols, Derst
o3Gonnor, Hanley, and Melt.
Nays-Aldermen Wells, Minis, Green. Will
der, Thomas, Hamiton-6.
There being tie, the Mayor voted In the
Affirmative.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition Of Granville BeviIl, to lease for the
term OF five years the swamp land near the
cemetery for colOred persons. Referred to
Committee ON Public Sales and City Lots
Petition OF sundry citizens relative to tax
on commercial travellers. Referred to Fl
nance Committee.
Petition OF sundry citizens asking that
Council reconsider its action at meeting of the
10Th Inst,-returning to sun -time-and that
Council will direct that the clocks OF the city
be kept in accordance with standard time
Laid on the table.
No further business, on motion Council adj
JouFned. FRANZ e. REBARER
Clerk of Council,
CITY GOVERNMENT