Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-04
ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance entitled
an ordinance to assess and levy taxes and
raise revenue for the city Of Savannah; for
the regulation of certain kinds of business
in the corporate and jurisdictional limits OF
said city; fixing penalties for the vfAation
OF the revenue ordinances of said CITY, and
Tor other purposes connected with taxes and
revenue OF said city, passed in Council De-
cember 26, 1888.
SECTION l. The Mayor and aldermen of the
CITY Of Savannah, IN Council assembled, do
heTe6y 0rddiR, That section of the Ordi-
nance passed in Council December 26th. 1854.
entitled an ordinance to assess and levy taxes
and raise revenue for the city Of Savannah:
Tor the regulation of certain kinds of business
In the corporate and jurisdictional limits of
said city; fixing penalties for the violation of
the revenue ordinances of said CITY, and for
other purposes connected with taxes and rev
enue of said city, be and the same is amended
by striking out from said section the follow
ing words:
Every retail dealer also selling at whole
sale, one hundred dollars"
Every dealer exclusively wholesale two
hundred dollars" and substituting in lien
thereof the following words:
Every dealer exclusively wholesale or re-
tan dealer selling at wholesale, two hundred
SEC. 2. And 1t is here6v further ordoio,d
6y the authority aforesaid, That the tax pre-
scribed for any theatrical troupe, or other
troupe acting or performing in this city, be at
the rate of three dollars for each Derform
ance as prescribed by said ordinance
of December 26, 1888, and that section of said
ordinance be and the same is hereby amended
so as to substitute three dollars in the place of
five dollars in the clause prescribing the tax
to be paid by every theatrical troupe, minstrel
troupe or other troupe acting or performing
In this city.
SEC. 3. And ii Is further ordained 6v the n,1-
MOrity aforesaid, That section V. of said or
dlnance, passed in Council December %. 1883
be and the same is hereby amended 50 as to
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company or exchange five hundred dollars in
stead of two dollars and fifty cents for each
connestlng station, as prescribed in said ordi-
nance, and SAID words, two dollars and fifty
cents for each connecting station" be and the
same are hereby stricken out and the words
five hundred dollars" substituted in lieu
thereof.
SEC. 4. Ind it is further ordained 6y the mn
horitg aforesaid, That the said ordinance
passed in Council December Is. 1883 he and
the same is hereby amended by striking out the
following 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
ctyOr elsewhere, and having no fixed place
and itinerant 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
license OF any auctiOneer, or under the name
of any factor or commission merchant who
has paid his tax as such, until he himself shall
have paid all taxes required Of him by this
ordinance"
And inserting in lieu thereof the following.
Every drummer, runner, or other persons
soliciting 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 pay 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, vlnous. or spirituOus liquors,
transacting or Offering to transact either of
the kinds of business mentioned in this clause,
and selling only to the resident dealers, may
take out license for one week, for which
shall be paid the sum of ten dollars for each
and every week. or part of week, that they
shall be engaged in business in this citv
which shall be in lieu of tax herein provided;
and every peddler and itinerant tran
silent trader and every transient person SELL
ing or Offering to sell by sample, shall nav the
same tax required of resident and stationary
dealers IN the same articles, and no officer OF
the city shall be authorized to reduce. or in
anywise change such tax so required. nor
shall such itlnerant dealer be allowed to sell
his 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 he himself shall have paid all taxes re-
CURED Of him by this ordinance"
SECTION 5. And 1T is further ordained 5v tho
authority aforesaid, That the following clauses
be added to the fifth section of said ordinance
passed in Council December &c. 1888; ssEvery
the owner or owners of each and every ordf-
nary lighter with steam hoist fifty dollars.
Every the owner or owners OF each and every
ordinary lighter without steam hoist TWENTY
five dollars, and that said owner or owners OF
lighters shall be subject to the taxes above
prescribed as if originally contained in said
ordinance passed in Council December 26,
1888.
Ordinance passed in Council January II.
1884. RUFUS E. LESTER, Mavor.
Attest: FRANK (. REBARER, Clerk of (oun-
Gil.