Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-09

ties, TO De approved by the mayor, COnQl-
toned to answer over to said corporation for
all damagesit may sustain by reason Of the
negligence or default of such plumber or gas
filter in negligently closing or leaving open
excavations in the public streets;
Every daguerrean artist, photographer, am
br0typer and portrait painter, twenty-five
dollars;
Every steamboat, vessel or other agency,
ships, each agency, one hundred dollars:
Every cotton factory, one hundred dollars (:
Each and every cOppersmith or manufac-
turer Of stills, fifty dollars;
Every ice factory. twenty five dollars;
Every wholesale dealer in ice, one hundred
dollars; every retail dealer in ice, ten dollars
Each and every museum, twenty five dol
lars;
Every gas company, three hundred dollars
every electric light company, three hundred
dollars;
Every restaurant or eating house, without
liquor license, twenty five dollars;
Every rice pounding or cleaning mill, with
or without grist mill attached, two hundred
and fifty dollars;
Every fortune teller or astrologer, twenty
five dollars;
hundred dollars; each and every telephone
company or exchange, two hundred dollars !;
each Independent telephone OF two stations,
two dollars and fifty cents;
Every street railroad company, one hundred
dollars, and in addition thereto, as part OF the
same tax, twenty dollars for each and every
car employed by such company in the city;
Every keeper of a skating rink, fifteen dol
lars;
Every undertaken or coffin warehouse, forty
dollars;
Every person engaged in loading or I'M
loading vessels by horse power, twenty-five
dollars for each hosting apparatus used;
Every express company, three hundred dol
lars, and in addition thereto, as part of same
tax, ten dollars for every one-horse bag
gage express wagon, and eighteen dollars for
every twO-hOrse baggage express wagon en-
ployed by such company;
Every bill poster or distributor, ten dol
lars;
Every blacksmith shop, each forge, eight
dollars;
Every coopershop employing five hands and
under ten dollars; and in addition for every
hand employed IN excess Of five, per head.
two dollars;
Every carriage repository, one hundred dol
lars; every carriage shop for manufacturing
or repairing, twenty-five dollars;
Every cigar manufacturer or retailer,
twenty dollars;
Every dye house, twenty dollars;
Every millinery establishment, ten dollars;
Every gunsmith establishment, ten dollars
Every foundry, fifty dollars; every machine
shop, fifty dollars; every foundry and ma
chine shop, one hundred dollars;
Every menagerie, fifty dollars per day;
Every marble and stone yard, eighty dol
lars;
Every oyster and fish dealer, twenty-five
dollars;
Every the owner or owners of every phOs-
phate WORKS or guano mandatory, two hun
dred dollars;
Every shipping master, one hundred dol
lars;
Each and every shooting gallery, one hun
dred dollars;
Every the owner or owners of every green
grocery, one hundred dollars;
Every stencil cutter, twenty dollars;
Every tailor not registered as a merchant,
Every wheelwright, twenty dollars;
Every the owner or owners of a marine rail
way or dry dock, fifty dollars;
Every person engaged IN the business of
Transporting or carrying goods, wares, mer-
chandise, passengers or baggage, for hire by
means of wagons, drays, tracks, carts, omni-
buses, or carriages of any description, or of
letting carriages or other vehicles for hire,
shall pay a tax according to the number and
character of the vehicles employed in such
business, viz: Every person employing one
one horse cart or wagon, eight dollars; every
person employing one one-hOrse dray or
truck, ten dollars; every person employing
one one-hOrse cab, hack buggy, on
vehicle of any description, ten dollars;
every person employing one tWo-horss
lars; every person employing one two horse
cab, hack, buggy, omnibus, carriage, or We
hicle of any description, eighteen dollars;
every person employing one four-hOrse dray
or truck, thirtY-tive dollars; every person
employing one four horse omnibus, forty dol
lars, and the tax to be paid by any person
or different kinds shall be according to the
number Of vehicles employed, at the rates
above specified;
Every keeper of sale stable, eighty
dollars; every keeper of public or livery
stable, eighty dollars; and IN addition
thereto, as part of the same tax. according
to the number and character of any vehicle.
employed in such business, either by letting
for hire or in the transportation for goods,
passengers or baggage, at the rates aDoS G
specified for taxes to be paid by persons en-
gagged IN the business Of transporting, ETC., for
hire;
Every person employing or using one or
more vehicles of any sort to be drawn by one
or more horses or mules in connection with
any business in which he may be engaged, for
the purpose OF delivering goods sold by HIM or
her, or in any other manner. shall pay in addi-
ton to the specific tax required of him for such
business and as part thereof, a graduated tax
similar to that hereinbefore required of per-
sons engaged in the business of transporting,
ETC., for hire, according to the number and
character Of such vehicles, and at the same
rates;
Every huckster, including dealers in ice
cream, fruit, small paint shops, vendors OF
small wares, and keeper of cook stove or
cook shop, ten dollars;
Every street dealer in poultry, for which a
badge shall be issued, fifteen dollars;
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
required of resident and stationary dealers in
the same articles, provided, however, that any
person or persons, except dealers in malt.
vinous or spirituous liquors, transacting or
Offering to transact either of the kinOs of
business mentioned in this clause. and selling
only to the resident dealers, may take out q
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 en-
gagged IN business IN this city, which shall be
in lieu of tax herein provided; and every ped
dler and ltinerant 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 ar
ticles, and no officer of the city shall be author
lied to reduce, or in anywise change, such
tax so required, nor shall such ltinerant dealer
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 ordi-
nance.
Every the owner or owners of each and ev-
cry ordinary lighter with steam hoist. fifty
dollars; every the owner or owners of each
and every ordinary lighter without steam
hoist, twenty-five dollars.
SEC. VI. Every person keeping and using
one or more vehicles Of any sort to be drawn
by one or more horses or mules, for purposes
OF pleasure or convenience, shall pay a tax
graduated according to the number and char
acter of such vehicles, at the rates above pre-
scribed for persons engaged in the business of
Co.
vehicles shall not be otherwise taxed.
SEC. VII. The occupant of any premises
where a dog or dogs, is or are kept, shall pay
for every dog so kept an annual tax of one
dollar. Upon payment of this tax a badge
shall be issued to the person paying the tax
for the dog; and every dog found running at
large without such badge, shall be i'm
pounded, and if not claimed within forty
eight hours shall be disposed Of.
SEC. VIII. The value Of real property TO be
taxed under the second section of this ordi-
nance shall be ascertalned by means of the
the city on that subject or anv ordinoTca
amendatory thereof; the value of personal
property to be taxed under the third section
OF this ordinance. the particulars and char
acter of the business for which a tax is required
under the fifth section of this ordinance, the
number of vehicles used or kept under the
sixth section of this ordinance, and the num-
Der OF dogs kept as provided for in the sew
enth section of this ordinance, shall be ascer-
tanned by means of the returns hereinafter
prescribed.
SEC. TX, Every person and corporation
owning real property in said city on the first
day of January, 1885, shall make a return
thereof to the City Treasurer within sixty
days after that date. Every person and cor
pOration owning personal property in said
city on the hrst day OF January, 1888, liable to
be taxed nnder the third and fifth sections of
this ordinance, except stocks in banks and
banking associations organized under the laws
Of this State or of the United States, shall make
a return thereof to the City Treasurer within
sixty days after that date; and it shall be the
duty of the City Treasurer to cause a list OF
all persons and corporations making such re-
turns, showing the amount returned by each,
to be published in the official paper of the
city at the end of each month, as made; the
President or acting President of every such
bank or banking association located In said
city shall, within ten days after the first day
Of January, 1885, make a return to the City
Treasurer Of all stockholders in such bank or
banking association holding stock therein on