Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-24

vi slNtten years. uupllChte OF winch license.
signed by the person or persons taking out the
same, and expressing his or their assent to
such conditions, shall be retained by the City
treasurer, and on refusal to submit at any
time to such visitation, or on convection in
the Police Court of having purchased from
any one under the age of sixteen years, such
license shall be revoked, and such Junk shop or
cotton pickery shall Immediately be closed by
the Mayor. And every such Junk shop. junk
dealer or cotton plckery license shall be sub
Ject to the further condition that the same
shall be subject to revocation by the
Mayor, II, on examination before him in the
Police Court, he shall be satisfied and shall
so pronounce that any city, corporation or
private property ia found in any such Junk
shop, or in the possession of any Junk dealer;
and such condition shall be expressed in the
Every person required by the provisions OF
this section and by the ordinance passed in
Council March IA, 1883 in reference to taking
out licenses, who shall commence to transact
or offer TO transact in this city any OF the
kinds of business mentioned in this section,
after the first day OF January, 1886, shall take
out License before commencing bueiness, rs
provided in said ordinance passed March IA,
1883, which said ordinance Ia OF force.
The license herein provided for shall be
issued by the City Treasurer. And if any
person transacting, or Offering to transact, in
said city, either of the kinds of business in
this section specified, shall he found without
such license displayed IN n conspicuous man
ner in his, her or their place of business, he or
Court, be fined IN sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not moro than
thirty days, or both, in the discretion Of the
court.
SEC. XIV. On and after the first day of jan
uary, 1857. the price OF u license to sell malt,
vnous or spirltuous liquor at retail or at re-
tail and Wholesale, within the corporate and
Jarisdictlonal lmits OF said city for one year,
shall be three hundred dollars; but a license
to retail or to cell at retail and wholesale may
he Issued upon paying one-fourth Of the sum
due for yearly license ana upon giving a
bond with security satisfactory to the Mayor,
to secure the payment of the other three
fourths of SAID sum in three equal payments
on the fret OF March, first of June and first
of September. 1887, the said payments TO he
made whether person giving such bond shall
go out OF business or not; and the applicant
shall be required tn submit as securities two
responsible freeholders OF this city as pre-
requisite to the issue Of said license; tho Off
Ger, clerk or employe of the city shah be taken
as security on such bonds, ana it shall be the
duty OF the Mayor to pass upon such bonds
before any license is issued hereunder and no
license for the sale of malt. vinous or spirit
uOus liquors, shall cover any other business
whatever than the sale Of malt, vinous or spir-
ituous liquors. and shall apply TO but one place
for the sale of said liquors, whether
a penalty of not more than
one hundred dollars. And no barroom shall
be licensed which has not an entrance TO 1t
separate and distinct from the entrance to the
dwelling; and the | cnse shall be forfeited
for second violation OF any state law or city
ordinance; and. In the case or forfeiture, the
license shall not be renewed for the space OF
two years, except by the PERMISSION OF Coun-
Gil. And It shall be the duty of the Clerk OF
Council to publish quarterly an alpha
betical lit OF all persons licensed
to sell liquors as aforesaid. All such licenses
shall be taken out by persons already en-
gagged in business within thirty days after the
frat day of January, 1897, and IN the case OF
persons wishing to commence business later
IN 1n hEa1A aVsaaHF, nj asauta
and any dealer in liquor Ms aforesaid, falling
or refusing to take out q license to sell liquors
az aforesaid shall be liable TO penalty of
not more than one hunered do lars for every
day any such person may sell without H.
cense, or be imprisoned for thirty days, or
both.
Every drummer, runner or other person,
whether resident OF this city or elsewhere.
and having no fixed place of business in this
city, dealing in malt, vinOus or spirtuOus
liquors, transactng or Offering to transact
snch business, shall pay the same tax required
OF resident and stationary dealers in malt,
vin0us or spiritunus liquors,
SEC. XIV. Every person transacting or offer
ing TO transact the business OF transporting or
for hire, by means OF wagons, draye, trucks
or other vehicles; and every keeper of pub
lie or livery stable employing such vehicles in
his business, and every other person keeping
and using vehicles In other kinds of business,
shall. upon paying the tax hereinbefore pre-
scrbed. take out badge. which will be fur
nishcd by the City Treasurer for each vehicle
to be employed in such business (the
number of vehicles to be employed TO
be stated oath, which shall be
placed in a conspicuous place on such vehi-
Cle-eNccpt Vehic cs kept by Keepers OF public
or livery stables, 10 be let for hire. and veh-
Giles used for pleasure or convenience-and
any person using or employing any vehicle on
such business, without such Il badge affixed.
except az aforesaid, shall, on conviction
thereof in the Police Court, be fined in u sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or i'm
prisoned not more Than thirty days, or both,
in the discretion of the court.
SEQ. XVI. The ordinance OF November 10,
1913, requiring badges 10 be taken out for
dogs. and prescribing other regulations for
dogs, 70 far as the provisions OF the samo are
not inconsistent with this ordinance, Il hereby
rcordainrd and declared TO be in full force.
SIC. XVII. It shall be lawful for the Mayor
OF said city, with the concurrence OF the
Finance Committee, to appoint. within thirty
days after the first day OF January, 1887,
compete nt person, whose duty 10 shall be 10
report 20 the CITY Treasurer, from time 10
time, all persons In said city required to make
any return or take out any license required
by this ordinance, who shall neglect. or omit
so to do, and all property subject to taxation,
but not returned, and TO assist the said Treas
uTer In making returns for and assessing taxes
against such defaulters, as provided IN the
foregoing actions OF this ordinance, and TO
perform such other duties in connection with
the assessment and collection OF taxes as may
be required of him by the said Mayor and
Finance Committee. And such person shall
continue In the performance OF his duties
only so long as his services shall be consid-
cred necessary by the said Mayor and FL
nance Committee, and shall receive such
compensation as they shall specify.
SEC, XVIII. This ordinance shall be subject
TO alteration and repeal, In whole or in part.
at any time during the year 1887, should 1t be
deemed advisable; and no such amendment
or repeal In any particular shall be construed
10 impair the right OF Council to assess and
levy tax for the whole OF said year 1887,
whenever made.
SEC. XIX. All ordinances and parts OF or
dinances conflicting with the provisions OF
this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided
nevertheless, that 80 much and such parts OF
ordinances heretofore passed as provide for
the issuing and enforcement of executions for
any tax or assessment or part Of a tax or as
sessment required by any such ordinance and
now remaining unpaid, shall continue and
remain of force 30 as TO authorize the Treas
urer TO issue such executions, and the Marshal
TO collect the same, until such taxes or assess
ment shall be fully paid.
Ordinance on IT'S first reading:
BY Finance Committee
AN ORDINANCE TO Ak the salaries and COM
pensation Of the officers OF the government
OF the city OF Savannah hereafter named.
SECTION |. The Mayor and Aldermen OF the
city OF Savannah in Council assembled do
hereby ordain, That from and after the next
election Of each OF the city officers hereinafter
named his salary and compensation shall be
~ hereinafter set forth, VIZ:
The Mayor per annum. ..............$ $500 90
Clerk of Conncil per aunum......... l,S00 20
City Treasurer per annum.......... 2,4CO 90
City MarBhal per annum.. ........... l,oUO w
City Printer 10y contracD ...........
Clerk OF the Market per annum..... 500 90
Assistant Clerk OF the Market per