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


Every street railroad company, one hun
dred dollars, and in addition thereto, ~ 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, nit cen dol
lars;
Every undertaken or coffin warehouse, forty
dollars;
Every person engaged in loading or uu-
loading vessels by horse power, twenty-five
dollars for each hosting apparatus used;
Every express company, three hundred
dollars, 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 dollars:
Every blacksmith shop, each forge, eight
dollars:
Every cooper shop, twenty dollars;
Every carriage repository, one hundred
dollars; every carriage shop for manufactur-
ing or repairing, twenty i've dollars;
Every cigar manufacturer or retailer,
twenty dollars;
Every dye house. twenty dollars;
Every millinery establishments, ten dollars:
Every gunsmith establishment, ten dollars:
Every foundry, fifty dollars; machine shop.
nity dollars; every foundry and machine shop,
one hundred dollars;
Every menagerie, fifty dollars per day;
lars;
Every oyster and fish dealer, twenty Ave
dollars;
Every the owner or owners Of every phos-
phate works or guano mandatory, two hum
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 merchant,
ten dollars;
Every wheelwright twenty dollars:
Every the owner or owners of a marine
railway or dry dock, fifty dollars;
Every person engaged in the business of
transporting or carrying goods, wares mer-
chandlse, passengers or baggage for hire, by
means OF wagons, drays, trucks. carts,
omnlbuses, or carriages OF any description,
or of letting carriages or other vehicles TOR
hire. shall pay q tax according to the number
and character of 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 empl6yin g
one one-horse cab. hack or buggy or vehicle
of any description, ten dollars; every per-
son employing one two-horse cart and
wagon dray or truck, eighteen
two-horse cab, hack, buggy, omnibus, car
riage or vehicle of any description, eighteen
dollars; every person employing oHe folfr-
morse dray or truck. thirty five dollars: every
person employing one four-horse omnibus,
forty dollars, and the tax to be paid by anv
person employing more than one vehicle of
the same or dilferent kinds shall be according
to the number of vehicles omployed nj the
rates above specified;
Every keeper of a sale and feed stable
eighty dollars; but nothing herein contained
shall authorize the keeper of such sale and feed
stable to sell any live stock of any other person
without first paying the brokers' or dealers
tax, as required under this ordinance; every
keeper OF public or livery stable, eighty
dollars: every keeper of q feed stable only
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of the same tax, according to the number and
character of any vehicles employed in such
business; either by letting for hire or in the
transportation OF goods, passengers, or bag
gage, at the rates above specified for taxes to
be paid by persons engaged 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 addition to the specific tax required OF him
for such business and as part thereof. q grad
uated tax similar to that hereInbefOre re-
CURED of persons 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 Keepers 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
another or for himself, whether resident o.
this city or elsewhere, and having no fixed
place Of business in this city, and every ped
der and itlnerant 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 authorized to reduce. or In any
Oh "a FsYatV- aI..
SUCH itlnerant 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 ordinance; provided, however,
that any transient person transacting or
Offering to transact any OF the kinds of bust
ness mentioned in this paragraph. selling or
Offering only to resident dealers or manufac-
tuners in the specific article or commodity
sold or offered by him or her. and not bring
ing into or keeping in the city any stock for
purpose of delivery shall not be required to
pay any tax or license fee.
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 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
transporting goods. etc., for hire, but such
vehicles shall not be otherwise taxed.
Bee. VII. The occupant OF any PREMISE
where dog or dogs is or are kept. shall paw
for every dog so kept an annual tax of one
dollar. Upon payment of this tax q badge
shall be issued TO the person paving the tax
for the dog; and every dog found running at
large without such badge shall be impounded
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 TINS ordi-
nance shall be ascertained by means of the
assessments provided for by the ordinances NJ
ha n tnat auhiacf nr1i
amendatory thereof; the value OF personal
property TO be taxed under the third section
Of this ordinance, the particulars and charac.
ter of the business Tor which q tax is REQUIRED
under the ffth section Of this ordinance. the
number Of vehicles II ed or kept. under the
sixth section of this ordinance, and the num-
Der of dogs kept As provided tor in the seventh
section of this ordinance. shall be ascertained
by means of the returns hereinafter pre-
scribed.
SEC. IN. Every person and corporation
owning real property In said city on the first
day of January, 1887, shall pay taxes on such
real property upon the assessment thereof az
adopted by Council. Every person and cor
poratlon owning or holding in trust or on
consignment personal property in said city on
the first day of January, 1eS7. liable to be
taxed under the third and nth sections OF
this ordinance, except stocks in banks and
banking associations organized under the
avs OF this State or of the United states.
shall make Il return thereof To the Guy Treas
urer within twenty days after that date; and
all returns OF personal property shall be in
spected as soon rs they are made by a person
TO be designated by the Finance Committee OF
Council. who shall carefully and crit-
cay examine the same, aud II nc
finds, or has cause to believe, that
such return is not property ma lie