The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-10
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time specified. or to afford to the City Treasurer
free access TO the list Of stockholders kept in
the office or place of business of said bank or
banking association, it shall he the
duty of the Treasurer 70 obtain from the
Governor of the State of Georgia, in the case of
banks organized under the laws of this State or
from the Comptroller of the Currency of the
United states in cases of banks organized un.
der the laws of the United States, the last pre-
Ceding list of the stockholders of such bank,
and assess therefrom the taxes to be paid by
the stockholders thereof for their shares.
SEC. IL. All taxes hereby required for real and
personal property held on the first day Of
January, 1888, and for business in which any
person shall be engaged at that date, and OF
persons having vehicles, and dogs In SAID cry at
that date shall be considered as due ~ the
first day of January 1898, and all taxes required
of persons commencing TO transact any bust
ness for which tax is required, after the first
day of January 1888, or commencing after that
date To use vehicles and street rail
way cars not then in use, or bringing
any, dog or dogs into said city, shall be due i'm
mediately upon the commencing o. such bust
ness, using such vehicles, or bringing
such dog into the city. And all taxes, of
every kind, shall be payable to the City
Treasurer; provided, nevertheless, that any tax
upon property assessed for the whole year may
he paid quarterly, at the option of the tax
payer, computing from the first OF January
1888, but in the event that any quarters tax is
not paid when the same is payable, then the
Treasurer shall issue an execution for the
amount of the tax for the year remaining UNI
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or firm commencing business in this city after
July I, 1883, or running after that date vehicles
for the transportation of goods, wares or mer-
cihandise, or passengers ,,s or keep
convenience any vehicle or vehicles, which were
not run before that date, upon making prompt
return of the same within ten days after such
business has commenced, or such vehicles have
been run, he or they shall he taxed one-half of
the yearly tax assessed by this ordinance, pro
Vided such tax be pad within fifteen days after
such return, otherwise the entire tax shall be
collected The term vehicle, as used in this
section shall include street railway cars
SEC, T. IT any person or Corpof 1tlon shall re
fuse or neglect to pay any tax required by this
ordinances, within thirty days after the same
shall he due and payable rs above provided, or
shall neglect or refuse TO pay any double tax
assessed as above provided for, twenty days
after notice has been served on such person or
corporation of such assessment, the City Treas
urer shall issue execution therefor, and for the
further sum of one dollar for costs; and the City
Marshal shall proceed with such executions in
the same manner as a Sheriff does under eXecu-
lions from the Superior Courts OF this
State, subject to the provisions of the
act of the General Assembly of the
State of Georgia, passed February 81, 1877.
Every person or corporation who shall pay his
or its taxes on real or personal property, or
both promptly within fifteen days after the first
of April, July, October and January, the time
hereinbefore specified for the paymenu thereof
shall he entitled to deduction Of ten per centum
of the amount thereof and the city Treasurer
Is hereby directed TO make hucu ucuuEllou upon
the receipt of the tax; and every person or cor
poration who shall pay any other taxes required
by this ordinance promptly within thirty days
after the s1m shall become due shall he enti-
tied to a deduction of ten per centum OF the
amount thereof, and the City Treasurer is hereby
directed to make such deduction upon the re-
ceipt of the tax
SEC. 49, Every person transacting or offer
ing to transact either Of the kinds OF business
hereinafter named, who are in business on the
first day of January, 1893, shall within thirty
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out a license therefor, viz every auctioneer;
every broker; every commission merchant;
every plumber; every barber and all others do
ing business without any stock in trade; every
owner or lessee of a junk shop or cotton pick
cry: every Junk dealer; every vendor OF small
wares, Llickster, hawker, including dealers in
ice cream, fruit and poultry, keeper of cook
stove or cook shop; and it is hereby declared TO
be the meaning of this ordinance that the
license granted to an auctioneer shall not au-
thorze such auctioneer TO sell for any transient
dealer unless such transient dealer has first
paid all taxes required of him by this ordinance.
Every licensed auctioneer shall have the
privilege of appointing one assistant crier, whose
name shall be recorded in the Treasurers office
and entered on the license issued. And no per
son shall be permitted to be auctOneer or
vendue master until he shall have complied
with the conditions contained in section 1925 of
the Revised Code OF Georgia, known as the
Code of 1882 And in every license taken out
by the owner or lessee of junk Shopper cotton
pickery, or by junk dealer it shall be dis
ton pckery, or junk dealer, shall always be
stbject TO the visitation of the police of the city,
and that such persons shall not purchase from
any one under the age of sixteen years, dupli-
cate of which 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
conviction in the Police Court of having pur-
chased from any one under the age of sixteen
years. such license shall be revoked. and such
fTvtyrt gtiNf.a
be closed by the Mayor And every such junk
shop, junk dealer or cotton pickery license shall
be subject to the further condition that the
same shall be subject to revocation by the
Mayor it, on examination before him in the
Police Court, he shall be satisfied and shall so
pronounce that any city, corporation or pri-
vate property is found in any such junk shop,
or In the possession of any junk dealer; and
such condition shall be expressed IN the license
of every such junk shop or dealer.
Every person required by the provisions or this
section and by the ordinance passed in Council
March II, 1888, in reference TO taking out
licenses who shall commence to transact or
offer to transact in this city any of the kinds or
business mentioned in this section after the first
day of January 1888 shall take out license be
fore commencing business, as provided in said
ordinance passed March IA, 1888, which said or
dinance is of force.
The license herein provided for shall he issued
by the City Treasurer. And if any person trans
acting, offering to transact, in said city, either
of the kinds of business in this section specified
shall be found without such license displayed in
n conspicuous manner in his, her or their place
of business he or she shall, on conviction there
OF in the Police Court be fined in a sum not ex-
ceedng one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not
more than thirty days. or both, In the discretion
of the court.
SEC. IL. on and after the first day of January
1888 the price Of a license to sell malt, vinous
or spirtuous liquors at retail within the corpo-
rate and jurisdictonal limits of said city for
one year, shall be two hundred dollars net,
without discount; but license to sell at retail
may be issued upon paying one-fourth Of the
sum due for yearly license and upon giving
notes with Endorsements or sureties satisfactory
10 the Mayor, to secure the payment Of the
other three-fourths of said sum in three equal
payments on the twelfth Of March, twelfth OF
June and twelfth of September, 1893, the said
payments to be made whether person giving such
notes or surety shall go out Of business or not;
and the applicant shall be required TO submit as
securities two responsible freeholders Of this
city a prerequisite to the issue OF said license;
mo officer, clerk employe Of the city
shall be taken as security on such bonds aud il
shall be the duty of the Mayor to pass upon
such bonds before any license is issued hereun-
der. and no license for the sale Of malt vnouS
or spirltuOus liquors. shall cover any other bust
ness whatever than the sale Of malt, vinous or
sprituous liquors. and shall apply TO but one
place for the sale of said liquors, whether under
one roof or otherwise. under penalty OF not
more than one hundred dollars, And no bar
room shall be licensed which has not an entrance
TO it separate and distinct from the entrance to
the dwelling; and the license
NAV in tha diecretion of the MavOr he forfaifed