The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-06

and the applicant shall be required TO submit as
securities two responsible treeholders OF this
city as prerequisite TO the issue OF said license;
mo officer. clerk or employe OF the city
shall be- taken as security on such bonds, ana u
shall be the duty Of the Mayor TO pass upon
such bonds before any license is issued hereun-
derl and no license for the sale OF malt, yinous
or spirtuous liquors, shall cover any other ollsl-
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 or not
more than one hundred dollars, And no bar
room shall be licensed which has not an entrance
to 1t separate and distinct from the entrance to
the dwelling; and the hcens.
may, in the discretion of the Mayor be forfeited
for violation of any State law or city
ordinance; and in the case OF forfeiture, the
license shall not be renewed for the space OF two
years EXCEPT by the permission OF Council.
And it shall be the duty of the Clerk OF Coun-
ell TO publish quarterly an alphabetical list OK
all persons licensed 10 sell liquors as aforesaid.
All such licenses shall be taken out by persons
already engaged in business within thirty DAYS
after the first day of January, 1883, and IN the
case of persons wishing to commence business
later IN the year, before commencing business,
and any dealer in liquors as aforesaid. fallng or
refusing to take out license to sell liquors as
aforesaid, shall be liable to penalty or not
more than one hundred dollars for every day
any such person may sell without a license, or
| be imprisoned for thirty days, or both.
SEC. 10. Every person transacting or offering
| To transact the business Of transporting or car
! rying goods etc, passengers or baggage Tor
hire, 10y means OF wagons, drays, trucks.
street railway cars or other vehicles; and every
keeper of public or livery stable employing
| such vehicles in his business, and every other
person keeping and using street railway cars
or other vehicles in other kinds OF business,
shall, upon paying the tax hereinbefore pre-
scribed, take out n badge, which will be fur
nshed by the City Treasurer for each street car
or vehicle to be employed In such business (the
number of street cars vehicles to be- EN-
ployed to be stated on OATH which shall be
placed In conspicuous place on such vehicle
or street car-,except vehicles kept by keepers
Of public or livery stables, to be let for hire,
and vehicles used for pleasure or convenience
and any person using or employing any
vehicle or street car on such bust
ness, without such a badge affixed except as
aforesaid, shall, on conviction thereof in the
| Police Court, be fined in q sum not exceeding
| one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more
| than thirty days, or both, IN the discretion or
| the Court
SEC 49, The ordinance of November IS,
| 1S4S, requiring badges to be taken out for dogs,
| and prescribing other regulations for dogs, so
far as the provisions of the same are not incon-
sistent with this ordinance, is hereby re-or-
| daned and declared to be In full force.
SEC Il. 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, 1883, a competent per-
son, whose duty it shall be TO report to the City
Treasurer, from time TO time, all persons in said
| city required TO make any return or take out
any license required by this ordnance, who
| shall neglect, or omit TO do so, and
| all property subject to taxation, but
| not returned and TO assist the sail
| Treasurer In making returns for and assessing
| taxes against such defaultcIs, as provided in
the foregoing sections of this ordinance, ana 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 his services shall he considered neces-
sary by the said Mayor and Finance Committee,
and shall receive such compensation as they
| shall specify.
and he is hereby directed to report
to Council at the first meeting
| in every quarter the amount of money ex-
| pended by each committee up TO date OF
| report, and as soon as any committee making
| any disbursements shall have reached the limit
| provided in the budget, the Treasurer shall at
| once notify the chairman of such committee.
SEC. 10. This ordinance shall be subject TO
alteration and repeal, in whole in part, at any
| time during the year 1888, should it be deemed
| advisable; and no such amendment or repeal in
| any particular shall he construed to impair the
| right of Council TO assess and levy tax for the
| whole OF said year 1893, whenever made.
| Sec 20, All ordinances and parts of ordi-
| nauces conflicting with the provisions OF this
! ordinance are hereby repealed; provided never
| theless, that much and such parts of ordi-
! dinances heretofore. passed as provide for the
| issuing and enforcement Of executions for any
| tax or assessment or part of a tax or assess
| meut required by any such ordinance and now
| remaining unpaid, shall continue and remain Of
| force so as to authorize the Treasurer 10 issue
| such executions, and the Marshal to collect the
same, until such taxes or assessment shall be
| fully paid.
Ordinance passed in Council December %,
| 1887. RUFUS T.. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest FRANK f. REBARER Clerk of Council.
! RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Thomas
| Resolved That the Committee on Streets and
Lanes be authorized to dispose of two mules I'M
| 1T for the work OF that department, and to pur-
| chase two other mules in their stead.
Adopted.
| BY Alderman Duncan
| Resolved That the Clerk OF Council be and
| he is hereby directed TO advertise for an cleo
ton OF superintendent of the Scavenger De-
partment to take place at the next regular
| meeting Of Council. in accordance with ordi-
nance creating said Office.
Adopted.
By Committee on Assessments
WHEREAS The Assessors appointed undee
resolution passed in Council Sept z, 1887 direct
ing n general assessment of property in the city
of Savannah, have made such assessment and
the same is now before Council therefore, beit
Res0iUed, That the said assessment be re-
ceived and filed In the Office of the City Treas
urer, and that the City Treasurer be and he Is
hereby directed forthwith to make publication
of the fact that said assessment has been fled
in his office, so that the owner or owners of
property assessed may file objections, If any
they have, to said assessment, in accordance
with the ordinances Of said city.
Adopted.
Council adjourned
FRANK e. REBARER,
Clerk of Council