The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-27
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hrSt meeting IN every quarter the amount o.
money expended by each committee up L
date Of report, and as soon as any committee
making any dis bursements shall have reached
the limits provided in the budget, the clerk OF
council shall at once notify the chairman Of
such committee
Sec IS. This ordinance shall be subject &c
alteration and rel cal in whole or in part, N
any time during the wear 1884, should IL be
deemed advisable. and no such amendment OF
repeal in any particular shall he construed tc
impair the right OF council TO assess and levy
"a tax for the whole Of said year 1924, when
ever made
See. 10. All ordinances and PARTS OF ordi
nanCcS conflicting with the provisions OF this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, new
ertheleSs, that so much and such par. OF ordl
nanceS heretofore passed as provided for the
issuing snd enforcement OF executions for any
tax or assessment, or part OF tax or assess
meut required by any such ordinance and
now remaining unpaid, shall continue and re
main OF force so as to authorize the treasurer
to issue such executions anu the marshal 10
collect the same. until such taxes or assess
ment shall be fully paid
Ordinance on its FIRST reading.
BY committee OF the whole
AN ORDINANCE TO relieve the Savannah Street
Railway Company from the necessity OF
placing its trolley wires nineteen u9 feet
above Its roadbed as herein provided.
Section ]. BE II ordained by the mayor
and aldermen OF the city OF Savannah in
coun I'll aSsemhled, That the savannah street
Railway Company, now operated by the Flee
Is hereby relieved from the necessity OF plac-
ing the trolley wires already in use nineteen
CH feet above its roadbed as required by
ordinance. provided. however, that hereafter,
as to all future poles and wires, the ordinance
heretofore passed snail be complied with
whether additional poles are erected or the
old ones are replaced.
Sec. , BE il further ordained, That all or
dinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance on its first reading
BY committee on streets and lanes
AN ORDINANCE to define the powers OF the
city engineer OF the city of Savannah with
reference to encroaChments upon the
public streets or domain.
Sec. |. BE ii ordained by the mayor ana
aldermen of the city of Savannah in counsel
Assem- bed. That whenever a party claims
any prcScriptive title to an encroachment
upon a street or any other part of the public
domain in the city of savannah the city en-
gineer OF savannah, before setting such party
back TO the proper line. shall submit the
matter TO the council of the city OF savannah
to the end that the council may determine
whether thus shall be done, and the city of
Savannah viii not recognize any liability.
save such as may grow out OF the action OF
its council in the premises
SEC II. Be- il further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts OF ordinances in con
filct with this ordinance are hereby repealed,
Ordinance on its first reading,
BY committee OF the whole
AN ORDINANCE governing the business OF
pawnbrolJers in the city of Savannah.
Section /. BE II ordained by the mayor and
aldermen of the city OF Savannah in council
assembled That every person or persons en-
gagged in the business OF pawnnroker in the
city OF Savannah. shall pay a license fee to
the city Of Savannah OF $500 per annum for
each and every establishment conducted by
them. Applicants for such license shall be
required to give bond. with two good and APP
proved securities, to the city in the sum of
20 600 conditioned to make good all damages
arising from carlessness or unlawful dealings
flaaF
gilt ball pendents shall be affixed in con
Spicuous place Of each pawntroker within five
days after receiving the license
Sec = Irpou all articles OF personal or real
estate pawned. pledged or deposited as col
lateral the pawnbrOker may advance such
sum as may be agreed on with his customer
and charge no more interest than at the rate
of per cent per month ON looms Of s9l. and
upwards and 10 per cent. on loans OF smaller
amounts All pledges and loans shall be
made to run a period of three months, except
as TO such articles as clothing which may be
made for period Of thirty DAYS. at the ex-
piratiou OF which time the pawnbroker NAV
sell at their respective places of business
all such unredeemed pledges. The pawn
broker to be COMPELLED 20 return all stolen
goods to their rightful owners without remun-
Grafton for such goods
Sec. 3, No pawnbroller shall receive by
way OF pledge or pawn, any goods or articles
or things whatsoever from any minor, with
out written cons mt Of their parents, or any
person under the influence of liquor or any
apprentice or servant knowing or having
reason to believe him or her to be such The
hours for opening their estat liShment shall
be from a. m to D. m excepting Saturday,
when they NAV continue open until 1i:3O D.
m. 1t shall be the duty of every pawnbroker
TO admit to his or her premises the chief or
lleutenants of the police force, or such other
officers that may desire at any time to search
for articles missing or stolen, without the
formality OF a search warrant. He shall have
also his pledges openly displayed that In
specticn may ne GA aiIV made
Sec. !. Every pawnbroker shall keep a
book, in which shall be written at the time OF
each loan, an accurate account and descrip-
ton OF the articles or things pawned the
amount loaned thereon, and the time OF pledR
ing same. And the paWnDroker shall, at the
same tlme' denver 10 the oald person pawn
ing OF pleugihg tne afIlcIes or thlhgs' ceru
ncale' OF Ilcket' nuupeIGu 70 correspond WIN
lle humocr ana description IN ms OF htr orig
nal entry oald pook shaH DC SuoIect 70 ually
lhsPeCtloh py Such oHIcerS d5 the Guy may nc
Iali LOT suCh puIpoSe. -,.,, .--. o.
~ .. NO Pa"hVLoAcI sil t import rom
oIler toWns or eltleS nleathanulae OF any
description Whateyer or ole[ tor sale IN nus
establishment any meichahdlSe MhaleNcE
other than that upon which an actual loan has
0cen MADE ana tlcket given, LOT period as
in section NO. under penalty OF 500 for
each anu every VOCATION OF thls secton,
Sec.o lhSt any person OF persons l3lllng 10
cohiori VII, WIN ale 9uGon nan snall DC
ing $iCO or be imprisoned not exceeding
thlIly udNS' OF DOIh' nun an lulHcuIdtc rCNO-