The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-31

United TO do any business hereinbe~
I. = taxed paying "A less tax than tax for
n Wholesale dealer. without paying any
- specific tax
r-verv person engaged in the business
ii transporting or carrying goods. wares
rrhauiise. passenger or baggage. for
ir.. by means Of wagons, drays, trucks.
III rts Cruuibuses or carriages of any de-
-iption. or of letting carriages or other
ehicles for hire, shall. pay tax accord
T. 10 the number and character of We
les employed IN such business. viz: EV-
~ person employing One-hOrse cart or
g0u. six dOllaFs; every person employ
n one-horse -dray or truck. eight dollars;
cry person employing one-hOrse cab,
sck or buggy, or vehicle OF any descrip-
Oh not otherwise specifically mentioned,
ID dollars; every person employing one
wo-hOrse cart or wagon, dray or truck,
uelve dollars every person employing
two-horse cab, hack, buggy, omni-
b. carriage or vehicle of any description,
ghJ dollarsi every person employing one
Mhree-horse dray or truck, eighteen dol
srs: every person employing one four
orse dray or truck, twenty-five dollars;
~srv person emDlovfna one four-horse
Emnihus, thirty dollars; and the tax TO
y paid by any person employing more
nan one vehicle of the same OF different
.lnds shall be according TO the number of
ehcles employed at the rates above spec
red.
Everykeeper Of a sale and feed stable,
II fty dollars; but nothing herein contained
Whan authorize the keeper OF such sale
nj feed stable TO sell any live stock of
nv other person without first paying the
Brokers or dealers tax as required under
Ehis ordinance; every keeper of a public
r livery stable, fifty dollars; every Keeper
IL feed stable only, nifty dollars: and
addition thereto, as part of the
Esme tax, according 10 the number and
tbaracter of any vehicles employed i'm
Euch business, either by letting for hire
H. in the transportation of goods, pas
Eeneers or baggage, at the rates above
Ipecifed for taxes 10 be paid by persons
Engaged in the business of transporting,
to-. for hire.
Il Every person employing or using one
H. more vehicles of any sort to be drawn
Ev one or more horses or mules in con-
II ection with any business in which he
Elav be engaged, for the purpose of deliv-
Ering goods sold by him or her. or in any
Ether manner shall pay, in addition to
lie specified taXrequired of him for such
Business, and as a part thereof. a grad
Hated tax similar to that hereinbefore
Eaquired Of persons engaged in the bust
ess of transporting. etc, for hire, ac-
Nording to the number and character of
Euch vehicles, and AT the same rate.
II Every hucksteT. including dealers in
cream, fruit. small paint shops. vend-
Of small wares, and Keepers of
Eo0k stove or cook shop, ten dollars.
II Every person selling from push carts
H. other vehicles, except country carts
Naiiag their own produce. thirty dollars,
III nom payment Of said tax the treasurer
II au furnish a badge, which snail be
klacsd in q. conspicuous place on such
III sh cart or vehicle.
II Every street dealer in poultry, Tor
khch a badge shall Ice issued, ten
Dollars.
| Every drummer, runner or other per-
bon soliciting trade or orders, or bust
ass for another or for himself, whether
Resident of this city or elsewhere, ana
having no fixed place of business in this
Iity. and every peddler and ttinerant tran
lent trader. and every transient person
kelling or Offering to sell by sample shall
Il ay the same tax required of resident and
stationary dealers in the same articles,
lnd no officer of the city shall be author
BED TO reduce or in any wise change such
haN so required. nor shall such itnerant
N-aler he allowed to sell his wares under
~ license of any auctioneer, or under
De name of any factor or commission
Ierchant who has paid his tax as such.
hntf he himself shall have paid all taxes
stequired of him by this ordinance; pro-
kided, however that any transient per-
bon transactng, or Offering to transact,
Any of the kinds of business mentioned IN
Ills paragraph, selling or offering only
n resident dealers or manufacturers in
fbe specific article or commodity sold or
ffered by him or her, and not bringing
tnto or keeping in the city any stock for
purpose of delivery, shall not be required
pay any tax or license fee.
Every person, company or corporation
kquired by this section to pay specific
business tax, shall take out a license
r. receipt which shall state the business
occupation in which such person,
company or corporation is authorized to
kngage and which shall be exhibited
the city marshal or his dep
ity at any time upon demand. And
any person, company or cor
toraton shall engage in any business or
occupation for which such license or re
tept is required without first taking out
d. same or who shall fail or refuse to
kXhbit the same upon demand TO the city
farshal or his deputy, such person, com
tany or corporation shall. upon convic-
VEon before the police court OF the city
IN Savannah, be subject 10 a fine not to
= gceed one hundred dollars. and imprison-
-Nent not to exceed thirty days, either or
Hoth in the discretion of the court.
n Sec 6. The occupant of any, premises
5fhere a dog or dogs is or are kept shall
IA for every dog so kept an annual Ii
'Nense of one dollar. Upon payment of
Fhs license a badge shall be issued to the
terSon paying the license for the dog;
#nd every dog found running at large
1ithout such badge shall be impounded,
Hnd if not claimed within forty-eight
1Ours shall be disposed of.
n Sec Z. The value of real property to be
3xed under the second section of this or
fnance shall be ascertained by means of
assessments provided Tor by the ordi-
Nance of the city on that subject. or any
Hdinance amendatOry thereof; the value
N personal property to be taxed under the
hind section of this ordinance, the partic-
Iars and character of the business for
Mhch a tax is required under the fifth
Potion of this ordinance, and the number
II dogs kept, as provided for in the sixth
Potion of this ordinance, shall be ascer-
liter prescribed.
II Sec g. Every person and corporation
8vning real property in said city on the
3rst day of January 1895. shall pay taxes
hon such real property upon the as
Issment thereof as adopted by council.
Merry person and corporation owning, or
1H0lding in trust or on consignment, per-
knal property in said city on the first
Nay Of January, 1895, liable to be taxed I'M
H9r the third and fifth sections of this
9driinance, except stocks in banks and
3nking associations organized under the
'Naws of this state or of the United States,
Ill make a return thereof to the city
A.easurer within twenty days after that
ate; and all returns of personal property
INnal be inspected as soon as they are
MADE by person or persons to be desig-
Mated by finance committee of council,
: WHO shall carefully and critically ex-
kmine the same, and if he or they find,
Hr have cause to believe, that such re-
Turn is not properly made so as to show
HE amount Of personal property owned
Nv the person or persons, or corporations
Making the returns subject TO taxation,
lien he or they shall forthwith proceed
Ho assess the said personal property of
Haid person or corporations at its true
Value. as near as can be ascertained by
M1m or them, and as soon as the same is
d Made, he or they shall send copy of
4 He same to the person or corporation
1hose return is thus corrected, and the
;, Iarson or corporation whose return
H thus corrected, shall have
Pc right to appeal from such corrected
MraT1rT1 n g fan IN q 1a,,fs,