The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-29

as aforesaid, Shall be liable 'i to a
hundred dollars for every day any such
person may sell without a license, or be
imprisoned for thirty days. or both.
Sec. II. Every person transacting, or Of
fering to transact the business of trans
porting or carrying goods, etc. passen-
gers, or baggage for hire, by means of wa
CONS drays. trucks, street railway cars,
or other vehicles; and every keeper of a
public or livery stable employing such We
hicles in his business, and every other per-
son keeping and using street railway cars
or other vehicles in other kinds of busi-
ness shall, upon paying the tax here inbe-
fore prescribed, take out a badge, which
viii be furnished by the city treasurer, for
each street car or vehicle to be employed
in such business (the number of street
cars or vehicles 10 be employed to be stat
ed on oathg 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 conven-
ience-and any person using or employ
ing any vehicle or street car on such bus
mess without badge affixed, except as
aforesaid, shall, on conviction thereof IN
the police court be fined in sum not eX-
ceeding one hundred dollars, or imprison-
ment not more than thirty days, or both,
in the discretion of the court
Sec. 10. The ordinance of November is,
1Si3, requiring badges to be taken out for
dogs, and prescribing other regulations
for dogs, so far as the provisions OF the
same are not inconsistent with this Ordt-
nance, is hereby re-ordained and declared
to be in full force. Every person failing to
take out a license for dog, or failing to
pay such license, as required by section
6 and s. of this ordinance, shall, upon con-
Viction before the police court of the city
of Savannah, be subject to fine not to
exceed three dollars, with the alternative
of Imprisonment not to exceed three days.
Sec. 16 1t shall be lawful for the mayor
of said city, with the concurrence of the
finance committee, to appoint within thir
~ days after the first day OF January,
1896 competent person 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 to
to take out any license required
by this ordinance who shall neg
lect or omit to do so, and all property sub
ject to taxation but not returned, and to
assist the said treasurer in making re-
turns and assessing taxes against such de-
faulters rs provided in the foregoing sec
ton of this ordinance, and 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 as his services shall be con-
sidered necessary by said mayor and
finance committee, and shall receive such
compensation as they shall specify
Sec II. That the clerk of council be,
and he is hereby, directed to report to
council at the first meeting in every quar-
ter the amount of money expended by each
committee up to 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 coun-
ell shall at once notify the chairman OF
such committee.
Sec IS. This ordinance shall be subject
to alteration and repeal, in whole or in
part, at any time during the year 1895,
should it be deemed advisable; and no
such amendment or repeal in any partic-
ular shall be construed to impair the right
of council to assess and levy tax for the
whole of said year 1895, whenever made.
Sec 10. All ordinances and parts of
/ faHf n
of this ordinance are hereby repealed; .
provided, nevertheless, that so much and
such parts of ordinances heretofore pass
ed as provided for the issuing and en-
| forcement of executions for any tax or
| assessment, or part of tax or assessment,
required by any such ordinance and now
! remaining unpaid, shall continue and re-
| main of force so rs to authorize the treas
| urer to issue such executions and the
marshal to collect the same, until such
! taxes or assessment shall be tully paid
RESOLUTION.
BY Alderman HudsOn-It being OF the
utmost Importance to the commercial
prosperity of this city that railway lines
naturally tending to this port should be
| encouraged to make their terminals here,
untrammeled by any restrictions as to
paralleling existing railways, in approach
! ing and entering Savannah,
| 1t is resolved by the mayor and alder
men Of the city Of Savannah, in council our
| Georgia is respectfully urged to, make it
entirely clear, by statute, enacted at this
/ session, that any such railways can enter
this city, at pleasure and with ease with
out regard to distances between them and
| railways terminating here.
Resolved further. That copies of these
| resolutions be sent at once to the sena>
! ter of this district, and to the representa-.
| tives from this county, who are respect
/ fully requested to do all in their power
to bring about the above result.
Adopted
APPEALS.
Appeals of J. c. Toshach and G. Schultes
| from the decision of the recorders court
read and set for trial at meeting of coun-
! ell to be held Dec. A. 1895.
Council took recess, subject to the call
of the mayor. A. N. MANUCY,
Clerk of Council
The Faust Legend.