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

business, using such vehicles, or bringing
sucb dog into the CITY. And an taxes Of
treasurer; provided, nevertheless, that
any tax upon property assessed for the
whole year may be paid quarterly, at the
option of the taxpayer, computing from
the first day of January, 1895; but in the
event that any quarters tax is not paid
when the same is payable, then the treas
urer shall issue an execution for the
amount of the tax for the year remaining
unpaid, as hereinafter provided. But any
person or firm commencing business in
this city after July ], 1895, or running after
that date vehicles for the TRANSPORTATION
of goods, wares, or merchandise. or pas
sengers, 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 be taxed one
half of the yearly tax assessed by this
ordinance, provided said tax be paid with
in fifteen days after such return; other
wise the entire tax shall be collected The
term vehicle, as used in this section, shall
include street railway cars.
Sec. H. If any person or corporation
shall refuse or neglect to pay any tax re-
quired by this ordinance within thirty
days after the same shall be due and
payable as above provided, or shall neg
lect OF refuse to pay any double tax as
sessed, as above provided for, twenty days
after notice has been served on such per-
sons or corporations of such assessment,
the city treasurer shall issue executions
therefor and for the further sum of one
dollar for costs; and the city marshal
shall proceed with such executions in
the the same T6s manner aba axe as s9 fTsm
the superior courts of this state. subject
to the provisions of the act of the general
assembly of the state of Georgia, passed
Feb. q, 1877. Every person or corporation
who shall pay his or its taxes on real or
personal property, or both, promptly with
in fifteen days after the first of April,
July, October and January the time here>
fphafnra GnaCifi10 for the naXment there
Of shall be entitled to deduction of 10
per centum of the amount thereof, and
the city treasurer Is hereby directed 70
make such deduction upon the receipt or
the tax; and every person or corporation
who shall pay any other taxes required
by this ordinance promptly within thirty
DAYS after the same shall become due
shall be entitled TO a deduction of 10 per
centum of the amount thereof, and the
city treasurer is hereby directed to make
such deduction upon the receipt of the
tax.
Sec. Il. Every person transacting, or
offering to transact, either of the kinds of
business hereinafter named, who are
in business on the first day of January
1896, shall within thirty days after the
first day of January, 1895, take out
license therefor, viz Every auctioneer,
every broker, every commission mer-
chant every plumber, every barber, and
all others doing business without any
stock in trade; every owner or lessee OF
a junk shop or cotton pickery; every Junk
dealer; every vender of small wares, buck
sters hawkers including dealers in ice
cream, fruit and poultry, keeper of a
cook stove or cook shop; and 1t is hereby
declared to be the meaning of this ordl-
nance that the license granted to an auc-
tioneer shall not authorize such auc-
tioneer to sell for any transient dealer.
unless such transient dealer has first paid
all taxes required Of him by this ordi-
nance. Every licensed auctioneer shall
have the privilege of appointing one as
sistant crier, whose name shall be re-
corded in the Treasurer's office and en-
tered on the license Issued. And no per-
son shall be permitted TO be an auctioneer
or vendue master until he shall have com
piled with the conditions contained IN
section 1,425 of the revised code of Geor-
gia, known as the code of 1882. And in
every license taken out by the owner or
lessee of a junk shop or cotton pickery,
or by a funk dealer 1t shall be distinctly
pickery, or junk dealer, shall always be
subject to the visitation of the police of
the city, and that such persons shall not
purchase from any one under the age of
16 years a duplicate of which license,
signed by the person or persons taking
out the same, and expressing his or their
assent to such conditions, shall be retain
ed by the city treasurer, and on refusal to
submit at any time to such visitation,
or on conviction in the police court of
having purchased from any one under the
age of Is years, such license shall be re-
voked, and such junk shop or cotton pick
cry shall Immediately be closed by the
mayor. And every such junk shop, junk
dealer or cotton pckery license shall be
subject to the further condition that the
same shall be subject to revocation by
the mayor if, on examination before him
in the police court, he shall be satisfied
and shall so pronounce that any city, cor
poration, or private 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 of 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 of business mentioned in this
section, after the first day of January,
1896 shall take out license before COM
mencing business, as provided in said or
dinance passed March IA. 1888, which said
ordinance is of force The license herein
provided for shall be issued by the city
Treasurer. And if any person transact
ing, or offering to transact in said city,
either of the kinds of business in this
section specified. shall be found without
manner in his, her, or their place of bus
mess he or she shall, on conviction there
of in the Police Court, be fined in sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
imprisoned not more than thirty days, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 13.-On and after the first day Of
January, 1896, the price of a license to
sell malt, vinous or spirituous liquors at
retail within the corporate and jurisdic-
tiOnal limits of said city for one year
shall be two hundred dollars net, with
out discount; but license to sell at re-
tail may be issued upon paying one
fourth of the sum due for a yearly Ii
cense and upon giving notes bearing s
per cent. interest from January LIST, 1896.
when parties are riready in business, and
from date in case of parties commencing
business during the year, with indorse-
ments or sureties satisfactory to the
Mayor, to secure the payment of the
other three-fourths of said sums in three
equal payments, on the twelfth of
March. twelfth of June, and twelfth of
September, 1896, the Said payments to be
made whether the persons giving such
notes or surety shall go out of business
or not, and the applicant shall be re-
quired to submit, as securities, two re-
sponsible freeholders of this city, as pre-
requisite to the issue of said license (no
officer, clerk or employe of the city shall
be taken as security on such bonds, and
il shall be the duty of the Mayor TO pass
upon such bonds before any license is
issued hereunder); and no license for the
sale of malt vinous or spirituous liquors
shall cover any other business whatever
than the sale of malt. vinous or spiritu-
Gus liquors, and shall apply to but one
place for the sale of said liquors wheth-
er under one roof or otherwise, under a
penalty of not more than one hundred
dollars And no barroom shall be il
censed which has not an entrance to it
separate and distinct from the entrance
to the dwelling; and the license may, in
the discretion of the mayor, be forfeited
Tor violation of any state law or city