The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-30

T TO ASSESS and lew taxes and SI TSi 5S
revenue for the city of Savannah;
for the regulation of certain kinds
of business in the corporate and jurisdic-
tional limits of said city; fixing penalties
for the violation of the revenue ordinances
of said city, and for other purposes con-
nected with taxes and revenue of said city.
Section l. The mayor and aldermen of
the city of Savannah, in council assem-
bled, do hereby ordain, That from and
after the first day of January, 1896, the in
habitants of said corporate and Jurisdtc-
tional limits of said city, and those who
hold taxable property within the same,
and those who transact, or offer to trans
act, business therein, except such as are
exempt from taxation by law, shall pay
toward the support of the government of
said city, and for the safety, benent, con-
venience and advantage of said city, the
taxes hereinafter prescribed.
Sec 2. Every person and corporation
owning real property in said city, includ-
ing improvements, shall pay tax to be
assessed by council upon the value Of said
property by the first day of April, 1896, at
the rate of one and one-halt per centum
upon the value thereof, except on such
property as may be exempt from taxation
under the laws of this state.
Sec 3. Every person and corporation
owning or holding in trust or consignment
household, kitchen or office furniture, pri-
waite or professional libraries, watches,
jewelry. plate, musical instruments, bill
lizard tables in private residences, stocks
in money corporations, bonds, notes, or
other evidences of debt, money, solvent
debts. stock in trade, and every other kind
of personal property whatsoever, shall pay
a tax at the rate of one ana one-haH per
centum on the value OF such per
sonaI property whatsoever owned or
held on the first day of January, 1896, ana
if any person or partnership shall engage
in business as wholesale or retail deal
err in goods, wares or merchandise Of any
descrfDtion whatsoever after the first day
of January, 1896. they shall pay a tax on
the value of such goods and merchandise
las they may be possessed OF on the day
az the date of their beginning business in
said city) which tax shall be Of such pro-
norton of said tax as the time left IN said
wear shall bear to the whole year, except
such as may be exempt from taxation by
the laws Of this state or Of the United
Sec 4. Every shipmaster, captain, super
cargo. agent or other officer Of any
vessel. or other person who shall char
ter or offer to charter his vessel, or who
shall sell goods or articles OF any kind
from any vessel or wharf, personally pur-
chase cargo or collect freight, except
through a licensed broker or commiss on
merchant shall be considered commits
sion merchant and pay the tax herein
after prescribed for commission mer-
Sec. 3. Every person transacting or Of
fering 10 transact any OF the kinds Of
business hereinafter specified whether
ia connection with any other business or
noD shall pay me tax hereinafter pre-
~ shall transact or offer 10 transact Dusl-
ness. VIZ
Auctioneers doing "a general auction
businessD and commission merchant or
aucfl0ueer doing general auction bufl-
nessl and broker. two hundred dollars.
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