The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-07

| which Incense, signed Dy the person OF per =
| sons taking QUE the same, and expressing
| his or their assent to such conditions, shall
| be retained by the city treasurer, and on
| refusal to submit at any time to such
| visitation, or on conviction in
| the police court OF having pur-
| chased from any one under the age OF 10
| years, such license shall be revoked, ara
| such junk shop or cotton pickery shall i'm
mediately be closed by the mayor. And
| every such junk shop, junk dealer or cot
ton pickery license shall be subject TO the
further condition that the same shall be
subject 10 revocation by the mayor If. on
examination before him in the police
court, he shall be satisfied and shall so
pronounce that any city, corporation, or
private property is foupd in such junk
shop. or in the possession Of any junk
dealer; and such condition shall be eX-
pressed 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 a. 1858,
in reference 70 taking out licenses, who
shall CONNER ce 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, 1897, shall take out license
before commencing business, as provided
in said ordinance, passed March IA, 1883,
which said ordinance is of force. The Ii
cense herein provided for shall be issued
by the city treasurer. And IL any person
transacting or Offering to transact in said
city, either of the kinds of business in
this section specified, shall be found with
out such license displayed in a cOnspicu-
Gus manner in his her or their place of
business, he or She shall, on conviction
thereof in the police court, be fined in a
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars,
or Imprisonment not more than thirty
hOfb in the discretion of the
court
Sec. l3 on and after the first day of
January, 1897 the price of a license to sell
malt. yinous or spirituous liquors at retail
within the corporate and jurisdictional
limits of said city for one year shall be
two hundred dollars net, without discount;
but a license to sell at retail may be
issued upon paying one-fourth of the sum
due for yearly license and upon giving
notes bearing per cent. interest from
January LIST, 1897, when parties are al
ready in business, and from date in case
parties commencing business during the
year, with Endorsements or sureties sat
isfactory to the mayor. to secure the pay
ment of the other three-fourths of said
twelfth of March, twelfth of June and
twelfth of September, 1897; provided, how
ever, that upon default all the notes shall
become due and payable, the said pay
ments to be made whether the persons
giving such notes or surety shall go out
of business or not, and the applicant shall
be required to submit, as securities, two
responsible freeholders of this city, as pre-
requisite to the issue of said license tho
officer, clerk or employee of the city shall
be taken as security on such bonds, and it
shall be the duty of the mayor to pass
upon such bonds before any license is is
sued hereunder); and no license for the
sale of malt. vinous or sptrituous
liquors shall cover any other business
whatever than the sale of malt, vinous or
spirituous liquors. and shall apply to but
one place for the sale of said liquors,
whether under one roof or otherwise, un-
der penalty of not more than one hun
dred dollars. And no barroom shall be Ii
censed, which has not an entrance to 1t
separate and distinct from the entrance TO
the dwelling; and the license may in the
discretion Of the mayor be forfeited for
violation of any state law or city ordi-
nance; and in the case of forfeiture the
license shall not be renewed for the space
of two years, except by the permission of
council. And it shall ne the duty of the
clerk of council 20 publish quarterly an
alphabetical list of all persons licensed to
to sell liquor as aforesaid. All such licenses
shall be taken out by persons already en-
gagged in business within thirty days after
the first day of January, 1897, and in the
case of persons wishing to commence bus
mess later in the year, before commencing
business; and any dealer in liquors as
aforesaid, failing or refusing to take out a
license TO sell liquors as aforesaid, shall be
liable to a penalty of not more than one
hundred dollars for every day any such
person may sell without a license or be
imprisoned for thirty days or both.
Sec. IA. Every person transacting or of
fering to transact, the business of trans
porting or carrying goods, etc, passengers
or baggage for hire, by means of wagons,
drayst trucks, street railway cars, or 9TH
er vehicles. and every keeper of a public
OF livery stable employing such vehicles in
his business, and every other person keep
ing and using street railway cars or other
vehicles in other kinds of business shall,
upon paying the tax hereinbefore perscrlb-
ed, take out badge, which will be furnish
ed by the city treasurer, for each street car
or vehicle to be employed in such business
(the number of street cars or vehicles to
be employed to be stated on OATH which
shall be placed in conspicuous place on
such vehicle or street car-eXcept vehi-
ces kept by keepers of public or livery
stables, TO be let fer hire, and vehicles
used for pleasure or convenience-and any
| person using or employing any vehicle or
street car on such business without badge
| affixed, except as aforesaid, shall on con-
! viction thereof in the police court, be fined
ines sum not exceeding one hundred dol
| lars, or imprisonment not more than thirty
| days. or both, ia the discretion of the court
Sec. Is. The ordinance of November 16
| 1S43. requiring badges TO be taken out for
| dogs, and prescribing other regula lions for
| dogs, so far as the provisions of the same
| are not inconsistent with this ordinance
| is hereby Te-ordained and declared to be
| in full force. Every person falling to take
| out license for a dog, or falling to pay
such license, as required by sections 6 and
| of this ordinance. shall, upon conviction
| before the police court of the city of Sa.
/ vannah. be subject to a fine not to ex.
coed three dollars. with the alternative
of Imprisonment not to exceed three days
| Sec. Is. II shall be lawful for the may,
| or of said city. with the concurrence Of
| the finance committee, TO appoint within
| thirty days after the first day of Janu
airy, 1897, 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 or to take
out any license required by this ordinance
who shall neglect or omit to do so. and al
property subject to taxation but not re
turned, and TO assist the said treasurer
| in making returns and assessing take!
| against such defaulters as provided in tn,