The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-26
CITY oRoiN 4NcE, mo. soa

An ordinance to assess, levy and collect taxes
and raise revenues for he support OF the gov
eminent of the city of Brunswick for the year
1897, and to provide thereby means Tor the pay
ment of the public debt of said city; to prescribe
a penalty for the violation Of said ordinance
and Tor other purposes;
Section /, Be it,, and it is hereby ordained by
the mayor and council of tile city Of brunswick
in council assembled, that for the purposes
above recited, each and every person, firm or
corporation, who owns Wll4ln the colPo. ate
whether real OF personal, subject to Taxation,
under the laws OF the state OF Georgia and OF
said city, shalt make return thereof lof taxa
ton for the year 1871, ana pay the YAK us merit
matter provided. EsF, ~ .,.4,..t-t. 81.
Section 2. Re it, and it is hereby IN Ike man.
ner fursher ordained, that each ana every per >
son. firm or corporation OWNING any property,
whether real or personal, within the corporate
limits of the city of Brunswick, lnclu1ng house
hold or kitchen furniture, goods, wares, mer-
chandise, clocks, jewelTy, plate, musical 1nstlu-
ments. stocks in any corporation, bond prom
is ory notes and other evidences OF debt,
money, solvent debts, machinery, shipping lin,
GLIDING ste ,mboAts) and every KIND OF personal
property whatsoever, except such, whether real
or personal, as may be eXen pit from taNat ION
under the laws of the state OF georgia, shall
make return thereof at the Value OF SAD prop
erty. as it existed upon the first day OF March.
1897. which said return shall be made on or be-
fore the first day of May, 1897, and under the
oath prescribed IN such cases by the la%s OF
said city, and may be made In person by the
O y ner of the r0peity to be returned, or by his
a yent or attOrn' y. and in the making of sad re-
turn the real estate included therein shall be
valued at the value placed thereupOn by the as
sessment and return OF the assessors Of SAID
city, provided for by section IA, of the Charter
said city, approved November II, 1883, and
heretofore chosen as such by the mayor a aia
council of SAID city, and made for the year 1897
by said assessors; and it shall lie the duty OF
said clt1k to administer to the persons making
the returns of said property Tor taxation the
oath prescr bed by section 800 OF the code OF or,
dinanees of sa d city, which SAID oalh the sald
Fl rk is hereby authorized toadminister for the
purposes of this ordinance.
Section Be it, and it i hereby i'll like man
ner further ordained, that for the purposes
mentioned in the caption of this ordinance.
there shall he paid by each owner OF the prop
erty hereinbefOre referred to. an ad vaiorem tax
fl the year 1897 of one and one-quarter
| II IA per centum upOn# the Yaiue o1
such property the same was owned
and worth upon the first gay OF MaIch, lo9i-
payments; the first of said payments 20 be
made or paid on or before the Both day OF June,
1897, the second to be made and paid on or be-
fore the 30th day of November, 1897, but nothing
herein shall be construed to prohibit the titN-
payer from paying his entiret when the first
payment IS ma lie. Ep @44r 4saI
Provided, nevertheless, that if any taxpayer
refuses or fails to pay the first payment of tax
rs hereinbefore provided, then, and in that
event the whole amount OF such taxpayer s
taxes shall become due and payable hmedl
ately, and it shall be the duty of the cleik of
council to issue execution against such person
so failing to pay as aforesaid Tor the entn
amount of taxes which may then ne oM o Dy
such taxpayer, and unpaid for the year 1897
and that # sal taxpayer snail iall t" pay u G
second payment OF taxes hereinbefoie provided
hen, ami in that event 1t shall he the duty OF
the clerk of council to issue EXECUTION against
such person so failing tOpey, as aforesaid, for
such taxes remaining unpald Tor the ear 1877.
Section BE it, and it is hereby in like II an
ncr further ordained by the mayor and cOunc'l
of the city of Brunswick, in counc lawially
a sembled, and it is hereby so ordained NV said
auth, ty that one and one-quarter Ii LII
per centum upon all taxes be, and Is
ordinary cuI rent expenses OF SAID CITY, and
that the remaining portion OF all taxes col
lected be appropriated 70 tne payment OF IN She
payment of the PRINCIPAL and interest that may
become due during the year 1897 on the bonds
issued ON the compromise of the Indebtedness
of the city, and of $1,000 setcapait as sinking
fund for the redemption of said compromise
bonds and To the payment OF the principal and
interest. as provided by ordnan dopted Tor
that purpose on Nj ay 1928, upon,the bonds for
sewerage and surface drainage, issued by sand
city under the an h0litys OF All ordinance for
that purpose, passed and adopted in council on
viding OF q sinking fund for the retirement OF
sad bUnts IN accordance with .the2 on dtlances
fl that purpose passed ana adopted In councll
on the Nth DAY of March, 1892 and Maya 1893
respectively; To educational purposes, improve
merits of streets. sidewalks. fire purposes and
public build ngs. ''-.
section o. BE 1t further ordained nYl pne mayor
and council of the city of Brunswick. in coun-
cit assembled, and tits hereby ordained by said
authority, that this ordinance shan be subject
to ament ment or feleal, in whole ~ IN part
at any time during the year 1897, should it be
considered ADVISABLE to do so, and no such
amendment or renea1 khati in any partcula Al
nor shall this ordinance be 40 construed or con
sidered as to impair, Effect or deny the right OF
/ the mayor and Council to levy further add
tiOnal all valorem tax FOR the year 1857, when
soever made and done. tsyFg
Section g. Be it further ordaInef by the
mayor and council of the city of Brunswick, in
| council lawfully a. semhied, and IL is hereby
ordained hy tie authority aforesaid, that all
ordinances or parts bf ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance, be and the same are here
fby rnpea'e
Passed aud adopted by the mayor and council
of The city of Brunswick. Ca. in regular meet
ing duly assembled on the 10Th day of May. A. u.
| 1897. EDWARD IT, NJ ASON, Mayor
| Attest; LAURENCE c. B0DEf,
s+s 90 z FL Da'i Clerk Of Council.