The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-07

uous place on such vehicle or street car
except vehicles kept by keepers Of public
or livery stables, to be let for hire. and We
hicles used for pleasure or convenience
and any person using or employing any
vehicle or street car en- such business with
out badge fixed, except as aforesaid, shall.
on conviction thereof in the police court,
be fined in a sum not exceeding one hun
bred dollars, or imprisoned not more than
thirty days, or both, in the discretion of
the court.
Sec. "A. The ordinance of Nov. IS, 1913,
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 Ordi-
nance, is hereby reordained and
declared to be in full force. Every per-
son failing 10 take out license for dog,
or failing to pay such license. as required
by sections and 8 of this ordinance, shall
upon conviction before the police court OF
the city of Savannah, be subject to a fine
not to exceed three dollars, with the al
tentative of Imprisonment not to exceed
three days
Sec. Is. 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,
1898 competent person whose duty it
shall be to report to the board of tax as
SCISSORS and receivers and city trea surer,
respectively, from time to time, all per-
sons III said city required to make any re-
turn or to take out any license required
by this ordinance, who shall neglect or
omit to do so. and all property subject to
taxation but not returned, and to perform
such other duties in connection with the
above as may be required of him by the
said mayor and finance committee. And
such person shall continue in the per-
fCrmance of his duties only as long as his
services shall be considered necessary by
said mayor and finance committee, and
shall receive such comparison as they
shall specify.
Sec. TO- 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 for
each department up to daye of report, and
as soon as any department making any
disbursements shall have reached the Inn
its provided in the budget, the clerk of
council shall at once notify the head of
that department.
Sec. II. This ordinance shall be subject
to alteration and repeal, in whole or in
part al any time during the year 1898,
should it be deemed advisable and no such
amendment or repeal in any particular
shall be construed to impair the right of
council to assess and levy q tax for the
whole of said year, 1898, whenever made.
Sec. IS. All ordinances and parts ordi-
nances conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance are hereby repealed; pro-
Vided, nevertheless that 50 much and
such parts of ordinances heretofore pass
ed as provided for the issuing and enforce
ment of executions fer any tax or assess
ment, or part of tax or assessment, re-
quired by any such ordinance and now re-
naming unpaid, shall continue and re-
main of force so as to authorize the
treasurer 10 issue such executions and the
marshal to collect the same, until such
taxes or assessment shall be fully paid.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time Dec. !, 1897, and published for infor-
nation W. p. Bailey,
Clerk of Council.