The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-05
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CITY GOVERNMENT.
0mcIaI Proeeedlng. oil Council.

Savannah. Ga, Jan. 8, 1S99.-Counci
met TINS day at 1 O'Clock pursuant to the
call of the Mayor. Present Hon. F. w.
Meldrim, Mayor presiding; Alderman W.
w. owens chairman of Council; Alderman
W. G, Charlton, vice chairman of Coun-
Gil and Aldermen Thomas, Johnson
O'Donnell, Smith. Reid, Guckenheimer,
Davis and Krouskoff
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance read the first
time, Jan. 3, 1899, ana BY unanimous con-
sent read the second time, placed upon
its passage and passed.
An ordinance 60 amend section Of the
tax ordinance, adopted at meeting of
! Council held on the 18th day OF Deem
Der, 1898.
Section 1. BE it ordained by the Mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
Council assembled, That section s of the
aforementioned tax ordinance be amend
ed by striking out Jhe following words, to-
wit;
The president or acting president of
any bank or banking association located
in said city, shall, by the 20th day of Jan
uary 1893. make return 10 the board of
tax assessors and receivers of all stock
| holders an such bank or banking associa-
ton, holding stock therein on the lst day
of January, 1899, whether resident or non
| resident. with the place and residence of
| and the number of share. held by each,
and showing the market value of such
shares. In the event of the neglect or
refusal of a president or acting president
of a bank or banking association 90 make
| the return required Of him within the
time specified, or to afford 20 the board of
tax assessors and receivers free access TO
the list of stockholders kept in tile Office
or place of business of said bank or bank
ing association, II shah be the duty of
the board Of tax assessors and receivers
10 obtain from the Governor of the state
of Georgia in the case of banks organized
! under the laws of this state. or from the
! controller OF the currency Of the United
States. in cases of banks organized under
the laws of the United States, the last
preceding list of the stockholders of such
bank, and assess therefrom the taxes 10
be paid by the stockholders thereof for
their shares"
And by inserting in lieu of the words TO
be erased, the following words, to-wit:
The president or acting president of any
! bank or banking association located in
said city shall, by the 10Th day of Jam
| uary, 1899, make a return to the board of
tax assessors and receivers of the stock
of said bank or banking association ana
the value thereof and shall be taxed upon
the basis Of such value and in the event
of the failure or refusal of a president or
acting president to make this return then
il shall be the duty Of the board Of tax as
SCISSORS and receivers to assess the said
stock with the power in the said board OF
tax assessors and receivers to double tax
the said bank or banking association
Sec 2. Be it further ordained That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances In
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Krouskoff-
Resolved, That one thousand dollars per
annum for five years be and the same is
hereby appropriated to be applied to the
improvement of Estlll park the said sum
to be held until the sum of 5000 has been
accumulated
Adopted.
! BY Alderman Charlton
Resolved. That five hundred dollars be
! appropriated to cover the deficit in the APP
preparation for Estll park for the year
1898
Adopted.
Council took recess until 5 o'clock p.
m. this day.
WILLIAM P. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council c. S.