The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-06
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES.


by the 2 4NAAcN GNGmmifNNe.
An ordnance 10 assess and .evy taxes
and raise revenue for the city OF savan-
nah; Tor the regulation Of certain kinds
OF business IN the corporate and jurisd C.
tional lmIts OF sad clty. nN.ng penaitl =
for the Viola ION Of the revenue ordinances
OF said city and FOR other purposes con-
nected With taxes and revenue OF said city.
Section /. The Mayor aud Aldermen OF
me city OF Savannah. lu Council as
sembled. 90 hereby ordain That from ana
after the irsg day Of January. 1901, the IN
habuants % said ogporate ami jurisd c.
toual limits OF said city, and those who
no taxable prop rty villain the same. I'D
those who transact. or offer 10 transact
business therein. except such as are ex-
empt from taxation hy law. snail pay to-
ward the support % the government OF
said city. and for the safety, benent, con-
veuleuce and advantage OF said city. the
taxes hereinafter prescribed.
sec. g. Every person ana corporation
owning real property 10 said city. inc.ud-
ing improve ms MS. shall pay a tax 10 be
assessed 10y Council upon The value Of said
properly by The first day OF April 1901.
az che rate Of
per cen;um upon the value there
Of. except OF such property as may be eX-
empt from taxation under the laws o. this
state.
sec. 3 Every person and corpora don
owning or holding in rust OF cons Enment
household kitchen or Office furni ufe. priv
ate or professional libraries. watcAes Jew
elry. plate. musical Instruments. BLIZZARD
tables In private resid nces, stocks n
money corporations. bonds. notes. or other
evidences Of debt. money, solvent debts.
stock IN trade. and every other kind %
personal property whatsoever. shall pay a
TAX az the rate OF
per centum on the value Of
such personal properly whatsoever owned
Dr. held on the first day OF January, 1901.
and n any person or partrcrship shall en-
gage in business as a Wholesale or retail
dea.er in goods wares or merchandise OF
any descrip,loa whatsoever after The first
day OF January 1901. they shall pay tax
on the value OF such goods ana merchan-
disc as they may be possessed ~ on the
d.v OF the date 81 their herinrirg business
In said ciiyl which tax snail - u such
proportion % said tax a. the time lett TO
said year shall bear 20 the who year. exc
cent such as may be exempt from taxa
ION hy tho laws Of This state or Of the
United states.
sec 4 Every shipmas,er captain, SUI
percargo. agent or other officer Of any yes
-el or other persons who shall charter or
oTer 10 charter his vessel or who shall
seU goods or articles ~ any kind from any
vessel or wharf. personally purchase cargo
or collect freight except through IT,
ccnred broker or commission merchant
shall 30 considered q commission mer-
chant and nay the tax hereinafter pre-
errlhod for commission merchants
Se- b Every person transacting. or Of
feriu- 20 tfausact. any % the kinds o.
hueincsS hereinafter specified whether IN
connection with any other business o.
noD. shall p7y The tax hereinafter pre-
scrihed for every separate place 10 when
he shall transact or oder 10 transact oU7-
mess viz:
Auctlonccrs doing general auction
busines0 and commission merchant or
su-tlorcer doing a general auction bust
ress) anc broker. two hundred dollars
Dealers in goods. wares and merchan-
disc Including dealers To- drugs. eto. un
addition t. EQuor tax or iicense). as TO
lows:
Dealers exclusively retail except those
conducting a department store thirty uo'-
y" De,lers conducting department store.
one hundred dollars
Dealers exclusively wholesale or retail
5eaie-s selling at wholesale. one hundred
dollars: those conducting department
stores IN 10 event paying smaller tax
mar that provided Tor In the preceding
paragra N.
Dealers ~ liquor doing a wholesale bus
mess. two hur6rtd dollars.
Brokers Ia liquor, TWO hundred dollars.
Rank or bank agent or agents ~ bank
srs trrageo 10 buying or selling eNchtng'
Including every person or company lolnf
b,nKlnr business. hfty dollars, every
bank without a savings department az
,e@bed and every savings bank. ufty dol
lers. every bank with a savings depart
nent attached. sevcnty-rve dollars.
ts,.ar, rsveon. arm or corporation, othel
man those paying tho license Just men.
Toned required Of banks. and bankers
hu,-lnq ana selling exchange nifty dollars
C,ot,op hfckers. or brokers or dealers In
stoeks bonds and real estate. and every
produce. grocery. ana naval stores broker.
ard every resident agent represeniine
ron-res, dent dealers. merchants ana m %
ufsctursrs. exclusive Of brokers IN liquors
Rcventy-dvc cellars.
Persons etfer than a IN wnhroker en-
coed In the business Of lending money OF
persona' property. three hundred ana hitj
Brokers or agents buying and selling ~
furee on margin, Eve hundred dollars
Brokers or dealers In stocks oonds, real
estate and 1--we stock, with the privilege
az selling same az auction. one hundred
brokers who may handle or receive
goods on consignment one hundred do
ship brokers. one hundred dollars
Dealers in butter. lard ard cheese. eighty
dollars.
Dealers in hides wax and tailow, eighty
Brokers engaged in the sales OF horses
cattle or mules. who keep no stables foI
49, sale OF same. one hundred dollars.
Dealers IN horses cattle or mules. who
kesp no stable for the same, one hundred
dollars
pawnsrokers. Eve hundred dollars
proprletors OF each pool room kept or
maintained In che city Of Savannah for tn
sale OF pools on races shall pey the sum
of aftsen hundred dollars per annum-
Build ug and loan associations. one nun
dred dollars.
loan associations. doing a banking busl
nass. one hundred dollars.
Every FIRE or life insurance company 80
ing business. whether 81 cc.ly or throug
an agency or through a broker. two hun
dred dollars for each and every agency or
broker
p.y.rv agent or broker doing business IN
the city OF Savannah for every IRE or HE
Insurance company which he may repre-
sent IN any way inciuding each company
~ which he may send business. shall pal
re tax o. two hundred dollars IN an
cases where the company does not pay tne
AK Itself
Brokers doing business under the act Of
me LEGISLATURE q Georgia, approved Dee.
IA isqt. aud entitled IAN act 70 prov De
Tor ana regulate the business Of insuf.
spcc brokers IN this state, and 70 author