The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-03

joint Committee on Public Health 4nd
Finance
Petition 81 J. q. Butler. asking 10 be
refunded the sum ~ Sc O. paid Tor clean
irg ana hlhng privy vaults OF south p
az lot 3 Barry ward vas read aud refcrr-
Cd ~ the Joint Committee on Public
Health and Finance
ORDINASCEs
On SIS first reading
Ry the Finance Committee.
An ordinance 70 lssess AMI levy taxes
/ and raise revenue for the city 81 SaNan-
nah. f0r the regulation ~ certain Kinds
OF business in the corporate and lurisd.
tional llnits Of sad ciiS liking penalu =
for The violation Of the revenue ordnance
Of sad city and FOR otaer purposes con-
nee "a with taxes nd revenue - said city.
Section J. The Mayor aud Aldermen OF
tine city Of Savannah .n council ass
sem hicd, do hereby ordaln. That from and
after the FRS, day ~ January 1901, the in-
habifants Of sad corporate and iursd c-
] tioual limits % said city and those who
10 4 taxable property within the same aud
those who transact. o. ofter 20 transact,
business therein. except such az are eN-
emp from taxation by law. shall pay to-
I ward the support % the government OF
said city. and for the safety hencnt, con-
/ veulcuce and advantage 81 said city. tho
taxes hereinafter prescribed
Sec Every person ana corporation
0NNlNa NfaA EANANAAa tAt FttA 'AAHH iitNaAt'
Ing improvems MS. shall pay tax to be
a. sessssd bv Council upon the value 81 said
property by the first day OF April. 1871
az che rate Of
per centum upon the value there
Of. except on such property as may be eX-
empf from taxation under The laws OF this
I state.
sec T. Every person aud corporation
I owning or holding Ia trust or consignment
I household, kitchen or office furniture priv
ate or pr0fcs -ionsl libraries watches. jew
slry plate. musical Instruments. billiard
tab less In private residences. stocks n
l money corporations. bonds. notes or other
evidences Of debt. money. solvent debts
stock In trade and every other kind %
personal property whatsoever, shall pay
tax at the rate Of
per centum on the value Of
such personal propertv whatsoever ow med
or held on the first day 81 January. 1901
and n any person Or partnership shall en-
| Cnce in business as wholesale or retail
I dea,er In goods wares or merchandise Of
| any description whatsoever after The urst
dav OF January. 1901 they shall pay tax
on the value OF such goods and merchan-
disc las they may be possessed ~ on the
day OF the date % their beginning business
In said citv) which tax shall d. 81 such
/ pronortion Of said tax as the time lcft IN
l said year shall bear 20 the whoe year, eN-
cept such as may he exempt from taxa
ton by the laws Of this state or OF 'ne
United states.
SEC Every shipmaster. captain. SUI
percarro. agent or other officer % any yes
SCI. or other persons VINO shall charter or
offer - charter his vessel or who shan
sen goods or articles ~ any KIND from any
vessel or wharf. personally purchase cargo
or collect freight. except through IT,
ceneed broker or commission merchant
shau 70 considered commission mer-
chant and nay the tax hereinafter pre-
scribcd for commission merchants.
Sec s. Every person transactng. or OF
ferinr 60 transact any Of the kinds OF
business hereinafter specified twhethfr IN
come elton with any other business Or
noD shall pay the tax hereinafter pr
scrihed To- every separate place IN which
he shall transact or oner to transact Gus
/ mess viz:
husinesD and commission merchant or
auctioneer tdoiug a general auction bust
uessl and broker two hundred dollars.
Dealers iu goods. wares and merchan-
disc. including dealers IA drugs, etc an
addition Ia liquor tax or iicense). az FOL
Dealers exclusively retail. except those
conducting a department store, thirty dol
lars.
one hundred dollars
Dealers exclusively wholesale or reial
dealers selling az Wholesale. one hundred
donars. those conducting departmo Mt
etores in ~ event paying smaller tax
than that provided for in the preceding
paragraph.
Dealers in liquor doing wholesale bus
in.ss. two hundred dollars
RroEefs In liquor two hundred dollars.
Rank or bank agent or agents Of bank
ers Engaged m buying or selling eXch1ng D.
Including every person or company loin<
a banking business. my dollars every
raarrra 81 "a
tachcd. and, every savings bank. MY dol
l-rs. every bank with a savings depart
maut attached. seycuty-fve dollars
I,vorv rerson arm or corporation. Other
than those paying the license Just men
toned required OF banks. and banker
buy ng and selling eNchange hity dollars
, cotton htckers or brokers or dealers in
.,ocks bonds and real estate. and every
nroduce. grocery. and naval stores broker
ana overv resident agent represen FMS
r.or-res,dent dealers merchants and man
,facturcrt. exclusive OF brokers IN liquors.
scvcnty-ave dollars.
pcraon- OTHER than pawnbrokCr en-
gagged in the business Of lending money OIL
personal property. three hundred and hfty
ProlSers or agents buying oud selling Ia.
lures on margin. five hundred dollars.
Brokers or dealers in stocks bonds. real
estate and live stock. with the privileg,
! ] OF NflAtNh eAAAtf ~ "-+Nt'rf'f wv
dollars.
Brokers who may handle or receive
goods on consignment. one hundred dol
lars.
; ship brokers. one hundred doiars.
Dealers IN butter lard and cheese. eighty
dollars.
Dealers in hides wax and tallow, eighty
) dollars.
Brokers engaged In the sales OF horses
cattle or mules who keep no stables tol
the sale % same. one hundred dolars.
Dealers In horses cattle or mules. who
2 keep no stable for the same. one hundred
dollars
pawnbrokcrs. five hundred dollars.
. Froprietors OF each pool room kept OF
maintained in che city Of Savannah for th'
sale OF paols on races. shall pay the sun
OF nfteen hundred dollars per aunutn.
= Build rg and lean associations. one hun
drcd dollars
, Loan associations. doing a banking busl
. ness one hundred dollars.
Every fire or life insurance company 10
- Ing business whether directly or throug
an agency or through a broker two nun
dred dollars Tor each and every agency OF
, | broker
Every aceut or broker doing business n
the city OF Savannah for every fire or lif'
insurance company which he may repre-
sent in any way. including each company
, to which he may send business. shall paN
the tax ~ two hundred dollars In al
gue.a whore ths coTnrauv does not nay eh