The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-08
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES

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tional imlts OF said city. Ax.ns penalta =
for the violation OF the revenue ordinances
OF said city. and for other purposes con-
nected with taxes and revenue Of said city.
Section l. The Mayor and Aldermen OF
the city Of Savannah. In Council ass
sembled, do hereby ordain. That from aud
after the FRS; day Of January. 1901. the in
habitauts Of said corporate and jurisd.c-
tlonal limits OF said city, and those who
ho.d taxable property witain the So me. and
those who transact or offer 10 transact.
business therein. except such as are eX-
empt from taxation by law. shall pay to-
ward the support Of the government OF
said city. and for the safety, beneht con-
venience AMI advantage OF said city, the
taxes hereinafter prescribed,
Sec. .. Every person ana corporation
owning real property 10 said city. iuc.ud-
ing improvems shall pay a tax 20 be
assessed By Council upon the value Of SAID
property by the FIRST day Of April 1901,
az che rate or
per centum upon the value there
Of except on such property as may be ex-
empt from taxation under the laws Of this
state.
See. :. Every person and corporation
owning or holding On trust or consignment
household. kitchen OF Office furniture. priv
ate OF professional libraries, watches. jew
elry. plate. musical Instruments. billiard
IA blea IN private residences. stocks IN
money corporations. bonds. notes, or other
evidences OF debt. money, solvent debts.
stock IN trade aud every other kind OF
personal property whatsoever snali pay a
tax AT tho rate Of
per centum on the value OF
such personal properly whatsoever Nned
or held on the first day OF January. lQl'
and n any person or partnership shall en-
gage In business as wholesale OF retail
dea.er IN goods wares or merchandise OF
any description Whatsoever after the nrst
day OF January, 1901. they SHAH pay a tax
on the value OF such goods and merchan-
dlsa las they may be possessed OF on the
dav OF the date OF their beginning business
In said clty). which tax shall be OF euch
proportion OF said tax as the time aeit 10
SAD wear shall bear 20 the whole year ex-
cent such as may be exempt from TAXA
ton hy the laws OF this state or OF the
United states.
sec. 4 Every shipmaster captain, su-
percargo. agent or other oihcer o. aoy yes
sci or other persons who shall charter on
ofrer 90 charter his vessel. or who shan
sen goods or articles OF any kind from any
vessel or wharf personally purchase cargo
or collect freight. except through IL
renseI broker or commission merchant
shall be- considered a commission mer-
ebant and nay the tax hereinafter pre-
So 8 Every person transacting. or Of
ferinr 10 trausact. any Of the kinds or
business hereinafter specified whether IN
corrsrtton with any other business or
mott shall pay the tax hereinafter pr
scribed for every separate place IN Wnich
he shall transact or oner TO transact gus
mess viz;
Auciionccfs doing general auction
b,,stness) and commission merchant or
auetione.r doing q general auction ousl-
ness1 and broker. two hundred dollars
Deaters in goods. wares and merchan-
AZ Including dealers IN drugs. etc. un
sAaltlon to hquor tax or iieense)' as FOL
lows; .. 49,
Dealers exclusively retail. except those
conducting department store thirty oo''
lars. ,..... 49,
one hundred dollars.
Dealers exclusively wholesale or retail
sssicrs selling at wholesale, one hundred
aoilara. those conducting department
-,ores in no event paying smaller tax
man that provided Tor In the preceding
Dealers Ia liquor doing a wholesale nCa-
inese. two hundred dollars
H,r,l,crs m llauor. two hundred dollars.
p.nE or bank agent or agents OF bank
e. ,pgaged m buying or selling eXchang p.
t.rludipc every person or company lolhs
a bauKing business, my doharsi every
h,nk without savings department. az
tached. and every savings banN' M u"i-
-. every bank with a savings depart
49,, a,tarhed. seventy-fve dollars.
t,.,r, rerscn. Arm or corporation. othei
- those paving the license just mem
,toned reauried OF banks. and bankers
h,,,,,,,y and selling exchange. nifty dollars
Co,,on b,ekers. or brokers or dealers in
utooks bonds and real estate. ana every
nroduce grocery. and naval stores broker
"a every resident agent representing
So ~ 5cnt dealers. merchants ana man
ufacturcrf. exclusive Oh DiNNNA' =" t-4"@'''
soventy-ave dollars
persons otrer than a plwnhrokcf en-
,--,.6 IN the business OF lending money on
peTsonal property. three hundred ana MY
dollars. -.,,,... ..
,urc@ on margin five hundred dollars.
rsrokers or dealers In stocks bombs. real
oa,ste 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'-
lars
pealers IN butter. lard and cheese. eighty
Dealers IN hides. wax and tallow. eighty
dollars.
Brokers engaged IN the sales OF horses
cattle or mules. who keep no stables TOT
ne sole OF same. one hundred dollars.
Dealers In horses. cattle or mules. VINO
te.p no stable FOR the same. one hundred
dollars.
Pawnbrokers. i've hundred dollars.
proprletors OF each pool room kept or
maintained In che city Of Savannah for the
sole of pools on races. shall pay the sum
OF hftecn hundred dollars per annum.
Build ng and loan associations, one hun
bred dollars.
Loan associations. doing banking busi-
reer one hundred dollars.
Every IRE or life insurance company 10
inc business. whether directly o. throug
an agency. or through a broker two nun.
dred dollars for each and every agency or
broker.
E.vrry agent or broker doing business IN
,be civ oh Savannah for every fire or life
Insurance company which he may repre-
ssrt An any way. ircluding each company
~ which he may send business. shall pay
The tax o. two hundred dollars In al
cases where the company docs not pay enc
tax usef
brokers doing business under the act or
the Legislature o. Georgia, approved Dec.
"A 1894 and entitled An act 10 provide
for ana regulate the business OF insur-
ance brokers IN this state, and to author