The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-23

after the passage of this ordlnahce, every person.
firm or corporation who exercises or may exercise
within the city any profession, trade, calling or
business OF any nature whatever shall annually
register in books to be kept for that purpose by
the clerk of said city council their names and pro-
fessious trades calling or business and their
place of business Gf any within the city by the
| 18th day Of Jauary, 1901.
SECTION 2. Be it further ordauied That all
persons commencing any business of any kind af-
ter the 18th of January 1901, shall register their
business as soon as they shall commence the same.
SECTION g. Be it further ordained. That when
ever any person persons having no fixed place Of
business within the city but nevertheless
within the city any business whatever, such per-
son or persons shall be required to register their
names and business and shall be subject to the
same like taxation their business as rs levied
by the mayor and council upon persons following
a like business and having fixed place OF busl-
ness.
! SECTION4 All persons, firms. corporations or
manufacturing companies having either their
business proper or their general or branch offices
or agencies located within the corporate limits of
the city, who are represented in said city by Of
fcers or agents soliciting or transacting business
| for them within the corporate limits OF the city,
shall be required to register and take out the nee
essary license for SAID business prescribed in this
ordinance, and in default thereof the officer or
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ufacturing company shall be subject to the same
penalty other persons who fail to register and
| take out license.
| SECTION s. The mayor and council shall i'm
pose such taxes from time to time as they may
deem ustand equitable upon all local and timer
ant traders or agents, or other persons not spe-
cially mentioned in this ordinance. This ordl-
nance shall be subject to alteration and repeal
| in whole or in part at any time, and no such
amendment or repeal in any particular snail be
construed to deny the right of the council to as
Sess and collect any of the tax license charge
prescribed.
| SECTIoN6. Transient ira lers in goods, wares
| and merchandise of any description whatever,
| also agents or cauvasserS for the sale of any ar
tIce whatever, itinerant physicians or sellers OF
proprietary articles or nostrums before exposing
or Offering the same for sale shall first register
and pay such special tax is fixed in these ord-
nauces or that may be hereafter or at that time
prescribed by the mayor and council; and IN de-
| fault of such registry and payment shall be
punished by fine not to exceed one hundred dol
lars or Imprisonment work the streets not to
exceed sixty days. either or both at the discretion
of the mayor.
| SEcTIoN7. So much and such parts of ord-
nances heretofore passed as provided for the
| issuing and enforcement OF any execution for
anV tax or assessment required by such Ord-
| nance or that imposed fines and penalties for the
| non yment of such tax, or for the failure to
register or take out license provided for in said
ordinance or ordinances, shall continue and re-
man of full force until such tax shall be fully
paid
| agency or agent real estate selling
| renting. per annum Observation-Disclosures 1870
| Agent. sewing machine, per aunum...... lp 90
| A uctioneer or vendue master. per annum 25000
Auctioneer of live stock, per day $35, per
annum. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ............ %oO w
| Agent or agents not specially mentioned
from g.. so to $40 per week
Bill posters, per annum. ............. III W
Banks. Bankers, corporations or any indi-
annum. ....'............ .......... -. 5000
Billiard, pool or bagatelle table or games
| of like nature, per table per annum. 800 %
4 table
| tween sun up and sun down and only in
| single story house or in a house haY-
| ing no inside communication with
| second story. and said house and room
| shall have no blinds, closets or other de-
| vices behind which liquor may be con-
! cealed.
| Brokers buying or selling futures in cot
| ton grain pork or merchandise OF any
| kind for others than themselves, per
| annum ........... ............. 5O w
| Broker meaning person who acts as in
/ termedaFy between buyer and seller.
for the consideration Of a brokerage or
| commission from either the sale OF mer-
| chandse, stocks bonds. ETC., per an uln Is 90
| Barber shop, per chair per annum. $50
| Blacksmith shop per annun. ........... 2 so
Bakery dealers in bakers products, ex-
cept crackers. per aDnum ............... 2 50
per annum. .... ................ ........ 1900
Bottling works per annum ................. 800
| Building and loan associations or negoti-
| alton of loans upon real or personal
property per annum..... .........-...., 1000
I
| Boot black wthon street sta ndper annum 800
| Bicycles--Each person keeping bicycles
for hire. per annum. ....... 500
Clocks, itlneFant dealers in, per annum II 90
| CanvaSsers, per day. .................. 2 SO
Circus or menagerie, or both combined
per day 5000 to-. .:.....,....:. IS 100
| Circus parade if exhibition is given out
side of city, per day. ....,....... 80 100
Canvassers for books, except the Bible or
other religious literature, per day $780,
| per week $500
| Lady canvassers doing business for them
selves are not subject to said license tax.
Coal lime or brick dealer per annum 10 90
Debenture redemption bonds. each
agent sellingper year. .................. so w
| Dancing master or mistress per annum 80 90
Dealers and merchants dealing in and
selling goods. wares and merchandise at
retail in quantities less than $1,000, 500
per annum; 900 and not over 1000,
1000 and not over 5000 1000; g.
900 and not over 5000. 1850: 5000
| and not over 800. 1900; 1900 and not
over 10000. 1000; 10000 and over, $500.
per annum Observation-Disclosures. 10 100
Dealers in nostruns used for medical pur-
poses, or devices of like character per
week 10 to % dollars.
Dealers in nostrums. if free exhibition is
given in connection with same, perw'k. p W
Drumming-each person drumming or So
Letting trade except to the middle OF
Of business, per annum -. -. $50 90
TO stand upon the sidewalk 50 rs to OBJ
! StruCt the Tree passage OF pe6eSIElauS.
| to take hold of or use other means to
induce or force hesitating persons to go
or enter any place of business. except
| polite invitation 10 walk in, or any 9TH
er act or acts tending to embarrass or
annoy persons in the free transaction OF
business, shall be considered street
drummer and on conviction OF violation
Of this ordinance may be punished as
Rxnress comnonv ner anpnm -. 40 90
| EireworLs each dealer per annum Is 90
| Fish and oysters each dealer in, per year 10 W
| Fertilizers dealer in or agent per annum Is e0
| EIv;no iennv or merry-po-rouud per w'k y on
| Guns1itb nor an1uTn $50
General renair sbop per annum... 500
Hack one horse, per annum 500; two 90
| Hotel each per annum .-. p 90
Horss, or mI,le broker or dealer per an'um 1900
| Harness renair shop. per annum 80
Ice cream saloon. each per annum. w
lee cream peddlers. each, per annum...- ~
fnsurancs oompany' life per annum 500
ItinsTznt traders, saeh per day ~ to-. Wv