The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-01-15

AT their recent meeting the cit!
cour ell adopted the following speclh
Sax ordinance for 1892:
SECTION /. BE it ordained by I'M
mayor and city council o. Dawson
that, from ADD after the passage 4"
this ordinance, every person, hrm VI
corporation who exercises or may eA
ercise within the city any profession
trade. calling or business OF any ma
ture whatever shall annually register
in books TO be kept for that purpose
by the clerk of said city council thelr
names and professions, trades: calling
or business, and their place OF busl'
ness fif any, within the city by the
18th of January, 1902.
SECTION >. Be further ordained
that all persons commencing any busl-
naess of any kind after the 10Th OF
January 1902 shall register their busl-
ness as soon as they shall commence
the same.
SECTION 3. BE it further ordained,
shat whenever any person or persons
having no fixed places OF business
within the city but nevertheless eXef-
else within the city any business what
ever, such person or persons shall be
required to register their names and
business and shall be subject to the
same or like taxation on their bust
ness as is levied sby the mayor and
connect upon persons following a like
business and having fixed place OF
business.
SECTION T. All persons, firms, cor
porations 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 represent
ed in said city by officers or agents So
licitng or transacting business for
them within the corporate limits OF
the city, shall be required to register
and take out the necessary license
for said business prescribed in this
ordinance, and in default thereof
the officer or agent for such person,
firm or corporation or manufacturing
company shall be subject to the same
penalty as other persons who fail 10
register and take out license
SECTION 5. The mayor and council
shall impose such taxes from time to
time as they may deem just and equit-
able upon all local and itinerant trad
ers or agents, or other persons not
specially mentioned in this ordinance.
This ordinance shall be subject to al
iteration and repeal in whole or in
part at any time, and no such amend
ment or repeal in any particular shall
be construed TO deny the right of the
council to assess and collect any of the
tax or license charges prescribed.
SECTION 6. Transient traders in
goods, wares and merchandise Of any
description Whatever, also agents or
canvassers for the sale of any article
whatever, itinerant physicians or sell
ers OF proprietary articles or nOstrums
before exposing or Offering the same
for sale shall first register and nay
such special tax as is fixed in these or
dinauces or that may be hereafter or
at that time prescribed by the mayor
and council; aud in default of such
registry and payment shall be punish
ed by fine not 10 exceed one hun
dred dollars or Imprisonment or work
on the streets not to exceed sixty days.
either or both at the discretion of the
mayor.
SECTION 7. So much and such parts
of ordinances as heretofore passed as
= hn
ment of any execution for any tax or
assessment required by such ordinance
or that imposed fines and penalties for
the non-payment of such tax, or for
the failure to register or take out Ii
ceuse provided for in said ordinance or
ordinances, shall continue and remain
of full force until such tax shall be
fully paid.
Agency or agent. real estate,
selling or renting, per an
mum. ..... $50. $ 1900
Agent, sewing machine, per
annum.. ........... Id w
Auctioneer, or vendue master,
per annum -. $50 co
Auctioneer of live stock, per
day s35, per annum. 25O 90
Agent or agents not specially
mentioned from 81 80 to
$40 per week.
Bill posters, per anuum ...... ~ w
Banks. bankers. corporations
or any individual doing
banking business, per an
mum OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. OU w
Billiard, pool or bagatelle ia
bic or games of like IA.
tire, per table per anuum. !. 500 90
Such table or games shall
run only between sun up
and sun down and only in
a single story house or in
house having no inside