The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-28
OFFICIAL.

NtOtiSSE snd4A nave the privilege OF APP
pointing one assistant crier. and who
shall be a citizen of Savannah, whose
name shall be recorded in the Treas
urer's office and entered on the license
issued. And no person shall be per-
mtted 10 be an auctioneer or Vendue
master until he shall have complied
with the conditions contained in Sec
ton 1425 of the Revised Code of Geor-
gla, known as the Code of 1882. And
IN every license taken out by the owner
or lessee Of a junk shop or cotton pick
cry, or by a junk dealer, il shall be
distinctly expressed that such a junk
shop or cotton pickery, or junk dealer,
shall always be subject to the vista
ton of the police of the city, and that
such persons shall not purchase from
any one under the age of 10 years, a
duplicate of which license, signed by
the person of persons taking out the
same, and expressing his or their assent
TO such conditions, shah be retained by
the City Treasurer. and on refusal 70
submit at any time to such visitation,
or on conviction in the Police Court of
having purchased from any one under
the age of l6 years, such license shall
be revoked, and such junk shop or cot
ton pickery shall Immediately be closed
by the Mayor. And every such junk
shop, dealer of cotton pickery license
shall be subject to the further con-
dition that the same shall be subject to
revocation by the Mayor or Recorder
if, on examination before him in the
Police Court, he shall be satisfied and
shall so pronounce that any stolen
property is found in such junk shop,
or IN the possession of any junk deal
er; and such condition shall be ex-
pressed in the license of every such
junk shop or dealer. Every person re-
quired by the provisions of this sec
ton, and by the ordinance passed in
Council March, l4th. 1888, in reference
10 taking out licenses, who shall COM
mence to transact, or offer to transact,
in this city any of the kinds of bust
ness mentioned in this section, after
the first day of January, 1904, shall take
out license before commencing business,
as provided in said ordinance, passed
March 18th, 1883, which said ordinance
is of force. The license herein provided
for shall be issued by the City Treas
urer And if any person transacting,
or offering to transact in said city,
either of the kinds of business in this
section specified, shall be found with
out such license displayed in a con-
spicuous manner in his, her or their place
of business, he she or they shall, on
conviction thereof in the Police Court
be fixed in a sum not exceeding one
uOlldTSs OF tlSOlllitAAl DON
more than thirty days, or both, in the
discretion of the Court. No specific
license or permit to do business shall
be transferable by any person or firm
unless the transferee be the bona fide
successor at the same place of the
transferer and unless all Indebtedness
due on said license by the transferor is
fully paid and a new bond
given by the transferee, where
ever a bond is required by
ordinance. But a person or firm
may transfer his license or permit from
one place to another with the per-
mission of Council
Sec r. On and after the first day
Of January 1904, the price of a license
to sell malt, Vinous or spirituous liq-
uors at retail within the corporate and
jurisdictional limits of said city
for one year shall be two
hundred dollars net, without
discount; but a license to sell at retail
may be issued upon paying one-fourth
of the sum due for a yearly license and
upon giving notes bearing s per cent.
interest from January l, 1904, when
parties are already in business, and
from date in case parties commencing
business during the year, with indorse-
ments or sureties satisfactory to the
Mayor, to secure the payment of the
OIneT InTeE-1OuTtnS OF SdlQ SuIlS III
three equal payments, on the twelfth
of March, twelfth of June, and twelfth
| Of September, 904. provided, however;
that upon default of any all the
notes shall become due and pay
able, the said payments to be
made whether the persons giving
such notes or surety shall go out
of business or not, and the applicant
shall be required to submit, as securi-
ties, two responsible freeholders OF this
city, as prerequisite to the issue of said
license Ono officer, clerk or employee of
the city shall be taken as Security on
such bond or notes, and it shall be the
duty of the Mayor to pass upon such
notes or bonds before any license is
issued hereunder); and no license for
the sale of malt. vinous, or spirituous
liquors shall cover any other business
whatever than the sale Of malt, yinous
or spirituous liquors, and shall apply
to but one place for the sale of said
liquors, whether under one roof or 9TH
erwise, under a penalty of not more
than one hundred dollars. And no bar
room shall be licensed which has not
an entrance to it separate and distinct
from the entrance to the dwelling; and
the license may in the discretion of the
Mayor or Recorder, be forfeited for any
violation of any State law or city or
dinance; and in the case of forfeiture
the license shall not be renewed for
the space of two years, except by per-
mission of Council. And it shall be the
duty of the Clerk of Council to publish
quarterly an alphabetical list of all
persons licensed to sell liquor as afore-
said. All such licenses shall be taken
out by persons already engaged in busi-
ness within thirty days after the first
day Of January, 1904, and in the case
of persons wishing to commence bust
ness later in the year, before commence
ing business; and any dealers in liquors
as aforesaid failing or refusing to take
out a license to sell liquors. as afore-
said, shah be liable to a penalty of not
more than one hundred dollars for
every day any such person may sell
without a license, or be imprisoned for
thirty days, or both, upon conviction
thereof in the Police Court.
Sec. 10. Every person transacting.
or Offering to transact the business of
transporting or carrying goods, etc,
passengers or baggage for hire, by
means of wagons, drays, trucks, street
railway cars. or other vehicles, and
every keeper of a public or livery sta
BILE employing such vehicles in his
business, and every other person keep
ing and using street railway cars, OF
other vehicles. in other kinds of bust
ness, shall, upon paying the tax here
inbefore prescribed, take out a badge,
which will be furnished by the City
Treasurer. for each street car or vehi-
Gle to be employed in such business
(the number of street cars or vehicles
to be employed TO be stated on OATH
which shall be placed in a conspicuous
place on such vehicle or street car
except vehicles kept by keepers of pub
e