The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-26
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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
lie or livery stables, to be let for hire,
and vehicles used for pleasure or con-
venience-and any person using or en-
ploying any vehicle or street car on
such business without badge affixed,
except as aforesaid, shall be doubled
taxed, and on conviction thereof in the
Police Court may be fined in a sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
imprisonment not more than thirty
days, or both, in the discretion of the
Court.
Keepers OF sale and feed stables, If
ty dollars, but nothing herein contain
ed shall authorize the keeper of such
sale and feed stables to sell any live
stock of any other person without first
paying the brokers' or dealers tax as
required under this ordinance; every
keeper of a public or livery stable flf-
ty dollars; every keeper of feed stable
only, fifty dollars; every keeper of liv-
cry, feed or sale stable, with privil-
ege of selling live stock at auction,
one hundred dollars, and in addition
thereto, as part of the same tax,
according to the number and character
of any vehicles employed in such bust
ness, either by letting for hire or in the
transportation of goods, passengers or
baggage, at the rates above specified for
taxes to be paid by persons engaged
in the business of transporting, etc,
for hire.
Persons employing or using one or
more vehicles of any sort to be drawn
by one or more horses or mules in
connection with any business in which
he may be engaged, for the purpose
of delivering goods sold by them, or
in any other manner, shall pay, in adj
dition to the specific tax required of
them for such business, as part
thereof, a graduated tax similar to
that hereinbefore required of persons
engaged in the business of transport
ing, etc, for hire, according to the
number and character of such vehicles,
at the same rate.
Every owner of a wagon or other
vehicle used as moving advertise
ments, one hundred dollars.
Every push cart or barrow used as
moving advertisements, twenty-five
dollars.
Hucksters selling vegetables on the
streets, for which a badge shall be
issued and carried, six dollars: each
badge to be plainly exposed on the per-
son of the huckster and not to be
transferable.
Dealers in ice cream, fruit, small
paint shops, vendors of small wares,
and keepers of cook stove or cook
shop, ten dollars.
IeISOIS Selling from push carts or
other vehicles except country carts
selling their own produce. one hun
.dred dollars; upon payment of said
tax the treasurer shall furnish
badge, which shall be placed in a con-
spicuous place on such push cart or
vehicle.
Street dealers in poultry, for which
a badge shall be issued, ten dollars.
Manufacturers of patent medicines
not engaged in the business of a drug
gist, thirty dollars.
Persons or corporations doing mes
senger service or furnishing messen-
gers on call, thirty dollars
Agents, attorneys at law, brokers
and all other persons negotiating. or
advertising or offering to negotiate
loans on real estate Except real estate
brokers negotiating loans in immediate
connection with sales or purchases
made by or through them), seventy
five dollars.
Burglar alarm companies or agents.
twenty-five dollars.
Dealers in bicycles, locomobiles, auto
mobiles, motor cycles, and all other
such vehicles, or agents for sale of
same one hundred dollars
Repairers of bicycles, locomobiles
automobiles, motor cycles, and all other
such vehicles, who are not dealers in
same, nor agents for sale of same
thirty dollars.
Manufacturers of baking powder, or
self-raising flour, or both, fifty dol
lars.
Retail dealers selling dressed poultry.
or fresh meats. in addition to the tax
of a retail dealer, seventy dollars.
Agencies and other business not
hereinbefore specially mentioned, thir-
ty dollars.
Every drummer (other than a street
drummer or runner) or other person So
liciting trade or orders, or business for
another or for himself, whether resi-
dent of this city or elsewhere and
having no fixed place of business in
this city, and every peddler and timer
ant transient trader, and every tram
silent person, selling or offering to sell
| by sample, shall pay the same tax re-
quired of resident and stationary deal
ers in the same articles, and no Of
ficer of the city shall be authorized to
reduce or in any wise change such tax
so required, nor shall such itinerant
dealer be allowed to sell his wares
under the license of any auctioneer, or
the name of any factor or commission
merchant who has paid his tax as
SUCH until he himself shall have paid
all taxes required of him by. this ordi-
nance; provided, however, that any
transient person transacting, or Offer
ing to transact, any of the kinds of
business mentioned in this paragraph,
selling or offering only to resident
dealers or manufacturers in the spec
cific article or commodity sold or Of
fered by him or her, and not bringing
into or keeping in the city any stock
for the purpose of delivery, shall not
be required to pay any tax or license
fee.
A street drummer or runner solicit
ing customers for the local trade shall
pay a tax of one hundred dollars for
each house for which he solicits and
in addition shall wear a badge plain
ly exposed, designating his business.
In default of such badge he shall be
subject to a fine not exceeding fifty
dollars, and to Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding ten days, either or both, in the
discretion of the court upon conviction
before the Police Court of the city of
Savannah.
Every person or corporation
owning or holding in trust or on con-
signment. personal property in said
city on the first day of January, 1904,
liable to he taxed under the third and
fourth sections of this ordinance, except
stocks in banks and banking associa-
lions organized under the laws of this
state or of the United States, shall
make a return thereof, as provided by
an ordinance of the city of Savannah,
passed March %, 1899, touching the
Board of Tax Assessors for the city
of Savannah, and under the rules and
regulations OF said board.
The President or acting President OF