The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-26
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spicuous manner in his, her or their place
of business, he, she or they shall, on
conviction thereof in the Police Court,
! 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.
Every person, company or corpora
| ton required by this section to pay
specific or business tax shall take out
a license OF receipt. which shall state
the business or occupation in which
such person, company or corporation
is authorized to engage, and whlcn
shall be exhibited to the city marshal
or his deputy, at any time upon de-
mand. And If any person, company or
corporation shall engage in any bust
ness or occupation for which such IL
cense or receipt is required wltnout
! first taking out the same, or who snali
fail or refuse to exhibit the same upon
demand to the city marshal or his dep
| uty, such person, company or corpor-
! alton SHALL upon conviction before the
| Police Court of the city of Savannah
| be subject to a fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars, and imprisonment not
to exceed thirty days, either or both'
| in the discretion of the court.
No specific license or permit
to do business shall be trans
|
unless the transferee be the bona f1de
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 bond is required by
! ordinance, But a person or hrm
may transfer his license or permit from
! one place to another with the per-
/ y,oicciOp of COuncil
| Sec 8. 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
| iurisdictional 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 per cent.
| interest from January l, 1904, when
parties are already in business, and
| from date in case parties commence
| business during the year. with indorse-
ments or sureties satisfactory to the
| Mavor. to secure the payment of the
other three-fourths of said sums in
| three equal payments, on the twelfth
of March, twelfth of June, and twelfth
of September, 1904, 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 (no officer, clerk or employe 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, vinous
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 sen liquor as afore-
| said. All such licenses shall be taken
out by persons already engaged in bust
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, shall 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. That the Clerk of Council
be, and he is hereby directed to report
to Council at the first meeting in every
| quarter the amount of money eXpend-
| ed for each department up to date of
| report, and as soon as any department
making any disbursements shall have
reached the limits provided in the
| budget, the Clerk of Council shall at
once notify the head of that depart
ment.
Sec. II. This ordinance shall be sub
| ject to alteration and repeal, in whole
or in part, at any time during the year
| 1904, should it be deemed advisable;
and no such amendment or repeal in
|
pair the right of Council to assess and
| levy tax for the whole of said year
| 1904, whenever made.
Sec. r. All ordinances and parts of
| ordinances conflicting with the provis-
ions of this ordinance are hereby re-
| pealed provided, nevertheless, that so
much and such parts of ordinances
heretofore passed as provided for the
| issuing and enforcement of executions
| for any tax assessment, or part of tax
| or assessment, required by any such or
| dinance and now remaining unpaid,
| shall continue and remain of force so
as to authorize the Treasurer to issue
! such executions and the Marshal to COL
lect the same. until such taxes or as
sessment shall be fully paid.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Committee of the Whole
! Resolved, by the Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Savannah, in Coun-
| Gil assembled, that the sum of three
hundred $4,000 dollars be and the same
| is hereby appropriated towards adver-
| Using Savannah in the way of erection
| of a Georgia building at the st. Louis
Exposition, to be paid out of the city
| treasury on the order of the Mayor.
| Adopted.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
A communication from Rev. w. A.
! Nesbit and congregation thanking
Council for exempting church prop
erty from taxation received.
A communication from Anton P.
| Wright, notifying Council that he is
owner of lots No. 35 to 40 and "a to 80,
inclusive, Atlantic ward, and insists