The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-01
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES.


ORDINANCES.
BY the Committee Of the Whole
An ordinance to define the business
known as that of ticket broker or
dealer, to regulate and fix a license
for the same, to fix penalties and pun
ishments for doing said business with
out license and to fix other penalties
and punishments for violating this or
dinance and for other purposes.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
Council assembled, That,
Section l. A ticket broker or dealer
is defined to be one who buys and
sells or otherwise deals in railroad,
railway, steamboat or steamship pas
senger tickets or other evidences of
passenger transportation which may be
lawfully sold by others than the duly
authorized agents of the railroad, rail-
way, steamboat or steamship lines over
which such tickets purport to entitle
the lawful owner to ride.
Sec. 2. Each person, partnership or
corporation before entering into the
business of being a ticket broker or
dealer In the city of Savannah shall
pay to the city treasurer the sum of
three hundred dollars as a license or
occupation tax, in consideration OF
which a license shall be issued to the
said person, partnership or corporation
permitting said person, partnership or
corporation to engage in the business
of ticket broker or dealer for and dur
ing that current year. under all the
terms and provisions of the tax ordi-
nance for that year at one place in
the city of Savannah, which said place
shall be described by street and mum.
Der in said city. and said license shall
authorize the said person, partnership
or corporation to have only one sucn
place of business; and a like license
shall be required for each place in
which the business of ticket broker or
dealer is conducted by said person,
partnership or corporation
Sec. 3. Each person, partnership or
corporation engaged In the business Of
being a ticket broker or dealer in the
city of Savannah shall by 10 o'clock
a. m. on each day furnish to the SUI
perintendent of police of the city Of
Savannah a written certificate duly
signed by such person, partnership or
corporation, stating the number Of
tickets or other evidences Of railroad,
railway, steamboat or steamship trans
portation bought or acquired, and also
the number sold by him. them or 1t,
during the preceding day; and said
certificate shall minutely describe each
of said tickets or other evidence of
transportation so acquired or bought
or sold, giving the name of the COM
pany issuing the same, the point Of
origin, the place of destination. the
route, the number and form of ticket
or other evidence of transportation, the
date Of issue, and shall also show
from whom the said ticket or other ev-
idence Of transportation was acquired
and to whom sold, the consideration
paid for the same and the price at
which the same was sold. And the Of
fee and place or places OF business
shall at all times be open 70 inspec-
ton by the superintendent of police OF
the city of Savannah. or any city po-
lice or detective officer who may be
designated by the superintendent of
police.
sec a. A failure to report the pur-
chase, requirement or sale Of any ticket
or other evidence OF transportation as
above required and In the manner
above required, at the time above re-
duired. shall subject the said ticket
broker and each employe OF said ticket
broker and each member OF the part
uership II the same he a partnership.
and each officer OF the corporation. II
the same be a corporation, upon con-
viction before the Police Court Of the
city of Savannah, for each and every
offense, to "A fine not exceeding one
hundred $1,000 dollars, or TO imprison-
ment not TO exceed thirty (30) days,
either or both In the discretion OF the
court, and a conviction thereof shall
Of itself work a revocation OF the
license granted TO said person. partner
ship or corporation; a failure TO submit
10 such inspection shall likewise be a
crime punishable as above provided.
and shall likewise result in revooa-
tion OF said license, and the said per-