The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-25

Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of sundry citizens, Brough-
ton and Houston streets, for an arc
light to be placed at the intersection
of Broughton and Houston streets, re-
ferred to Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Petition of Est. p. NJ. Russell, by ].
II. Hoffman, for permission to erect
one two-story basement brick apart
ment house, metal roof, with stoops
projecting on sidewalks, lot east part
80, Chatham Ward, referred to Com
mtttee on Streets and Lanes and Fire.
Petition Est. p. NJ. RUSSELL by j. II.
Hoffman, for permission to remedial
two houses on lot so, Chatham Ward,
referred to Committee on Fire.
r." ORDINANCES.
Ordinance on it's first reading.
BY the Committee of the Whole
An ordinance, to amend the tax or
dinance for the year nineteen hundred
and four $500, as to ticket brokers or
dealers, and for other purposes.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah i'm Council assembled, that
the tax ordinance for the year nine
teen hundred and four $500, adopted
Dec. 49, 1908, be and the same is hereby
amended in section four a., by striking
out the following words on page twelve
Q2), In lines seven 60, and eight (Sl,
as printed, to-wit:
cut rate ticket dealers, agents or
brokers and ticket scalpers, fifty dol-
lars" and by inserting in lieu thereof
the following words:
Ticket brokers or dealers three hum
dred (S00) dollars"
"A ticket broker or dealer is defined
to be one who buys and sells or other
wise deals in railroad, railway. steam
boat or steamship passenger tickets, or
other evidences of passenger transpor-
tation which may be lawfully sold by
others than the duly authorized agents
of the railroad railway, steamboat or
steamship lines over which such tick
cts purport to entitle the lawful owner
to ride"
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, that
said tax ordinance, in all other re-
spects is confirmed
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Ordinance on it's first reading:
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 a license and to fix other penalties
and punishments for violating this Or
dinance and for other purposes.
Be it ordained by the Mavor 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 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 Oh savannah, W IllCn Sdlu place
shall be described by street and num-
Der in said city, and said license shall
authorize the said person, partnership
or corpora ton to have only one such
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
eraI IN Of
being 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 sole by him. them or it
during the preceding day; and said
certificate shall infinitely 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
flee and place or places of business
shall at all times be open to 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. 4. A failure to report the pur-
chase, requirement or sale of any ticket
or other evidence of transportation as
above required and i'm the manner
above required at the time above re-
duired. shall subject the said ticket
broker and each employee of said ticket
broker and each member of the part
uership, If the same be a partnership.
and each officer of the corporation. If
the same be a corporation, upon con-
yiction before the Police Court of the
city of Savannah, for each and every
offense. to fine not exceeding one
hundred ($100) dollars, or to imprison-
ment not to exceed thirty 900 days,
either or both in the discretion of the
court. and "a conviction thereof shall
of itself work revocation of the
license granted to said person, partner
shin or corpora ton; failure to submit
to such inspection shall likewise be
crime punishable as above provided.
and shall likewise result in revoca-
tion of said license and the said per-
son. partnership or corporation, shall
not be again eligible for like license,
end they shall have no action to re-
cover any unearned part of said license.
Sec. 5. The license issued to such
persons, partnership or corporation
shall be posted in a conspicuous place