The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1907-01-09
ANNUAL LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE
Is Now IN Order Tor the Citizen to Get His Annual
Permit to Work for a Livelihood The Ord-
Officially Adopted

II has been heretofore.
several changes were made in
Aha licenses, but only one or two of
4han are of interest or Importance.
rba license on brokers buying or
.auing futures was raised from $50
:, 500, and that on plumbers from
O. "a S25. The ordinance also pro-
.,idas that before a license is issued
eor hack the horse and evhicle of
the applicant shall be inspected and
oporoved by a committee from the
council.
EVERY merchant, dealer, agent,
hickman or others in Dawson who is
snbiect to a special tax, and the net
i meant to catch all, must take out
license before January Is. City
clerk Bell is ready to issue these
license permits, and anyone doing
brsiness without license will be
hauled before the throne for sum-
mary execution. The ordinance, as
adopted, is officially printed below:
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Navor and City Council of Dawson
that. from and after the passage of
This ordinance, every person, firm or
corDOratiOn who exercises or may eX-
ercise within the city any profession,
trade. calling or business, of any ma
nfre whatever, shall annually regis
fer in books to be kept for that pur-
nose by the clerk of said city coun-
Gil their names and professions, and
their place of business (if any with
in the city by the 18th day of Jan
uary, 1907.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained
that all persons commencing any
business of any kind after the 18th
of January, 1907 shall register their
business as soon as they shall COM
mence the same.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained,
that whenever any person or persons
having no fixed place of business
within the city, but nevertheless eX-
ercise within the city any business
whatever, such person or persons
shall be required to register their
names and business and shall be sub
iect to the same or like taxation on
their business as is levied by the
mayor and council upon persons fol-
lowing a like business, and having
a fixed place of business.
Sec. 4. All persons, firms, cor
Dorations or manufacturing compa-
MES having either their business
proper or their general or branch
offices or agencies located within the
corporate limits of the city, or who
are represented in said city by Off
GERS or agents soliciting or transact
ing business for them within the
corporate limits of the city, shall be
required to register and take out
the necessary license for said bust
ness prescribed in this ordinance,
and in default thereof the officer or
agent for such person, firm or cor
pOration or manufacturing company
shall be subject to the same penalty
as other persons who fail to register
and take out license.
Sec. 5. The mayor and council
shall impose such taxes from time
to time as they may deem just and
equitable upon all local and timer
ant traders or agents or other per-
sons not specially mentioned IN THIS
ordinance This ordinance snail be
subject to alteration and repeat IN
whole or in part any time, and no
such amendment or appeal In any
particular shall be construed to deny
the right of the council to assess
and collect any of the tax or license
charges prescribed
Sec 6. Transient traders IN
goods, wares and merchandise OF any
description whatever, also agents or
canvassers for the sale of any article
whatever, itinerant physicians or
sellers of proprietary articles or nos
trums, before exposing or Onerlng
the same for sale shall first register
and pay such special tax as is hXed
in these ordinances or that may be
hereafter or at that time prescribed
by the mayor and council; ana IN
default of such registry and payment
shall be punished by fine not 10
exceed one hundred dollars, or I'M
prisonment or work on the streets
not to exceed sixty days, either or
BOTH in the discretion of the mayor
Sec. T. SO much and such parts
of ordinances as heretofore passed
as provided for the issuing and en-
t0rCement of any execution Tor any
TAX or assessment required by sucn
ordinance, or that imposed fines ana
penalties for the nOn-payment OF
such tax, or for the failure to regis
ter or take out license provided lot
in said ordinance or ordinances,
shall continue and remain OF full
force until such tax shall be tuIly
paid
Agency or agent, real estate,
selling or renting, per an an
mum .............. ...''q io| Wv
Agent, sewing machine, per an
annum ............' 10 w
AUctiOneer or vendue-maS- M
ter. per annum. ..,..... -oV w
AuctiOneer of real estate or M
city lots per day. ...... 10 w
AuctiOneer of live stock per M
day $50, per annum. -. ZoO w
Agent or agents not special
IT mentioned from SOU
to $40 per week