The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08
Adopted by the City Council of Dawson,
Georgia, for the Year 1908

chandise, shall pay a license tax
of not more than twenty-five dol
lars and not less than five dollars
per day, the amount of which is
TO be fixed by the Mayor upon
application to him by such person
desiring to engage in such bust
ness, said license to be collected
from all persons alike engaging in
such business, whether residents
or non-residents, and without re-
gard to the locality or the growth
of the production of material or
manufacture of the article sold,
or for the sale of which solicita-
tons are made. But no license
shall be granted to any firm or
person to erect a stand or sell
from the street or pavement with
in the fire limits with a harrangue
any patent medicine, novelty, or
article of merchandise generally
sold by itinerant vendors, but said
business may be carried on outside
of fire limits by payment of $500
per month, provided no license
shall be issued for knife boards,
cane racks or any game of chance.
Junk shop, or dealer, per
annum, $25 to $100, in discretion
of Mayor.
And all persons opening junk
shops, taking license for same, as
prescribed in this ordinance, shall
accept same on condition that
their place of business shall be
subject to visitation and inspec-
hO of
at any time when the Mayor and
Chief of Police shall order such
places visited and inspected; and
on refusal of such persons at any
time to submit to such visitation
and inspection of said place of
business shall have his place of
business Immediately closed on
the order of the Mayor or Chief
of Police; in case any machinery
or any part thereof, or any APP
pliance or implements of any rail-
road shop or gas company, or OF
the waterwOrks company, or cleo
trio light company, or fire depart
ment, or sample, waste or loose
cotton, CRATES or any part thereof,
shall be found in such places of
DuSluGSS d CAplu-
nation of the same it shall subject
the owner or owners of said junk
shop. on conviction thereof before
the Mayor, to pay fine not to eX-
coed one hundred dollars, or inn
prisonment not to exceed sixty
days, either or both, in the discre-
ton of the Mayor. And for the
second offense the Mayor shall
have the power, in his discretion,
not only to impose the fine above
provided, but to revoke the license.
Jewelry or merchandise
wheel, or devices of like
character, or chance de-
vices, per day .......... 100 %
located in Dawson,
per annum III W
Laundry agents soliciting
work, per annum. ...... 10 90
rod agents or deal
ers soliciting orders and
putting up work in this
city, per annum ..... Is 90
Lunch stands 81 per day
each, or per annum. 49,. 10 90
Lecturer, charging for same,
except in licensed opera
house, per day, from IS
to 20 w
Meats-each and every per-
son who shall keep
butcher shop and sell his
own meats, per annum. 20 90
and every per-
son and licensed butcher
selling fresh meats before
a. m, or after p. m,
per annum ..... ... 70 w
and every per-
son selling fresh meats,
except by the quarter,
who butcher and offer for
sale between the hours OF
9 a. m. and p. M, per
annum ......... 70 w
persons or firms
who make it a business
of buying and selling
fresh meats, per year. 20 90
Oysters dealer, per
annum w
Oils-each oil storage ware