The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-01-08

i +his ordinance S'''
'H'o .o+ion who exercises or may eX-
'0' i.o within the city any profession,
s1o calling or business, of any ma
'" o whatever, shall annually regis
~ IN hooks to be kept for that pur-
" NV the clerk of SAID city coun-
>, tboir names and professions, and
toir Mace of business elf any with
the city by the 18th day of jan
nary, 1908.
ooo . Be it further ordained
4hot all persons commencing any
.n 'a;ness of any kind after the 10Th
O " January, 1908, shall register their
oL .s J,,ls as soon as they shall COM
n,pnce the same
inV Gee 3. Be it further ordained,
.sat whenever any person or persons
,n Ipiro no fixed place of business
r rGtb the city, but nevertheless ex-
" .oisn within the city any business
ubateyer, such person or persons
hall be required to register their
aames and business and shall be sub
not; not n the same or like taxation on
3boir business as is levied by the
,1ovor and council upon persons fol-
living like business, and having
fved place of business.
Cor 4. All persons, firms, cor
roratiOns or manufacturing compa-
p p having either their business
, ,,r of their general or branch
pfices or agencies located within the
oornorate limits of the city shall be
roonired to register and take out
+be necessary license for said bust
nocc prescribed in this ordinance,
and in default thereof the officer or
agent for such person, firm or cor
n0ration or manufacturing company
shall be subject to the same penalty
and take out license.
Sec. 5. The mayor and council
shall impose such taxes from time
n time as they may deem just and
eouitable upon all local and timer
ant traders or agents or other per-
sons not specially mentioned in this
ordinance. This ordinance shall be
snbiect to alteration and repeal in
whole or in part any time, and no
snch 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
canyassers for the sale of any article
whatever, itinerant physicians or
sellers of proprietary articles or nos
trums, before exposing or offering
the same for sale shall first register
and pay such special tax as is fixed
in these ordinances, or that may be
hereafter or at that time prescribed
by the mayor and council; and in
default of such registry and payment
shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed one hundred dollars, or inn
prisonment or work on the streets
not to exceed sixty days, either or
both, in the discretion of the mayor.
Sec. 7. So much and such parts
of ordinances heretofore passed
as provides for the issuing and en-
forcement of any execution for any
tax or assessment required by such
ordinance, or that imposes fines and
penalties for the non-payment of
such tax or for the failure to regis
ter or take out license provided for
in said ordinance or ordinances,
shall continue and remain of full
force until such tax shall be fully
paid.
Agency or agent, real estate,
selling or renting, per an
mum .............$ % 90
Agent, sewing machine, per
duuum IL w
AuctiOneer or Vendue-mas-
ter, per annum. $50 90
AuctiOneer of real estate or
city lots per day. ......., 10 %
day sS5, per annum -. $50 90
Agent or agents not special
ly mentioned from $3.50
to $40 per week.
Bill poster, meaning one
who posts bills, tacks up
signs, distributes circulars
or other advertising mat
ter, whether for himself
or others, either for profit
or not Except local mer-
chants, who may distribute
their own advertisements
or have it done by their
own employes) per annum lO W
Banks, bankers, corpora
tons or any individual do
ing a banking business,
per annum. ....... on w
Billiard, pool or bagatelle
table or games of like ma
ture, per table, per an
mum .............. oVV w
Such tables or games shall be run
only between sun-up and sundoWn,
and only in a single story house,
or in a house having no INSIDE
communication with second sto-
ry, and said house and room snail
have no blinds, closets or other
devices, behind which liquor may
be concealed.
Brokers buying or selling
futures in cotton, grain,
pork or merchandise OF
any kind for others than
themselves, per annum. l0o w
brokers, meaning a person
who actc &c intermediary