The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-01-20
NUAL LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE

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this ordinance, every person, firm OF
corporation who exercises or may ex
ercise within the city any profession
trade, calling or business, of any ma
ture whatever, shall annually regis
ter in books to be kept for that pur
pose by the clerk of saIu city coun-
Gil their names and professions, anC
their place of business (if any with
in the city by the 18th day of Jan,
uary, 1909.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained
that all persons commencing any
business of any kind after the 18th
of January, 1909, shall register their
business as soon as they shall com
mence the same.
Sec. 9. 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
feet 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
fixed place of business
Sec. 4. All persons, firms, cor
porations or manufacturing compa-
mics having either their business
proper of their general or branch
offices or agencies located 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
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 shall be
subject to alteration and repeal in
whole or in part any time, and no
such amendment or repeal 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 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
Dy the mayor and council; and in
oetault Of such registry and payment
shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed one hundred dollars, or i'm
prlsOnment or work on the streets
not to exceed sixty days, either or
Doth, IN the discretion of the MAYOR.
Sec. l. 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 Tor
IN said ordinance or ordinances.
shall continue and remain of fuII
force until such tax shall be fully
paid.
agency or agent, real estate.
selling or renting, per an
mum .:...............$ 25 OOj
Agent sewing machine, per
annum .............. Is OOi
AuctiOneer or Vendue-mas-
ter, per annum. ....:.. $50 COL
Auctloneer of real estate or
city lots per day. Is col
Aucttoneer of live stock per
day $50, per annum. -. $50 90
Automobile, hire of same, or
charging for trips Except
from licensed livery sta
bles), per annum .... 3 DOL
Automobile, dealers in, agent
for the sale of, or persons
soliciting sale of, per an
mum ............. 25 COL
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 an
mum .............. 10 COL
Banks, bankers, corpora
lions or any individual do
ing banking business,
per annum ........ 80 90
Billiard, poor or bagatelle
table, or games of like ma
ture, per table, per an
mum .............. $50 COL
Such tables or games Shall be run
only between sun-up and shutdown.
and only in a single story house
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