The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-26

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They shall also have the to elect tax assessors,
to prescribe their duties powers fix their com
lions prescribe and enforce penalties they may
deem advisable to secure due and prompt return and
assessment OF all property within the limits of said
City and the collection of the taxes thereon.
! (a) 1t shall have the power and authority to levy
expenses upon the property within said City is
allowed by the laws of the State of Georgia under
the same rules and regulations provided by this
charter.
OBJ 1t have the power ana authority to license
tax and regulate merchants, commission merchants
hotels inn keepers saloons and all places where drinks
and other merchandise is sold brokers all trades
professions, occupations and caings of every kind
specially mentioned herein may taxed or licensed
by the laws of the State which not prohibited
by the laws of the State The license and occupation
to be levied by this Act if not maid when
due shall be collected by executions issued by the
Tax Collector of the City of Dawson and shall be paid
engaging in trade, profession, business, calling
dinances city and be enforced by such penal
ties as are herein provided may be fixed by the
City Council.
The City Council of Dawson shall have the power
and authority to issue executions for taxes levy the
same by their proper officers, and bring property
levied on to sale at the time place pro-
vided by law for municipal sales for taxes sheris
sales for State and County They shall have
the further authority to provide for the redemption
OF such property purchase the at their sales
ana pass appropriate ordinances to carry into effect
the provisions aforesaid
i Sec. ~ The City of Dawson is hereby authorized
and empowered to charge telephone, telegraph and
railway companies and light companies all other
public service corporations who may have franchises
or otherWse carry ON business within said city, who
may erect poles lay conduts the streets lanes
public highways and thoroughfares of said city rea-
sonabe compensation for the of the Streets lanes
public ways and thoroughares, and provide for the
collection of such charges.
II Sec. 10. Taxes and assessments due to said CITY
shall be next in rank to due the State whether
lin the administration of the of a decedent or
Dawson shall have the lien on property through
out the State as judgments have by law herein
= provided.
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power and authority to control open, close, alter,
widen extend construct, establish maintain regulate
grade, cleanse pave otherwise improve, mbellish
and ornament the streets, alleys, highways sidewalks
public grounds and places in said city, drains and
sewers therein, provide for regulate the lighting
thereof regulate control license prevent prohibit and
suppress the opening thereof the digging therein the
interference Herewith, the placing therein pipes
pores Wlres' fXtures and appliances of every kind
whether above beneath the surface thereof;
to regulate and control the thereof by any and all
persons animals and vehicles in whatever and for
whatever purpose, to prevent abae encroach
g ments constructions awnings pollutions, litter
theren ana TO make and enforce such regulations in
respect thereof be proper and expedient to
promote the health safety or convenience of the in
habtants of said city.
For the purposes aforesaid the City Council of Daw-
son shall have the power and authority to condemn
such property may be necessary within the limits
of the City of Dawson, hereinbefore described and
IN CONCERNING said property said municipal corpora
ton proceed in the manner set forth in the Acts
of the General Assembly approved December 1894
entitled AN Act to provide for uniform method of
exercising the right of condemning taking or damag
ing private property" found pages 95 &C. 81 49,
SO and 100 of the Acts of the General Assembly Of
Georgia for the 1894 and that the property
ed by the corporation for the purpose may
be owned by a corporation shall be bar to the
exercise of the right Of condemnation hereby con-
! ferred
Sec. 15 The City Council of Dawson shall have the
power and authority to adopt any time ordinances
requiring the grading, paving, matchmaking other
wise improving drainage any of the streets
or lanes of said city and to twothirds of the
cost of said paving grading matchmaking and other
wise improving on the real estate abuttng on each
sue OF tne street or lane improved railway now
having or which may hereafter have tracks running
through the streets of said city improved may be
Counc or Dawson may direct, the width of it's
and two feet each side of every line track now
constructed or that hereafter be constructed by
such railway company
Sec. 16. The City Council of Dawson shall have the
power and authority to grade, pave, macadamze or
otherwise improve portion the width of any street
paving, grading, matchmaking otherwise improving
on the real estate abuttng each side the street
or lane improved A railway company having or
which may hereafter have tracks running through the
streets of said city improved may be REQUIRED TO
macadamlze or otherwise pave, as the City Council
may direct the width of it's tracks two feet on
each side of every line of track
Sec IL. The frontage of interesting streets and
lanes shall be assessed as real estate abutting upon
the street paved otherwise improved and the Ctv
Council shall be for all the inents and purposes Of
this Act legal representative of the real
estate abutting any street shall possess tbe
same right and privileges all other owners of real
estate AUDITING on street, according the frontage
owned and shall pay from the City Treasury a inst
proraa of the entire cost of said work for said front
age
Sec. Is. The City Council of Dawson shall have the
fu power and authority to repair any pave
ment laid, that may hereafter be laid in the civ
of Dawson at the of the city the owners
OF the real estate abutting such streets and of
railroad company traversng or that NAV hero
atterafter traverse the streets, in which
to be renewed or repaired is laid one-tbrd If tb o
lpense of such renewal repair to be borne nv tha
city, the other thirds borne by the owners
OF the real estate abutng on such streets railroad