The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-12
THE ANNUAL LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE
Adopted at Regular Session by the City Council of Daw
son, Georgia. for the Year 1910

Section l. Be 1t ordained by the
Mayor and City Council of Dawson
that, from and after the passage of
this ordinance, every person, arm or
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 said city coun-
ell their names and professions, and
their place of business (if any, with
in the city by the 18th day of jan
uary, 1910.
Sec 2. Be it further ordained
that all persons commencing any
business of any kind after the 18th
of January, 1910, shall register their
business as soon as they shall COM
mence the same.
Sec g. 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 like business, and having
a fixed place of business.
Sec. 4. All persons, firms, cor
porations or manufacturing compa-
MES 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 persons, firm or cor
poration or manufacturing company
shall be subject to the same penalty
and take out license.
Sec. s. 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
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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 i'm
prisonment or work on the streets
not to exceed sixty days, either or
both, in the discretion Of the mayor.
Sec. Z. 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 Observation-Disclosures 26 90
Agent, sewing machine, per
annum ......... Is 90
Auctioneer or vendue-mas-
ter, per annum. . $50 90
Auctioneer of real estate or
city lots per day. ...... 16 90
Auctioneer of live stock per
day $35, per annum. 80. $50 90
Automobile, hire of same, or