The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-01-14

Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and City Council of Dawson
that. from and after the passage OF
this ordinance, every person, firm or
corporation who exercises or may eX-
ereise 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 COuu-
Gil their names and professions, and
their place of business { if any with
in the city by the 18th day of Janu-
I airy, 1918.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that
all persons commencing any business
of any kind after the 18th OF Janu-
airy, 1918, shall register their bust
ness as soon as they shall commence
the same
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that
whenever any person or persons hav-
ing no fixed place of business within
the city, but nevertheless exercise
within the city any business whatever
such person or persons shall be re-
Quired to register their names and
business and shall be subject to the
same or like taxation on their bust
ness as is levied by the Mayor and
Council upon persons following like
business and having a fixed place Of
business.
Sec. 4. All persons, firms, corpCS-
atoms or manufacturing companies
having either their business proper or
their general or branch offices or
agencies located within the corpor-
ate limits of the city shall be requir-
ed to register and take out the neces-
sary license for said business pre-
scribed in this ordinance, and in de-
fault thereof the officer or agent for
such persons, firm or corporation or
manufacturing company shall be sub
ject to the same penalty and take out
license.
Sec. 3. The Mayor and Council
shall impose such taxes from time to
time as they may deem just and equi-
table upon all local and itinerant
traders or agents or other persons
not specially mentioned in this ordi-
nance This ordinance shall be sub
ject to alteration and repeal in whole
or in part any time, and no such
amendment or repeal in any particu-
lar shall be construed to deny the
right of the Council to assess and
collect any part of the tax or license
charges prescribed.
Sec. 6. Transient traders in goods,
wares and merchandise of any de-
scription whatever, also agents or
canvassers for the sale of any article
whatever, itinerant physicians or
sellers of proprietary articles or nos
trums, before exposing for sale or
Offering the same for sale shall first
register and pay such special tax as
is fixed in these ordinances, 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. Any person or persons, |
firm or corporation applying for and
securing any license to do business
in the corporate limits of the City
of Dawson, Ga, as is provided in this
ordinance shall accept same upon the
express condition and agreement that
their place or places of doing business
and for which license is issued, shall
at all times be subject to visitation
from and inspection by the police Of
this city, and on refusal to submit to
such visitation and inspection of their
place of business shall suffer their
license revoked upon order Of the
Mayor.
Sec. s. So much and such parts of
ordinances heretofore passed as pro-
vides for the issuing and enforcement
of any execution for any tax or as
sessment required by such ordinance,
or that imposes fines and penalties
for the non-payment of such tax, or
for the failure to register or take
out license provided for in said ordi-
nance or ordinances, shall continue
and remain of full force until such
tax shall be fully paid.
Agent or agency, real estate, selling
or renting, per anDum -. $4,000
Agent, selling pianos or organs, per
Agent, sewing machine, per an
mum ...... $1,000
Auctioneer or vendue master. per
Auctioneer of real estate or-city lots,
per day .......... S2o.OO
Auctioneer of live stock, per day,
$3.50; per annum ....... $4,000
Automobile, hire of same or charg-
ing for trips per annum $1,000
Automobiles, dealers in, agent for
the sale of, or persCr1s soliciting sale
of per annum ....... $500
Automobile garage, per annum.
$780, ..... ....... $1,000
Agent or agents not specially men,
toned, SO per day.
Bill poster meaning one who posts
bills, tacks up signs, distributes cir
culars or other advertising matter,
whether for himself or for others,