The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-18

S. C. McEachern that the following
ordinace be adopted. Motion car
ried.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the city of Marietta and
it is hereby ordained by the author
ity of the same, that from and aft
er the passage of this ordinance,
each and every person, whether a
resident of said city or not, who
owns any residence, tenement house,
store house, Office building, or other
building, wherein there may be To-
Gated closet connected with the
city sewerage system, shall be re-
CURED to pay the clerk of said city
the sum of one dollar per annum
for each connection made with said
sewerage system as a sewer tax,
said sum to be payable on July LIST
next and annually thereafter, and
when collected, to be turned over by
said Clerk to the Board of Lights
and Water Works of said city to be
used by them in the upkeep and
maintainence of said sewerage sys-
tenn only.
Be it further ordained that any
person maintaining sewerage con-
nections as aforesaid without pay
ing said tax on or by said date shall
be deemed guilty of violation of
this ordinance, and upon convic-
ton thereof, shall be fined not more
than one hundred 100000 dollars
or be confined in the calaboose or
at labor upon the streets of said
City for not more than fifty (50)
days.
Motion made by Councilman S. C.
McEachern and seconded by Council
man Benson; that the following or
dinance be adopted. Motion carried.
Be it ordained, by the Mayor and
Council of the city of Marietta, and
it is hereby ordained by authority
passage of this ordinance, if shall be
unlawful for any person who now
has, or may hereafter have, in any
store house, Office building, residence
tenement house, or any other house
or out-building, and being the OWN
er thereof, in the city of Marietta,
any closet which is connected with
the city sewerage system, to allow
such closet TO remain disconnected
for longer period than three days,
from some water connection under
pressure by which such closet can
be flushed.
Amy person or persons having in
their premises any such closet and
allowing the same to remain discon-
nected from water pressure as set
forth above shall be guilty of a VIC
lation of this ordinance and each day
such closet shall remain so discon-
nected from water pressure (after
the three days mentioned above)
shall be counted as a seperate Of
fence and upon conviction thereof
such person shall be fined not more
than one hundred ($10000) dol
lars, or be confined in the Gala
Doose or at labor on the streets of
said city for not more than fifty
600 days.
Motion made by Councilman w.
T. Potts and seconded by Council
man j. A. Benson that the following
Tax Assessors be elected. Motion
carried.
Mr., j. II. Borton Jr. ~
Mr.. w. A. Sans, s,.@
Mr.. j. II, Groves,
Motion made by Councilman C.
w. DuPre and seconded by Council
man w. T. Potts that ordinance for
Occupation Taxes on soda fountains
De changed to read as follows: Mo-
ton carried.
Fount and ice cream parlor alone.
$1,000
Fount and ice cream parloT in
with other business, $40.
On motion made by Councilman
R. w. Northcutt and seconded by
J. A. Benson; the coun-
ill adjourned subject to the cali of
The Mayor.
J, J. Black, Mayor,