The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-01-13
LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DAWSON FOR YEAR 1914

sale, per annum ......... $3l.OO
Cigarettes-Upon every dealer who
may sell or give away cigarettes or
cigarette paper, or who furnish
their customers with cigarettes or
cigarette paper, per annum $4,000
Itinerant dealers in nostrums used
for medical purposes, or devices OF
like character, per day $4,000
Dealers in nostrums, if free exhibit
ton is given in connection with the
same, per week 80. $126.OO
Dealer in nostrums or herbs for med
ical purposes, located, residents,
per annum ............ S1I.OO
Drumming-Each person drumming
or soliciting trade except to the
middle of the street in front Of his
or her place Of business, per an
mum SZOO.OO
To stand upon the sidewalk so as to
obstruct the free passage of pedes-
trians, to take hold of or to use 9TH
er means to induce or force hesitat-
ing persons to go or enter any place
OF business, except a polite invita-
ton to walk in, or in any other act
or acts tending to embarrass or an
noy persons in free transactions of
business, shall be considered a
street drummer, and on conviction
of violation of this ordinance may
be punished as prescribed in this
ordinance.
electrical theatres or moving picture
SHOWS, per annum ... $1,000
Express company, per annum $4,000
feather or mattress renOVator. per
dhuuu $500
Fireworks-Each dealer (meaning
bunch crackers, sky rockets, roman
candles and other harmless explo-
slves) per annum ..... $1,000
Provided that no license shall be
issued for sale of any fireworks
known as cannon crackers, and any
explosives containing dynamite, or
toy pistols using caps or blank cart
ridges. Any one selling, giving or
furnishing of above named prohio-
tied articles shall be punished as is
prescribed in this ordinance.
Fish and oysters, each dealer, per
dunum $1,000
Fertilizer plant engaging in mixing
or manufacturing commercial fer
tilizers, per annum, .. $31.0
Fertilizer, dealer in or agent or per-
son soliciting the sale of, per an
mum ......... ......... $1,000
Foundry or machine shop, per an
mum .............. $1,000
Fortune tellers or palmists, per
week ............ $500
Fruit peddler, per day 49,. $500
Flying jenny, ferris wheel or other
like amusement, per week. $4,000
Repairing furniture and upholster-
ing, one or both, per annum. $500
Gasoline - Each dealer selling at
wholesale, per annum. .... $4,000
Gunsmith, per annum ...... 81 90
General repair shop per annum 5000
Grist mill, per annum, s. for first
set of rocks, and $500 for each
additional set.
Hack, one-hOrSe, per annum $1,000
Hack, two-horse, per annum, $500
(But no license to be issued until
the applicants horse and vehicle
have been inspected and approved
by a committee appointed by the
Council for this purpose, and said
outfit to be kept in such condition
during balance of year or license re-
voked. And all hacks to be num-
bered and use lights at night.)
Hotel, per annum ......... $4,000
Horse or mule broker or dealer, per
annum ........... $4,000
Harness maker or repair shop, per
annum ....... ........... $o.OO
Ice cream saloon, each, per an
mum ..........~.. 5000
Ice cream peddler, each, per an
mum ........ $6.OO
Insurance company, fire, per an
mum ..,......... $Il.OO
Insurance company, life, per an
mum .............. SIl'uO
Insurance company, accident or
bonding, per annum ....... $500
Ice dealers or manufacturers, / per
annum ...''.'.'' PIO'OV
Itinerant vendors of proprietary or
patent articles, books, maps, plct-
ures, toys, candy, or any article
whatever, on the streets or from
house to house, or located, in
Guiding dealers in stone, marble,
granite. or other articles of mer-
chandise, shall pay a license tax of
not more than $25 and not less than
S. per day, the amount of which is
to be fixed by the Mayor upon APP
plication to him by such person de-
Slflng 10 engage Ill suCH pu0in00G,
said license to be collected from all
persons alike, engaging in such bus
mess. whether residents or non-res-
idents, and without regard to the
locality or the growth of the pro-
rduction of material or manufacture
of the article sold, or for the sale
of which solicitations are made. But
MRS. B. B. RUSSELL IS DEAD