The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-01-12
License Tax Ordinances OF
the City of Dawson for 1915

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Bakery, per annum .............''''''.$o' POW
Each boarding house at which transient
people remaining less than 10 days are
entertained, per annum ............Slo'uo
| Lodging or sleeping rooms, entertaining
transients for less than 10 days mo
| meals to be furnished) per annum ,.6.OO
| Rottling works per annum .......... Sz7'oV
| BOTTLED soft drinks each dealer or stand
at retail not run in connection with any
| other licensed business, per annum S5'OO
Ruilding and loan associations or nego-
tiations of loans upon real or personal
pronertv by a loan company or agent
Of a loan company, per annum. $1,000
Building material-Each party handing
or selling building material, per an
mum .......... .......''.'' ''''''''' 'Pi1'0'
Bootblack on street, per box per an
! mum ............ ......... ....'''-'' '''@i''o
Bicycles-Each person keeping bicycles
for hire, per annum ........'.'..'.'$o OV
Claim or collection agency per annum @lo
Cigar manufacturer, per annum''.'' >9Vo
Clocks. itinerant dealers in per an
mum ...... ........ ........ ......Szo'oO
Circus or rnenagerie, or both combined
per day ................ ............'''.S fo'Vu
Circus parade. if exhibition is given out
side of city per day ................SlO o'oU
TTpon each dog and pony show, or snow
of similar character, charging 80 Genus
or more admission and IS cents or more
for reserved seats, $4,000 per day; charS-
ing 81 cents or less admission and 70
cents or less for reserved seats, $25,OO
per day.
Canvassers. except the Bible or other re-
Iieious literature per day $3.50; per
week $500.
Cotton weigher. charging for same, other
than warehouseman or compress, per
annum .........,.... .........' '.''''' 'S1''Oo
Clothes cleaner or pressing room per an
mum ............ ........ ..,......t''''$ lI'OO
Contractors and builders, on each firm or
person taking contracts exceeding $5O.OO'
Der annum ............. ..............$l 2OO
Cotton buyer or shipper or agent or
classer for cotton buyer or shipper per
annum .......... .,,...... ......'.'' 'Po'Vo
Cotton gin per annum $500 for first gin,
and $500 for each additional gin.
Coal and wood yard per annum. $1,000
Wood yard only, per annum. .........$ LUZ
Compress, each per annum .S6O.Oo
Crate or box factory, per annum. ,Sl6OO
Debenture or redemption bonds-Each
agent, selling or soliciting sale of, per
annum ........... ............ ........ OOOO
Dealers ard merchants carrying goods,
wares and merchandise at retail in
quantities less than $1,000, $500 per an
mum; 81 100000 and under $2,0O0.0O, $1,000
per annum: 100000 and under So. OOO
S14OO per annum; 100000 and under S.
10000. $1,000 per annum; $5,000.00 and UNI
der 81. 10000, $500 per annum; %,5OOOO
and under S1OOOO.0O, $500 per annum;
S10OO0O 90 and under $15,0O000, S45.0O per
annun: SIS, 10000 and over, $51.O0 per an
mum. This tax is to apply only to
bona fide resident merchants.
Dentist. selling tooth dentifrices or
brushes. per annum ................ 300
Dealer or dealer in drugs at retail in
quantities less than $1,00000, $500 per
annum; 81. 100000 and under 100000, $1,000
per annum; 50, 100000 and under 100000,
S14.OO per annum; 100000 and under S.,
600 90. $4,000 per annum: S. 10000 and I'M
der 81, 10000, $500 per annum; %,5OOOO
and under 100000, $500 per annum;
100000 and under S15,00O0O, $4,000 per
annum; S15,OOOOO and over. $51.OO per an
mum.
Dealer or dealers in drugs at wholesale,
per annum .......... ,............'.. SolOU
Characterization every dealer who may
sell or give away cigarettes or cigarette
paper, or who furnish their customers
with cigarettes or cigarette paper per
annum ............. ..,.,...,. ..'''. .'@ZoVV
Upon each dance or social entertainment
where an admission is charged, $1.0O to
$500 per day, in Mayors discretion.
Itinerant dealers in nostrums used for
medical purposes or devices of like
characte per day ..................$26 0J
Dealers in nostrums, if free exhibition is
given in connection with the same, per
week ........... .......'...... ....'.'.'' Sl1oVo
Dealer in nostrums or herbs for medical
purposes, located, residents, per an
mum .......... ..........'. ''''''''.''' $I4'Vo
Drumming-E person drumming or So
Letting trade except to the middle of
the street in front of his or her place
Of business per annum ........... S25OOO
To stand upon the sidewalk so as to
obstruct the free passage of pedestri-
ans. to take hold of or to use other
means to induce or force hesitating per
sons to go in or enter any place of bus
mess. except a polite invitation to walk
in. or in any other act or acts tending
to embarrass or annoy persons in free
transactions of business, shall be con-
sidered a street drummer, and on con-
viction of violation of this ordinance
may be punished as prescribed in this
ordinance.
Electric theatres or moving picture
shows per annum .....,...........Sl 6.UV
Express company, per annum. ...... ,$6O.0O
Feather or mattress renovator per an
mum ............ ........ '''''''''''' 'P@''Vo
Fireworks-Each dealer (meaning bunch
crackers, sky rockets, roman candles
and other harmless eXplosives) per an
mum ............ ........'. ..-'.'''''' ''%Ao'VO
Provided that no license shall be issued
for sale of any fireworks known as can
non crackers, and any explosives con-
tanning dynamite, or toy pistols using
caps or blank cartridges. Any one sell
ing. giving or furnishing of above NAM
ed prohibited articles shall be punished
as is prescribed in this ordinance.
Fish and oysters, each dealer, per an
mum .-.....-...' '.'..'''-' +-''''''''' 'FAO'VV
Fertilizer plant engaging in mixing or
manufacturing commercial fertilizers,