The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-01-12

and CITY Council of Dawson that, from
and after the passage of this oro1haice'
every person, firm or corporation VINO
exercises or may exercise within the city
anv profession, trade, calling. or business
of any nature whatever, shall annuahy
register in books to be kept for that pur-
nose bv the Clerk of said City Counch
their names and professions, and their
place of business, if any, within the CITY
by the 18th day Of January, 1915.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that all
persons commencing any business OF any
kind after the 18th Of January 1915 shah
register their business as soon as theS
shall commence the same.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that
whenever any person or persons having
no fixed place Of business within the city,
b,,t nevertheless exercise within the city
any business whatever such person or
persons shall be required to register thelr
names and business and shall be subject
to the same or like taxation on their pus-
mess as is levied by the Mayor and Coun-
Gil upon persons following like business
and having a fixed place of business
Sec a. All persons, firms, corporations
or nanufa curing companies having elth-
err their business proper or 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 business
prescribed in this ordinance, and IN oe-
fault thereof the officer or agent for such
nersons. firm or corporation or manufact-
uring company shall be subject to the
same penaIty and take out license.
Sec :. The Mayor and Council shall i'm
nose such taxes from time to time as
they may deem just and equitable upon
all local and itinerant traders or agents
or other persons not specially mentioned
in this ordinance This ordinance shail
be subject to alteration and repeal III
whole or in part any time. and no such
amendment or repeal in any particular
shall be construed to deny the right Oh
the Council to assess and collect any part
of the tax or license charges prescrlpeu'
Sec G. Transient traders in goods
wares and merchandise of any descrlp-
ton whatever, also agents or canVassers
for the sale Of any article whatever lllh-
Grant physicians or sellers OF proprietary
articles or nostrums, before exposing TOT
sale or offering the same for sale, shah
FIRST register and pay such special tax as
10 fixed in these ordinances, and in de-
fault Of such registry and payment shall
he punished by fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars, or Imprisonment or
work on the streets not to exceed sixty
DAVIS. 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 corpor-
ate limits of the City of Dawson, Ca
as is provided in this ordinance. shall ac-
cept same upon the express condition ana
agreement that their place or places OF
doing business and for which license is
issued shall at ali times be subject to
visitation from and inspection by the po-
lice of this city, and on refusal to SUD-
nit 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 or
dinances heretofore passed as provides
for the issuing and enforcement of any
execution for any tax or assessment re-
ouired by such ordinance, or that i'm
pavment of such tax, or for the failure
to register or take out license provided
for in said ordinance or ordinances, shall
continue and remain of full force unul
such tax shall be fully paid.
Agent or agency, real estate, selling or
renting, per annum ..................$26.O O
Agent, selling pianos or organs, per an
mum .......... .........!. .,..,,.... 'Slo'Uo
Agent. sewing machine. per annum $1,000
Auctioneer or vendue master. per an
mum ........., ...,..... ....'..'''''''' '@@oo'VV
Auctioneer of real estate or city lots per
day .............. .......... .,..''.''... $zo'Vo
Auctioneer of live stock. per day, S25O.0O
Per annum, $4,000
Automobile, hire of same, or charging Tor
trips, per annum, $1,000 for first car and
$500 for each additional car. same indi-
vidual or firm.
Automobiles. dealers in. agents for the
sale of, or persons soliciting sale of, per
Automobile garage, per annum ......$16.N
Agent or agents not specially mentioned,
$1,000 per day
Bill poster. meaning one who posts bills,
lacks up signs, distributes circulars or
himself or for others, either for proht
or not Except local merchants. who
may distribute their own advertise
nents or have it done by their own
en1ployes) per annum ................$llw
Billiard. pool or baqatelle tables, or
games Of like nature, per annum, $25O.W
for three tables, or less. and then S5e.O
for each additional tables above three.
Such tables or games shall be run only
between sun up and ten o'clock at night
and only in single story house or in a
house having no inside communication
with a second story, and said house
and room shall have no blinds and only
clear glass windows and doors and no
closets or other devices behind which
liquor may be concealed. And it shall
be unlawful for any minor to play pool,
or enter any place where such game
is carried on All applications for IL
cense to be approved by the Mayor be
fore license is issued. Any violation
shall be cause for revocation of license.
Brokers, meaning a person who acts as
intermediary between buyer or seller
for the consideration of a brokerage,
commission or salary from either the
sale of merchandise, stocks, bonds, etc,