The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-01-11
License Tax Ordinance of the
City of Dawson for the Year 1916

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 III this
ordinance.
Electric theatres or moving picture
shows, per annum ...,...... .......$ $1,000
Express company, per annum 49,. $4,000
Feather or mattress renovator, per an
mum ......... ........ ........... .$25. 90
Fireworks-Each dealer (meaning bunch
crackers, sky rockets, roman candles
and other harmless eXplosives) per an
mum .......... .......,'...'' ''-''.''. 'SIo'Uo
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 .............. ............ $1,000
Fertilizer plant engaging in mixing or
manufacturing commercial fertilizers,
per annum .............. .......'...... S5l'OO
Fertilizer, dealer in or agent or person
soliciting the sale of, per annum $1,000
Foundry or machine shop, per an
mum ............ .......,.. .....-......Sl2.UU
Fortune tellers or palmists, per week $500
Fruit peddler, per day ................ $500
Flying jenny, ferris wheel or other like
amusement, per week ..,.............S2O $1,000
Repairing furniture and upholstering, one
or both, per annum .......... go. ..S4.OO
Gasoline-Each dealer selling at whole
sale, per annum ............ S26.OO
Gunsmith, per annum .................. &OO
General repair shop, per annum $500
Grist mill, per annum, for first set of
rocks, and $500 for each additional set.
Hack, one-horse, per annum .......... $500
Hack, two horse, per annum ..,.....$ $1,000
Rut 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 pur-
pose. and said outfit to be kept in such
condition during balance of year, or Ii
cense revoked. And all hacks to be
numbered and use lights at night)
Hotel per annum ......................S 26 W
Horse or mule broker or dealer, per an
mum ....'''''''''' 'FAu'OO
Harness maker or repair shop, per an
mum ..,....... ........'.'''''' '@OuO
Ice cream saloon, each, per annum $3.50
Ice cream peddler, each, per annum $500
Insurance company, fire, per annum $llOO
Insurance company, life per annum SllOO
Insurance, accident company or associa-
ton insuring against loss of time or
death caused by accidental bodily in
jury, or sickness, per annum ..I$1OO
Ice dealers or manufacturers, per an
mum ................ ..............-... S25OO
Ice dealer in connection with other bust
ness. per annum ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SOU
Itinerant vendors of proprietary or patent
articles books, maps, pictures, toys,
candy or any article whatever, on the
streets, or from house to house, or To-
Gated, including dealers in stone, mar
BILE, 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 application to him
by such person desiring to engage in
such business, said license to be collect
ed from all persons alike engaging in
such business, whether residents or
| non-resdents, and without regard to
the locality or the growth of the pro-
duction of material or manufacture OF
the article sold, or for the sale of which
solicitations are made. But no license
shall be granted to any firm or person
to erect a stand or sell or advertise
from the street or pavement within the
fire limits with a harrangue any patent
medicine. novelty or article of merchan-
disc generally sold by itinerant vendors.
but said business may be carried on
outside of fire limits by payment of AOO
per month provided no license shall be
issued for knife boards" cane racks
or any game of chance.
Junk shop, or dealer, or shipper per day.
$3.50; per annum, $780, (By junk is
meant rags. rubber, scrap iron, waste
or scrap cotton, paper, odds and ends
of brass. copper and other metals that
are considered useless for its original
purpose and have been abandoned or
thrown aWay)
And all persons buying junk and tax
ing license for same, as prescribed in
this ordinance, shall accept same on
condition that their place of business
shall be subject to visitation and inspec-
ton from the police of this city at any
time when the Mayor and Chief of Po-
lice shall order such places visited and
and inspected; and on refusal of such
D persons at any time to submit to such
visitation and inspection of said place
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