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CITY ORDINANCE NO. 1856, FITZGERALD. GA

license occupation certain lines of business
and occupation within the City of Fitzgerald, and for
other purposes.
SECTION /.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and the General Council
of the City of Fitzgerald that from and after the passage
OF this ordinance every person. firm, corporation
which exercises exercise within the City of Fitz
gerald profession, trade calling business of any
nature whatever shall annually register in book to be
kept for that purpose by the City Clerk of said City the
names, professions trades calling business, and
their places of business provided nothing herein contain
ed shall be construed to require such cngs vocaons
which exempt under the law from license regis
ter their professions.
SECTION g.
Be it further ordained that all persons who shall
mence any business of any kind in said City after the
first ay of January shall register their and bus
iness they have commenced do business as
aforesaid.
SECTION g.
Be further ordained that whenever any person. or
persons firms, corporations have fixed place of bus
mess within the City, nevertheless exercises within the
City business of any whatever, such person.
firm corporation shall be required to register their
and places Of business and pay such license fee as
levied by the Mayor and Council, and upon the per-
having the like kind of bushes andxed place Of bus
mess
SECTION4
Be it further ordained that upon the failure Of any
person, firm, corporation to register their and
places of business aforesaid the City Clerk SHALL from
the best information obtanable register the name and
the Chief of Police hereby required report the
Clerk all omissions to register which may become known
to him, and any person failing to register his or
place of business with the Clerk required by law before
commencing said business shall be deemed guilty of
violation of this ordinance and shall be summoned before
the Mayor and upon conviction shall be fined
coed Two Hundred $4,000 Dollars, or imprisonment on
the public works of said City to exceed Sixty days
SECTION S.
Be it further ordained that person, firm corpo-
ration shall by himself his agents carry any
patton trade calling enumerated in the schedule and
embraced in this ordinance until he has registered with
the City Clerk at the City all and paid his license
herein provided For violation of this section the
Mayor shall upon the conviction impose fine not to
exceed Two Hundred $4,000 Dollars Imprisonment and
labor the public works of said City to exceed Six
ty days
SECTION E.
Be it further ordained that license obtained under
the provision of this ordinance shall be transferable
cept by the authority and consent Of the Mayor and
Council.
SECTION T.
Be it further ordained that in addition to the remedies
of fines and Imprisonment herein provided for the collec-
ton of the occupation hereby imposed the Clerk of
said Citys hereby authorized issue executions the
same and the Chief of Police levy and sell much of
the property both real and personal of any defaulter
Hereunder pay said taxes under the laws rules
and regulations other collected in said City
SECTION 8.
Be it further ordained that from and after the passage
of this ordinance the following business and occupation
taxes shall be levied and collected within the City of
Fitzgerald upon every Abstract Company, individual
hrm, corporation making keeping books of records
puportng to be abstract of record of the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Ben Hill County, Georgia, of
Irwin County, Georgia. and charging fee for the inspec
uon OF same, or for transcript thereof $500
Agricultural Implements dealers in or in connec-
uOn with other business. $1,000
Agents. real estate buying selling collecting
tor clients or not. $1,000
Agents, or agency, meaning resident persons who
represent nonresident dealers or manufacture
ers and not to be construed regular brokers' $500
hucttoneerS $1,000
Aucti0neers, live stock per day. $4,000
Automobile dealers in, agents for. $500
Automobile used for hire, for the first auto, Twen-
ty-Five ($2500) Dollars; for each additional auto
mobile, Fifteen ($ls.00) Dollars; charges by
er not Two $4,000 Dollars; per hour, and
number of passengers unlimited.
Automobile Garage, not to include vulcanzng
ana automobile caslngs. $500
Automobile Garage, to include gases and oils $4,000
Two-horse wagon baggage, transfer draymen,
hauling merchandise and household goods. $1,000
One-horse wagon, baggage, transfer, draymen,
hauling merchandise and household goods.....$ 500
bakery .'''...'' $EOOO
Barber Shop, per chair, for chair. ..... $1,000
Barber Shop, for each additional chair. .....$ 500
Billiard or Pool Room, minor allowed, white
and colored persons not allowed to play in
the same room to be passed on by the license
Committee ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 25000
Bill Posters and Distributors $500
Bicycles, repair shops .,.....,..............$ 500
Blacksmith Shop and Horseshoer. $1,000
Boarding House, not including ransients. $1,000
Bottling Works. mineral or carbonated waters, al