The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-01-11

Section l. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and City Council of Dawson that, from !
and after the passage of this ordnance
every person, firm or corporation who |
exercises or may exercise within the city |
any profession, trade calling, or business, !
of any nature whatever, shall annually
register in books to be kept for that
purpose by the Clerk of said City Council
their names and professions and their
place of business, if any, within the city
by the 18th day of January, 1916.
Sec 2. Be it further ordained that all
persons commencing any business Of any
kind after the 18th of January, 1876 shall
register their business as soon as they
shall commence the same.
Sec g. Be it further ordained that
whenever any person or persons having
no fixed place of business within the city,
but nevertheless exercise within the city
any business whatever such person or
persons shall be required to register their
names and business and shall be subject
to the same or like taxation on their bus
mess as is levied by the Mayor and Coun-
Gil upon persons following a like business
and having fixed place of business.
Sec. T. All persons, firms corporations
or manufacturing companies having eth
er 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 de-
fault thereof the officer or agent for such
persons, firm or corporation or manufact-
urigg company shall be subject to the
same penalty and take out license.
Sec. s. The Mayor and Council shall
impose 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 shall
be subject to alteration and repeal in
whole or in part any time, and no such
amendment or repeal in any particular
shall be construed to deny the right of
the Council to assess and collect any part
of the tax or license charges prescribed.
Sec. G. Transient traders in goods,
wares and merchandise of any descrip-
ton whatever, also agents or canvassers
for the sale of any article whatever, itin-
Grant physicians or sellers of proprietary
articles or nostrums, before exposing for
sale or offering the same for sale, shall
is fixed in these ordinances and in de-
fault of such registry and payment shall
be punished by a fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars, or Imprisonment or
work on the streets not to exceed sixty
days. either or both, in the discretion of
the Mayor.
Sec T. ANY person or persons, firm or
corporation applying for and securing
any license to do business in the corpor-
at limits of the City of Dawson, Ga,
as is prescribed in this ordinance, shall
accept same upon the express condition
and agreement that their place or places
of doing business and for which license is
issued shall at all times be subject to
visitation from and inspection by the po-
lice of this city, and on refusal to sub
init 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-
quired by such ordinance, or that inn
poses fines and penalties for the nom
payment of such tax, or for the failure
to register and take out license provided
for in said ordinance or ordinances, shall
continue and remain of full force until
such tax shall be fully paid.
Agent or agency, real estate selling or
renting per annum .................$26OO
Agent, selling pianos or organs, per an
mum .............. .........'.''' '4Io W
Agent, sewing machine, per annum $l5.OO
Auctioneer or vendue master per an
mum .......... ...........'.'.' ''9-ou'uo
Auctioneer of real estate or city lots, per
day ...............,.. .........'''''.'..' 9-o'VO
Auctioneer of live stock, per day, $4,000;
per annum, S50COG.
Automobile, hire of same or charging for
trips. per annum. $500; same individual
or nrm.
Automobile garage, per annum $4,000