The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-01-15
LICENSE ORDINANCE
Of City of Dawson for the
Year of 1918.

1edT OF 1918.
Section l. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and City Council of Dawson that. from
and after the passage of this ordinance.
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 1915
Sec 2 Be it further ordained that all
! persons commencing any business of any
Kind after the 18th of January, 1913, shall
register their business as soon as they
| 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,
but nevertheless exercises 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 a fixed place of business.
Sec. 4. 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 manufac-
turing company shall be subject to the
same penalty and take out license
Sec. 5. The Mayor and Council shall
| impose such taxes from time to time as
they may deem just as equitable upon
all local and itinerant traders or agents
| or other persons not specially mentioned
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| 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 6. Transient traders in goods,
! wares and merchandise of any descrip-
! ton Whatever, also agents or canVassers
| Tor the sale of any article whatever, itin-
| Grant physicians or sellers of proprietary
I articles or noStrums, before exposing for
| sale or offering the same for sale, shall
| first register and pay such special tax as
| 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 OF
! corporation applying for and securing
! any license to do business in the corpo-
rate 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 DO
! lice of this city, and on refusal to sub
init to such visitation and inspection OF
! their place of business shall suffer their
I license revoked upon order of the Mayor
! Sec. s. So much and such parts Of or
/ ma tyt.,c
! for the issuing and enforcement of any
| execution for any tax or assessment Ie-
! quired by such ordinances, CT that nm
| poses fines and penalties for the non
! 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 in full force until
such tax shall be fully paid
| Agent or agency, real estate, selling OF
| renting, per annum ...................S2 6. 0C
| Agent, selling pianos or organs, per an
mum ..',,..,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Ot
! Agent, sewing machine, per annum SIS OF
Auctioneer or vendue master, per an
mum '''.'.... ...'.....................S 25UU W
Auctioneer of real estate or city lots, pei
day., ..,...... .......... ............ $25 Oh
Auctioneer of livestock, per day S25 OF
! Automobile, hire of same or charging for
trips, per annum, $1,000; same Individual
| or firm.
Automobile hacks, meeting trains, each
| per annum OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SO. 0t
Automobile, garage, per annum. ... $25 OK
Automobile, dealers in, agents for the
sale of, or persons soliciting sale of
per annuln.... ..,....... ............ SlOO. N
Agent or agents not specially mentioned
per day ....... .........................Sl SO OF
Bill poster, meaning one VINO posts bills
tacks up signs, distributes circulars on
other advertising matter, wether fol
himself or for others, either for profit
or not Except local merchants, who
may distribute their own advertise.
ments or have it done by their owr
emplOyes) per annum. $50. o.
Billiard and pool tables, or games of like
nature per annum $250.00 for three Ia.
bles, or less, and then $4,000 for each
additional table above three in same
place of business. All applications fol
license 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 a!
intermediary between buyer or seller
for the consideration of a brokerage
commission or salary from either tn,
sale of merchandise, stocks, bonds, etc,
per alnum '...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENT $50. o
Barbershop, per chair, per annum, $50
: Blacksmith shop, per annum, $1,000 70
first forge and $500 for each additions
Bakery, per annum. .....................S6. 0
Each boarding house at which transfer
people remaining less than Is DAYS ar
entertained, per annum. .............S 15.0
Lodging or sleeping rooms. entertaining
transients for less than Is days IN
meals to be furnished) per annum. SIS
Bottling works, per annum .......... $500
Bottled soft drinks, each dealer or stant
at retail not run in connection with an,
other licensed business, per annum $50
Building and loan associations or nego
tiations of loans upon real or persona
property by loan company, or agen
OF a loan company per annuTS. $500