The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-01-11

nance every person, firm or corporation
who is now or may hereafter become en-
gagged in any occupation or business of
any kind in the City of Dawson shall be
required to register their names and
kinds of business, and pay the License
] tax as provided in this ordinance in ac-
cordance with the provisions herein set
out.
! Section q Be it further ordained that
every person, firm or corporation who is
now engaged in any business of any kind
| in the City of Dawson shall be required
I to register their names and such business
as they may be engaged in at the office
of the City Clerk in book to be Kept
! for that purpose, and to pay the license
tax herein assessed against such bust
ness, on or before the 18th day OF jan
uary 1921.
! Section g. Be it further ordained that
any person, firm or corporation who may
commence any business in the CITY or
Dawson after the 18th day of January,
1921. shall be required before, commenc-
ing said business, to register their names
and kinds of business. at the office of
the City Clerk in a book to be kept for
that purpose, and to ,pay the license tax
herein assessed against such business;
! Section 4. Be it further ordained that
the license taxes herein assessed are due
and payable in accordance with the pro
visions of sections two and three OF this
ordinance and that every person, nrm
or corporation who is now engaged in
any business whatever in the City OF
! Dawson who shall fail to take out the
required license in accordance with the
( foregoing provisions shall be required TO
/ pay the sum of 5 per cent additional on
the amount of license such person may
owe for each month or fractional part
/ thereof that he may be engaged in bust
ness after the LIST day of March, 1871
( And every person commencing any bus
! mess after the first day of March, VINO
| shall fail to take out the required license
! before commencing such business, snail
/ be required to pay the sum of > per cent
additional on the amount of licenses such
/ persons may owe for every month or
! fra ctional part thereof that such person
| may be engaged in such business without
| having taken out the required licenses.
! Section 5. Be it further ordained that
when any license tax herein assessed
/ shall become due and the same IS not
/ paid, the Clerk of the City Council may
/ issue fl ia against such person, hrm or
corporation who may owe such license
! tax said fl ia TO be signed by the mayor,
/ and enforced as other tax ii fas.
! Sec g. Transient traders in goods
wares and merchandise of any descrlp-
! tioh whatever, also agents or canVassers
! for the sale of any article whatever, ftln-
Grant physicians or sellers Of proprietary
articles or nostrums, before exposing TOT
/ sale or Offering the same for sale, shall
/ first register and pay such speclal TAX
as is fixed in these ordinances, and IN de-
! fault of such registry and payment shall
tbe 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 Oh tne
/ Mayor. a. -
/ Sec 7. Any person or persons, firm or
corporation applying for and secuflns
4any license to do business in the cor
/ porate limits of the City of Dawson, Ga,
/ as is prescribed in this ordinance. shall
Iaccept same upon the express condltlon
and agreement that their place or places
! of doing business and for which license is
| issued shall at all times be subject 10
visitation from and inspection by the po-
I lice of this city, and on refusal to SUD.
init to such visitation ana Inspection Oh
| their place of business shall suffer tnelf
license revoked upon order of the Mayor.
! Sec. s. So much and such parts OF or
dinances heretofore passed as proNlueS
! for the issuing and enforcement OF any
execution for any tax or assessment re-
auired by such ordinances, or that I'M
poses fines and penalties for the non
| payment of such tax, or for the FAILURE
to register and take out license proVlded
for in said ordinance or ordinances snail
continue and remain in full force untll
such tax shall be fully paid.
Agent or agency, real estate, selling or
renting, per annum ..........'..'.. .SZo.UU
Agent, selling pianos or organs, PEI, q. an ~
Agent, sewing machine, per annum $l5.OO
Auctioneer or vendue master per o- an a.
Auctioneer of real estate or city lots, per
Auctioneer of livestock, per day. $ 23' w W
per annum .....,....... .....,. ...'. .Szou'Vo
Automobile, hire of same or charging lot
/ trips, per annum, $500; same individual
! or firm
Automobile hacks, meeting trains, each;
| per annum ....,..... .........&...... 80 w
Automobile, garage, per annum 80; W
| Automobile, dealers in, agents for the
| sale of, or persons soliciting sale OF
| per annum ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 W
| gent or agents not specially mentloneddo
Agents, demonstrating on streets, per
/
Per annum ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sou w
Agents, demonstrating and selling any
article on streets, per day......... ;$l0. W ~
Agents, canvassing for orders, per
day ............ .........................S ~ 5U
Agents, selling stoves or soliciting the
sale of stoves, per day............. $40 0Q
Agent, each transient agent putting
down thing or concrete or cement
blocks or anything of like character,
Auto truck used for drayage, per an
/ mum ................ ....,....,..,,.....SZ OOL
/ Bill poster meaning one who posts bills
! lacks up signs, distributes circulars oil
| other advertising matter, whether fol
himself or for others, either for profit
or not Except local merchants, who
may distribute their own advertisements
or have it done by their own employee
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 i'm 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 as
intermediary between buyer or seller
! for the consideration of a brokerage
! commission or salary from either the
sale of merchandise, stocks, bonds, etc
I per annum ............. ..............S 500 "
Barbershop, per chair, per annum, $50
Blacksmith shop, per annum, $1,000 fol
first forge and $500 for each additional
forge.
Bakery, per. annum ......... ......... 81. W
Each boarding house at which transient
people rema ming less than Is days are
/ entertained, per annUm ..:........... $15. OF
Lodging or sleeping rooms entertaining
transients for less than 10 days (nc
I meals to be furnished) per annum $75C
Bottling works. per annum .......... $40 OF
! Bottled soft drinks each dealer or stand
/ other licensed business, per annum $500
Building material-each party handling
or selling building material, per an
mum .......,.....-. ....................Slo vi
Bootblack, on street, per box, per an
mum ...........-..- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 OF
/ Bicycles-each person keeping bicycles for
Boarding house at which transient people
/ remain less than Is days.............S 15. 90
] Battery service station per annum. SO 90
hire, per annum ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So W
Claim or collection agency, per an
! Aum ............ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES W