Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-02-09
ORDINANCE NO. 4s7

An ordinance to amend Ordinance
No. $50 of the City of Fitzgerald. and
approved February 9th, 1921, EMIT
led An Ordinance to provide for the
collection of license and occupation
tax on certain lines of business and
occupations within the city of Fitz-
gerald and for other purposes in the
following particulars 10 wit:
SECTION BE it ordained by the
Mayor and Council OF the CITY of Fitz-
gerald and the same is hereby ordain-
ed by the authority aforesaid, that
from and after the passage Of this or
dlnance, Section VIII of ordinance
No. $50 Of the City of Fitzgerald, be
and same is hereby amended, in the
following particulars and on the follow
ing items hereinafter set out and spe-
Gifted: By striking out OF said sec
ton after the words "Auctioncers, live
stock per day" the figures $4,000 and
inserting in lieu therof the figures
$500.
By striking out OF said section after
the words: Billiard room or pool
room. no minor allowed, white and
colored persons not allowed to play in
the same room, to be passed upon by
the license committee" the figures
$250.OO' and inserting in lieu thereof
the figures $350O0.'
BY striking out Of said section al
ter the words bill posters and dis
tributors, the figures $4,000 and in
scrtlng i'll lieu thereof the figures $50
BY striking out Of said section the
following words: Boarding houses not
including transients $40
By striking out of said section the
following words Hotels and board
ing houses. keeping transicnts with
charges of 81 per day or more $40.,
and inserting in lieu thereof the follow
ing: Hotels with charges of 81 per
day. or more $40
By striking from said section after
the words Hotels charging 81 per day
or less the figures $40 and inserting
in lieu thereof the figures $40.
BY striking from said section after
the words For each nonresident
horse trader or snapper or buyer or
dealer in horses or mules, or other
live stock commonly known as gyp-
sizes, or road traders, with one wagon
per week 500, with more than one
wagon, per week $50 and inserting
in lieu thereof. the folding:
For each nonresident horse trader
or snapper or buyer or dealer in hor-
SEES or mules or other live stock CON-
monty known as gypsies, or ro2d t.' !.
crs with one wagon per week .zsUua
with more than one wagon per week.
S350.0V By striking from said sec
ton the following words and figures
Rooming houses $40.
By striking from said section the
following words: Automobile dealers
in or agents for $40 and by striking
the following words: Automobiles
agents or dealers in for each addition
al make and manufacture of automobile
S. 90; and by striking from said sec
ton the following words:
Automobile garage, including Access
sories oil and gas, and by inserting in
lieu thereof the following words and
figures: Dealers in Automobiles and
| operators of garages. including oil
and gas and automobile accessories
meaning that dealers in automobiles
shall have the right to operate gar
age and operators OF garages shall
have the right to sell automobiles SIS
By adding to said section the follow
ing words and figures:
Peanut and popcorn roastcrs, pro
| duct vended on streets. rooster occu-
plying street. $40.
By adding to said section the fol
lowing words and figures:
For each and every automobile OPP
Grating out of, into and through the
city of Fitzgerald. Georgia and known
as Bus lines, with seating capacity
of eight or more people $50.
Any person paying the occupation
or license tax on or before the 18th
day of March shall be entitled to
discount of ten per 00%6) cent. on
the amount of taxes so paid.
SECTION H. Be it further ordain-
ed by the authority aforesaid and it
is hereby ordained. that all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Read first time January 2, 1922,
Read second time February 9th,
1922, and passed by the following vote
yes votes. mo None.
Approved this February 9TH, 1922
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