The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-01-15
License Tax Ordinance, City of Dawson, 1921

| Section /. Be it ordained by the CITY
Council of Dawson and it is hereby or
$ dained by authority of the same, thai
- from and after the passage OF TINS ordl
nance every person, firm or corporatlof
who is now or may hereafter become en-,
e gagged in any occupation or business OF
, any kind in the City of Dawson shall b(
required to register their names anC
d kinds Of business, and pay the license
I tax as provided in this ordinance in ac'
. cordance with the provisions herein sci
out
Section 2 BE it further ordained that
( every person, firm or corporation who Is
r now engaged in any business of any KIND
, in the City of Dawson shall be required
4 TO register their names and such business
! as they may be engaged in 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 bust
ness, on or before the 18th day of Jan
I uary, 1924.
Section g. Be it further ordained that
any person, firm or corporation who may
commence any business in the City of
Dawson after the 18th day of January,
1924, shall be required, before cOmmenc-
ing said business, to register their names
and kinds of business, at the office of
the City Clerk in book to be kept Tor
that purpose, and to pay the license tax
herein assessed against such business.
Section A. 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, ana Lnat every person., HfIn
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 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 buSl-
ness after the LIST day of March 1924.
/ And every person commencing any bus
mess after the first day of March, who
shall fail to take out the required license
before commencing such business, shall
be required to pay the sum of per cent
additional on the amount OF licenses such
persons may owe for every month or
fractional part thereof that such person
may be engaged in such business without
having taken out the required licenses.
Section 5. Be 1t 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 fl fas
Sec 6. 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, snail
first register and pay such special faN
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
aitbor or 6otb in fbe discretion of the
| Mayor.
Sec 7. Any person or persons, firm or
coIporaIlom apply ny , sG, IN IHe cor,
porate limits of the City of Dawson, Ga,
las is prescribed in this ordinance, shall
accept sailie up1lI IL ~ ppio ~ rIIanee
az anu asIetiGC tiltn Ii fo ,ic Iicanse is
OF COINS BUSINESS ny 10 m s,ibinnf to
lSseeu Sila - ~ "a ioo+io,, Nv, fho no
NlsIIa[loH ron anu of,soi 70 eI,b
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mt TO such HlSllatIoh anu 81 So tij
49, 'iaoiI PEI od ,II, o,dnr Of +ha Mavor
Agent or agency real estate selliil Soc 0 oo
renting, per ahhunn 81 e. M M
Agent, sewing machine per annun Slo'OU
Auctioneer or vendue master. per an n
mum .....c:'... pow
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day ......;;.......:. .,.....,.. We W
| Agents selln@ pianos; orSaIlS, SIa Lpi,laI
/ phones. talking machines, or muslcal
! instruments, not IN connection win
other lines OF business per "a az IL
mum 20 o nor S25 no new
Auctloneer. OF livestock per DAY @z2.Ou, pei
annum SZ5Q.OU, except a reSulaI lceu 1s
dealer IN I'VE stoGh may ser az Of bus
ness mes > '''
Automoblle Tor hlre' each aueoI4op pn i 10!
hire. shall pay the sum OF SlooOi pu'
no license shafl De issued until SucH dt
tomobile has been inspected anu APP
! proved by the committee aPpolllIttgio
| for that purpose, ana such duIoIhopiie
! shall be kept IN Such approved cohul-
ton during the balance or the year year
| or the license Tor same shall De reFoht93i;
| Each automoDlle uSed LOT uiIe sHdli
! nave conSplcuously dlspiayeu tltTtoh q
/ licensed tag winch shaH De lurIlSiieu
! by the CITY OF Dawson .o- oo
! Automobile garage, per ahhuh' "a; w
! Automobile, dealers III, agents loI 'nf
| SAFE o. OF persons SohcluiS 90 coz M
per annum '@S9,g W
Agent or agents not SpeclaHy menu Slo o6
per day Flo ,o w
Agents, demonstrating OH stiee'S' * T On
gay go 20 0O
Fer ahnum .';.'.: :.'.'.,.', 'Pou,oU
Agents, demonstrating ana selllhS "a AN GS
article on streelS' per uay'''''''' :3a0 M
Ter ahhum .%AoVo W
Agents selllhg STOVES OF soilci'lhS e16 S1 IN
Sale Oh stoves per uaS''''''''''''' $F0 M
! 80 tS,,oI~ ,,eoI for dravage ner an
auto truck uSeu boi "'"S"SS' Pei so0 m
mum 80 %jIi
BIN poster meaning one N1o po9LS oi'iS
tackS up slSnS, uISlIIputeS Dii C ti ~ ~
/ other adVertlslng matter, WhsIner Ie et
/ hlmSeH or Tor oIherS' eltheT 1oI pio ,
or not Except local merchants, VINO
may distribute their own adVertsInen y
or have 1t done by their own ehlpinoge ~
! per annum ........... ..,......'...... S9U W
/ bliHstIu OF pool ttibiSo' VI ~ -.
nature, per annum S25U:VU Tor tour
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