The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
License Tax Ordinance of City
of Daqvson for the Year 1925


shows, devices, etc, per week $l,OOO.0U
| If carnival or other shows not herein
| otherwise specifically provided Tor
shall exhibit outside the city llfnlts,
! then in that event, such carnival or
other show, shall be prohibited from
/ distributing circulars, lacking up ad-
! Vertising matter, paradlnS the streets,
or otherwise advertising such carnival
or show in the city limitsN of Dawson,
/ either by street parades, brass bands
drums, horns, or by any other means
whatsoever, except upon the payment
/ of a license therefor in the sum of
$3.50 90 per week
Debenture or redemption of bonds and
! stocks, each agent selling or soliciting
sale OF, per annum. .............. $lVO W
Dealers and merchants carrying goods,
1 wares and merchandise, at retail in
quantities less than $1,000, $500 per an
/ mum; $1,000 and under $1,000, $1,000 per
annum; $1,000 and under S3OOO, $l4 .UU
J per annum; 100000 and under $5,OOO;OO,
> $1,000 per annum; $5,000.00 and under
! $7,50000, $500 per annum; S,50OO0 and
under $10,OO000 $500 per annum; $40,
10000 and under $15,O0OO0, $500 per an
1 mum; $15,000.00 and over, $51.00 per an
mum. This tax is to apply only to bona
/ fide resident merchants.
Dentists. selling tooth dentifrices or
! brushes, per annum ........,.,.... UU
/ Dealer or dealers in drugs at wholesale,
Upon each dance or social entertainment
where an admission is charged, $l.O0 to
| $500 per day, in Mayors discretion.
Itinerant dealers in nostrums used for
medical purposes, or devices of like
character per day .............:.:.:. .Szo.Vu
Dealers in nostrumS. if free exhibition is
given in connection with the same, per
week observation-disclosures. ....-...... ..'.9lEo.uO
Dealer in nostrums or herbs for medical
purposes, located residents, per an n
nun......... .......... .......'., .".'' '@1I'VV
Drumming-each person drumming or So
Letting trade except to the middle OF
hn ctr in IF
of business, per annum. ............ SOU w
To stand upon the sidewalk so as to op-
struct the free passage of pedestrians
to take hold of or to use other means
to induce or force hesitating persons
to go in or enter any place of business
except a polite invitation to walk in,
or in any other act or acts tendlng 10
embarrass or annoy persons IN Tree
transactions Of business shall be con-
sidered a street, drummer. and on con-
viction of violation of this ordinance
may be punished as prescribed IN TINS
ordinance.
Dog and pony show, per day.. $4,000
Drays-each one horse dray $3.50, two
horse dray $11. so, and $500 for each adj
ditional dray used by the same person;
three horse dray $3.50, four horse dray
S2050 No license shall be issued for
drayage, until such dray has been in
spected and approved by a committee
appointed for that purpose and each
dray shall have displayed thereon in
shall be furnished by the City of Daw-
son at the time the license is issued.
Express company, per annum .......$ O.UO
Feather or mattress renovator, per an n
mum ............ ........................S z0 UU
Fish and oysters, each retail dealer, per
annum. .................. ............. $3.50
Fertilizer plant engaging in mixing or
manufacturing commercial fertilizers;
per annum ............ ..,........... 300. w
Fertilizer Plant, engaged in mixing or
manufacturing fertilizer and selling
the same, per annum ...............$ 5l. OO
Fertilizer, dealer in or agent or person
soliciting the sale of, per annum $500
Fortune tellers or palmistS, per week SOU
Fruit peddler per day ................ $50; W
Flying jenny, ferris wheel or other like
amusement, per week ............ .Sl0U. w
Fireworks Of any kind each dealer Sl6.00
Gunsmith, per annum ................: S4.0U
General repair shop, per annum.. SlU.OU
Gasolne-each dealer in gasoline at re-
tail to consumer, per annum ......: 5.0U
Gasoline at wholesale, per annum. 500
Grist mill, per annum. $500 for first set
of rocks, and $500 for each additional
set.
Hat finishing, reshaDig and renovating,
or person soliciting such work, per day
Hair dresser outside of barber shop, per
annuln ...,':.''......, .....''.''' .qo'oU
Hides or rubber. each person, firm or
| corporation soliciting sale of, or buying,
per day $500, per annum ........,...$l SID w
Hotel, per annum ......................SZ so w
Horse or mule broker or dealer, per an
mum .'''..,''''' 30 U0
Harness maker, per annunl. .......... 80. w
Ice cream saloon, each, per annum. 500
! Ice cream peddler, each, per annum Sb.UO
Insurance company, fire, per annum $25. W
Insurance company, life, per annum $25.OO
Insurance, accident company or aSsocla-
! ton insuring against loss of time or
death caused by accidental bodily in
| jury or sickness, per annum..... go. w
/ Insurance company, bonding or accident,
i per annum ............ ..........''. @o'VV
| Ice dealers or manufacturers, per an
t mum ............. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9'UU
Ice dealer in connection with other bust
! ness, per annum .:........:.,....'...-'S w
/ Itinerant vendors of proprietary or pat
/ ent articles books, maps, pictures, toys,
candy or any article whatever, on the
streets or from house to house, or 10
Gated, including dealers IN stone. mar
BILE, granite or other articles of mer-
chandise, shall pay license tax OF not
more than $500 and not less than 50
/ per day, the amount of which Is TO De
! fixed by the Mayor upon application 10
him by such person desiring to engage
| in such business. said license to be col
lected from all persons alike engaged
| in such business. whether residents or
| non-residents. and without regard 10 the
/ locality or the growth of the produc-
! ton of material or manufacture of So
! licitations are made. But no license
! shall be granted to any firm or person
to erect a stand or sell or adVertlse
| fire limits with a harrangue any patent
medicine, novelty or article of merchan-
disc generally sold by itinerant vendors,
but said business may be carried on
outside of fire limits by payment of $500
per month, provided no license shall be
! issued for knife boards" cane racks
| or any game of chance.
Junk shop, or dealer. or shipper, for
each place of business or storage room,
per annum $500. (By junk is meant
rags, scrap iron, waste or scrap cotton,
sacks, paper, odds and ENDS of brass,
copper, plows and other metals that are
considered useless for its original pur-
| pose and have been abandofed or
thrown away And all persons buying
junk and taking license for same, as
| prescribed in this ordinance, shall keep
a daily list of all purchases and from
whom bought, and shall accept license
on the condition that their place of bus
mess shall be subject to visitation and
inspection from the police of this city
| at any time when the Mayor and Chlef
| of Police shall order such places visit
ed and inspected. and on refusal OF
| such persons at any time to submit to
such visitation and inspection of said
place of business shall have his place
of business Immediately closed on or
der of the Mayor or Chief of Police;
/ and in case any machinery Or any part
/ or ap,, anOliancQ or indictments