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the COURAJSJT AMERICAN.
VOL. XX.
THE CITY’S
LICENSE LAI.
Measure Passed by Council Last
Week Taxing Businesses
AND OCCUPATIONS OF CITY-
Brokers, Butchers. Drummers,
Dancing Masisi > i(i£S ths Whole
Push Must Pay a Tax-
The following is the full text of
the license law passed by the City
Council at its meeting Wednesday
night of last week:
License Ordinance for the
Year 1901, for the City of
Cartersville, Ga.
Cartersville, Ga., Fen. 15, 1901.
Section ist. Be it ordained by
the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Cartersville, Georgia, that
from and alter the passage of this
ordinance, every person, firm, com
pany or corporation, whether res
idents in this city or not, engaging
in or about to engage in any bus
iness, trade, calling or profession
hereinafter named, within the cor
porate limits of said City, shall be
required to register annually their
names, business, trade, calling or
profession, in the office of the Clerk
of said City, in a book to be kept
by said Clerk for said purpose.
Section 2nd. Be it further or
dained by the Mayor and Aider
men of said City of Cartersville,
that all persons, firms, companies
and corporations engaged in or pro
po_ing to engage in any business,
trade, calling or profession, that
may be hereinafter required to be
registered under the provisions of
this ordinance shall pay snch li
cense fees as may be herein fixed
for conducting such, business in
said City to the Marshal of said
City and his receipt shall be a suffi
cient license for prosecuting such
business in said City for the term
hereinaf er specified.
Section 3RD. Be it further or
dained, That in defahlt of any pay
ment of any license fee. chargeable
and required to be paid under the
provisions of this ordinance, the
clerk shall issue an execution
against the person, firm, company
or corporation making such default
as against a defaultiug tax payer,
and such execution shall be en
forced in the same manner as tax
executions are enforced by the au
thorities of said city.
Section 4TH. Be it further or
dained, That the Mayor, or any
Alderman of said city, in the ab
sence of the Mayor, shall be, and
is heFeby authorized, to impose a
fine not to exceed One Hundred
Dollars upon any person, firm,
company or corporation who shall
engage in or prosecute any bus
iness, trade, calling or profession,
required to be registered in said
city, without paying the license
fee therefor, and to enforce such
fine by imprisonment of such per
son, or member of such firm, or
the managing officer or agent of
such corporation not exceeding
sixty days.
Section STH. All non-residents
bringing, or sending to this cky, a
stock of goods of any description
whatsoever, to be sold at action
by licensed auctioneer, or else
where in the city, shall pay the
sum of fifty dollars for stock un
der five hundred dollars, and one
hundred dollars for stock over five
hundred dollars.
Section 6th. That each and
every non-resident person selling
fresh or butchers meat at whole
sale. (except to dealers) or at re
tail in the city, shall pay a license
fee of ten dollars. This includes
all non-resident persons retailing
fresh or butchers meat in the city,
and peddling the same on the
streets. Nothing in this secrion
shall be construed so as to prohibit
farmers from selling the products
of their own farms.
Section 7th. Hucksters or ped
dlers of corn, meal, flour or pro
duce of any kind' about the city
{farmers bringing their own pro
duce from the country excepted)
shall pay a license of twenty-five
dollars per annum.
Section Bth. On every billiard,
pool, bagatelle or other table on
which balls or pins are used, set
up in the city and kept for hire in
any way. and on each bowling al
ley and ten pin, or any number of
pins, alley, kept or used in any
way for hiie, there shall be a li-
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1901.
cense tax of twenty-five dollars per
annum on each room or alley.
Section 9th All dealers in live
stock, who sell live stock in the
market, other th in owners of livery
stables and stock yards, shall pay
a license of ten dollars. And if
sold at auction a license lee of ten
dollars per day shall be paid. This
includes every person or firm deal
ing in horses and mules, and each
and every person or firm known as
horse or mule drovers or traders,
selling their stock within the city.
Each proprietor of sale lot or livery
stable shall be held iespousible for
this tax on all stock sold from his
premises.
Section ioth. All circus shows
or street parades exhibiting in said
city, shall pay the sum of fifty dol
lars per day, and for each side show
ten dollars per day. All dog and
pony shows or parades shall pay
the sum of twenty-fiye dollars per
day.
Section iith. All persons com
ing into the city for the purpose of
vending patent medicines, or other
business not enumerated in this
ordinance shall pay a license of
five dollars per day, or less at dis
cretion of mayor, mayor pro tem,
or three aldermen.
Section 12TH. Each itinerant
occulist or dealer in spectacles
shall pay a license fee of five dol
lars per day.
Section 13TH. Each and every
hack or carriage used in carrying
passengers to and from any rail
road depot, or elsewhere about the
city for pay, other than licensed
liverymen, shall pay a license fee
of five dollars.
Section 14TH. All persons keep
ing for hire and hiring out horses
or horses and vehicles, other than
licensed liverymen, shali pay the
sum of five dollars on each single
horse or single horse and vehicle,
and on each team and carriage the
sum of ten dollars.
Section 15TH. All persons sell
ing melons, fruits or other produce
to consumers from cars, shall pay
a license fee of five dollars per day.
SCHEDULE OF LICENSE FEES.
Auctioneer, resident $ 500
Auctioneer, non-resident 10.00
Atrem-y not specially named, ven
dors or exhibitors, discretion <. f
Mayor, Mayor pro tem or three
Aldermen of said city
Agent for sale ol agricultural im
plements whether located in the
office or stoie oi o;h m or in the
streets ........... 25.00
Bank or bankers eac-h 25.00
Every incorporated or other bank,
and every person, firm or company
having a place of business where
credits are opened by the deposit
or collection of money or currency,
to be paid or remitted upon draft,
check or order, or where money is
advanced or loaned on stocks or
bonds, bulliou, bills of exchange
or promissory notes are received
for discount or for sale, shall be
regarded as a bank or as a Banker.
Any person, firm or corporation,
who keeps an account in the City
of New fork or elsewhere with
any bank or banker and who sells
exchange in the same way the reg
ular banks do, shall be required to
pay the same license as the banks
are required to pay.
Brokers, each, or money lenders
on collateral or security note
shaver, or other than bankers
doing business in said city
whether he has an office in the
city or not, shall pay $ 10.00
Building and Loan Associations 10.00
Brokers, street, pawn, or produce,
whether located in any office or
on the street 5 00
Blacksmith shop, each lorge .... 2.50
Bottling works for soda or min
eral waters 5,00
Barber shops, each chair set up or
used A 2.50
Bakeries, where machinery is em
ploye*! 10.00
Bakeiies. where machinery is not
employed 5,00
Boarding houses, private, solicit
ing transient custom at trains— 5.00
Butcher shops, each may deal in
hidek 10.00
Brick yard, or office, or agent. ... 5.00
Agents or dealers in brick manu
factured outside of Banow coun
ty 10.00
Boot and shoe shop 1.00
Bill posters, each 5 00
Bicycles, selling, etc .. 5,00
Cotton oi produce exchange, or
agent for same 50.00
Contractors, taking contract over
$5000.00 10.00
Contractors, over $2500,00 and not
*5000.00 7.50
Contraciers, over *IOOO,OO and not
*2500.00 5.00
Contractors, over SSOO 00 and not
*IOOO tO 2.50
Contractors, over *250,00 and not
*500.00 1.25
Cabinet shops, repairing lurniture 2,50
Claim an ■ collecting agent 10.00
Coal or Coke yards or ageno es... 0.00
Cooper shops 2 50
Carriage shops for repairing 5.00
Carriage and wagon repositories,
parties naying fhis license may
do repair work 10.00
Clothing, Dealers m second hand 100.00
Cigar factories 5.00
Cigar stands, separate from othor
business 2.50
Cotton gins, for each g;n operated 2.50
Candy manufactories 5.00
Drummers, or persons selling to
other than registered dealers,
clothing, shirts, or articles of
goods, wares or merchandise.lo.no
Dairy delivery wagons 2,50
Dancing masters, each 10.00
Dray, one horse, payable semi-an
nual lv ... 3.00
Drav. two horses, payable semi
annually 5.00
D\e houses 2.50
Express Companies, for business
doiieexulusiyely within the City
ofCarversviile and not including
any business done to or from
points without the State, nor iu
cluding any business done for
the Government of the United
State-*, its officers or agents.. 25.00
Fortune tellers, or astrologers .. 10,00
Flying jennies or Merry-go-rounds 5,00
Fertilizer I testers, purchasing and
selling on their own account,
eich 5.00
Fertilizer companies or manufac
turers selling their products in
said city tit rough agents or soli
citors 25,00
Foundries or machine shops 5.00
Gas works or companies 20 00
Gas Fitting shops or plumbers— „ 2 50
uiiusmitli shops i 0*
Gymnasiums 5.00
Harness shop and lactory, may
deal in hides 10.00
Harness repair shops 2.50
Hotels, or places advertising as
such, taking transient custom 12.00
Hides, dealers in 5-00
Ice Factories-, 10.00
Ice houses, agencies or dealers ... 5 00
Ice Cream Saloon, alone 2.50
Insurance, each company, Life,
Fire or co-operative, doing bus
iness in this city, directly or
through agents ..7 25.00
Plate Glass Insurance Company 10 oo
Bond Surety Company 10 00
Jacks and "Stallions kept for ser
vice, each ' 5.00
Junk shops, (See requirements as
to Bond, Ac.) 10.00
Lunch counters and eating lu>u.-es
(sirall) where no uncooked pro
duce or merchandise is sold Lso
Livery S„ables 25.00
Lauudriesor agents 5,00
Loan or Trust Companies, or
agents of same 25.00
Merchants, traders, factors com
mission merchants, or those en
gaged in selling goods, produce,
wares or merchandise, whose
average stock in trade is uuder
$500,00 2 5o
From SOOO.OO to $2.000.00 5.00
1 r m $2,000.00 to $5,000.00 7.50
l- r -in $5,000,00 up 10.00
Mills—saw, flour, grist 10.00
.uai bie Yards and agencies 5.00
Marble agents, non-residents 10.00
Mattress makers -"o
News depots l-5o
Oil D. alers, wholesale, keeping a
supply tank or storage house
within the city limits 25,00
Piano tilling and repairing
Paint shops 1.25
Printing ivflic s, including book
binding, news and joo, or puo
listiing naper 5.00
Photograph galleries 5.00
Public weighers 5.00
Restaurant without lodging,.... . l.do
Skating rinks, season 10.00
Shooting galleries 5.00
Stock yards 5.00
Stencil cutters 5o
Street brokers 10.00
Telegraph companies, each 25.n0
Telephotiecotnpan.es 20.00
Tailor shops , 2.50
Tin or tinker shops., 2.50
Undertakers. ; 10.00
agon yards 2-5 o
Wai>on repair shops 2.50
Warehouse, including buying ana
selling of any article usually
handled in warehouse 10.00
Watch maker, merely repairing
watches and jewelrj 5o
All other occupations not enum
erated above, SIO,OO or less at the
discretion of the Mayor, Mayor
pro tern or three Aldermen.
Agents for the sale of any arti
cle whatever, or any person visit
ing the city as an itinerant physi
cian, or professor or vendor of a
proprietary article, canvassers,
selling books, maps and pictures of
all kinds by subscriptions shall
each pay a tax, to be fixed by the
Mayor, Mayor pro tem or three
Aldermen in such cases.
Section i6th. That all junk shops
or dealers shall before commenc
ing business, file with the Clerk
approved Bond, payable to the
Mayor and Aldermen, in the sum
of Two Hundred Dollars approved
by the Mayor, for the prevention
of the purchase of new irons or
brasses; and all junk shops or de
positories shall be subject to a vis
itation and inspection from the
Police Force, or the Mayor or any
Aldermen of the city. On a refusal
of such person or persons to allow
such visitation or inspection, such
houses shall immediately be closed
by the Mayor; and in case any ma
chinery or an . part thereof, or any
appliance ot any railroad shop, or
gas company, or of the Water
Works, or any loose cotton shall
be found in such owner’s iunk shop
without sufficient explanation of
the same it shall subject him or
them to a fine not to exceed fifty
dollars 01 imprisonment not to ex
ceed twenty days or both, in the
discretion of the Mayor, Mayor pro
tem, and a second offence shall be
just and conclusive cause for the
revocation of the owners’ license.
All licenses issued to Junk dealers
are granted subject to the provis
ions of this section.
Section 17TH. The persons,firms
or corporations subject to the spe
cial or license tax hereinbefore
provided for, shall within fifteen
days from, the 15th day of February,
1901, register their business, call
ing or vocation with the Clerk of
the Board and at the same time pay
to the City Marshal the amount of
tax payable under this Ordinance
for said year, except where other
wise provided. The City Marshal
shall issue to such person, firm or
corporation a license certificate
showing the payment of such tax.
Section ißth. Any licenses
granted under this ordinance shall
be subject to the laws in force at
time *f granting same, but the City
authorities reserve the right to
change, modify and add to this or
dinance at any time, and to place
any additional business, calling vo
cation or avocation upon the list
and provide special license there
for.
Section 19TH. The Mayor and
Aldermen reserve the right to re
voke any license granted hereun
der, whenever in their judgment
the best interest ot the City so de
mands, first giving the holder of
such license notice of such inten
tion and giving him a hearing upon
the comnlaint him
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Section 2oth. That no license
shall be transferred from one per
son or firm to another.
Section 2ist. That the Clerk
shall administer oath to persons
taking out license as to amount of
stock, and character and style of
business to be carried on. and li
cense shall be fixed accordingly.
Section 22ND. That all ordi
nances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance be, and
the same are, hereby repealed.
Adopted February 15th, 1901.
F. M. Ford,
Mayor.
Paul Gilreath,
Clerk.
ATLANTA DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Young Widow Killed By Her Adorer
WhoThen Kills Himself.
Atlanta, Feb. 18. —The dead
bodies of Mrs. H. M. Wilson, a
young widow, and William Hamil
ton, a student in pharmacy, who
disappeared from Atlanta one week
ago today, were found last night
one mile from the end of the Chat
tahoochee river car line. The sur
roundings indicated that Hamilton
had killed Mrs. Wilson, set fire to
the woods near her body and then
ended his his own life. Both
bodies were fearfully burned and
rested upon breastworks thrown up
by the confederates to stem the ad
vance of the federal armv on At
lanta in the war between the states.
The bodies were found by two ne
'"£roee, who, being unable to im
press anybody, with the truth of
their statements last night, did not
press the matter further until today.
Mrs. Wilson was lying by the
side of a fallen sapling. There
was a bullet hole through her right
hand and another in the right tem
ple. The left toot was burned en
tirely off; the flames had destroyed
her hair and her left hand was in
cinerated save for one finger, which
bore a wedding ring. By the s*de
of Hamilton was foumd a revolver
aud an empty cigarette box. There
was a hole in Hamilton’s left tem
ple and a few inches trom his left
hand lay a small mirror,* evidently
used to direct the bullet.
When Mrs. Wilson left her moth
er’s home one week ago she wore
only a morning gown of light ma
terial and a light weight dressing
sacque. She was without a hat
and her feet were incased in slip
pers.
Hamilton came to Atlanta from
Mobile. His tuition and expenses
at a college here have been paid by
Mrs. H. M. Goodam, of that city,
according to a recent letter from
her to Mrs. Wilson.
It is known that Hamilton has
been devoted to Mrs. Wilson for
some time, but her parents assert
that she gave him no e.icouiage
tnent.
Quarterly Meeting-
The first quarterly meeting for
Cartersville, M. E. Church, south,
will embrace next Sunday and
Monday, February 24th and 25th.
The presiding elder, Rev. B. P,
Allen, will preach Sunday at 7. p.
m., and will hold the quarterly
conference Monday, 7 p m. follow
ing. A love feast will be held
Thursday, 21st 7 p. m.
Geo. W. YarErough,
Pastor.
Card of Thanks-
I desire to take this method of
expressing my hta felt gratitude
to the people of Kingsv n. and to
many from Cartersville, Dalton
and Atlanta for their surpassing
kindness to me and mine during
the recent illness and death of my
dear husband. I never will, I
never can forget it, and may God’s
richest blessings rest upon each
and every one is my prayer
Mrs. Rosa Burrough
Feb. 18, 1901. Kingston, Ga.
Milk Cows for Sale-
Two fresh milk cows —one Jer
sey and Holstein, four gallons per
day, and one black Jerse;, three
gallons per day. Parties desiring
good cows should see the: e before
buying.
Mrs. J. D. Rogers,
2t Kingston, Ga.
FATALLY BURNED
BY FOREST FIRE.
White Woman Found in Woods With
Clothing Burned Off.
CRIES ATTRACT PEOPLE TO HER.
Was Going Afoot From Aragon to
Moore's Mill and Stopping to
Warm, Her Clothing lsrnited,
A white woman was found in
the woods in ttie Stamp Creek
neighborhood, about seven miles
from this city, on last Wednesday
night, in a pitiable plight,her cloth
ing having been burned from her
body and her flesh roasted to a
crisp, and in pain and delirium,
alone in a charred forest with cut
ting winter winds intensifying the
oain consequent to her contact
with fire.
Mr. J. M. Knight was going for
a doctor, about half past eight
o’clock, when he heard screams in
the woods, and beirfg satisfied there
was some one in distress and need
ing assistance, he went to their
houses and got several of his neigh
bors to join him in making a search.
Among these was Mr. John Aber
nathy, who said he had heard
screams for two hours but didn’t
know what they meant. Going
some distance up a wooded hill
from the Cartersville and Canton
road in the direction in which the'
cries were heard, they found the
woman after ditficult search in
tie dark. She was in a crouching
position, and in her delirium and
pain had rolled some distance down
the hill, and was in a place where
the woods had burned and among
the charred brush. Her discover
ers made a light and went briskly
about the work of rendeiing what
aid they could to the unfortunate
woman. Her clothing was all
burned away and her roasted flesh
was cracked open in places. Her
fingers were in an immovably curv
ed shape from the violent heat.
Clothing was provided for her and
a sheet was procured and she was
wrapped in it, but in attempting to
carry her thus she complained of
the awful pain, and a chair was
procured in which she sat and was
thus carried oy her discoverers to
the house used as a court house
for Stamp Creek district. A good
bed was fixed for her there. The
next day she was carried to the
home of Mr. John Abernathy, and
at 2 o’clock at night she died.
The woman gave her name as
Rosa Collum. She said she had
been at work at Aragon Mills, in
Polk county, and was going to
some relatives at Moore’s Mills, in
Cherokee county. As she had no
money she was making the journey
afoot. Above Cartersville an emp
ty coal wagon overtook her and the
men in it offered her a ride which
she accepted for a mile. Proceed
ing again afoot, after traveling
some distance, she saw a forest fire
burning away from the road, and
wr-nt up to it to warn. While
standing near a blaze he - clothing
caught and she was unable to put
them out. Some believe that the
woman caught fire while asleep,
having laid down by a blaze in the
leaves.
Two of her uncles came over
from Mo;re’s Mill to see her after
they had heard of her misfortune.
She was buried at Stamp Creek
by the county.
CANDIDATES IN 1902-
Du Blgnon. Brown and Terrell for
Governor.
Savannah, Feb. 16.—An At
lanta special to the News says:
The pollitieal gossip around the
state capitol all turns upon the
governorship race in 1902. It is a
long way off, it is true; neverthe
less, the officials at the capitol, or
some of them at least, pride them
selves on their farsightedness, and
they like to tell what they think is
going to happen.
It is the -general belief just at
present that the fight will be a
three-cornered one for a time at
least, with Hon. F. G. dußignon,
of Sayannah, railroad commission
er, J. Pope Brown, of Pulaski coun
ty, and Attorney General J. M.
Terrell in the lists. It is pretty
well understood that Hon. Clark
Howell wilj not be in the race, and
that the conflict will lie between
the three antagonists named.
There are some, however, who are
I
thus early expressing the opinion
tuat the race will narrow down to
dußignon and Terrell, and will be
fought out between those two.
It is recognized now that Mr.
dußignon is squarely in the race,
and it is said that Mr. Terrell has
been a candidate for the last six
years. His race against Governor
Candler in 1898 is well remember
ed. Mr. Terrell has been conduct
ing a quiet but very thorough can
vass for some months. He has
acquired many strong friends in
various parts of the state, and he
is keeping up that work as oppor
tunities are offered.
There is no doubt that Mr. du-
Bignon will receive the support of
Governor Candler and of Mr.
Howell. He is regarded here as
uuc ui i lie suuugest men in south
Georgia, and it is believed he will
make the contest an exceed ngly
lively one.
One by one the candidates are
appearing for the attorney general
ship. But a few short weeks ago
Judge John C. Hart was the only
aspirant fer that office who had ap
peared. In fact, he is so far the
only avowed candidate for the of
fice. He is judge of the Ocmul
gee circuit, aud one of the most
prominent and popular men in his
section- It was not many days af
ter Judge Hart had stated to his
friends that he would probablv
make the race, before the name of
Speaker John D. Little of the house
of representatives, came up in con
nection with the office.
While Mr. Little will not say he
is a candidate, there are strong in
dications that he will be. It is net
unnatural that he should desire to
follow in the footsteps of his father,
w’ho, after serving as attorney gen
eral, went upon the supreme court
bench. Only a few days ago it
was stated that Hon. Joe Hall of
Bibb would also be a candidate for
attorney general. Some of those
who know Mr. Hall have denied
that he will enter the race, while
others assert even more positively
that he is determined to go into it.
It is quietly talked around the
capitol that Hoke Smith wants to
be a senator It is said that his
desire is to succeed Senator Clay,
and to that end, it is rumored, ef
forts haye been made to bring about
a disagreement between Senator
Clay and Governor Candler. This
has not so far, been accomplished,
if any such effort has been made.
It is said if Mr. Smith has any such
aspir tions he will run up against
one of the strongest political al
liances that has been known in
Georgia in some years.
BURNED TO DEATH-
Child Playing About Fire and
Clothes Ignited
Rome Chroaicle.
Fannie Keys, the eight-year-old
daughter of Mr. William Keys,
was burned to death at her home
near Silver Creek, seven miles south
of Rome .Friday afternoon.
A large fire had been built in the
yard to burn trash,which the child
was playing about. A t > gle fo
flame leaped from the burning
trash, igniting her drtss aid in a
few moments she was ei v.loped in
flames.
Her screams attracted the atten
tion of her father who, being a one
arm man, could render but little
assistance. His remaining arm
was so badly burned in attempting
to extinguish the flames it is fear
ed it will have to'be amputated.
Fannie lived but a short wnile,
death relieving her of her awful
agony.
Dr. Cheney, of Silver Creek, was
sent for and did everything that
was possible to relieve the little
one’s suffering.
The family has been very Un
fortunate and only a few days ago
one Mr. Keys’ childien had three
fingers cut off in a gin.
Mr. Keys is well known and
highly respected and the sympathy
of the community goes out to him
and his distressed family in their
sad bereavement.
Episcopal Services,
The rector will hold services and
preach at the E] i copal church
next Sunday morning at the usual
hour, and also in the evening at
7:30 o’clock.
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday
the first day of Lent and lasts un
til Easter' which falls this year on
April 7th.
Tne rector will conduct evening
prayer and give a brief talk on
church history every Wednesday
and Friday afternon throughout
Lent. The public is cordially in
vited to all these services.
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