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adopted •jty Council Adopt License and Tax Ordinances )f the City of Jackson for the year 1908* New Hog Law Adopted for the Present Year The following License and Tax Ordinances have been adopted the mayor and council of the city of Jackson for the year 1908: Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Jackson, and is hereby ordain ed by authority of the same, that the following special tax be levied for the use of said city for the year 1908. , g ec< 2. Every person, firm, company or corporation that may exercise within said city a trade business or occupation of any land shall register in a book to be for that purpose by the d\rk of said city their name and trade, business or occupation, and their place of business in said city not later than February 20, 1908, and pay the tax required by these ordinances. Sec. 3. That any person, firm, company or corporation doing a business or exercising a trade cr following a profession of any kind as above mentioned, and have no regular place of business, shall be subject to the rules, or dinances and regulations as other persons carrying on like trade, business or calling in said city. Sec. 4. Each dealer in gen eral merchandise, whose capital stock does not exceed $l,OOO, shall pay a tax $5.00. Sec. 5. Each dealer in gen eral merchandise, whose capital stock does not exceed $2,000, shall pay a tax of $lO.OO Sec. 6. Each dealer in general merchandise whose capital stock is over $2,000 and does not ex ceed $3,000, shall pay a tax of 15. Sec. 7. Each dealer in general merchandise whose capital stock is over $3,000 and does not ex ceed $5,000, shall pay a tax of S2O. Sec. 8. Each dealer in general merchandise whose capital stock is over 5,000 and does not exceed SIO,OOO, shall pay a tax of $25. Sec. 9. Each dealer in general merchandise whose capital stock is over SIO,OOO and does not ex ceed $20,000, shall pay a tax of $35. Sec. 10. Each dealer in gen eral merchandise whose capital stock is over $20,000 and does not exceed $30,000, shall pay a tax of S4O. Sec. 11. Each dealer in stoves shall pay a tax of $lO, provided they have not a hardware deal er’s license. Sec. 12. Each firm, company or corporation .operating ex clusively a boot and shoe and shoe business, shall pay a tax of $lO, provided they have not a general dealer’s license. Sec. 13. Each dealer in live stock shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 14. Each dealer in mill inery, whether separate or in connection with other business, shall pay a tax of $5, Sec. 15. Each dealer in coal shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 16. Each dealer in furni ture shall pay a tax of sls. Sec. 17. Each undertaker shall pay a tax of sls. Sec. 18. Each dealer in jewel ry shall pay a tax of $5, provided they have not a general dealers s license. Sec. 19. Each and every itin erant patent medicine dealer shall pay a tax of $5 per day. Sec. 20. Shooting gallery $lO. Sec. 21. Blacksmith shop, $5 for each forge. Sec. 22. Each auctioneer shall pay a tax of $lO, provided that this shall not apply to the county sheriff selling stock, produce or articles for farmers, administra tors or executors. Sec. 23. Each livery or feed stable shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 24. Each livery, feed and sale stable shall pay a tax of sls. Sec. 25. Each dealer in hard ware shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 26. Each dealer in terra cotta shall pay a tax of $5. Sec. 27' Each dealer in mow ers, reapers, binders, rakes, cut away harrows or any other har vesting machinery, shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 28. Each dealer in guano shall pay a tax of $lO. See. 29. Each one-horse dray shall pay a tax of $5. Each two horse dray shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 30. Each dealer in drugs shall pay a tax of sls. Sec. 31. Soda founts, lemon ada, milk shakes, hot or cold drinks, a tax of $5. Sec. 32. Each dealer in ice shall pay a tax of $5. Sec. 33. Each fire insurance company shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 34. Each life insurance company shall pay a tax of sls, or $7.50 per quarter, provided that no company shall be required to pay for more than three quar ters in the year. Sec. 35. Eaeh'warehouse shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 36. Each hotel shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 37. Each dealer in bug gies, wagons and harness shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 38. Each dealer in tobac co or cigars exclusively shall pay a tax of $5. Sec. 39. Each dealer in pianos and organs shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 40. Each dealer in light ening rods shall pay a tax of $25. Sec. 41. Each and every deal er in lumber, cement or building material, shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 42. Each and every deal er in lumber, cement or building material, and operating a plan ing mill, shall pay a tax of S2O. Sec. 43. Each and every deal er in pumps shall pay a tax of $5, provided they have not a hard ware dealer’s license. Sec. 44. Each dealer in fish or oysters shall pay a tax of $5, pro vided that no person or persons selling fish or oysters be permit ted to sell or display them on the streets or sidewalks of said city, and every violation shall be fined in the discretion of the mayor, not to exceed SIOO. Sec. 45. Be it ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Jackson. That from and after the passage of this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company or corporation to keep for illegal sale any domestic wines, cider, or any intoxicating drinks of any kind. Any person found guilty of violating this or dinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than SIOO, or shall be confined in the guard house not less than 20 nor more than 60 days, or be re quired to work on the streets of said city not less than 20 nor more than 60 days, one or both in the discretion of the mayor. Sec. 46. Each dealer in books or stationery shall pay a tax of $5 provided they have not a gen eral dealer’s or druggist’s license. Sec. 47. Each person or per sons keeping a lunch stand shall pay a tax to be left in the discre tion of the mayor. Sec. 48. Each circus or the atrical company or other public exhibition shall pay a tax to be left in the discretion of the mayor, not to exceed SIOO. Sec. 49. Each buggy or wagon repair business a tax of $5. Sec. 50. Each job printing of fice shall pay a tax of $5. Sec. 51. Each ferrotype or photograph gallery, or soliciting orders for enlargement of pic tures, shall pay a tax of $5. Sec. 52. Each dye house shall pay a tax of $2.50. Sec. 53. Each restaurant shall pay a tax of $lO. ' Sec. 54. Each barber shop shall pay a tax of $2.50 for each chair. Sec. 55. Each cotton seed buy er shall pay a tax of $7.50. Sec. 56. Each person or per sons renovating feahters shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 57. Fruit trees, grape vines or ornamental shrubbery, $2.50. Sec. 58. Brokerage, $5. Sec. 59. Each shoe or harness repair shop shall pay a tax of $2.50. Sec. 60. Each tin or stove re pair shop shall pay a tax of $2.50. Sec. 61. Each cotton ginnery shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 62. Each meat marketer wagon peddling meat, within the limits of Jackson shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 63. Each watch and j ewel ry repair business, $5. Sec. 54. Each person or per sons, firms, company or corpora tion operating a bottling works, usch as bottling soda water or any other non-alcoholic drink, shall pay a tax of $lO. Sec. 65. Each person or per sons, firms, company or corpora tion operating a cotton seed oil mill, alone or in connection with any other business, shall pay a tax of $25. Sec. 66. Each parson or per sons engaged in repairing or up holstering furniture shall pay a tax of $2.50. Sec. 67. Each person selling or repairing bicycles shall pay a tax of $2.50. Sec. 68. Each and every male person within the limits of the city of Jackson, between the ages of 16 and 50, shall pay a street tax of three dollars or work on the streets of said city five days, under direction of the mar shall or street overseer, when called upon to do so, and that said street tax shall be paid on or before March 15, 1908. All per sons failing or refusing to pay said street tax or to appear to work on said streets the required number of days when notiified to do so, shall on conviction, pay a fine not less than three dollars nor more than fifteen dollars, or be confined in the city guard house and work on the streets not less than six days nor more than ten days, one, or both, in the discretion of the mayor. Sec. 69. Each person or per sons, firms, companies or corpor ations owning or operating a tele phone exchange or public tele phone office shall pay a tax of twenty dollars. Sec. 70. Each person or per sons, firms, companies or corpora tions owning or operating a pub lic telephone office and charging for messages, shall pay a tax of five dollars. Sec. 71. Any person, firm, com pany or corporation distributing hand bills, circulars, booklets etc. or posting or tacking signs in the city of Jackson shall pay a li cense in the discretoin of the mayor, provided this shall not prevent any one from advertising his own business, for which he has paid a license. Sec. 72. Be it further ordain ed by the authority aforesaid, That any person, firm, company or corporation subject to the fore going ordinances who shall fail or refuse to register his business with the clerk of said city and pay the tax required by the samt within ten days after the sam< las been published shall be sub ject to fine not less than one dol lar nor more than ten dollars for each day such peison, firm, com pany or corporation shall do busi ness without having complied with the requirements of these ordinances, or be confined in the guard house and worked on the streets of said city not less than five nor more than ten days, one or both, in the discretion of the mayor, provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal or interfere with penalties imposed for a violation of Sec tions 45, 57, 71, 73, 74 and 78 of thess ordinances; provided fur ther, that the same shall apply to all persons, firms, companies or corporations becoming subject to the ordinances after same have been published, and who may commence business in said city during the year 1908, or prior to the 20th of February, 1908. Sec. 73. Be it ordained by the mayor and council of the city of Jackson, and it is hereby ordain ed by authority of the same, that from and after this date any per son, firm company or corporation in said city selling, keeping for sale or giving away to induce trade, cigaretts, cigarette papers or any substitute therefor, shall pay a tax of 50 dollars. Sec. 74. Each person, persons firms, company or corporation selling or offering for sale illumi nating oils at wholesale shall pay a tax of 10 dollars. Sec. 75. Be it further ordained that it shall be the special duty of the marshals to see to the en forcement of these ordinances and report all violations to the mayor and council, and on fail ure or refusal to discharge this duty, shall be subject to a fine or be removed from office, in the discretion of the mayor and coun cil. Sec. 76. It appearing to the mayor and council of the city of Jackson that a majority of the people are in favor of keeping hogs in the city, under strict sani tary rules, be it resolved as fol lows: That any person who keeps a hog in the corporate lim its of said city is required to keep it in a pen not less than 30 feet square, or as near square as practi cable, and if the number is in creased, the size of the pen is to be correspondingly increased, so as to not contain less than 900 square feet of additional space for each additional hog confined in same. And no one will be al lowed to keep stock hogs or breed hogs within the city limits. Nei ther will they be allowed to keep large quantities of hogs, regard less of the size of the pen or en closure. Any person owning or keeping a hog as above set out shall at all times keep the pen of same in good sanitary condition and a ring in the nose of the hog. No hog to be kept in a floored pen. The owner of any hog or hogs, v/ho fails to comply with the above conditions shall be fined, or said hog or hogs declared a nuisance, and removed from the city at the expense of the owner. One or both, in the discretion of the mayor. (The mayor and council believe that filthy hog pens are a great menance to the good health of the people, and most respectfully ask all to join in and keep the city as free as possible from this menace, and it is to be hoped that there will be many who will not keep hogs at all, and that those who keep them at all will keep as few as possible to con sume the waste slops about the premises. It is to the interest of ill that this be done.) Sec. 77. Each person, per sons, firms, company or corpora tion operating a marble yard shall pay a tax of 5 dollars. Sec. 78. Each person or per sons doing or conducting a laun dry business shall pay a tax of two dollars and fifty cents. Sec. 79. Each and every ac cident insurance company solicit ing or doing business within the limits of Jackson shall pay a fine of 5 dollars. Sec. 80. Corporations, firms, partnerships or individuals carry ing a stock exceeding in value double the amount of capital stock shall pay in addition to the tax on the capital stock a tax of 3 dollars on each additional thous and dollars exceeding the amount of double their capital stock. Sec. 81. Be it further ordain ed, That all ordinances in conflict with these ordinances be and the same are hereby repealed. S. O. HAM, Mayor. GEO. CARMICHAEL, Clerk and Treasurer. MONEY TO LOAN. $20,000 to loan on Butts county farms at 7 per cent. Come quick if you need money. T. J. DEMPSEY, Jackson, Ga. The Tri-Weekly Constitu tion si.oo a Year. For rural communities the most catching newspaper proposition on the American continent! A gnaranteed circulation ex ceeding 100,000 copies paid in advance subscriptions. 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