12-22-1949 Special Meeting207
A special meeting of the Mayor and Council was held at the City Hall,
Decergber 22, 1949 at 6:45 P.M., for the purpose of re -opening Sani-
tary Tax on Garbage collections. \
Mayor J. M. Gibson presided with the following Councilmen present;
P. P. Shaw, Dr. M. L. Collins, H. L. McEntyre, R. S. Brinson and
C. W. Jones.
W. H. Hames, City Electrician reported the Four Way, Three Light
Traffic light had been purchased and would be installed within the
next few days. •
Motion made by P. P. Shaw and seconded b4,25
C. W. Jones, to charge
$1.00 for residents in the City limits, for residents outside
the City limits; to pick up garbage in the rear, once a week for
residents and three times a week for business houses. Standard gar-
bage cans to be used. Voting for: P. P. Shaw, Dr. M. L. Collins,
H,�,. L. McEntyre and C. W. Jones.• Voting against, R. S. Brinson.
W. F. Stewart, and B. F. Reed, Jr. presented plans for a Forty Unit
�. Apartment house4, consisting of thirteen buildings, to be located on
Cri Church, Reed, Davis and Stephens Sts. Project approved by F. H. A.
r7-+ planning commission. •
Motion made by H. L. McEntyre and seconded -by P. P. Shaw to issue
Building permit and Stewart & Reed to pay 125.00 each for three
large water meters. Voting for P. P. Shaw, Dr. M. L. Collins, H. L.
McEntyre and C. W. Jones: Voting against R. S. Brinson,
Mayor Gibson appointed Councilman Shaw and Jones to serve as a Budget
Committee, along with Mr. Gibson. Recemmendations to be made at the
January concerning the 1950 Budget.
Mayor Gibson appointed Councilman McEntyre and Brinson to serve as
Business License Committe, along with Mr. Gibson. Recommendations to
be made at the ;anuary meeting concerning Business Licenses fees.
Motion made by P. P. Shaw and seconded by R. S. Brinson b o gibe Mr.
Hames authority to sell old used well pumps and motors in the shop,
anti-ito purchase a new electric motor. Voted unanimous.
Meeting adjourned.
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BUSINESS LICENSE FOR YEAR 1950
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Advertising, Poster Outdoor•.•••••••••••••••••••.••.•••$ 15.00
Advertising Schemes and debices (not bill posters) each 15.00
Agency, Claim and collection ........................... 5.00
Agency, not herein specified to be fixed by Mayor
and Council•.•..•••••�.••••.•••••••..••••.
Auctioneers, Resident .................................. 10.00
Auctioneers, Transient, per day. .............•......... 20,00
Automobiles, Dealers in new'cars••...••.•............:•.. 50.00
Automobiles, Dealers in,used cars.....................• 50.00
Automobiles accessories•.••...•••..•.....••..••.•.•••. 3500
Automobile Accessories, in connection with . any
other licensed business•••.••••••••••••••••.•.•••` 10.00
Automobile repair shop alone••.•••••.•••••••••••••••••.. 25.00
Automobile:repair shop, in connection with 'any
other 'licensed automobile business•...•..•..•..•• 10.00
,Automobile Storage alone..•••••••.••••:•••.•••••.•.•••• 10.00
Automobile Storage, in connection with any•other
licensed automobile business•••.•...••.••••••••.•• 5.00
Automobile Wash Rack, alone ••••••••.•••••.••.••••.•••• 35.00
Auto Trucks for draying purposes••..•.••••••..••••••••• 25.00
X Automobile Bus or Taxi for hire each..... ...........:. 20.00
Must be insured and drivers registered with City
(Age requirements and Chauffeurs License)
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Bakery...................•. ...................'...........
Barber Shops, first chair...• ......................•...
Each additional chair, whether used or not..•..•
Beauty Parlor, including two chairs..••.•.•...•.•••••.•
Beauty Parlor, in residence••••••••••+••••••••••••••••
X Beer, Retail Bottle, Retail Draught, either or both.*
Bicycle, Repair Shop ...................................
Blacksmith S4op.......................................
Book Store, handling books, stationery, office supplies,
newspapers, magazines, and novelities..•..•••••.
X Bondsman .............................................
Boot and Shoe Repair Shop.•••.••.•••.••••,•••••••.••••••
X Bowling Alley, first alley ...........................
Each additional alley•••••••.•••••••••....••••••
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Commercial Delivery Vehicles•••••••••••••••••••••••.•••
Cafe or Restaurant, alone......... .....................•
Plus for Beer per case .................................
Per Barrell of 15.5 Capa•city•••••••.••••••••.:•••••••.•
Per Barrell or 7.71 Capacity•••••..•.•••••••.•••••••••.
Cigarettes, Cigarette Papers, Cigars and Tobacco, in
connection with any other licensed business ..•••
X Circus, for each performance, in discretion of
Mayor, per day, $10.00 to ...............=.........
X Circus, or other shows, advertising by using
bills, pictures, etc., its performance to
take place outside the City in discretion
of Mayor, per day, $10.00 to ....................
X Clairvoyant or Fortune Teller••••.•.•..••.•••..•••..
Coal Dealer, all•_••••••••••�••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Cold Drinks ..........................................
(In connection with other business)
Contractors, Supervisors or other working on com-
mission basis, or firms of such, employing,
takin or offering to take contracts not to ex-
ceed $lOpOOO.00 shall pay a license per year:
$1,000.00 to$50000.00.0.••.•.•.•••••.•••••••..
5,000.00 to 10,000.00...•.•.•••••••••.•0•4b••4b•
10,000.00---up.....••••,•.•.•.•.•••.•000600•0600
(No building permit to be Assued until license has has
been paid.)
35.00
15.00
5.00
25.00
10.00
50.00'
5.00
5.00
20.00
20.00
35.00
20.00
10.00
17.50
35.00
.72
3.00
1.50
5.00
1m0.00
100.00
1000,00
15,00
5.00
25.00
35.00:
75.00
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Subcontractor s
shall be held
tractors.
furnishing labor and superintendents of construction
to be liable for the payment of license as other con-
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Dance Ha11...........................................Prohibited
Drays and Auto Trucks, solicition orders and de-
livering merchandise not covered by Ad Va-
laron Tax .......................... ................. 150.00
Drug Stores, soda founts and ice cream combined......... 35,00
Dry Goods, Clothing & Shoes.. ..........................., 35.00
X Drummer, or any person engaged in selling goods,
ware or merchandise to other persons than re-
gistered merchants in the City dealing in that
particular line of goods, offered by said per-
son or., drummer, shall before offering to sell
such article, pay a'license of ............:........ 35.00
Dry Cleaning Place ...................................... 40.00
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No person shall be allowed to do any kind of electrical work, such
as wiring of houses or any other class of electrical work, unless he
has first obtained a license, gotten a permit for each job, and no wires
shall be erectedexcept in the manner prescribed by the Southeastern
Underwriters Code of Electrical 'Wiring.
Electrical Contractors and dealers in electrical supplies 50.00
Electrical Contractors, not dealers in electrical
supplies .................................-............... 50.00
Electrical Dealers, handling ranges,•refrigerators and
other appliances (not contractors) ..................... 50.00
Electric Companies furnishing power and lights
including all appliances .................•..........3% of revenue
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Feed store, corn mill and wheat mill.................... 25,00
Fertilizer Dealer ........................................ 15.00
Filling Stations... 35,00
Florist ................................................. 10.00
Fruit Stand & Vegetables (fresh) ........................ 30 00
Furniture Store and Electrical Appliances............... 65.00
Furniture Store Alone .................................... 35.00
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Gas Company, including all appliances.... 000000*00000*00 300.00
Gas Fitters or Plumbers and Heating, each.. ............. 50,00
Gift Shop................. .............................. 5,00
Gunsmith, including bicycle and sewing machine
repair ........................................ 10,00
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Hardware and General Dealers ............................ 35.00
Hat Cleaners and Reblockers, and agents for ............. 5,00
Hatchery, Elect"ric......................:............... 10.00
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Ice Manufacturing, Storage, and retailing ............... 130,00
Ice Cream, sold from wagon .............................. 15.00
Insurance, local office............, ...................... 35.00
Insurance, Industrial ................................... 23.00
Insurance, Any company doing business through agents in
City......• ................................... 30,00
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Jeweler and.Repair Shop .......................................$ 25.00
Job Printing; ................................................. 10.00
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Laundry Wagon .................................................
Laundry Pick Up Station.......... ......:......................
XLoans, negotiating and closing.....: ........................
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Manufacturers, Inventory less than $10,000.00.................
Ma ch i ne Sh op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marble or Stone Agents having no shop in the City .............
Mattress Makers or Menders.................
Meat Market ...................................................
Merchants carrying a stock up to $1,000.00....................
Merchants carrying a stock of tp1,000.000and up....-............
Millinery...
Music Box, electrically operated ..............................
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35.00
40.00
50.00
10.00
2&.00
10.00
10.00
25.00
25.00
40.00
10.00
15.00
News Paper................................�...................,. 25.00
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Pin Ball Machine, each ........................................ 100.00,
Painter, contractor ........................................... 25.00
Peanut and Popcorn Stand ...................................... 5.00
X Peddling.... 100.00
Photographers................................................... 10,00
Photographers, transient per day .............................. 5.00
Plumber, with or without shop, alone ....:..................... 50.00
XPool Table, first table ....................... ............... 35.00
Each additional Table ........................... 20.00
Produce, buy or sell, alone..........° ......................... 20ir00
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Radio Shop ..................................:'.....:...,:....... 10.00
Radio and Supplies, dealer in 'or agent for, only or in
connection with some other licensed business.,*,*,,,,,,,. 10.00
Real Estate, dealers and agents, alone or in connection
withc:some other licensed business` . ....................... 40.00
Recapping Tires ................................................ 10.00
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Sewing Machines, dealer in or agent f or..... ................... 50.00
Shoe Shop (See Boot and Shoe Shop)
:.Bigns, Dealer in..... ....................................... 15.00
Sign Painters, resident and dealer ............................ 5.00
Storage, alone......... ....................................... 25.00
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Telepgraph Company ................... .........................
Telephone Company..... .........................................
Tin4and Tinker Shop ...........................................
Toilet Articles, resident canvasser ...........................
Trimmers, meaning covering or repairing tops, cushions, etc.,
of automobiles,. buggies or other .vehicles or furniture
Typewriters and Adding Machines, dealers in...................
Theater...........................................:...........
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Undertakers....................................................
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Welding Shop ...................................................
'A - _ . SPECIAL TAX ORDINANCE -
AN ORDINANCE No. 118 providing for Business License
Taxes for business transacted in the' Town of Smyrna for
the fiscal year beginning February 1, 19M and ending i
January 31, 1959.
Section 1. That on and after the first day of February,
19A it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, cor-
poration or company, to -begin-or...carry _on any of the oc-
cupations or businesses hereinafter mentioned in the Town i
of Smyrna without first applying to the Clerk and obtain-
ing from him a license for carrying on each said business
or occupation for the year 19A
Section 2. Be it further, ordained that it shall be the
duty of the Clerk of Smyrna to issue said license upon the
payment to him of the prescribed fee. Exceptions X.
Section 3. Be it further'ordainied'that all licenses shall
be issued for the fiscal year beginning February 1st, 1940
and the fees hereinafter_prescribed shall be paid in full by
each person, firm, or corporation upon the issuing of the
license, provided that all persons commencing business in
this Town after February 1st,,.194,% shall pay pro rats of
such license fee for the portion of the license year unex-
pired at the time of issuance of said license and further,
provided that persons commencing business after July
1st shall pay license fee not less than 50% of yearly fee.
Section 4. Be it,.further &ordained;, that the fees to be
paid the Clerk for issuing the`license•is required by this
ordinance shall be as follows:
X Before name denotes must have approval of Mayor and
Council.
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1.0.00
250.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
15.00
50,00
25..00
10.00
All other business or occupations not enumerated above,
$5.00 and up at the discretion of the Mayor.
Section 5. Be it further ordained that it shall be unlaw-
ful for- any pool room to remain open after 11 o'clock at
night, or allow any games played on pool tables, and where
pool room is operated in connection with lunch counter or
other business, the proprietor or operator of such business
shall keep dark and not allow public access to the part of
building in which pool tables are located. And all windows
and doors facing the streets must be kept clear of all Post-
ers, signs, paint or other obstacles that would cut off the
view of the passing pedestrians.
Section 6. Be it further ordained it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to sell or offer to sell
any alcoholic liquor, wine, beer or malt beverages of in-
toxicating nature after 11 o'clock at night.
Section 7. Be it further ordained by the authority afore-
said that all licenses issued under this ordinance for spe-
ficic or special license tax shall be posted conspicuously
in the place of business of the person, firm or corporation
to whom the licenses are issued, and upon their failure to
do so, the license in the discretion of the Mayor, shall be
revoked and they shall be punished as_prescribed in Sec-_
tion 55 or the Code of said City.
Section 8. Be it further ordained by the authority afore-
said that the Mayor of the City shall have the right to re-
voke any license issued under this ordinance, whether a
person doing business under such license shall violate any
law or ordinance of the United States, or of the State of
Georgia or of the Town of Smyrna, in pursuance of such
business conducted under such license, or when it shall
be proven before the Mayor that the health, morals, inter-
est and convenience of the public demand the revocation
of such license or the person, firm or corporation holding
such license was issued, and said Mayor shall report his
revocation of such license to the next regular meeting of
the City Council for their ratification or rejection and
should the action of the Mayor be sustained by the Coun-
cil, then the said license shall be permanently revoked,
otherwise it shall be restored and remain in full force.
Section 9. Be it further ordained by the authority afore-
said that the license issued under this ordinance shall be
transferred to any other person, firm or corporation doing
the same business at the same place or places of business,
upon the written approval of such transfer, by the Mayor
of this City, who shall have full discretion to approve or
disapprove such transfer.
Section 10. Be it further ordained by the authority of
the aforesaid that any persons who shall begin or carry
on any said business or occupations without first obtain-
ing said license as prescribed above, shall upon conviction,
be fined by the Mayor in a sum not exceeding $100.00 or
in default of the payment thereof shall be required to. work
on the streets of said City not exceeding fifty days.
Section 11. Be it provided• that if any section, para-
graph or part of this ordinance shall for any reason be ad-
judged by a court to be invalid, such judgement shallnot
affect the remainder of the Ordinance.
Passed in Council, January/?, 19". ( U a w . / 7, /9 co)
J. M. GIBSON
Mayor
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MRS. SAM THEODOCIAN
Clerk I�