Derst Baking Co. v. Mayor of Savannah

By virtue of its general charter power to tax businesses therein, and by virtue of the act of 1915 amending its charter (Acts 1915, p. 826), which provides that the City of Savannah shall have full power and authority to regulate the use of its streets “for business purposes, and no person, firm, or corporation shall have the right to use the streets of said City of Savannah for business purposes without first having obtained the consent and license of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah,” the council of said city, on December 27, 1933, enacted its general business license and tax…