Atlantic Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. Mayor of Savannah
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petitiom Before Judge Charlton. Chatham superior court. August 4, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
On December 30, 1907, the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah adopted an ordinance imposing a tax on *67the business of telegraph companies, the material parts of which are as follows: “An ordinance to assess and levy taxes and raise revenue for the City of Savannah; for the regulation of certain kinds of business in the corporate and jurisdictional limits of said city; fixing penalties for the violation of the revenue ordinances of said city; and for other purposes connected with taxes and revenue of said .city. Section 1. The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, in council…
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