This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1944
Page
6
City of Decatur Alabama urges full enforcement of the license ordinance to fund city revenue. Police are asked to aid in checks for peddlers licensed to operate house to house or on streets. Ensure licensed vehicles display proper tags and advertisers hold licenses. Police duty includes ensuring compliance with the License Code.
The ordinance imposes a privilege tax on all persons firms or corporations operating within or under Decatur Alabama jurisdiction. It establishes a January 1 to December 31 license year starting 1945 and requires payment to the City Clerk for issuance. Delinquent licenses incur penalties and a $1.50 citation fee, with sworn statements required for amount calculations.
The document lists city license taxes for Decatur Alabama covering abstracts of title advertising poster fees itinerant solicitors and various trades. It details per week per day per year charges for bill posters street advertising auctioneers car dealers hospitals hotels and numerous other businesses with many line items and conditions.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.