Mountain Democrat., 1857-07-04

T.. ILc sale, exchange OF disposal Of any good.
~.rns ~ ur merchandise; all InerC hRnts, drnI
C;sts. bakers, butchers, and manufactured
shau nav f,r license 10 pursue such cillin
n nrouoriioa to the amount of business =
.rarsnciod by him or them. and for that pun
0csc shall b. classified rs fellows: lst. 81
J,ose engaged in any or either Of the forcHOiml
hrs;ness or occupation, who shall do busi
MSS of one hundred dollars Or under po
month, shall pay for license To do the saIn
Of three (5) dollars per quarter. and for eacl
sdLitionNl one hundred dollars mOnI,v re
ee;rts or snles es aforesaid. shall pay one hal
OF one psr cent. Far quarter
Sac b. Every person, corporation, copart
uership or firm engaged ia the business u
banking or exchange brokerage, shall pay
license for tranSacting such business, Of twrn
tv.Ayo dollars per quarter; and persons en-
caged in the business Of buying gold dust t,
she amount Of $4,000 or under per mouth, shAl
nav n license OF ten dollars per quarter. and al
those buying gold dust 10 an amount ovCl
$1,000 per month, shall pay aQuartCrly license
oftwenty dollars.
&c. 6. Every person, house or firm engaged
IN the business OF stock -jobbing, nIoney brr
Lsrarc, or doing business as agents in the sal,
of real estate, lands and houses shall pay H.
cense to do all or any Ut the same in the sum
Of ten dollars per quarter.
SEC z. ANY person Or persons doing bust
nOss as q pawnbroker or PawnbTokers shall
nav h,SnSS w wv INV SNiic ~ hiS SUN vi
hfiy dollars per quarter.
SEC. 8. The proprietor OF Propretors Of any
tayorn, hotel, or restaurant shall pay for u H.
oepse TO keep Sur, place, in the sum of ten dbl.
lars per quarter, and all Prnrrlctors or keepers
Of bar.roIoms or places where liquors are sold
to be drank on the premises, shall pay ior q
license TO o-tlIe same in the sum Of twenty
Ave dollars per quarter for each Uud every
auch bar-roOm or place.
SEC. Q. Every person, corporation or eomp2'
ny engaged in the express business, conveying
or forwarding gold duS., bullion, parcels, pack
ages or letters. whose muntl.ly receipts do mt
exceed Il 900, shall pay ten dollars per quar-
1or. and those whose receipts do exceed Sl,W'.
per month shall pay for each additional Sl,tN0
tho sum of five dollars per quarter.
Sac. 10. Any pNrSon or persons engaged IN
the business Of hawking or reiding or in the
I,ncrant vending of amy goods, wares ur nlcr.
ehandisc, drugs or medicines. in tl,lS city shall
nav for license To- dn the same in the sum Ut
twenty five doll.rs per quarter; thoSe engaged
~ IL the vending. hawking or peddlnG Of diSul'-
ed or fermentrd liquors shall pay hccnsc TO
do tho same Of tie sum of ten dUlarS pcr
quarter: provided that this section shall not
eprly to any PerSon "r persons engaged in fur
pishiug or vending wood, water, msik, fish,
vegetables or newspapers. AAPerenns taking
out o license under In.s section shall carr! Sneh
license on their persons, and shall produce the
same " hen required by the Collector, any pt-
lceman or any citizens Of this city.
SEC. II. Every person, c"partnerShipo or firm
engaged in keeping livery stable or doing bm'
uineSS as livery sable keeper, shall pay u lie
eeuse therefor as follows for five horses or un-
der, kept or used for hire. the sum Of tive dol
lars per quarter; t"r over tive horses and not
exceedinS ten, the sum of ten dollars pcrQuar'
ter; over ten horse and not exceeding tw'n'y,
the sun Of twenty q lars per quarter; for over
twenty horses, the sum vt forty drllSrs rCr
and for, CAFrlnCC- bNHHH.
hack or other vehicle used ;Vr conveying pas
aengerS, or fur hire by u livery stable keeper,
coPaFtnet ship. firm or any ether Fersen "r per
sonS, he or they shall pay license Of two dol
lars per quarter; and IIr every cart wagon.
draw or hack or other vehicle kept aud WScd
for the purpose of convey ing or hauling goods,
wares or merchandise from one place To- annth'
er within the corporate limits 1T this city, the
owner or owners, proprietor or HropriclorS at
the same shall pay ilcnse of i've dollars per
quarter.
SEC. lo. The proprietor or rrorrie,ors, own.
er or occupant "f every house in which bill.
lard table or tables, or ten rIn alley or alleys
ere kept, shall pay for q license tO keep the
same, in the sum Of 1--we dollars per quarter inr
each billiard t2lsc. and three dollars per quar-
ter for each ten pin alley so NSe,l or occupied,
SIC ls. Any persr y or persons engaged cI.
thcr as principal Or agent, in giving any thrat'
.ieal performance or public rUncerL shall pay
for license the sum of tive dollars. Tor each
and every such exhibition or cone>.t, except
where the nett prOcecds are to- be gwen To-
some charitable or benevolent purpose; and
every person or company engaged ia exhibit
Ing Gnv show, circus, O- any other puhlic show
or exhibition, fer which money is charged for
admission, shall pay for q license TO exhibit the
Same, fifteen dollars for each and every such
exhibition, except for performances where the
nett proceeds are given to so:ne charitable or
benevolent purpose. II shall be the duty of
Nhcp -hal aDA DnE@e Nm.
GERS to close up ana Prevent any exhibition,
act or thing named in this section, when Ii
cenSe has not been obtained in accOrGaIcs with
its provisions.
SEC. IL. Every person, houss or firm Cnga,
Eed in keeping tea or ccitec saloon, bcolh,
shed, or stand, shall pay i"r license to keep
the same, the sum Of ten dollars per quarter,
SIC. Is. The owner or owners, proprietor nr
prorrietors, Of any house or place where. piS.
tOl gallery is kept. shall pay for a hcenSe to
keep the si.me in the sum vi twenty-five dollars
per quarter. Before license irr such purpose
-Shall be issued. the party or parties desiring
the same shall Petition the Common CS0hcil
and obtain tEeir permission therefor.
SEC. IL. Merchants, traders, aueIonccrs aud
others, the amount of whose License is regNlA.
ted by their gross monthly receipts shall ave,
rage the same over the three months prior a.
that in which they apply for such license, and
leave an abstract OF the same. under oath, With
the Collector.
Sac. II. In case any person changes his res
idence. or in case he conveys his business IL
another, the party SO purchasing or removing,
shall immediately call ON the Tax Collector aud
have the register changed; and when there is
no registry or license has not been paid for
the current quarter. he or they shall be n.
Sponsible for the Same. A neglect " refusal
70 comply with this section shall be punishable
BY 6ns OF not less than kve nor more than fNy
dollars: In case person has obtained Il.
eense through false representations or other.
wise, at an amount less than that which he is
legally bound to pay, the Tax Collector is
hereby empowered tO recover the amount Of
such deficiency, and when person has failed
70 take out q license for any previous quarter,
70 recover the same.
SIC. l5. Ordinance No. 5, entitled "AH 0rdt,
nance authorizing aud regulating the issuing Of
llcense. and the collection Of license tax. pass
ed June esd, 1854, is hereby repealed.
This Ordinance to take effect aud be In force
from and after its passage.
Approved June 25th, 1887,
p. CuAMBERLlN, Mayor.
hereby certify that the above Ordinance