Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-08-31
Ely AUTHORITY.
Ordinance. Of The cliy Of Dallas.

IN Ordiaoncs Ameading Sec. Z of an Ordi.
EaAos cnhtied "dn Ordnance Lerying
TdIe approved Nay "a, 1872.
Contained AHgua ~, 1871
OCCUPATION TAX.
SECTION /. BE il ordaiaed Jy Tie GIN
Council of tie GW Of Ddiios, That Section
four OF an ordinance entitled AN Ordi.
nance Levying Taxes" approved May II,
1872, be and the same is hereby amended
80 rs 10 read ns follows:
SIC. 4. That there shall be levied on
and collected from every person, firm or
association of persons pursuing any of
the following named occupations, within
tho corporate limits Of said city, mn an
nual tax Except when otherwise herein
provided on every occupation, or separ.
ate establishment rs follows. For selling
spirituous, vinous, malt and other intoxi.
eating liquors, in quantities less than n
quart, one hundred and fifty dollars, pro-
yided that this section shal! not be so con-
strued as to include any wines manufac-
iured in this State from the domestic
grape. For every billiard table, fifty
dollars. For every bagatclle, pigeon hole
or Jenny Lind table, or anything Of the
kind used for pleasure or profit, twenty
dollars. For every nine or ten pin alley,
used for profit two hundred dollars. For
every gift enterprise, five dollars per day
for The first three days il may be carried
on, and one dollar per day for every day
thereafter. Every person, firm or corpor-
alton who shall sell anything with n
promise, either expressed or implied, TO
give anything in consideration of such
sale or purchase, shall be regarded as q
proprietor of gift enterprise. For
every circus, menagerie or ca lesinn eShi-
bi,ion, thirty dollars for each day. For
every exhibition of any kind travelling
with any circus, show or menagerie,
whether connected or interested in any
way with the same or not, when n separate
fee for admission is demanded or received
five dollars for every day in which fees
for admission are received. For every
wagon yard, fifty dollars. For every
portable swing, or flying horses, for which
pay is demanded or received for swinging
or riding, two dollars for each day pay is
received. For every theatre or dramatic
presentation, or show of puppets, wax
figures, animals, or any display of tumb-
ling, feats Of rore or wire dancing, or
slight Of haD!, pugilism, magicians VEN
trlloquist performance or representation,
or any musical concert performance or
other public exhibition, for which pay for
admission is demanded or received, for
each representation thereof fire dollars; pro.
pided, that any public exhibition or enter.
tainment given for charitable, literary,
scientific or religious purpose, or for the
benefit of any fire company, in said city,
shall not be herein included. For every
brewery fifty dollars. From every travel
ing merchant or peddler, not less than one
dollar nor more than three dollars, in the
sound discretion of the Assessor and col
lector, for each day in which he may pur.
sue his vocation; proUided, that nothing
herein contained be so construed as to
include coporters or Bible agents or per-
sons selling moral, religious or literary
books, maps, charts or paintings, or VEN
ders of fruit or fruit trees, or goods or
wares exclusively manufactured in Dallas
county, and propided further that any foot
peddler may procure q license as such
upon the following terms: Eight dollars
for one month, twelve dollars for two
months sixteen dollars for three months,
twenty five dollars for six months, and
forty dollars for one year. From auc-
tionters, five dollars for each day they
shall so act; provlded, that any resident
citizen of the city of Dallas, wishing to
l. ecome an auctioneer in said city, may
procure license for the same upon the fol-
lowing terms; one dollar for one day !;
three dollars for one week; FIVE dollars
for two weeks; eight dollars for one
month; fifteen dollars for two months !;
twenty dollars for three months; twenty
five dollars for six months; fifty del
lars for one year. For every person or
firm, dealing in stocks or bills of ex-
change, fifty dollars. For every hotel,
twenty-five dollars. For every cook shop,
eating house, restaurant or public board
ing house, ten dollars. For every livery
stable, twenty-five dollars. For every dis
tillery, one hundred dollars. From every
sewing machine agent, ten dollars. From
every travelling agent, selling or barter
ing patent rights, patent or specific me l.
icines, ten dollars. From every life and
fire insurance agent, five dollars. From
every physician, surgeon or dentist, hve
dollars. From every owner or operator of
daguerrean, or such like gallery, by
whatever name !; may be known or called,
ten dollars. From every person or firm
keeping a barber shop, two dollars and
fifty cents for each and every chair there
in, at which barber works. From every
pawn broker, fifteen dollars. For every
public ferry or TOLL bridge, ten dollars.
From every person buying or selling upon
commission, twenty-five dollars. From
every land agent, Eve dollars The term
land agent shall be construed to mean
any person or members of firm or asso-
citation of persons performing for compen,-
sation any of the following services
Purchasing or selling real estate for otll'
ers, purchasing or selling land cert ifcates,
examining into land claims belonging to
others, and reporting on the condition
thereof. But the term land agent shall
not be so construed or Interpreted as to
levy any tax, in addition to the five dol
lars levied on any lawyer or any duly
licenced attorney at law.
WHEN TO TAKE EFFECT.
SIC. 9. That this ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage and due publication.
Approved, Aug. q, 1872 and Published Aug. 81, ~
HENRY S. ERVAY, Mayor.