Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-05-18

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provided ny Ibis aol No person who fails
10 pay bic poll lns, shall receive any mon.
ey that may DO, or may bsco mo due 10
him M Juror or witness IN or before the
court Of tho Mayor, or any money or chose
In aollon that may become due 10 lin from
the city, or that nay come into the hands
OF the Mayor, Marshal, or Treasurer Of the
city, unless the amount Of the pc u tax due
by him, with interest thereon II any Is de-
Quoted.
OCCUPATION TAX.
SIC. 4. That there shall DO levied on
and collected from every person, firm or
association Of persons pursuing my OF the
following named occupations, within the
corporate limits Of said city, an annual
tax Except when otherwise herein pro-
vided) on every occupation, or separate
esiabli shmeni as follows; For selling
spirituous, yinous, malt and other intoxi-
eating liquors, 10 quantities. less Than a
quart one hundred and fifty dollals, pro-
vided that this SEQ ton sball not be so con
strued as to include any wines manuiac-
tured in this State from the domestic
grape. For every billiard, fifty dollars.
For every bagaleils, .ss-P igeon. rbolo, OF
Jenny Lind, or anything of The kind
used for pleasure or profit, twenty
fl 70 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 it may be car
ried on, and one dollar per day for every
d.y thereafter. Every person, firm or cor
poration who shall sell anything with a
promise, either expressed or Implied, to
give anything in consideration. Of such |
snle and purchase, shall be regarded as ,
proprietor of a gift enterprise. For every
circus, menagcrie or equestrian exhibit
ton, thirty dollars for each day For every
exhibition Of any kind travelling with any
circus, show or men agcrie, whether con
nectcd or interested in any way with the
same or not, when n separate fee foriad-
mission is demanded or received, five dol
lars for every dnyain which fees for ad
IN ission are received. For every theatre
or dramatic representation, or show oil
puppets, wax figures, animals, or any dis
play of tumbling, feats Of rope or wire
dancing, or slight of hand, pugilisn', ma
gicians, ventriloquist Performance &C ca rep
reservation, or any musical concert, per-
Torrance or other public exhibition, for
which pay for admission is demanded or
received, for each repre-; entafion thereof, .fpe
doiius Provided, That any public cxhibi'
tion or entertainment given for chariia-
Bile, literary, scientific or religious pur.
pose, or for the benefit Of any fire compa-
ny, in said city, shall mo-! be herein in
cluded For every brewery, fifty dollars.
From every travelling merchant or ped
dler, not less than one dollar nor moro
than three dollars, in tho sound discretion
Of the assessor and collector, for each day
in which he may pursue his vocation
Propided, That nothing herein contained
be so construed as to include vendors Of
fruits or fruit trees, or goods or wares ex-
clusivcly manufactured in Dallas county.
From auciionecrs, five dollars for each day
they shall so act; Proridcd, That any resi-
dent citizen of The city Of Dallas, wish
ing to become an auctioneer in said,city,
may procure license for the same upon
the following terms :; One dollar for one
day, three dollars for one week; five dol.
lars for two weeks; eight dollars for one
month"; twenty dollars for three months
thirty.fve dollars for six months; fifty
dollars for twelve months. For every per-
son or firm dealing in stocks or bills of
exchange, 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 barteriug !
pa !ent rights, patent or specific medicines
ten dollars. From every life and fire in
surance agent, five dollars. From cv,ry |
physician, surgeon or dentist, live dollars
From every attorney at law, We dollars
From every owner or operator OLA daguer-
rim or such like gallery, by whatever
name it may BE- known or called, Ten dol
lars. From every person or firm keeping
n barber shop, two dollars and fifty cents
for each and every chair therein at which
u barber works. From every pawn-bro-
kcr fifteen dollars. For every public fer
ry or toll bridge, ten dollars. From every
person buying or selling upon commission,
twenty. five dollars. From land agents,
five dollars. The term land agent shall
DO construed 10 mean any person or mem
bers of n firm or association OF persons,
per forming for compensation any OF the
following services Purchasing or selling
real estate for others, purchasing or sell
ing land certificates, examining into land
claims belonging 10 others, and reporting
on the condition thereof. But the term
land agent shall not be SO construed or in
tcrpretcd as to levy any tax, in addition to
the five dollars levied on any lawyer or
any duly licensed attorney ut law.
SIC. 5. That there shall BIO levied and
from every owner or person hav-
ing control of any public hack, omnibus,
cnrriage, express wagon or other vehicle,
kept or used for the purpose of transports
ing passengers, freight or other articles
to and from points within said city, for
hire, pay or reward, Gs follows; For each
hack, carriage omnibus, or other vehicle
kept or used for transporting passen-
gers, drawn by two horses or 9th
err animals, for one year, fifteen dol
lars for six months, ten dollars; for three
six dollars, for one month, three
dollars. For each hack, carriage, omni-
bus or other vehicle kept or used for trans
porting passengers, drawn by one horse,
or other animal; for one year, ten dollars,
for six months, six dollars, for three
four dollars, tor one month, two
dollars. For each express wagon, freight
wagon, dray or other vehicle kept or used
for transporting freight, household goods,
or other articles, for one year, five dollars,
for six months, three dollars, for three
two dollars, for one month, one
dollar. .fsi. M qaltf.- fg5f.a.sqI
SEc. 9. Nothing herein contained shall,
apply TO the owners or proprietors of livery
stables, except when any such vehicles are
Kept and used exclusively by such owners
for such purpose as herein mentioned.
LICENSED VEHICLES NUMBERED.
SEC Z. In case of vehicle licenses, the ap-
olicant shall file with tho city Secretary o
written statement, designating his or her
name and residence, and Kind of vehicle
Intended 10 be used, and said Secretary
hall designate the number TO be affixed
o such vehicle, proceeding upwards from
number one in consecutive order; such
,wner SO licensed may substitute for any
licensed vehicle, another Of the same gem
raj description I; but before IT shall be law
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