The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-10-24
AN ORDINANCE
For the Assessment and Collection of Rev
enue by the City Of Tallahassee
DE 1T ORDAINED By THE CITY COUNCIL
ID Of the City Of Tallahassee, follows


ARTICLE l.
Tat there shall be assessed and collected the fol-
lowing taxes. upon all real and personal property
not hereby specially exempted from taxation, to-
wit All lands and lots of Iano. and all buildings,
fixtures attachments. and other improvements
thereon constituting land and real estate or real
property. and all goods, wares moneys and effects
and personal property taxable by the State of Flo
rida, shall pay 10 the city tax the rate OF 20
cents on every one hundred dollars of assessed
value.
ARTICLE
The following property shall be exempt from
personal that is specially exempted by laws of the
State
ARTICLE III.
No person shall engage in or manage the bust
ness, property or occupation mentioned in this
ordinance unless City License shall have been
procured from the City Clerk which license shall
be issued To each person on the receipt Of the
amount hereinafter provided, together with the
Clerks fee for each license of twenty-five cents
and shall be signed by the Clerk Of the city and
Mayor. The license shall be in force for one year
from the time Of payment OF the tax.
ARTICLE
Keepers Of hotels or boarding houses, having &C.
commodations for fifty more dodgers or boarders
for license shall pay ffty dollars with accommoda-
tions for twenty-five to fifty dodgers or bosrders,
twenty five dollars; with accommodations for ten
to twenty-five dodgers or boarders, twelve dollars
and fifty cents with accommodations for five to
ten dodgers or boarders. two dollars and fifty cents.
modatiOns Tor dodgers shall be construed TO mean
the number of beds habtuaIy kept for such dodgers
and not the number Of rooms contained in the
house.
Keepers of billiard tables, pinpool tables, ball
pool tables, other tables where billiards pool
IL PLAYED, when such tables kept for other than
Iyate use shall pay for each table license tax OF
seven dollars and fifty cents and all keepers of
bowling alleys skating Kinks and shooting galleries.
when such alley, rink or gallery is kept for other
than private use, shall pay for Each rink. alley
gallery license tax Of seven dollars and fifty cents.
ARTICLE VI.
Dealers in spirituOus liquors shall pay license
tax of hurdred and fifty dollars for each place
of business dealers in yinOus malt liquors only
shall paw a license tax of twelve dollars and fifty
Fr0gided, That this section shall not be so
construed as to permit any merchant to sell any
kind Of bitters containing spirituOus or alcoholic
liquors without taking out liquor dealers license
therefor.
Lawyers. DOCTORS dentists, druggists and photo
graphers, shall pay for license tax five dollars
ARTICLE
Sewing machine agents and insurance agents
shall pay license tax Of five dollars for each COM
pany represented by them.
ARTICLE IL.
Land agents shall pay license tax of twenty five
dollars; auetioneers shall pay license tax Of five
dollars
ARTICLE Z
keepers oil livery, sale or Iced Stables where more
than two horses or mules kept for hire, sale or
feed, shall pay license tax of ten dollars where
more than five and not more than ten horses or
mules kept for hire sale or feed fifteen dollars
and five dollars for each additional a, horses or
mules, or fractional number thereof, kept by them
ARTICLE xI.
For each circus there shall be paid license tax
/ OF fifty dollars; theatrical shows, or minstrel
trOupes, or other travelling exhibitions, shall pay
license tax Of five dollars for the first days exhib
ton, and tFo dollars and fifty cents for each subse
quent day fhey may exhibit: Irortded, That local
amateur performances, exhibitions for charitable
Of Of fO''' '"-' '' 'Ap' "O" 'O' PROVISIONS mere
ARTICLE XII.
Hawkers and foot peddlers shall each pay for H.
carriage shall pay for license ten dollars: Propie
The words peddlers and hawkers shall not apply TO
the vendors Of religious books And prorided fur
ner, That carts engaged In the sale Of vegetables
aud plantation products, fish and oysters shall not
be required To pay this license.
ARTICLE XIII.
Butchers, following it as business, shall pay for
license Eve dollars.
~ ARTICLE XIV
All banks, &c, shall pay license tax of nny dol
lars but dealers In exchange only shall paw a H.
eense tax Of twelve dollars and fiftY cents.
ARTICLE XIV.
All persons engaged as merchants or store-keep-
ers shall pay a license tar Of five dollars Provided
That all millinery Adjustments, whose stock con-
sssts Oh hOaulns Out millinery goods, owned and
managed by ladies, shall not pay q license tax Of
more than two dollars and fifty cents
ARTICLE XVI
Any person or persons Who shall carry on or con-
duet any business profession for which license
II required without first obtaining such license shall
except in such cases as are otherwise provided for
in this ordinances. be guilty Of \ msdemean0r, and
upon conviction shal be punished by nne OF not
ess than double the amount required for such license
The payment OF all license taxes may be enforced by
the seizure and sale OF property by the Collector
And IL is hereby made the special duty Of the Col
lector and City Clerk TO report to the Mayor any
violation Of this section.
Approved October 3, 1882.
J. w. NASH, Mayor
Attest: JULIUS BALI, Acting City Clerk.
TALLAHAssER, FLA, Oct 3. iSS2. 4W