The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

five dollars; provided, that attor-
neys at law shall only pay county
occupation tax in the county of his
or their residence.
From every practicing physician
having a permanent home il this
state, five dollars; provided, that
physicians shall only pay county
occupation tax in the county of their
residence.
From every physician. surgeon,
oculist or medical specialist of any
kind, travelling from place to place
in the practice of his profession, an
annual tax of forty dollars in each
county where he may practice his
profession.
From every dentist in
city or town of ten thous-
and inhabitants or more.
seven dollars; from every other
dentist, six dollars. But a dentist
shall be liable for county occupa-
ton tax only in the county of his
residence.
From every other person, firm or
association of persons pursuing the
occupation of posting up advertis-
ing bills or notices, lacking up adj
vertising cards or notices of tin,
wood or other material, printing or
lettering words or pictures on
fences or other places as a means of
advertising, the sum of twenty dol
lars per annum for the state, and in
each county in which the occupation
may be pursued, an annual tax of
four dollars.
From every person or firm keep
ing shooting gallery at which fee
is paid or demanded, an annual tax
of sixteen dollars in each county.
For every billiard, bagatelle, pig
eon-hOle, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
or jenny lind table, or anything OF
the kind used for profit, twenty
dollars. -
For every horse race on which
money or anything of value is bet,
where the distance run does not ex-
coed four hundred and forty yards,
twenty dollars for each horse en-
tered, to be paid to the tax collector
before the race is run by the person
entering the horse. For any per-
son or persons who shall
sell pools on horse races, five dollars
for each and every day they may so
sell said pools.
For every nine or ten pin. alley, or
any other alley used for profit by
whatever name called, constructed
or operated upon the principle of a
bowling alley, and upon which balls
are rolled without regard to the
number of pins used, or whether
pins are used or not, or whether the
balls are rolled by hand or with a
cue, one thousand dollars. ANY
such alley used in connection With
any drinking saloon, or any drug
store, or with any drug store where
intoxicating liquors are sold or
given away, or upon which any
money or thing of value is paid,
shall be regarded as used for profit.
From all persons keeping or using
for profit any hobby horse or flying
jenny or devise of that character,
lars for each county wherein the
same are kept or used.
From every foot peddler, five dol
lars in each county where he ped
!, dies. For every peddler with one
horse or one pair of oxen, the sum
of fifteen dollars in each county
where he peddles. For every
peddler with two horses or two
pairs of oxen, thirty dollars in each
county, in which he may pursue
such occupation provided, nothing
herein contained shall be SO con-
strued as to include travelling ven
doris of tin or earthen ware pro-
vIded further, that nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as
to include travelling vendors of lit
erature exclusively religious in char
after.
For every theatre or dramatic rep
resentation for which pay for adj
mission is demanded or received
five dollars for each day they may
perform, or one hundred dollars
per quarter provided, that theatri.
cal or dramotic representations
given by performers for instruction
only. or entirely for charitable pur-
poses shall not be herein included.
For every circus, where equestrian
or acrObatic feats ana performances
are exhibited, for which pay for adj
mission is demanded or received, fol-
each performance thereof, fifty dol
lars, Notwithstanding more than one
such performance may take place
daily.
For every exhibition where aero.
batic feats are performed for profit,
not connected with the circus, ten
dollars for each performance.
For every sleigh:- of-hand per-
Torrance, or exhibition of legerde-
main, ten dollars.
For every fight between men and
bulls, or between dogs and bulls, OF
between bears and dogs, or between
bulls and any other animals, five
hundred dollars for each perform.
ance, if exhibited for pay.
For every cock fight, when exhib-
tied for profit, or upon which any
money or thing OF value is bet or
paid, five dollars.
For every menagerie, wax-work
or exhibition of any kind, where q
separate fee for admission is de.
handed or received, ten dollars for
every day on which fees for such
admission are received.
For every concert, where a fee OF
admission is demanded or received
five dollars; provided, that enter.
tainments when given by the citi.
zens for charitable purposes, or for
the support or aid of literary asso-
clations, are excepted.
For every livery or feed stable
thirty cents for each stall and thirty
cents for each hack, buggy, or other
vehicle ; for every hack, buggy, OF
E other vehicle let for hire, not con-
nectcd with livery stable. two dol
lars; for every wagon yard not con
Iected with livery or feed. or sale
stable, FIVE dollars.
, For every person, firm, or associa'
ton of persons dealing in stocks OF
: bills of exchange. in a city or town
exceeding ten thousand inhabitants
, an annual tax OF sixty dollars in q
: city or town of five thousand inhabi
; tants, and less than ten thousand, an
: annual tax of thirty-five dollars !; in
, city or town of one thousand, and
: less than five thousand Inhabitants
an annual tax of fifteen dollars in
any city or town of less than one
thousand inhabitants, an animal tax
. of seven dollars.
From every life insurance com
pany doing business in this state, an