The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-15
OCCUPATION TAXES.
,etlou Taken by the Council In the
Matter.
Those on Some Occupations Reduced
Others are Raised.
Tho Full Text OF the Ordinance.

council Saturday night the following ordi-
nance leyying an annual occupation tax
ra,sed its several readings and was adopted
TIL, tax on some occupations has been
changed considerably, on some avocations
ills higher and others lower. The tax on
what is regarded as Legitimate bus mess has
hs,n reduced in many cases. The ordinance
reads: An ordinance levying an annual oc-
rupation tax FOR the year 1883.
be it ordained by the city council of the
city of Dallas.
crcrloN /. That for the year 1883 there
shall be and is hereby levied an annual &C.
cnpation tax on and to be collected from
every person, firm or corporation, pursuing
any of the following named occupations in
the city OF Dallas on every such occupat ion
or separate establishment, rs follows:
From every merchant, whose annual pur
cbss,s amount to ono hundred thousand
100000 dollars, So 80.
From every merchant whose annual pur-
Chases amount to fifty thousand 100 OOO) dol
lars, $500
For every merchant whose annual pur-
chases amount to twenty five thousand
1875 900 dollars, $l2 90.
From every merchant whose annual pur-
chases smount to fifteen thousand $4,000
dollars $1,000.
from every merchant whose annual pur
cbases amount TO ten thousand 100000 dol
lars, $500.
From every merchant whose annual pur-
Chases amout to tye thousand 5000 dol
lars, $500
From every travelling person, selling pat
eDt or other medicines, $S7 so.
From every fortune-teller $3.50
From every clairvoyant or mesmerist,
$50.
from every person, firm, or association
of persons, engaged in discounting or
shaving paper, or engaged in business as
money brokers or bankers, $3.50
From every operator or owner of any
daguerrean, Photographic or such other
gallery, 500.
From every auctioneer doing business
$3.50.
From every keeper OF toll bridge, g so
From every person or firm selling on
comma sion, SO %.
From every laud agent or attorney 'at-law
$3.50
From every transient physician, surgeon
Oculist, or medical spec alisJ of any kind
pursuing his occupation in this city, twenty
dollars, 5000.
From every dentist 81 so.
From every bill poster or advertising
dbtut tlbubtu III putting up OF ptlutlub
advertising notices, $1,000
From every person or firm keeping q
shooting gallery, an annual tax OF $500.
For every billiard, bagatelle, pigeon hole
deyil.among- the-tailors, or Jenny Lind or
any table or game OF u similar kind, $1,000,
From every person selling pools on races
two and one-hali dollars tor every day he
shall sell.
From every nine or ten-pin alley, or SINH
lar alley without regard to number of pins
5000.
From every person keeping or using for
profit any hobby horse, flying Jenny or any
other similar device, or device OF any
END without name, $500.
From every foot peder, 81 80.
From every peddler with one horse, or
one pair of oxen, $3.50.
From every theatre or dramatic represen-
tation, where pay for admission is de-
manded, one dollar for each day they may
perform or $500 per quarter, perior-
mances for charitable purposes not in
Guided.
For every circus performance, S2j 90.
For every sleight. ot-hand performance,
$500
For every cock fight, s. 10.
hOr every concert, 81 90.
For every livery and ieedstable, 10 cents
for each stall.
Tor every wagon yard, 81 90,
FROM every person, lrm, corporation or
association, dealing in stocks or bills OF ex.
change, an annual tax OF thirty.seyen and
one-half dollars.
from every life insurance company, do
lug business, an annual tax OF 500.
from every life insurance company, an
annual tax of 500.
FROM every fire insurance company an an
nual tax of 81 co.
From every person or firm dealing in
hghtning rods $500.
from every person, firm, or association,
following the occupation OF cotton brokers,
cotton factors, or cotton dealers, or commits
SION merchants, an annual tax o, SlI 81.
from every pawn broker, an annual tax
OF $3.50.
from every person, firm, canvassing for
sale OF sewing machines,o or peddling clocks,
an annual tax of 500.
gas, Sl700.
From everyperson soliciting work for any
ia ,uerrean, photograph or such like gal
iery, or Tor persons engaged in the business
Mcopying or enlarging pictures or photo
sraphs OF any kind where such gallery is
not situated IN, or such business is not IN
.he county in which he SO solicits, such
work $500
From every pedder with two horses OF
Two pairs of oxen, fifteen $50 dollars pro.
Mieu nothing herein shall he 80 construed
'M 10 i"olude travelling vendors of tin and
sarthen ware; provided further that moth
hS herein shall be so construed as to in
V,uur travelling vendors OF literature, exclu'
sWely religious in character, or travelling
"nnnors oi ifuit and fruit trees exclusively
'nr every exhibition where acrobatic ieats
a'e P,l'o'lned Tor piUtit not come cited with
~, WIS. nve del AIS iur each performance
'M livery hghl between men and bulls
W nulls Il ruils, Or dogs aud bulls, OF
''ar' ahd dogs, % huils aLd any other AM
",,s, the >uu III SOD
voc ~ ~ eek ut when L ~, for prof
W NJ Mn,cla'N money "a tniug vi yI,Gt
Ne ~ p'iu. slg 20
30 Nr, nenA-tti wax work, or xii
nl,n ut ANY kul, where Il stparst' fee tot
a'"'ssl"u IL u.dLud ii ur frvsN-d, Il e uui
l"r ever. uaY sUuh are r uriy,u; pro
en lad exhibitions ~ associations ur
Tor it' N iHOlut AT, 81 once, Oh "
o.hei"i,l ~, shall be exempt itIu
vacation.
ZOE every cone tt where Zoe inr admis.
.on Is CEN tuu,d ~ ,,ived, one dulia'
p'ovl1ei that "a tuiihents gwen UN a
m sens Tor Charitable pup 50 ,ur Tor the suI
, ro,. OF aid OF literary or ocnlutary assotia
nuns are exempted.
rom every persen canvassing for the
Ia.c OIL lightning rods, eighteen ISIS dol
from From every person pursuing the occupa
vn Oh cotton buyer, two aud one-ha
~ dollars; provided that u merchant
sn sv Pays All occupation tax as herein pre-
Sn,oeu' shall not be considered as q cottor
,.,r.s om each Telephone company, ten dol
t1,ddom every Chartered Telegraph company
oUu mg business Ia the city, one.fourth o
my yent on every full rate message, ant
masn,h OF one cent on every half rate
s "nesssge sent ny any person Ia ,ii,s state /,
natl uer person In this state. THIS tax 10 b,
ka,u gu f.fly m,he city as.a, ser and col
he sworn ,tatene ,t.,f the locs
u O mpany y. companie. as tc