Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-29
AN ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled
A Ordinance IN relation 10 License
PE it or aimed by the Mayor and City Coun-
- Gil of the City OF Lexington, as follows,
SECTION l. That section three OF chapter sec
ond be amended by striking out the words one
hundred and fifty in lines lwenty-three aud
t"enIy-four. oil page forty OF the Ievis.d
ordinances, aud inserting IN lieu trer.ur In.
words three hundred. 30 tnat said section three
OF said ordinance when amended shall read AS
follows:
license taxes: All merchants or persons deal
ing in amy kind OF goods, wares or merchan-
disc shalt Jay II license tax 81 live dollars Tor
each frm or person doing business 40 such for
every Six months, ana one fourth OF one per
cent. upon the greatest amount OF such goods
and merchandise had on han,i at any time in the
Six months next preceding the application for
such license: and 1t shall be the duty of all such
persons TO make DUPLICATION TO the city register
Tor Sucn liceuse on or before tn hrst day Of
january and July in each year; and such per-
sons may lie examined under oath by such
register to ascertain the amount of goods on
hand As Aforesaid. Upon every keeper of a biz
lard Inble, ten dollars for every six month.
Tor each table kept Upon every keeper OF ! ten
| pin or ball alley. the sum OF forty dollars Tor
every STA months Upon shows and amuse-
menis as fellows: Circus OF menagvrie. TWEEN
ty-fve dollars fer ne first exhibition, and ten
dollars Tor each additional exhibitions; negro
minstrel exhibitions. cuncrrts. sleiSnI-vI-nand
performances, plhoiama-, exhibitions OF pic
lures. statuary, paintings, WAX figures, puppet,
rope uanciBS, exhibitions OF natural or ariit-
cial cur!ositles, and al. other hin,t, CT amuse-
ments, The sum OF tea lufiurs fur each ,AnIbi.
ton. lheaters or ne Ir.rUI exhibitions, ten
dollars Tor each perform ,Gc" or one hundred
dollars per moaIh liu'eie >h.i each pay ten
dollars Tor each SIN Einn IA restaurants end
eating hou es each IL SUM III five ,.oIlar- for
every SIX months; evr's ir.ry con p NY Shall
pay one hundred doll - or every sax months:
g;t enterprises, or anS Ike as. nes- in whl'h
prizes or gifts are tii>tr.l u ri Dy chaac", It AL
each pay the sam Of ilty dohaIs per month:
every banker .ad c"IhpaTy OF persons uning
banklng business slalr ptJ .nr sam ui seventy
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broker shall pay Ii ~ dollars Tor every six
moattIs; every o"nrr or keeper of any shooting
gallery shall pay u license TAX u! live dollars Tor
every ten days or less, aud IN like proportion
tor any greater l.ngtn Of me Every ~pr,iiier
Or person selling or oiier. NJ Tor sac goods ur
merchandise OF any Gysrr pi'OG, witni, said
CITY, not having q tN.d or perm lncnt plac- Of
business therein, stall pay Il license tax oil two
dollars 80 per gay i'r "N"iN dtS les ;Hin one
construed - To auinuIr2 t.. i!r'a-iug ri p-r-
sons TO ptdilr or cell u.ar..irs - az ciher
article about tie streets, i"Inire'i 10 he sold Ut
tne market piac", or 10 cuiItraHrne IN any way
The laws regulating III. sale OF marketing. J
Each broker or company OF brokers. including
produce and merchandise brokers, not paving
license as merchants. and hi!i-hr"krrs, rot pay-
ing II license as bankers. shall ply Il license tax
OF twenty-five dollars for every six months; up
On every dray, jOh-waguI, hack, omnibus,
carriage ara buggy Used iof conveying prisons
or pre- i,ei.y about the city tor hire. TIE sum OF
nv" dollars Tor every six months; every person
WHO snail Keep q dram shop q tipp!ing-hpuse
or who keeps Tor sale, or sufle.s 10 lie drank ua-
on his premises. intoxicating or matt liquors in
quantities less than one gallon, shall nav "A
license tax OF three hundred dollars Tor every
period OF SIX months; provided, however. that
nothing contained in this ordinance shall be con.
strued so rs 10 require druggists and aporhe-
cares TO take out q license to sell Intoxicating
or mait Iiqnors in quantities less than one gal
on, 10 III; prescriptions for the sick, made by
any regular practicing physlcian.
Passed ana approved November "a, 1884.
WILLIAM Is. HAMLETT, Mayor,
Attest:
: {. c. WALLACE, Register,