Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-19
THE, CITY.
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rwLL rRxr or Tmr ORDINANCES RRIAr.
ISG no OCCUPATION TAxRs.
Asa matter OF public Interest Tux Ga
arrrR gives plAos to ordinances lately
passed by the city council relating TO the
assessment OF iaxegon Oco urations. The
time specified Ia tho charter since their
Introduction having expired they are now
In full force.
ORDINANCES NO. t0S.
An ordinance lovylng an occ upatlou tax
upon certain occupations Ia sal city
BE Il ordained by the city councN Of
the city Of Fort Worth
Flied September II, 1883,
II. II, EARLY, City SEQ rotary,
Section g. There shall Se lovie,i ON and
collected from every person., ARM, coiar
pany or association OF persone y ursuinR
any Of the following named occupations
an annual tax, except when herein other
wise provided, on any such occupation or
separate establishment as follows
From every clairvoyant or mestnerist
who plies his or her vocation for money,
81 80.
From every person, firm or association
OF persons engaged in dlscountlng or
shaving paper or engaged In husinees az
money brokers or bankers, or dealers in
stocks, securities or bills OF exchange, or
In buying and selling bonds, state or
county or city warrants or city scrip
or other claims against the state, county
or city, an annual tax Of $50.
From every person practlclng law, and
from every oonveyancer not practlcirg
law, 81 80.
From every physician, surgeon, ooullst
or medical specialist Of any kind, travel
ing from place TO place IN the practice OF
his profession, an annual tax OF $40.
From every person or hrm keeping a
shootiGg.gsllery at which a fee Is paid or
demanded, an annual tax Of SS.
From every person, firm or association
OF persons selling or Offering for sale the
Illustrated Police News, Police Gazette,
or other illustrated publications OF like
character, an annual tax Of $500.
From oil persons, keeping or using for
profit any hobbY-horso or fiylng-ienny,
or device OF that character with or with.
out name, an annual occupation tax of IS.
From every foot-poddler, 81 30.
From every peddler with one horse or
one yoke of oxen, $3.50
From every peddlor with two horses OF
two yoke Of oxen, 8l6; provided nothing
herein contained shall be construed as 10
include travelling vendors Of tin or
carthenware.
From every livery or feed stable, 10
cents for each STALL aud 10 cents for each
hack, buggy or other vehicles for every
hack, buggy or other vehicle let for hire,
not connected with livery stable, 81.
From every wagon-yard used for profit,
not connected with livery, feed or sale
stable, $3.50.
From every person capvasslng for the
sale OF lightning an annual tax OF
els.
From every pawn-broker, an annual
tax OF 987 30.
From every person pursuing the occu-
patton OF cotton-buyer, % 90; provided a
merchant who pays the occupation tax
, herein prescribed shall not be considered
cotton-buyer,
From every hotel keeper, an annual tax
OF 70 cents for each room A hotel,
within the meaning OF the ordinance, ~
any place or establishment whore tran
silent persons are fnd aud lodged for hire.
From any restaurant, oystor-house,
esting-room or lnnoh-countor, $40.
From every keeper OF butcher shop,
or person selling any dressed meats, ex-
cept salt meats, In quantities LEES
than whole CARCASS In said
city payable annually In advance, and no
license TO be issued for less period Of
time than one year, 300. II not being
intended 10 include herein parties selling
meats raised by themselves or the pro-
duce OF their own farms.
From every cotton compress and from
every ice mandatory, an annual tax OF
$50 each.
From every dealer in ice at wholesale,
mot manufacturer, an annual tax OF $50.
From every cotton-yard In said city
used for the storage Of cotton not be-
longing To- the owner Of such yard szb
annual tax.
From every bakery an annual occapa-
ton tx OF 90.
From each and every hotel drummer an
annual occupation tax OF %.
I From every person who shall engage In
selling or crying Off any article, medicine
or medical application or thing whatever
/ In the streets or on the public eqBare or
anywhere In said city limits, an annual
| tax Of $40, and no license shall be grant
Cd therefor for less time than one year.
From every skAting-rink rug or OPP
Grated for profit In said city, en- annual
tax OF $50.
from every dealer In horses or Other
stock, an annual Tax OF $40. ~ Being M
tended 10 include herein oil parties Who
follow the business Of dealing or trading
In horses,
IRON every steam laundry an aanuai'
tax Of SIS.
FROM every lighthouses ~ annual taA Of
90 cents for eacn tub 70 nsed 10 said
house. II being intended 10 inciado for
hire herein only pubic lighthouses OF
( those let.
From every barber shop an snnuai TAX
| OF 81 60 per chair for every barber chair
used IN said shop.
Sec. 2. This ordnance Is not iniended
I 10 repeal and does not repeal any ordi-
nance or parE Of any ordinance Of this
city not 10 conflict herewith; but all oTdl-
nances and parts % ordinances conhict-
ing herewith, are hereby repealed 10 so
( lar as they conflict herewith.
That this ordinances shall take enect
aud % Ia force from aud AFTER It's publ
cation as required BY law.
ORDINANCE 30. t0t.
An ordinance leyyiug an occupation TAX
or. cerlaiE occupations Ii said city.
Be Il ordained BY the en- council Of
section +. That there shall be, ana &
horei8p LEVIED. an annual occupation fat