The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-01
ORDINANCE No. 90,
An Ordinance Regulating License. an,,
Providing for the Levy ing and Col
1ectimg Of Iicen.p. within the t,;tx ~
Miles City.

le"ti"g Of Licenses within the city o,
Miles city.
BE 1t ordained by the City Council ol
the City of Miles City:
SECTION l. There shall be levied b,
the city treasurer and collected from iii
persons engaged in the kinds Of business
hereinafter mentioned within the corpo
rate limits of the city Of Miles Citv a
tax to be known as a license tax. as fol
lows:
l. Each billiard or pool table. 81 &C
per quarter.
:. Each exhibition of opera. concert
singers. ministries. slelght of hand
performance. legerlemain or other
show or exhibition except exhibi.
ton or concert 81 en- for school
or charitable purposes. 800 for
each performance. and every circus shall
pay license Of so per day. and each
sIdeshoW $500 per day The term cir
Gus shall be construed to include any
ana all shows in d tent or tents where
the exhibition or performance is given
IN ring usually known as a circus ring.
!. For each pawnbroker. $1,000 Der
quarter.
l. All keepers Of livery. feed or board
ing stables. 500 per quarter.
D. Each express wagon. job wagon.
dray. truck. cart or conveyance for car
rying passengers. $500 per quarter. and
unaer this subdivision shall be included
any and all persons who carry by wagon.
carriage. dray. truck or other vehicle,
drawn 10y horses or mules. within the
limits OF the city or from any point
within the city to any place or places
outside Of the city for hire. exceptinp
regular mail and stage companies run
nlng to points regularly outside Of the
city.
8. Each electric light company. $500
per quarter.
T., Each ten pin alley. bowling alley
or shooting gallery. $40 per quarter.
;. Each stage or express line that
carries passengers or packages other
than mail matter. $50 per quarter.
>. Each auctioneer, 500 per quarter.
10. Each male person engaged in the
Keeping OF a laundry. $1,000 per quarter.
II. Each butcher shop $1,000 per
quarter.
II. Each meat peddler. 500 per
quarter.
l3 Each dealer In ice. $500 per
quarter.
Il. Each foot peddler or foot hawker.
including all persons who solicit or take
subscriptions for books of art. science or
literature. 500 per quarter. and each
other hawker or peddler. $500 per
quarter.
i. Gift. lottery or any gift or lottery
$500 per quarter.
III. Dram shops or drinking saloons
Whara ,-io
are disposed OF in any quantity less than
a gallon. 5000 per quarter.
II. Tipping houses. s5 90 per quarter.
ls. Street exhibitions of any kind.
except those given for charitable pur.
poses. 500 per day.
10. Pedestrian. wrestling or sparripp
exhibitions. $500 per day.
SEC. ;. Every person who has fixed
place OF business who may deal in goods.
wares and merchandise. wines or LIQUORS.
drugs or medicines. jewelry or wares Of
precious metals. lumber or any other
that is exposed for sale shall
pay license as follows:
l. Those whose sales are s1O.OOO.OO per
month shall constitute the first class and
pay license Of 5000 per quarter.
Those whose sales are s.. 10000 and
under 100000 per month shall consti-
fute the second class. and pay license
Df $1,000 per quarter.
3: Those whose sales are 81 .O0OOO and
under e5.OOO.O0 per month shall consti-
fute the third class. and pay a license
'f $500 per quarter.
I. Those whose sales are under
81 .OOO.O per month shall constitute the
'ourth class and pay license of $3.50
per quarter.
Provided that the sale of wines and
liquors under the provisions Of this sec
lion shall not be in quantities less than
me gallon.
SEC. ;. Every printing Office shall pay
| license as follows:
l. Those doing business Of $40 OOOOO |
Der annum shall constitute the first class |
md pay license Of $1,000 per quarter. |
=. Those doing business of S5.O0OOO |
md under slOOOOW per annum shall |
constitute the second class. and pay a
license Of 500 per quarter.
3. Those doing business under
5NOO per annum shall constitute the
bird class. and pay a license of $500
'er quarter.
SIC. 4. All keepers of hotels. res.
aurants, inns. taverns. lodging and
'oarding houses shall pay license as
olloWs:
l. Those doing a business in the ag.
,regate OF less than 100000 per month
hall pay license Of s2OO per quarter,
nd those doing business in the aggre-
ate OF more than Sl.OOOO0 per month
hall pay a license Of s2W per quarter
n the frs! sl0O0O and at the rate Of
300 per quarter for each additional
1 10000 or fraction thereof.
,. Private boarding houses accommo-
ating more than five persons and less
han ten persons shall pay license Of
2.U per quarter. and those accommo.
ating ten persons or more shall paw