The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-08
LICENSE ORDINANCE.
It Was Presented to the Council
Last Night.
DAMAGED OR BANKRUPT SALES

| Three important ordinances were pre-.
sented at the meeting of the city council
| last night. One of these is a new license
ordinance calculated to increase the rev.
enues of the city from this source. II
was referred. The next ordinance is in
tended to suppress the nickIe-in-the-sloi
machines in Topeka; and the last ordi-
| nance makes it misdemeanor to sell to-
bacco in any form or opium to boys or
! girls under Is years of age. This ordi-
nance was referred very appropriately to
/ the committee on public health.
The principal change made by the new
| license ordinance is that a tax of So is
levied on every theatrical troupe that
gives performance in Topeka. Among
the provisions of the ordinance are the
/ following:
Chiropodists, each, 81 per day, So per
week, SO per month, $50 per year.
Grain exchange, $50 per year.
Peddlers of articles not otherwise
enumerated in this ordinance 81 per
week, So per month, SO per year; pro-
vldIng nothing herein shall require the
payment of license tax by parties pay
ing peddling grains, fruits, vegetables
! orsmeats of their own production.
Peddlers of ready made clothing, dry
goods, shoes, etc., So per day, $40 per
week, $25 per month, 800 per year.
Peddlers who solicit business along the
street and sidewalks, So per week, $40
per month, $50 per year
Exhibiting merchandise on the streets,
So per day, SO per week, $50 per year.
Street stands, SO per year.
Astrologers, mind-readers and fortune
tellers, 81 per day, 50 per week, $50 per
year.
Pawnbrokers, $40 per year.
Soliciting orders for future delivery,
SO per month, 500 per year
Shooting galleries, 81 per day, So per
week. $50 per year.
Giving entertainments for profit in any
theater or public hall, by persons or COM
panies following the business of giving
such entertainments, So for each enter
tainment.
Circus and menagerie, including street
parade, $3.50 per day.
Side-shows, $40 per day.
Merry gO-rOunds, and museums, So
per day, $40 per week, $50 per month.
Free public lectures in public places
for purpose of advertising wares or mer-
chandise, 81 per day, So per week, $15
per month.
Billiard halls, per month for each
table used.
Ticket scalpers, each $50 for six
months, or $75 per annum.
Offering for sale goods advertised as
''bankrupt' or damaged" stocks, $50
per month; provided this shall not apply
to goods damaged within the city.
Junk shops and second hand stores,
$25 per year.
Life insurance agency, each company,
Fire Insurance agency, each company,
$25 per year.
Plate glass insurance agency, acct dent
insurance agency, guarantee company
agency, - per year.
The ordinance also provides that all
junk dealers and keepers of second hand
stores must keep record of all articles
purchased. Any violations of the prOvi-
sions of the ordinance may be punished
by fine of not less than So or more than
$780,
About Slot Machines.
The ordinance to suppress nickle-in-
the-siOt machines will be considered at
the next meeting. 1t will be noticed
that the ordinance says nothing about
penny-in- the-slot machines or machines
where coin other than nickles will have
the desired effect This is a grave over
sight and should be rectified ere some
body is led astray by putting his hard
earned pennies into the Internal machine.
part of the ordinance is as follows:
Section THAT from and after the
taking effect of this ordinance it shall be
unlawful for any person to maintain or
operate any nickle-in- the-slOt machine in
any place under his control in the city of
Topeka.
Section 2-It shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to help, aid or assist
any person. company or corporation, in
operating or maintaining any nickle-in-
theSlOt machine.
Section 3-Any person convicted of
violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be fined in a sum not less
than So, or more than $50.
This ordinance was also referred to the
license committee.
The last ordinance referred to makes
it punishable by a fine of not
more than SO to sell or give away any
cigars, cigarettes, chewing tobacco snuff,
or any preparation of opium to children
under 16 years of age.
The City Clerks Report.
City Clerk s. 5. McFadden submitted
his annual report, and in it he attempts
to explain the fact developed by the
treasurer's report, that the expenditures
exceeded the receipts by $50, sos. 80. Mr..
McFadden says that of the amount of
taxes levied last August only A per cent
was paid over to the city. as against so
per cent for the previous year.
On July Is the city will have to for
ward over $4,000 on to the fiscal agency
at New York to meet interest and prin-
cipal on outstanding bonds. From pres
ent indications there will be no default
The amounts due are:
| Interest on city bonds $97O5 90
| Deficiency Kas. Midland RR. 2,368 90
Interest on paving bonds. -. 1858 90
| Interest on sewer bonds 1897 so
One-tenth prin. paving bonds 1O4,992 90
| One-tenth prin. sewer bonds. 80, 423 90
Total of July payment. -. $17O,O3S so
The bonded debt of the city proper is
$3.50 The total amount of paving
and sewer bonds now outstanding is
$500. 9SS.65. The whole amount of paving
and sewer bonds issued to date is 81 $780,
10000. the total paid to date being $691,-