Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1895-03-07
LICENSES RAISED.
Provisions of the Revenue Bill as it passed
the House

During the past week the house spent
nearly two sessions in consideration of the
revenue bill which ia intended to take the
place OF that provided in the code.
Licenses generally are raised but in
some cases are lowered. Under the code
all architects, contractors builders
were subject to a license fee OF $50 per
year. This is now altered SO that only
those doing business of $50. 900 per
year subject to it's provisions. The
clause oblging newspapers to pay licenses
is eliminated. Liquor licenses are raised
about so per cent.
Such changes as are made in the hill by
the senate will be noted in our legislative
proceedings. The following are the main
provisions OF the hill as it passed the
house:
Auctioneers are divided into nine classes
and they are required to pay a license from
s4OO per quarter to 50 per quarter, accord
ing to the amount of their business. Per
sons engaged in banking, loaning money at
interest, buying OF selling notes, bonds,
etc, or other evidences OF indebtedness.
are divided into six classes and must pay
u license from SO per quarter to 500 per
quarter. according to the amount Of bust
ness done. Other licenses are to be paid
as follows; Billiard tables, $3.50 per quar-
ter. Bowling alleys, SO per quarter.
Thenters, So per day or S25 per month.
Variety theaters, S75 per month. Circus
OF menagerie, including side shows, $3.50
per day. Shooting gallery, SIS per quar-
quart. in cities Of 10000 or over, S375
semi-annually: towns OF over 5000 and
less than 10000. 1897 80 semi-annually;
towns of 3 ,5OOto5, ,OOO, 81 Z . semi annually;
900 to 3 500, S24O semi annually; 300
to 900. $3.50 semi-annually; under 800,
Sl2O semi-annually. All clubs where
liquor is sold are included under these pro.
visions. Merchants Of all classes are to
pay S11O per month where the average
monthly business amounts to 800, 900;
where the average is S75, 200, they must
pay $3.50 per month; II the average is
$50, 900, the merchant must pay S55;
$40, 900 $3S per month; 100000, S27.50
per month: 500, 900, S22 per month. s1O.-
900, S16.5O per month; $1,000, S11 per
month; $4,000, $3.50 per month; 1.25O,
s.. 80 per month; less than l $50 monthly
sales, $40 per month; oleomargarine or
imitation cheese dealers, $50 per quarter;
public weighing or platform scale. SO per
year. dealers in cigarettes, cigarette paper
or tobacco, $40 per year; every merchant,
hawker or peddler who vends goods from
house to house, $40 year; when using a
wagon and one horse $50 per quarter;
when using a wagon and two horses, S120
per year; for the selling OF auction pools
on races, $25.
, Manufacturers OF soda water, pop. etc.
S25 to S5 per quarter. Owners of stal
, lions. bulls or jacks are licensed from
SO to SIS per year for each animal.
Gas. water and electric light companies
in cities OF 10. 900 or more, $500 per year
In towns OF more than 8, 900 and less thar
10000. $500 per year. In towns OF less
than 5000, 500 per year. Telephone
companies SO per year on each instru
ment.
Lawyers, physicians. dentists and sur
geons, insurance and real este agents
S. per quarter. Livery stable keeper.
: and stage companies engaged in the con
veying OF gold dust or silver coin and bul
lion. are licensed according to the amount
, OF business transacted. from So to 81:
, per quarter. Livery stables SIS per quar-
r ter. Restaurant keepers are licensed il
the same manner from $12.5O per quarte