Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-01-11
person or persons shall pay license Of

person or persons shall pay a license of
5000 per month, but this section shall
not be construed to authorize or permit
any game prohibited by the laws of this
state. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this section shall, upon con-
victiOn be fined in any sum of not less
than $40 nor more than 500, or imprls.
onment in the city Jail of not less than
30 days nor more than 80 days, in the
discretion of the court, provided that
one half of the fines so collected shall 60
to the person in forming.
Section A. Every merchant, person,
firm or corporation having a permane,
or established place of business for the
sale Of goods, wares or merchandise shall
pay license for conducting said business
in proportion to the amount Of such
sales as follows:
(a). Those whose sales amount to SlO.-
600 and upwards per month shall pay a
license of $40 per quarter.
(b). Those whose sales are $4,000 and
under $4,000 per month shall pay IL
cense of $50 per quarter.
(c) Those whose sales are $4,000 and
under $1,000 per month eha'l pay Ii.
cense of $40 per quarter.
(d). Those whose sales are $1,000 and
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license of SO per quarter,
(e) Those whose sales are under 81 600
per month shall pay q license of So per
quarter.
Section 43. Every person. firm or cor
poration not having any permanent or
established place of business in this
city, as above defined, and not being
travelling merchant, hawSer or peddIer,
who deals in, or offers or exposes for sale
any good, wares or merchandise, shall
pay license therefor of SlCJ per quarter.
Section A. That it shall be the duty
ot every person. merchant, firm or cor
| pOratlOn having Il permanent or estab-
| iished place OF business for the sale of
goods, wares OF merchandise, four times
it each year, to file with the city treas
urer OF this city Il sworn statement of all
| their receipts for each month.
Section 4J II shall be the duty Of
such treasurer tn examine said report
and he shall have power to hear testi.
| mOny for and against the same, and if
he approve Of the same he shall proceed
| 10 collect the taxes imposed by this Or
| dlnance upon sad person, merchant,
| firm or corporation, and if such person,
merchant Or corporation, OH er or agent
shall fail or refuse 10 make such report,
as above required, it shall be the duty of
such city treasurer 10 cet;Mate The re-
ceipts Oh such merchant, person. firm or
corporation, according to his best knowl-
edge and information, and proceed to
collect license in amount as provided
in the preceding sections. and no abate-
ment or dimlnution of said treasurer
estimate shall be made.
Section 4G Each express company or
corporation doing business in this city
shal! pay license OF S25 per quarter in
advance, or 500 per AMMAN.
Section Il. The city treasurer shall
make dlllgent enquiry and examination
as to all persons In the city liable TO pay
license, as reqired in this ordinance,
and is hereby authorized and empowered
10 require each person 30 state under
oath or affirmation the amount Of busi-
ness which ne, or the firm of which he is
q member or for which he is agent or
attorney, or the association or corpora
zion of which hu is the presiCIug officer.
has dons III the last preceding month or
quarter, and also to make state
ment under oath, if required, in
order TO carry out The proyis-
ions Of this ordinance, and thereupon
such agent or other person shall procure
license for the period for which such
license is authorized to he issued. for the
class for which such person is liable t.
uay, and in cases where IN under eat
mate has been made the applicant shall
he made to pay double license fur the
next month or quarter; provided that
II thing in this ordinance. nor any license |
issued under it. shall be so construed
as 10 authorize any person to carry Oh !
any business without procuring SUCH ad- |
d!H0Lal license as may be lawfully re. !
Quired by the laws of the United States |
or the state Of Montana.
Section 4S. Licenses may be granted, |
under the provisions of this ordinance, |
for one year or less, at the option Of the |
city council, provided that no license
shall be granted at any one time for
longer period than one year, or for lese
time than that mentioned in the rates OF
assessment in this ordinance, and in all
cases the period or term shall be- ex-
pressed in the license.
Section 40 No license shall be assign
able or transferable without permission
of the city council or mayor, nor shall
any such license authorize any person to
do business or act under it other than
the licenses therein named.
Section 30. No license shall be required
to be paid by any person who sells any
production of this state, raised or man.
ufactured by himself, except as may be
in this ordinance specifically mentioned.
Section 81. The city treasurer shall
not issue any license until the party
applying therefor shall have paid into
the city treasury the sum Of money
charged therefor by ordinance.
Section 80. A license may be issued to
any corporation, association or partner
ship. or to two OF more persons engaged
in any joint enterprise, the same as to
single person and for the same charge.
Section So. A license in favor of the
employer shall protect the emrIoye. and
the person. partnership. association or
corporation. including officers Of corpora
tions engaged by the liCeneee or licensees
in conducting or carrying ou the busi-
ness. trade, vocation or profession
licensed.
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