San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-28
AN ORDINANCE.

Be 1t ordained by the CITY Couhcl
of the City of San Antonio as follows;
That section 81, part l, of the revis'
ed civil ordinances of the City of San
Antonio, shall be so amended as to
hereafter read as follows:
There shall be levied on and collect
ed from every person, firm, company,
or association of persons pursuing any
of the following named occupations,
avocations or business, within the
corporate limits of the City of San
Antonio, except as herein otherwise
specially provided, an annual occupa-
ton or license tax upon every such
occupation, avocation, or business, or
separate establishment, as follows:
From every merchant whose annual
purchases amount to less than two
thousand dollars, one dollar and fifty
cents; from every merchant whose an
nual purchases amount to two thou
sand dollars or less than five thousand
dollar; three dollars; from every mer-
chant whose annual purchases amount
to five thousand dollars or less than
ten thousand dollars, six dollars; from
every merchant whose annual purchas-
es amount to ten thousand dollars or
less than fifteen thousand dollars, ten
dollars; from every merchant whose
annual purchases amount to fifteen
thousand dollars or less than twenty
five thousand dollars, twelve dollars
and fifty cents; from every merchant
whose annual purchases amount 20
twenty-five thousand dollars or less
than fifty thousand dollars, thirty
dollars; from every merchant whose
annual purchases amount to fifty
thousand dollars or less than one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, sixty
two dollars and fifty cents; from every
merchant whose annual purchases
amount to one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars or less than two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, seventy
five dollars; from every merchant
whose annual purchases amount to
two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars or less than five hundred thou
sand dollars, one hundred dollars;
from every merchant whose annual
purchases amount to five hundred
thousand dollars or less than seven
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, one
hundred and twenty-five dollars; from
every merchant whose annual purchas-
es amount to seven hundred and fifty
thousand dollars or more, one hundred
and fifty dollars. Every person, firm,
corporation or association of persons
desiring to sell goods, wares or mer-
chandise within the corporate limits Of
this city shall, before pursuing such
occupation, pay the tax for one year
and take out a license to pursue the
occupation of the merchant of the class
to which he properly belongs, accord
ing to his annual purchases, as pro-
vided by law, and shall file with the
city tax collector an affidavit of the
amount of his annual purchases for
the past year, if previously engaged in
such business, or a part of year, If
engaged in such business less than a
year, and also of the estimated amount
of his annual purchases for the ensu-
ing year. Said affidavit shall be filed
and preserved by the tax collector as
a part of the records of his .office, and
shall be in substance as follows, viz:
The undersigned, as representative
of Observation-Disclosures. doing business
at ................., Texas, do solemaly
swear that the estimate made of the
annual purchases of said concern Of
goods, wares and merchandise for the
next ensuing year does not exceed
.......... thousand dollars. l further
swear that the annual purchases Of
said concern for the past zee. months
did not exceed the sum of ............
thousand dollars"
Said affidavit shall be signed and
sworn to before some officer authorized
to administer Oaths.
From every merchant who may re.
move from place to place and offer 70!
sale bankrupt stocks" of goods, 81
advertising fire sale" or water ana
fire damaged stocks for sale" for lin
tied period of time there shall be col
lected fifty dollars per month for thu
first month, or less than a month, fol
each and every place where such bust
ness is located; and for each addition
al month that such sales are continued
at any given place, said merchant shall
pay an additional sum of ten dollars
provided that where they remain si'
months in one place, in addition to tn
fifty dollars charged for the first montl
they shall pay an additional sum o
five dollars per month; and provide
further, that if they remain in on
place for the period of twelve month
they shall be required to pay, in ad
dition to the fifty dollars for the frs
month, the sum fixed in the precedin