San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25

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provided, such persons shall not be ex-
empt from such Deddler's tax if en-
ployed in peddling for any other per-
son or persons; nothing herein con-
tanned shall be 50 construed as to in
clude travelling vendors of tin and
earthen ware; provided further, that
nothing herein contained shall be so
| construed as to include travelling ven
doris of literature exclusively religious
| in character, or travelling vendors OF
| poultry, vegetables, or other country
produce exclusively, fruit and fruit
trees exclusively, if raised or produced
by the vendor or his family.
From every theatre or dramatic re-
presentation for which pay for admis-
| sion is demanded or received, two dol
| lars and fifty cents per day for every
day they may perform, provided, that
| theatrical or dramatic representations
given by performers for instruction on
ly or entirely for charitable purposes
shall not be herein included. Pro-
vided, however, that this tax shall not
be collected where the performances
are exhibited in regularly recognized
opera houses or theatres, but in lieu OF
said tax the managers of said opera
houses or theatres shall pay an annual
occupation tax of twelve dollars and
fifty cents.
From every circus wherein equestri-
an or acrobatic feats and performances
Ktrhin for adj |
mission is demanded or received, for |
each performance or exhibition where
an admission fee of one dollar is |
charged one hundred and twenty-five |
dollars; for each performance or eXhi- |
bition where admission fee of rs cents |
is charged, one hundred dollars; for |
each performance where 80 cents ar |
less is charged, fifty dollars; provided |
that the amount of fee charged for re-
served seats shall be considered as a |
part of such admission fee; provided, |
that there is a combination of circus |
and menagerie, or circus and other ex- |
hfbitions, the highest tax fixed by this |
ordinance for any division or depart
ment of the combination shall be col |
lected; provided further, that every |
show or exhibition which advertises |
itself as a circus and menagerie, or a |
combination of circus and menagerie,
shall be held and construed to be a |
circus or menagerie or a circus and
menagerie whether it be such or not.
From every menagerie, wax works |
museum, side show or exhibition
whether connected with a circus or not
where a separate fee for admission is |
demanded or received, five dollars for
every performance or exhibition in |
which fees for admission are received. |
From every exhibition where aero
batic feats are performed and an al
mission fee charged for profit, not con-
nected with a circus or theatre, five
dollars for each performance.
From every person bringing off a
fight between dogs and bulls, or be-
tween bears and dogs, or between bulls
and other animals, or between dogs
and dogs, two hundred and fifty dol
| lars for each performance.
From every sleight of hand perform
| ance or exhibition of legerdemain, not
connected with a circus or theatre,
twelve dollars and fifty cents.
From every menagerie, wax works,
or exhibition of any kind, where a sep
arate fee for admission is de
manded or received, five dollars for
every day on which fees for such ad-
mission are received; provided, that
exhibitions by associations organized
for promotion of art, science, charity
or benevolence, shall be exempt from
taxation, and provided further, that
persons w. form a museum composed
entirely of the products of Texas shall
have the right to exhibit the same for
fee without paying any occupation
tax.
For every concert where a fee for
admission is demanded or received, one
dollar, provided that entertainments
when given by the citizens for chart
table purposes, or for the support or
aid of literary or cemetery assOcia-
tions are exempt
From every livery or feed stable, 10
cents for each stall and fifteen cents
for each hack, buggy or other vehicle,
and from every hack buggy, dray,
wagon or other vehicle let for hire not
connected with a livery, feed or sale
stable, one dollar, from every wagon
yard used for profit, two dollars and
fifty cents.
From each and every person acting
as general adjuster of losses, or agents
of life, fire, marine and accident insur-
ance companies, who may transact. any
business as such in this city, an an
nual occupation tax Of twenty-five
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