The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-31


photographs of any character, where such
gallery is not situated In, or such bust
ness is not in the county in which he
solicits such work, 81.
From every auctioneer doing business IN
city of 10000 inhabitants or more, an
annual tax of $40; from every auctioneer in
a city or town of 5000 inhabitants and not
more than 10000 inhabitants, $25; from
every auctoneer in city or town of 2OOO
inhabitants and not more than 5000, $40;
from auctioneers in all other towns and
villages. 81.
From every keeper OF toll bridge an
annual tax Of 81.
From every person, firm or association
of persons following the occupation of ship
brokers or ship agents. If in city or town
OF 10000 or more inhabitants. $50; If in Il
city or town OF less than 10000 inhabitants,
$40.
From every person. firm or association of
persons selling on commission II IN a c'iy
of more than 10000 inhabitants, so; II in
a city or town OF less than 10000 inhabl-
tants, $40,
From every land agent there shall lie
collected an annual tax CT So; the term
land agent shalt be construed TO mean any
porscn firm or association Of persons per-
forming for compensation any OF she tol-
lowing services. Purchasing or selling real
estate for others; purchasing or seliing
land certificates for others But this term
land agent shall be so construed
Us to levy n tax upon an attorney in ad-
dition to the one hereinafter levied.
From every person practtclng law ana
from every conveyancer and person draw
ing deeds or other legal instruments for
pay, So: provided that attorneys at law
shall only pay county occupation tax In
the county OF his or their residence,
From every physician, surgeon, oculist
or medical or other specii list Of any kind
fruNrpl,,ty from p1npp Mace in the nflF-
tice of his profession, an annual tax OF
$50 in each county whore he may practice
profession; from every dentist 50.
| From every person or firm keeping n
shooting gallery at which zee is palu CT
demanded. an annual tax of S25 In cach
| county.
! From every person or firm keeping a
| knife. cane or doll rack or any device Upon
which rings are pitched. or at which balls
are thrown. an annual tax of 500.
| From every billiard, bagatelle, pigeon
! hole. devil among the tailors. or Jenny
| Lind table. and pool table, or anything OF
tie kind used for profit, $50; and any such
| table used in connection with any drinking
saloon or other place Of business wsnere
| intoxicating liquors, cigars or other Things
Of value are sbld or given away, or upoI
which any money or any other thing OF
value Ia paid shall be regarded as used
for profit. -
| From every person, firm or association
of persons selling or ohering Tor sa'e ~
lustrated Police News. romeo ''dIV,,e'
Sporting World or other illustrated luo,l
cations OF like character the sum OF ~
in each county in which sale may DC h'ai'
or offered 10 be made.
From any person or persons VINO shal
sell pools on horse races or other eoh"H's
81 for each and every time they may 81
sell said pool. ~ =,
From every nine or ten min alley. oil
any other alley used for profit by whateYe
name called constructed or operated uIo,
the principle OF bowling alley ana upo'
which balls. rings or other devices al'
used for substitutes thereof are roNea
without regard to the number oil pms uso
or whether pins are used or not or Whctne
the balls, rings or other devices are roiie'
BY hand or with a enc or any other d'N ict
5000. Any such alley used IN IoNtse,lu ..
with any drinking saloon or any uIuS s. t,
or with any drug store where intoAlcaIi ~
liquors are sold or given away or for W3le
any money or thing of value Is pdiu sh"'
bc regarded as used for profit 60
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