The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25
LICENSES IN BROOKLYN,
Many Taxes on Vendors and Others. with Some
Curious Requirements.

There has been a remarkable increase in the
number OF license taxes imposed on traders,
pcddlcrs, vendors, and other dealers In the
smaller wares in this city. Brooklyn. through
Its Common Council. has recently started In to
vic with New York in the matter OF such fees,
some of which appear to the ordinary observer
to be opprcssivcly vexatious. while others are
grOtcsQuc. There is, for instance, in Brooklyn
tit Is to be found in section 3, Of article l., of
chapter . OF Brooklyn regulations OF common
carricrs), q tax on bowling alleys OF IS a year.
There is n tax Of So II year on each billiard table
kept in Il billiard saloon. There is q tax OF So a
year on each shooting gallery. and on each
public dirt cart" one OF so cents. Pawn
brokers in Brooklyn pay $500 n year, auction
GERS 800. intelligence offices $25. stages $l5.
slaughter houses $25. hackney coaches 81. cabs
$3.50, spectators in theatre tickets $50. public
exprcssIncn SO, public truckman 81, junk dealers
So. drivers OF cabs, coaches. or stages other than
those licensed to maintain the same 81. Each
circus and menaRcrie or combined circus and
mcnageric pays $500 for q years, or $3.50 for a
three months license. Ferris wheels. mari.
onctte shows. and rope dancing entertainments
retail dealers in fireworks So, and wholesale
dealers in fireworks $40. and there are two
grades OF tax for theatrical managers. The
ntrcs having n seating. capacity of less than
$50 pay $40; those having more than $50 scat
Ing ca cSSphHci,y pay si53 Rroo On every License 9
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copy of the section OF the city ordinances relating
to 1t, and there IL n penalty Of not less than ~
nor more than S25 for persons requiring licenses
who fail to get them. To get "A license to do
anything in Brooklyn. SO far as the same is
regulated by tho Brooklyn Common Council,
n person must he n resident OF that city, Of good
moral character, and qualified. it is usually pro-
vidCd. to maintain n colloGuinl conversation in
The English language. One section OF arti-
Gle Ill. of the ordinances provides that the
doors Of theatres shall always he kept open when
n performance is being given. or is about to he
given. The doors Of such establishments are to
swing on their hinges easily without obstruc-
tion. Junk dealers are to wear badges upon n
conspicuous place upon tho breast. All keepers
OF billiard saloons. bowling alleys, and shooting
galleries are 10 maintain them in "a quiet and
orderly manner, :" though there is no restriction
against shooting in the shooting galleries. knock
ing down tho ton pins in the bowling alleys or
the use Of a enc in a billiard parlor. No fighting.
struggling, or other disturbance OF the peace"
Is 10 bc permitted and no person OF loss than
sixteen years Is allowed TO take part in bowl
ing, shooting, or any game of billiards. - a re-
s%trictiOn which dOGs not, however. prevent
minors from setting up the pins. II IL speci.
ideally provided by tho laws OF Brooklyn that no
circus tcn,t shall b? allowed to p~rotrudc upon
any public street nor shall any person in
brooklyn 4" allow any crowd 10 collect" about a
circus. This law Is probably not strictly en-
forced.