San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-29

ed, the maximum policy or (of) insur
ance written on any one person being
one thousand dollars.
From every person, firm or associa.
ton of persons, dealing in lightning
rods, an annual tax of eighteen dollars
and upon every person canvasslng fol-
the sale of lightning rods, an annual
tax of fifty dollars.
From every person or association OF
persons following the occupation OF
cotton broker, cotton factor, or COM
mission merchant, in this city, an an
nual tax of seventeen dollars and fifty
cents. A Commission merchant" in
the meaning of this article, is every
person, firm, or association of persons,
receiving country produce, horses, cat
tie, sheep, hogs, grain, corn, hay, lum-
Der, shingles, wood coal, goods, wares
and merchandise, or anything for sale,
to be accounted for to the owner when
sold, and charging a commission there
for.
From every pawnbroker, an annual
tax of seventy-five dollars.
From every cotton buyer or buyer of
wool and hides, five dollars; provided
that a merchant who pays an occupa-
ton tax, as herein prescribed, shall not
be considered a cotton buyer or buyer
of wool or hides.
From every person, firm, agency, or
association of persons dealing in sew
ing machines IAN annual tax of seven
dollars and fifty cents; provided, that
a merchant who pays an occupation
tax, as required by this article, shall
not be required to pay this special tax
to sell sewing machines when sold in
his place of business.
From every person or firm who ped
dies out clocks, cooking stoves, or ran
ges, wagons, buggies, carriages, sur
reys, and other similar vehicles, wash
ing machines and churns IAN annual
tax of one hundred and twenty-five
dollars; provided, that a merchant who
pays an annual occupation tax, as re-
luired by this article, shall not be re-
Iuired to pay this special tax for sell
ing the articles named in this para
graph when sold in his place of bust
ness or in this city.
From each gas company, manufact-
lring gas in this city a tax of seven
teen dollars and fifty cents.
From each electric light company OPP
Grating an electric plant in this city,
seventeen dollars and fifty cents.
From each waterworks company OPP
Grating a waterworks plant in this city,
an annual tax of seventeen dollars and
fifty cents.
From each and every owner or keep
n of any skating rink, used for profit
n this city, twelve dollars and fifty
,ents.
From every manager of a baseball
bark in this city, where an admission
ZEE is charged twelve dollars and fifty |
,ents.
From every owner or keeper of every |
steam laundry, an annual tax of five
dollars.
From each person or corporation, who |
ire wholesale dealers, selling imported
'r homemade ice to the trade to be |
sold again in this city, twenty-five |
dollars.
From every street car company in |
his city, one dollar and fifty cents per
nile of track owned by said company |
,r corporation.
From each owner or manager of ev- |
.ry photograph, electric battery, graph
,phone or other like instruments,
where a fee is charged, an annual tax
If twelve dollars and fifty cents: pro-
yided, that when an electric battery is |
lsed by regularly authorized physic- |
on on a patient no tax shall be charg-
ID. |
From each owner or keeper of ey-
ry kaleidoscope, cinetograph, or similar
machine or instrument used for profit, |
which shows the life-like motions of |
person or animals, an annual occupa-
ion tax of twelve dollars and fifty |
ents.
From each owner, manager or keep
r of every panorama or view show,
lsed for profit, exhibiting in a wagon,
Dom, tent, or elsewhere, an annual oc-
tax of five dollars. A piano.
anna or view show in the meaning of
his ordinance is a show exhibiting pie
ures, statuary, or other works of art
which are viewed through stereOscopic
n magnifying lenses.
From every person, firm or
association who are wholesale
iealers in cotton seed oil or
my of the products of cotton
iced, selling such to the trade, a tax of
:welve dollars and fifty cents, provid-
I'd, that this tax shall not apply to a
merchant who sells other goods and
merchandise and pays an annual tax
therefor.
From each owner, manager or keep
er of every show or company of per-
sons giving exhibitions of music, songs,
sleight of hand, gymnas-
lie, dancing or other kinds of perform
lnces in a tent, house or elsewhere,
which said exhibitions are used for
profit by sale of medicines, electric
belts, or other articles of value, wheth>
er charge is made only for seats or not,
an occupation tax of two dollars and
fifty cents for each exhibition; provid-