San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-01


in this ordinance, is meant insurance
adapted to the wants and necessities
of the wage earners, in that the poll
cies are small and the. premium collec-
ted weekly at the homes of the insur-
ed, the maximum policy or (oD 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 canvassing for
the sale of lightning rods, an annual
tax of fifty dollars.
From every person or association or
persons following the occupation OF
cotton broker cotton factor, or COM
mission merchant, in this city, an an
nual tax of seventeen dollars and htty
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-tive 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
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-
quired by this article, shall not be re-
quired to pay this special tax for sell
ling the articles named in this para
graph when sold in his place of bust
ness or in this city.
From each gas company, manufact-
uring 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 waterworl1s 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
er of any skating rink, used for profit
in this city, twelve dollars and fifty
cents.
From every manager of a baseball
park in this city, where an admission
fee is charged twelve dollars and fifty
cents.
From every owner or keeper of every
steam laundry, an annual tax of five
dollars.
From each person or corporation, who
are wholesale dealers, selling imported
or homemade ice to the trade to be
sold again in this city, twenty-five
dollars.
From every street car company in
this city, one dollar and fifty cents per
mile of track owned by said company
| or corporation.
From each owner or manager of ev-
cry monograph, electric battery, graph
ophone or other like instruments,
where fee is charged, an annual tax
of twelve dollars and fifty cents; pro-
vided, that when an electric battery is
used by a regularly authorized physic-
ion on a patient no tax shall be charg-
ed.
From each owner or keeper of ev-
cry kaleidoscope, cinetograph, or similar
machine or instrument used for profit,
which shows the life-like motions of
person or animals, an annual Occupa-
ton tax of twelve dollars and fifty
cents.
From each owner, manager or keep
er of every panorama or view show,
used for profit, exhibiting in wagon,
room, tent, or elsewhere, an annual &C.
cupation tax of five dollars. A piano.
rama or view show in the meaning of
this ordinance is a show exhibiting pic
lures, statuary, or other works of art
which are viewed through stereoscopic
or magnifying lenses.
From every person, firm or
association who are wholesale
dealers in cotton seed oil or
any of the products of cotton
seed, selling such to the trade, a tax Of
twelve dollars and fifty cents, provid-
ed, that this tax shall not apply to a
merchant who sells other goods and
merchandise and pays an annual - taG
therefor.
From each owner manager or keep.
er of every show or company of per
sons giving exhibitions of music, songs
recitations, sleight of hand, gymnas
tic, dancing or other kinds of perform
ances in a tent, house or elsewhere
which said exhibitions are used fol