San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-31

bination of circus and menag-
erie, 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 circus and menagerie, or a
combination of circus and menagerie,
shall be held and construed to be a
circus or a menagerie or a circus and
menagerie whether 1t 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
battle feats are performed and an ad-
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 any other animal, 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 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 who form museum composed
entirely of the products of Texas shall
have the right to exhibit the same for
fee without paying any occupation
tax.
From every concert where 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
dollars. By general agent" as used
in this ordinance is meant any person
or firm representative of any insur-
ance company in this state, or who
may exercise a general supervision
over the business of such insurance
company in this state, or over the To-
cal agency thereof in this state, or any
subdivision thereof; provided, that
when such a general agent acts as a
local agent, he shall pay an additional
tax as a local agent, as hereinafter
provided.
From every cock pit, when kept for
profit, or upon which any money OF
anything of value is bet or paid, TWEEN
ty-five dollars.
From each and every person or firm
acting as local agent or agents of life,
fire, marine and accident insurance
companies, who may transact any bus
mess as such in this city, an annual
tax of two dollars and fifty cents. By
| local agent" as used in this ordi-
nance,is meant any person or firm who
may solicit, contract for or receive pre-
miums for insurance in this city for
any insurance company or companies,
or who may deliver contracts or poll
Icies of insurance, including railway
agents and employees who may solicit
or receive premiums for accident insur-
ance in this city.
From each and every person or firm
acting as local agent or agents of in
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may transact any business as such in
this city, an annual tax of one dollar
By industrial life" insurance as used
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 (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 canvassing fol
the sale of lightning rods, an annua
tax of fifty dollars.
From every person or association O
persons following the occupation o.
cotton broker, cotton factor, or com
mission merchant, in this city, an an
nual tax of seventeen dollars and fifty
cents. A Commission merchant" il
the meaning of this article, is ever!
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