The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-04

|uE OCCUPATION TAX BILL
|. r,.t d the Measure Which Is
Now a Law
II APPROVED BY GOV. CuLBERSoN'
about Every business
,,.a IN the state by Resi-
dents and rerip"'etie''

kecial session W w. ,.,. 49,. ,x,,,
Eeame Law yesterday without Tue s'
Fpor's signature; ram ,,.n,.r,
An ~ y :. ,,o revised Civil Statutes, re-
' ,,n. !, 70 = general occupation taxes ~,
4 enacted by the legislature Oh 'n'
sNa -, THAT article 5oi9 OF chapter 1,
m :, the Revised Civil Statutes oi
V .,e =, .hsll hereafter read as follows:
90 .,,,.,s 5Ois There shall be leVied on
"A salleoted from every person. nrni' eonn
nv y. NJ association OF persons pursu.ns ehy
,is occupations named IN the foiiowihs
nmhered subdivisions OF th's at,icie
annual occupation tax. which shaIt oe
IA annually In advance, except "hele
srein o,berwise provided for, on every
,rh oscupa,ion or separate establishments
follows ,,,n.
Subdivision I. From every merchant
hose annual purchases amount 10 iesZ
han 10000 SO; from every merchant whose
,rusI nrrchases amount 10 $1,000 or less
,an $4,000 Sc; from every merchant whose
nnual purchases amount to S5opO or less
: han 10000, So; from every nerchant
rhose annual purchases amount Slo,ooo
n less than $4,000, $50; from every mer-
Bhant whose annual purchases amount TO
hi 900 or less than s25 600, SO; from every
Merchant whose annual purchases amount
n s95 900 or less than 1000. $50; from
. yery merchant whose annual purchases
kmo,nt 10 $4,000 or less than $l5o.uVo,
kls5; from every merchant whose annual
6urchases amount to $500 or less than
{k?5O 900, $50; from every merchant whose
ANNUAL purchases amount to S2aO,Ooo or
less than s500,D00, $500; from every mer-
khant whose annual purchases amount to
4 900 or less than $T50.o0o, $3.50 from
livery merchant whose annual purchases
Imount TO si50oG0 or more, 5000. Every
person, firm, corporation or association of
bersoDs desiring to sell goods, wares or
Merchandise within this State shall, be-
lore pursuing such occupation, pay the
lax for one year, and take out license
10 pursue the occupation Of the merchant
y the class to which he properly belongs,
ccorting to his annual purchases. as pro-
Fided by law, and shall file with the lax
collector an affidavit of the amount of his
nnual purchases for the past year, If pre-
1ously engaged In such business or part
year. II engaged in such business less
han year, and also of the estimated
mount of his annual purchases for the
nsulng year. Said affidavit shall be filed
no preserved by the tax collector MS Il
Fart OF the records of his office. and shall
e IN substance as follows. viz:
The undersigned, as the representative
800, doing business at ...., Texas,
soiemnly swear that the estimate made
inc annual purchases Of said concern
goods wares and merchandise for the
eM ensuing year does not exceed
aousaha dollars, / further swear that
Nv annual purchases of said concern for
n.y. past -. months did not exceed the
am OF thousand dollars"
Saia AFFIDAVIT shall be signed and sworn
,,nis.e .e some Officer authorized to adj
~ aa,, oatns, and for this purpose the
"a S v.eS.ors Oh counties, cities and towns
S,h ICY authorized 20 administer oaths.
INV s" ,,is,on from every merchant who
H. , na'" "t from place 10 place ana offer
sy.s,s w. bankrupt stocks" 0! goods. or
bre s,maNs are sales" or water and
6stloS H J, STOCKS for sale" for a limited
Ia ~ unie' there shall be collected
ban ~ ,u"a,n Tor the first month. or less
Ehero ,nnh "'h, ioT ench and every place
bach aaa;,iaa ssi"eSs is located. and for
ontlpucd '. month that such sales are
hsnt sba, a. a aly given place, said mer-
provided M ps an additional sum Of $50:
place sr civ where they remain in one
boo cbargsa n'olths' In addition 10 the
bay an aSdi,ior we hrSt month, they shall
bad PROVIDED t..', sum OF $40 Ter month.
% one nlsoo 'ailhcr that II hoy remain
honths. her st ior me period Of twelve
addition IN H., sHai, be required 10 pay, in
he sum syeS d"g T. s,oV for the first month,
pa In one year "'u amount Of goods
n ss a'msn 3. From ever,. ,rou,,,.
td no trove,;n,. OF Other medicines. s175
aid tax is naid' person shall sell until
pail not an TIu provided. that this lax
'pmmefs or so,o, ~ commercial travellers.
Citing trade f rona making sales. or So
Pc sale OF dr,aa merchants engaged in
hle- ea Ut medicine by whole
SSSs0es division 4. From ovor,. ,....
no n mg.a every clairvoyant n,' ,une telier
b fo nr'' ms ms or her vocation NV i,sS.lerlst'
Fch yocs aun and every county IN ', ,,,,
sphs AVIATION is carried nv VN"'y IN which
a.,n, sison 5. From o,,nr,.
bmainc ~ Of persons encaaaS sVn, urn ,n1
isinrss =. shaving paper or on,, VI as
fslers IN money brokers mr. $50, s"sau IN
tchange, 81 swcKs, securities or r'h M or
late, COUNT ~ buying or selling ,s,, VI
aims again.. or city warrants on 'o o,,
XII, "'"'o' an annual tax
t 1nsegp'l " lon 6. From every o...
|her IL IN any dasuerroanV operator or
llfd an nm,l,ry, by wbafeyser,. or
subdiyilsSjannn annual tax Of $40 H''eV'F name
annua, ~, 2. From oycr,,
sabSiHvII,.,,ax Of siO. every auetioaeer.
bldg ., From ever. ,
subdlyisionnn annual tax Of 81 1''''r OF a
as&'ation ~ =; From every nerso, Co.
,alon Of shin t p;sons following ~, ' no
s SIsl tax Of SO '0Sers or ship agents an
association ~ y. From every nor,o. Co..
ssash,on, 80. VI Persons selling on comm nrm
suoalv'sion I, =, va 'o''
Rsre shall Be ~ so, From every land ,,,r,
ne term .lana an annual ta2 If
aed TO mem ,ahd agent shah ho "N Va
nv va % persons person. firm al, 49,
I'D. any Of 'ior'ang for compcn-
~. Purchasn, the following ~.
~ purchasins VI selling real estate fo,.
~ for otherss or selling lana 49,, cnni, LOT
shall no, but this term -,
lax upon 10 Construed On ,".u
III one hereinass,as.a attorney in addltj ps
1, ~ from every every person pract,c,no
~ Drawing ~ eonyeyancer nv a,hs
ior pay * or other legal ,Ial n.r
~ shall onlyys provided, that M, roou-
kuh county Of IL county occupation tos
uII,, - From ay s or their residence ''A
N. OF msdira, 'ery Dhysicia,r ,,,ra
set,a swelling from o,ner Specialist Of nny
ce Of his MN place to plara IN Ivy ny