San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-03
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AN ORDINANCE.

of the City of San Antonio as follows:
That section 81, part l, of the revis-
ed civil ordinances of the City of San
, Antonio, shall be so amended as to
hereafter read as follows:
There shall be levied on and COLLECT
ed from every person, firm, company,
or association of persons pursuing any
of the following named occupations,
avocations or business, within the
corporate limits of the City of San
Antonio, except as herein otherwise
specially provided, an annual occupa-
ton or license tax upon every such
occupation, avocation, or business, or
separate establishment, as follows:
From every merchant whose annual
purchases amount to less than two
thousand dollars, one dollar and fifty
cents; from every merchant whose an
nual purchases amount TO two thou
sand dollars or less than five thousand
dollar; three dollars; from every mer-
chant whose annual purchases amount
to five thousand dollars or less than
ten thousand dollars, six dollars; from
every merchant whose annual purchas-
es amount TO ten thousand dollars or
less than fifteen thousand dollars, ten
dollars; from every merchant whose
annual purchases amount to fifteen
thousand dollars or less than twenty
five thousand dollars, twelve dollars
and fifty cents; from every merchant
whose annual purchases amount 20
twenty-five thousand dollars or less
than fifty thousand dollars, thirty
dollars; from every merchant whose
annual purchases amount to fifty
thousand dollars or less than one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, sixty
two dollars and fifty cents; from every
merchant whose annual purchases
amount to one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars or less than two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, seventy
five dollars; from every merchant
whose annual purchases amount to
two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars or less than five hundred thou
sand dollars, one hundred dollars;
from every merchant whose annual
purchases amount to five hundred
thousand dollars or less than seven
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, one
hundred and twenty-five dollars; from
every merchant whose annual purchas-
es amount to seven hundred and fifty
thousand dollars or more, one hundred
and fifty dollars. Every person, firm,
corporation or association of persons
desiring to sell goods, wares or mer-
chandise within the corporate limits of
this city shall, before pursuing such
occupation, pay the tax for one year
and take out a license to pursue the
occupation of the merchant of the class
to which he properly belongs, accord
ing to his annual purchases, as pro-
vided by law, and shall file with the
city tax collector an affidavit of the |
amount of his annual purchases for |
the past year, if previously engaged in |
such business, or a part of a year, If |
engaged in such business less than a !
year, and also of the estimated amount |
Of his annual purchases for the ensu- |
ing year. Said affidavit shall be filed |
and preserved by THE tax collector as |
a part Of the records of his office, ana !
shall be in substance as follows, viz:
The undersigned, as representative |
Of Observation-Disclosures. doing business
at ................r Texas, do solemaly |
swear that the estimate made of the |
annual purchases Of said concern Of |
goods. wares and merchandise for the
next ensuing year does not exceed
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swear that the annual rIrcbasas If
said concern for the mast r,ortbs
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