The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25
new LICENSE TAX
Council Passes Revised Ac-
cupation Ordinance.
FIFTY BOILERS PER DAY
Is the Increase Upon Circus
Parade License,

The following new occupation ordinance
passed by the council last night is mater
Ially different from the old one. Here
after craftmen. merchants, dealers, manu-
facturers, professional and exhibitors will
pay as provided:
1-Chiropodists, each $500 for six
months.
2-Grain exchange, known as bucket
shops, each $500 for six months.
3-PedIers of articles not otherwise
mentioned in this ordinance, each $500
for six months; proyided that nothing
herein shall require the payment of
license tax by parties peddling grains.
fruits or vegetables of their own produc-
ton.
4-Peddlers Of ready made clothing,
dry goods, boots, shoes or other house
furnishing goods, each 5000 for six
months.
5.-Soliciting business, exhibiting goods,
wares and merchandise on the streets or
other public places in the city Of Wichita,
$4,000 for six months; provided, that
nothing in this section shall require a
license tax for exhibiting samples in front
Of buildings or room as an advertisement
of the business conducted in such build
ing or room.
6.-Street stands, each $4,000 for six
months; said stands to be located under
the direction of the mayor and city coun-
Gil.
z-Astrologers. clairvoyants, fortune
telllers, mind readers, each 5000 for six
months.
S-Pawn brokers and persons loaning
money on watches, jewels and precious
stones, which are taken into the posses
sion of the Pledge. each for six months,
$500.
s.-shooting galleries, each $3.50 for six
months.
1O.-Circus and menagerie, including
street parade, $4,000 per day.
u.-Keeping a billiard hall, with not
more than two billiard or pool tables,
each table $500 for six months; all tables
kept in excess of two each $3.50 for six
months
l2.-Ticket brokers. each 5000 for six
months
13.-Selling or offering for sale, trade
or exchange, goods. wares or merchandise
advertised or designated as sheriffs or
assignee's sale, bankrupt or damaged
stock of goods, each $4,000 for six months;
provided, that this section shall not apply
to goods. wares or merchandise which are
actually under control of the sheriff or
assignee, or to goods, wares or merchan-
disc which have been damaged within the
city of Wichita and which are being dis
posed of in good faith to close out the
same.
14.-Life insurance agencies, each COM
pany $3.50 for six months.
l5.-Fire insurance agencies, each COM
pany represented by an agent $1,000 for
six months; provided, that when any COM
pany is represented by more than one
agency, then each agency is to pay $1,000
for six months.
16.-Plate glass insurance agencies, ac-
cident insurance agencies. guarantee in
surance agencies. liability insurance agen-
cies, live stock insurance agencies, each
company $1,000 for six months.
lL-Hacks, each $500 for six months.
lS--Hotel runners, for first-class hotels,
$3.50 for six months.
I9-Hotel runners for second-class no.
tells. S6.25 for six months; and it is fur
Their provided that hotels charging 500
per day are to belong to the first-ciass
under this ordinance, and those charging
less than 500 are to belong to the second
class under this ordinance.
2O-Auctioneers of merchandise, each
5000 for six months.
21-InteIligence offices or employment
agencies, each 5000 for six months.
22-AH peddlers engaged in the selling
bartering, exchanging or disposing OF
meats or FISH upon any of the public
grounds. streets or alleys of the city OF
Wichita, 70 be used as food. each $25e(
for six months; provided that this ordi-
nance shall not apply 10 farmers selling
meat of their own production by the guar
ter or greater parts than quarter.
2S.-Scavengers or persons engaged II
the business of cleaning privies. cess
pools, burying dead animals for pay. OF
removing decayed or depaying vegetable:
or animal matter or garbage for pay
each $500 for six months. And such per
son or persons shall give a bond to the