The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-17
CITY ORDINANCES
TORDINANC No. 6.1
LICENSES.

fessions and Privileges.
Be it ordained by the City Council
Of the City of Ardmore:
SECTION 1. That it shall be un-
lawful for any person to engage in,
exercise or pursue any of the follow.
ing avocatiOnS, professions or priyi-
leges within the corporate limits of
the city of ArdmOre, without having
hrst obtained and paid for a license
therefor from the proper city author
tiles. and having paid for the same in
o0ld. silver or United States currency
the amount of which license or tag
shall be as follows, tO-wit:
SEC. ,. From every merchant
whose annual purchase amounts to
one hundred thousand dollars, $50 per
annum.
SEC. 3. From every merchant
whose annual purchase amounts to
ffty thousand dollars, S25 per annum.
SEC. 4. From every merchant
whose annual purchase amounts to
twenty-five thousand dollars, SI2.5O
per annum.
SEC. 5. From every merchant
whose annual purchase amounts to
fifteen thousand dollars, 81. so per an
mum
SEC. 6. From every merchant
whose annual purchase amounts to
ten thousand dollars, $5 per annum.
SEC. :. From every merchant
whose annual purchase amounts to
five thousand dollars, 81 per annum,
SEC. s. From every merchant
whose annual purchase amounts to
two thousand dollars, or less, 81 SO Der
annum.
SEC. 9. A merchant, in the mean
ing of this ordinance, is any person,
firm or association engaged in buying
and selling lumber, grain, hay, hides,
goods, wares and merchandise of any
kind whatever.
SEC. TO- For each barber-shop run
ming one chair, 50 per annum, and
81, for each additional chair, per an
mum.
SEC. IL. For each hotel charging
81 per day or more. $40 per anrum.
SEC. II. For each hotel or board
ing house charging less than 81 per
day, S5 per annum: provided, that
persons engaged exclusively in keep
ing private boarders shall not be
charged a license.
SEC. 13. For each attOrney-at-law
5000 per annum.
SEC. Il. For each physician, $1,000
per ahnum.
SEC. 10. From each dentist, resi-
dent, $40 per annum; travelling, S25. 90
per annum.
SEC. l6. For each restaurant or
lunch counter, $3.50 per annum.
SEC. II. For each express company,
$500 per annum.
SEC. 18. For each railroad or rail-
way company, s25 per annum.
SEC 19 For each telegraph COM
pany, $1,000 per annum.
SEC. 20. For each marble-yard or
tombstone salesman, $500 per annum.
SEC. 21. For each meat market,
$40 per annum.
SEC. %. For each scale for weigh
ing for hire, $500 per annum.
SEC. %. From every person, firm
or association of persons engaged in
dlsc0unting or shaving papers, or en-
gagged In any business as money bro
kerS or bankers or dealers in stocks.
securities or bills of exchange, or in
buying or selling bonds, state or
county warrants, or other claims
against the United States, $500 per
annum.
SEC. "a. From every operator or
owner OF any daguerrean, photograph
or other such like gallery, by what
ever name called, $500 per annum
And from every person soliciting
WORK Tor any daguerrean, photograph
or other such like gallery, or for per-
sons engaged In the business of copy
ing or enlarging pictures of any char
acter, when such business or such
gallery is not situated in the city of
Ardmore, $500 per annum.
oEC. 20. For every physician, sur
geon, OculiSt or medical specialist of
any Kind, travelling from place to
place in the practice of his, her or
tnelr profession, $500 per annum.
oEC. 26. From every person, firm
OF association of persons pursuing the
occupation of bill poster or of put
tlhg uH advertising bills or notices,
lacking up advertising cards or no
tieeS OF tin, wood or other material,
printing or lettering words OF pic
.ules on fences or other places as
sie means OF advertising, the sum of
slUW per annum: provided, that this
drtlcle shall not be construed SO as to
Ca4 persons, firms or corporations ad-
'ertlSlng their own business.
DEC. ". From every person, firm
On association of persons who shall
seii pools on hOrSe-racing, $500 for
eacn day he, she or they shall so sell
such pools.
:. Sc %. For every skating rink,
sO.OO Der annum.
). SEC. %. From every keeper OF
hVery or feed stable; $40. 90 per annum.
SEC. 80. From every keeper OF a
wagon yard not connected with liv-i
cry stable, $500 per annum.
SEC. 81. For each life and acci-
annum.
SEC. 80. For each fire, marine or
guaranty company, $500 per annum.
SEC. 80. For each cotton COM
press, S25 90 per annum.
annum.
SEC. SEC. 36. For each Touring mill,
sl0 per annum.