The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-29
AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A IL
cense to be paid for operating and main
tanning telephones in Salt Lake City,
Utah. Be it ordained by the city council
of Salt Lake City, state of Utah:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or corporation to operate and
maintain in Salt Lake City any telephone
instrument for which a. rental or charge
is made, without first obtaining a license
for each telephone instrument so operated
and maintained.
Sec. 2. Every person or corporation who
shall operate and maintain in Salt Lake
City any telephone instrument mentioned
in section of this ordinance shall pay to
Salt Lake City for each telephone instru-
ment for the use of which such person or
corporation receives sixty dollars per an
mum or over, a quarterly license of TWEEN
ty-five (25) cents; and for each TELEPHONE
instrument for the use of which such per-
son or corporation receives less than sixty
600 dollars per annum a quarterly license
OF twelve and one-half Q21a) cents
/ Sec 3. And be it further provided that
any company or individual maintaining
and operating such telephone instruments,
be- and is hereby required to furnish
quarterly a complete list of said instru-
ments to the city treasurer. the list to
give location of instruments and names
Of individuals renting the same And be
il also provided that the first of the afore-
said lists be filed as required not later
than January 1st, 1899. Provided further
the maximum charge for each instrument
used shall not exceed the rates now
| charged for such or like Instruments.
Sec. 4. No license shall be issued to any
! person. firm or corporation, except the
amount. required Tor such Incense shall
| have been first paid to the city treasurer
/ and upon presentation of his receipt to
I the proper officer authorized to issue such
! license, and complying with the proyi-
sionS of this ordinance in reference to
! such license, the same shall be issued to
the person, firm or corporation requiring
| the same.
! Sec. :. All applications for license I'm
II
/ ing to the mayor, and any person or cor
! poration violating any of the provisions
! of this ordinance shall be punished by a
/ fine not exceeding one hundred (SlOJ.UO
! dollars or imprisonment for one hundred
/ days, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment. and this ordinance shall take effect
/ upon its approval.
! Sec. 6. All ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances of the city council in conflict here
/ with are hereby repealed.
( Passed by the city council OF salt Lake
! CITY. state of Utah. December 9th. 1888
/ Droval. G. H. BACKMAN.
! 7Seal0 City Recorder.
/ ADnroved this 18th day of December. 1898.
/ n 26S JOHN CLARK,
Mayor.
State of Utah, city and county of Salt
| G. TT. Backrnan, city recorder of Salt
Lake City, state of Utah, do hereby GER
1 tify that the above and foregoing is a
/ full. true ana correct COPY VI az oLu4-
nance entitled An ordinance requiring a
! license to be paid for operating and MAN
| tanning telephones in Salt Lake. City,
! Utah" Said ordinance was passed by the
/ city council of Salt Lake City, December
! 9th. 1898. and approved by the mayor
/ December 2Sth 1885, as appears of record
in my office.
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the cor
| (SeaN norate seal of said city this 18th
day of December. 1898,
G. H. BACKMAN,
I r. 26S City Recorder.