The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-26
First published Jan. IS. 1898.
ORDINANCE No. 1859.

Wichita, and repeating certain ordinances
in conflict Herewith
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City of Wichita:
Section L That from and after the TAX
ing effect OF this ordinance no person.
persons, company or corporation shall
within the limits of the city of Wichita
pursue, carry on or operate any of the
following named callings, trades, profess
sions, business or occupations without
having first paid a license tax thereon TO
the city of Wichita and received a license
therefrom as hereinafter provided TO
carry on the same; and said license tax is
hereby levied in the following amounts.
towit:
1.-Chiropodists, each $500 for six
months.
2.-Grain exchange, known as bucket
shops, each $500 for six months.
3-Peddlers of articles not otherwise
mentioned in this ordinance. each $500
for six months; provided that nothing
herein shall require the payment OF
license tax by parties peddling grains,
fruits or vegetables of their own produc-
ton.
4-PeddIers 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
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 $1,000 for siv
months; said stands to be located under
the direction of the mayor and city coun-
Gil.
7.-Astrologers, clairvoyants, fortune
tellers, 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.
9.-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.
12.-Ticket brokers, each 5000 for six
months.
13.-Selling or offering for sale, trade
or exchange, goods, wares or merchandise
advertised or designated as sheriff's or
assignee's sale. bankrupt or damaged
stock of goods, each 100000 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.
15.-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-PIate glass insurance agencies, ac-
cident insurance agencies, guarantee IN
surance agencies, liability insurance agen-
cies, casualty insurance agencies, steam
boiler insurance agencies, live stock insur-
ance agencies, each company 5000 for
six months.
17.-Hacks, each $500 for six months.
1S-Hotel runners, for first-class hotels,
$3.50 for six months.
19-Hotel runners for second-class hos
tells, s6.25 for six months; and it is fur
Their provided that hotels charging 800
per day are to belong to the first-class
under this ordinance, and those charging
less than 81 90 are to belong to the second
class under this ordinance.
2O.-Auctioneers of merchandise, each
$1,000 for six months.
21-Intelligence offices or employment
agencies. each 5000 for six months.
22.-All 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, to be used as food, each $500
for six months; provided. that this ordi-
nance shall not apply to farmers selling
meat of their own production by the quar-
ter or greater parts than a quarter.
2s.-Scavengers or persons engaged in
the business of cleaning privies. cess
pools, burying dead animals for pay. or
removing decayed or decaying vegetables
or animal matter or garbage for pay,
each $500 for six months. And such per-
son or persons shall give a bond to the
city of Wichita with sufficient security
to be approved by the mayor. in the sum
of $500. conditioned for the faithful per-
fOrmance of his duties in such occupa-
ton or business as are now, or may here
after be imposed by ordinance.
24.-Carrying on the business of bin
posting. $500 for six months.
25.-Real estate agents, each $50 for six
months
26.-Retail dealers in cigarettes, each
$500 for six months.
2L-Traveling physicians, each $50 per
day.
2S.-Auctioneers of horses, cattle, etc,
$3.50 for six months
Sec. ,. That any business that occupies
or is carried on upon any Of the streets,
alleys or parks Of the city OF Wichita
shall az ain times be subject to such reg
ulations as the mayor and council shall
from ;ime to time adopt. and any failure
to observe such regulations shall without
further action or proceedings OF any kind
whatever, forfeit the license Of the person
falling to observe such regulations. And
no street stand shall be allowed outside
Of the curb line.
Sec. , All licenses shall be issued by the /