The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-12
AN ORDINANCE.

AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A Ii.
cense TO be paid for operating and MAN,
tanning telephones in Salt Lake City,
Utah Be il 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 telepkons
instrument for which a rental or charge
is made, without first obtaining 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 l 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
(6O) dollars per annum quarterly license
of twelve and one-half 1212) cents.
. Sec. 8. And be IL 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
ii also provided that the first of the afore-
said lists be fled as required not later
than January LIST, 1889. Provided further.
the maximum charge for each instrument
used shall not exceed the rates now
charged for such or like instruments.
Sec. T. No license shall be issued to any
person. firm or corporation. except the
amount required for such license shall
have been first paid TO the city treasurer,
and upon presentation of his receipt 10
the proper officer authorized TO issue such
license and complying with the provi-
siouS of this ordinance in reference to
Such license the same shall be issued to
the person, firm or corporation requiring
the same.
Sec. 5. All applications for license I'M
der this ordinance shall be made in writ
ing to the mayor. and any person or cor
poration violating any OF the PROVISIONS $40
fine not exceeding one hundred (SlO9.eOl
dollars or Imprisonment for one hundred
days, or by both such fine and imprlson-
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, 1898
and referred to the mayor for his ap-
1Seai0 City Recorder
Approved this 18th day Of December 1898.
r. 2sS. JOHN CLARK,
Mayor.
State of Utah. city and county of Salt
Lake.-ss
I G. II. Backman. city recorder of Salt
Lake City, state of Utah. do hereby GER
full, true and correct copy of an ordi-
nance entitled IAN ordinance requiring
license to be paid for operating and main
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 18th, 1885, as appears Of record
in my office
In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the cor
(SeaD porate seal of said city this 18th
day of December 1895
G. H. BACKMAN
B. 26S. City Recorder