Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-05-30
ORDINANCE NO 247.

tons, amusements and business within
the City Of Aberdeen, fixing the rates
OF license, providing penalties for the
violation OF this ordinance and repeal
ing ordinances No. 8, No. Ii, No. 81,
No. 1O4, No. 116. No. l2l and No. 1923
OF the City Of Aberdeen.
The City Council Of the City Of Aber-
d cen do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. That every person, firm or
orporation owning, carrying on, nanag-
ing or co. Quoting any exhibition, amuse.
ment or business named and designated
in this ordinance within the City Of Aber.
deem shall pay to the City Treasurer Of
the City Of Aberdeen, in advance, before
commencing the operation Of any such
exhibition, amusement or business the
amount named in this ordinance for a
license for the operation, carrying on or
conducting of any such exhibition,
amusement or business, and the said City
Treasurer shall thereupon issue to such
person. firm or corporation a receipt
showing the amount paid and the time
for which said license is to be granted;
such person, firm or corporation shall
then present such receipt to the City
Clerk and said City Clerk shall thereupon
Issue to such person, firm or corporation
license granting to such person, firm or
corporation the right to conduct, carry on
or operate such exhibition, amusement
or business within the City Of Aberdeen
for the time which said receipt shows
said person, firm or corporation to have
paid under tie rates fixed Ivy this ordi-
Ma ce ard the City Clerk shall keep a
record Of each license issucd showing the
name OF the person, firm ur corporation
to whom such license is granted, the date
issued, the date Of expiration, for what
exhibition, amusement or business
granted and the amount paid therefor.
Sec. 2. Every circus shall pay fifty
dollars per day or fraction thereof.
Every circus combined with menagerie
shall pay seventy.five dollars per day or
fraction thereof.
Every side show connected with cir
Gus or circus and menageiie shall pay
twenty dollars per day or fraction thereof.
Every other show or performance ex-
hibiting under tent Shall pay twenty
dollars FER day or fraction thereof.
Every person, firm or corporation own
ing or operating any tEcatcr or opera
house shall pay fifty dollars per yea'
payable annually, and every house, build
ing Oh room which shall be fitted with y
stage and other pararhcrnaia sucl, a is
generally used in houses Of like nature
shall be construed to lie theatcr Oh
ole'a house.
Every theater, travelling troupe or com.
pany giving theatrical exhibitions shall
pay five dollars per day or fraction there
Of. Provided, this shall not apply to
entertainments given exclusively by
home talent.
Stereopticans shall pay $3.50 per day
or portion thereof. 49,
Photographs shall pay $3.50 per day
or portion thereof
Projectoscopes OF exhibitions Of moving
pictures shall pay $3.50 per day or por-
ton thereof. Provided, that All annual
license may be issued to the proprietor Of
either stereoptcan, monograph or pro-
jectoscope or other exhibition Of moving
pictures at the rate OF $4,000 per annum
payable in advance.
Every person, firm or corporation ex-
hibiting any natural curiosity or freak for
which an admittance fee is charged shall
pay $500 per day or portion thereof.
Every person, firm Or corporation ex-
hibiting any invention, apparatus or
machine for which an admittance fee is
charged shall pay $500 per day or por-
ton thereof.
Every person, firm or corporation cen.
Quoting any cane rack, rag baby game, or
any other game into which enters the
elements OF skill and chance and can in
no manner be construed as gambling
games or devices shall pay $1.00 per day
or portion thereof.
Every person, firm or corporation CIV
ing c,em air exhibitions or entertain
ments for the purpose OF advertising the
sale of any medicine, goods, wares or
menha,dis. shall pay $500 per day or
o.tinn thereof.
Every street musician shall pay II 90
per week or portion thereof.
Every shooting gallery shall pay 80
cents per day or portion thereof.
Every boot.black stand shall pay $3.50
per year for one chair and TWENTY-FIVE
cents per year for each additional chair.
Every boot-black who does not operate
stand and goes about the streets and
public places shall pay 800 pei year.
Every person, firm or corporatian who
carries on the business OF buying and
selling old iron, rags or junk shall pay
$50 90 pc, annum. payable semi-anrua!lv
in advance.
Every book agent shall pay $500 per
year.
Every rers n, firm OF corpora ion con-
due ing street stand for the sale Oi