The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-11

trums by whatever name called, wheth
er traded or sold by another or other
wise, per year, $1,000.
Peddlers.-On each peddler on foot
per year, $500. On each peddler oil
tinware or pottery or both not manu-
factured in this State, on foot, pei
year, $3.50.
Billiard Tables. On each billiard
table, Jenny Lind table, pool table
nine or ten pin alley or any similar
contrivance kept for public use, wheth
er fee be charged for such use or not
per year, $500
Animals, Exhibition of.-On each
exhibition of trained animals not be
longing to a circus or menagerie, for
each day or part of day exhibition
for fee charged or collected, $3.50.
Auctioneers.-O On each auctioneer
per year, $1,000.
| Merry -go-Rounds, Etc On each
merry -go-round, flying jenny, or other
like contrivance, per year, $500.
Transient Vendors of Merchandise
Etc.-On each transient vendor of
merchandise whether sold from a
wagon, auction stand or otherwise, per
year, $3.50.
Telephone Exchanges.-On each tel.
ephone exchange, per year, 5000.
Theaters.-On each room or hall
used as theater or opera house for
public exhibition or performances, per
year, 500. On all other such rooms
or halls, $3.50
On all dance rooms or halls, $500.
Vendors of Specialization each
transient vendor of spectacles, not be-
ing licensed peddler, per year, 500.
Vendors of Bed Springs, Transient.
On each transient dealer in bed
springs who shall manufacture the
same or sell them himself or by agent,
not in licensed store, per year, $500.
On each person employed in sale of
same, per year, 81 %.
Bill Posters.-All persons engaged
in posting bills or other printed mat
ter. per year, S2.J
Brokers.-On each broker engaged
in buying or selling notes, bonds or
other securities, per year, $3.50.
Oil Depots.-On each oil depot, per
year, $500.
Travelling Photographers. On each
travelling photographer, per year, 500.
Pawn Brokers.-On each pawn brok-
er or firm of such, per year, $500.
The city clerk is entitled to collect
One Dollar (sl0O) in addition to the
above and foregoing as fee for issu-
ing said license. He is required to
furnish, at his own expense, suitable
blanks for licenses and to give notice
to all the residents of the city doing
business on which license is charged,
of the date of expiration of such
license, and if such residents promptly
renew their license then his fee for
such shall be only Fifty go Cents.
Any person desiring to enjoy any of
the privileges taxed by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Mississippi, shall first
pay the tax, as prescribed, to the clerk
of said Board and obtain from him
the license herein required for the
privilege, before they shall exercise
any of the privileges for carrying on
their business in said city; and any per-
son or corporate body who shall exer-
else any of the privileges taxed by said
Board without first paying the tax and
procuring license as required, shall,
on conviction by the Mayor, be fined
not less than double the tax imposed
on such privilege or shall be impris-
oned in the county Jail not more than
thirty days, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment.
The foregoing ordinance having been
first reduced to writing was read in
open Board by the clerk and consisder-
ed section by section and vote taken
on each ordinance, the same resulting
as follows Yeas, Schnorrenburg
Moreton, Scherck, and Seavey: nays
none; Willoughby, absent and not
voting. Be it further ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
city of Brookhaven, Mississippi, That
because Of the Importance of the fore
going ordinances that the same take
effect and be in force and effect after
their passage, and that all ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance shall
be and they are hereby repealed.
RIDING ON SIDEWALKS AND HITCHING TC
SHADE TREES, ETC.
Be it ordained by the Mayor anC
Board of Aldermen of the city ol
Brookhaven, Mississippi, That any
person or persons riding on or leading
a horse, mule, OK or any other ami
NAL on any side walk or pavement il
said city, or who shall hitch any sucf
animal to any tree planted or pre-
served for shade on any side walk, ol
street, or to the post of any gallery ol
shed of any house standing on tn,
side walks, shall upon conviction be-
fore the Mayors court, be fined not
less than $lO0 and not more than S5.O
for each and every offense, and stanC
committed until such fine and costs
are paid.
INSTRUCTIONS ON RAILROAD CROSSINGS
On motion, BE it ordained by tn,
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of th'
city of Brookhaven, Miss, That i
shall be unlawful for any locomotiv,
or train of cars or cars, to b,
stopped and remain standing OF
any railroad crossing that is used by
the citizens for travel and on any
railroad crossing upon any of the
streets within the corporate limits OF
said city; and every railroad company
or its employees upon stopping any
train, or locomotive upon any railroad
crossing, also at place where such
railroad crosses a street, within the
corporate limits of said city, shall sc
uncouple their cars as not to obstruct
travel upon such railroad crossing
and upon such street or streets for 9
longer period than five (5) minutes
and any person or persons or any rail
road company violating this ordinance
shall, on conviction before the May
or's court, be fined not more thar
Fifty Dollars (S50.00) or be imprisoned
not more than thirty days or both
and stand committed until fine and
costs are paid.
JUMPING ON AND OFF TRAINS.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city oi
Brookhaven, Miss, That it shall be
unlawful for any person or person.
within the corporate limits of saiG
city to get on or off the cars of the
railroad, while standing or in motion
unless they have some business that
requires that they should do so; and
any person or persons violating thi:
ordinance shall, upon conviction be