The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-11


or pony or dog shows are given. For each
day's exhibition of pony or dog show,
exhibiting in towns and cities having
more than ten thousand inhabitants, thir-
ty-1ve dollars. In all other places. TWEEN
ty-five dollars. For each days exhibition
Of side show accompanying "A circus.
menagarie or museum. ten dollars. For
any flying jenny accompanying a circus.
ten dollars per day.
That subdivision seventeen Of Section
4l22 Of the Code as amended by act Of the
General Assembly, approved March 3. 1901,
he amended so as to read as follows:
COLD SToRAGE.-1Z
Any person. firm or corporation, doing
a cold storage business IN towns and
cities Of twenty thousand or more inhab-
itants. two hundred dollars; in towns and
cities of ovec ten thousand and less than
twenty thousand inhab itauts. one hundred
dollars. in towns and cities of over five
thousand Inhabitants and less than ten
thousand inhabitants. fifty dollars; In
towns and cities Of less than five thou-
sand inhabitants and more than twenty
five hundred inhabitants. twenty-five dol
lars; In all other towns less than twenty
five hundred inhabitants, ten dollars.
That subdivision eighteen of Section 4122
of the Code as amended by act of the Cen
eral Assembly, approved March ), 1901, be
amended so as to read as follows:
COMMERCIAL OR NJ Il r CA TILE
AGENTS.-1s.
Each person, firm or corporation I'm this
State inquiring into and reporting upon
the credit and standing of persons en-
gagged In business in this State shall pay
to the State annually the sum Of three
hundred dollars. and the payment of this
license in any one county shall be sufti-
cienti and the payment of this license
shall not be required in any other county
in the State and in addition thereto ten
dollars for the use of each county in
which they do business by agent or attor-
ney. Each person or association OF per-
sons which operates what are known as
merchants protective associations. or pub
fishes or issues to its subscribers or men,
bers. any book, or list, containing the
names of persons whose credits or meth
DDS of paying bills is shown. shall be
liable to this license
That subdivision 10 of Section APP Of the
Code as amended by act of the General
Assembly, approved March 5. 1901 be
amended so as to read as follows.
CONCERTS OR EXHIBTfONS--19
! For each concert, musical entertain-
ment. public lecture, or other public en-
tertaiument where charges are made for
admission, or for the use of any instru-
ment or device or the participation in any
exercise or entertainment not given. who'll
poses. and not otherwise provided for, ten
dollars; but the provision of this subdi-
vision shall not apply to exhibitions or
entertainments given in theaters when
the owners or managers thereof have
taken out license as owner or manager.
In all cases where such exhibitions shall
be In the nature of continuous show or
performance the license shall be five dol
lars per day, fifteen dollars per week; or
thirty dollars per month.
That subdivision twenty of Section 4122
of the Code amended by act of the
General Assembly, approved March s. 1901,
be amended so as to read as follows
COLLECTING AGENCIES-20.
{ Each collecting agency In towns and
cities of twenty thousand or more. one
hundred dollars; In towns and cities OF
less than twenty thousand inhabitants,
twenty-five dollars. Each person, firm or
corporation which shall employ agents to
solicit claims for collection or shall send
out circulars or other notices soliciting
claims for collection from persons, firms
or corporations in the State, or which
shall agree or contract with any person,
firm or corporation TO give any compen-
sation, rebate, or other thing of value to
any person for the purpose of procuring
or including such person TO solicit or pro-
cure for him or them any claim for col
lection shall be deemed a collecting agen-
| cy within the meaning of this section:
Provided that any person. firm or corpo-
ration which shall pay the license tax as
| a commercial or mercantile agency as
provided in subdivision eighteen shall pay
| as collecting agency where It does
business as such as a license tax for such
collecting agency In addition. in towns
and cities Of twenty thousand inha Bit
ants or more, twenty-five dollars. In all
other towns and cities, ten dollars.
That subdivision twenty-one of Section
4122 of the Code as amended by act of the
General Assembly. approved March 5, 1901,
be amended so as to read as follows.
CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES.-2l.
Each person, firm or corporation en-
gagged in the business of constructing
bridges, water works, railroads or other
structures of a like public nature COM
monty knows as a contractor or sub
contractor, shall pay annually a license
tax of ten dollars. which license in each
county where doing business.
That subdivision twenty-five of Section
4122 of the Code as amended by Act of tho
General Assembly. approved March g. 1901.
be amended so as to read as follows
COMPOUNDERS AND RECTIFIERS.
p
For compounders and rectilers of spiri-
tuous vinous or malt liquors. two hum
dred dollars; any person who rectihes.
puriies or refines distilled spirits or
wines or other liquors with any chemi-
Gals or other substance, or any dealer
who dllutes such liquors or wines with
water or any other substance. or who
compounds liquors for sale under any
name shall be deemed a eompounder or
reetiner under this section
That subdivision twenty-three of Sec
ton 1922 Of the Code as amended by act
of the General Assembly, approved March
5, 1901. be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
COTTON BUYERS.-23.
Each person. firm or corporation whose
principal business is buying cotton. ten
dollars to be paid In each county in
which such person. firm or corporation
buys cotton. But whenever any person
has taken out license to operate a ware
house he shall be entitled to buy cotton
without taking out n cotton buyers IL
cense.
That subdivision twenty-five OF Section
4122 of the Code as amended by act OF the
General Assembly approved March 5, 1901
be amended so as to read as follows:
COAL AND COKE AGENTS OR DEAL
ERS.-25
Each person, firm or corporation or their
agents, who deal In coal or coke. in
towns or cities of twenty thousand or
more inhabitants, twenty dollars; in
towns and cities OF twenty-five thou
sand Inhabitants and less than twenty
thousand inhabitants. ten dollars; In
towns or cities of five thousand inhabit-
ants or less. FIVE dollars: Provided. this
shall not apply to persons or companies
who sell in quantities of five bushels or