The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-16
AN ORDINANCE.
To Provide for the Levy. Assessment. and
Collection of City Occupation Taxes.

Be ii ordained by the city council OF
! the city of Brownsville. That there
shall be, and now hereby is, levied, and
shall be collected from every person,
firm, corporation, company, or associa-
ton of persons pursuing, within the city
limits of the city of Brownsville, any of
the occupations named III the following
numbered sections of this ordinance, an
annual occupation Tax, which shall be
paid annually, i'll advance, except when
herein otherwise provided, on every such
occupation or separate establishment, as
follows, to-wit:
MERCHANTS.
Section l. From every merchant
whose annual purchases amount to less
than =. 10000 s1.50.
From every merchant whose annual
purchases amount to y, 10000, or less
than IS, 10000. $500.
From every merchant whose annual
purchases amount to 100000, or less
than SO, 600, 90. 500.
From every merchant whose annual
purchases amount to SO, 000.0 90, or less
tfan 81, 10000. $1,000.
From every merchant whose annual
purchases amount to SIS, 10000. or less
than SIS, 10000. $3.50
From every merchant whose annual
purchases amount to SIS, 10000, or less
than $50, 10000 $50 90
From every merchant whose annual
purchases amount TO $50. 10000. or less
han $50, 10000. So. 50.
From every merchant whose annual
purchases amount to $50, 10000, or less /
han $3.50, 10000. $500.
purchases amount to $3.50. 600 90. or less /
han $500, 10000. $4,000.
Every person, firm, corporation, or as
ociation of persons desiring to sell goods, /
ares. or merchandise within this city,
pail, before pursuing such occupation,
" to the city tax collector. the occupa-
on tax, as herein provided for, upon
oh occupation, for one year, i'll advance,
nj take out a license to pursue the oc-
Ipation of the marchant to the class to
.lich he properly belongs, according to
IS annual purchases. as provided by
w, and the ordinances of this CITY, and
all file with the said city tax collector
affidavit OF the amount of his annual
7chaSes for the past year, If previously
gagged III such business. or a part of
year. If engaged in such business
than year, and also of the eStimat-
amount of his annual purchases for
ensuing year. Said affidavit shall be
d and preserved bv the tax collector
IA part of the records of his office, and
all be, in substance, as follows, viz:
The undersigned as the representa-
{ of doing business in the CITY ,
Townsville. Texas, do Solemulv swear
hat the estimate value of the annual
purchases of said concern of goods.
wares and merchandise for the next en-
|uing year does not exceed thou
and dollars. / further swear that the
nnual purchases of said concern for the
past months did not exceed the sum
n thousand dollars"
Said affidavit shall be signed and sworn i,
4 before some officer authorized to adj
linister oaths, and for this purpose the :
IN collector of this CITY is hereby au- i
aDuzed to administer oaths.
DDLERS OF PATENT MEDICINES
Section ,. From every travelling per !
selling patent, or other medicines. 3
90; and no travelling person shall so :
! until said tax is paid; provided, that n
; tax shall not apply to commercial i
velers, druulmers. or statesmen max Z,
sales, or soliciting trade for merchants r
gagged IN the sale of drugs, or medi- h
eS by wholesale. y
FORTUNE TELLERS, ETC. Il
ection 5. From every fortune teller. u
%; from every clairvoyant. or mes II
INST, who plies his, or her vocation for a
ney, 500 81
BROKERS AND BANKERS. :
ection !. From every person, firm,
association of persons engaging in
counting or shaving paper, or engag- ~
IN business as money brokers. or ~
kers. or dealers in stock. secur- to
;, or bills of exchange, or in buying io
elling bonds. state, county, or CITY y
rants, or other claims against the :
E, county or city, an annual tax of u
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERIES. !,
ection 5. From every operator, CT .