The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-22
agricultural fairs and expositions.
STREET CAR COMPANIES

agricultural fairs and expositions.
STREET CAR COMPANIES.
Section 81. From every street ca
company in this city, 81 90 per mile, O,
each mile of track owned bv said com
pany, or corporation.
PHONOGRAPHS, Ere.
Section 50. From each owner or man
ager OF every monograph, electric bat
terry, graphophone, or other like ma
chimes or instruments, where a fee i:
charged, an annual tax of Sl2 so; pro-
vlded, that when an electric battery i.
used by regularly authorized physician
on patient, no tax shall be charged.
KINETOSCOPES, ETC.
Section 81. From each owner or keep.
er of every kinetoscope, cinetograph. O,
other similar machine, or instrument
used tor profit, which shows the life-like
motions OF persons or animals, an an
nual occupation tax of $12 so.
PANORAMAS.
Section IS. From each owner. man.
ager, or keeper of every panorama. or
view show, used for profit, exhibited in a
wagon, room, tent, or elsewhere, an an
nual occupation tax of 800. A panora-
ma, or view show, in the meaning of
this ordinance, is show exhibiting
pictures, statuary, or other works of art
which are viewed through stereoscopic
or magnifying lenses.
DEALERS IN COTTON SEED OIL.
Section Sc. From every person. firm.
or association who are wholesale dealers
IN cotton seed oil, or any of the products
of cotton seed, selling such to the trade.
tax of $3.50; provided, that this tax
shall not apply to a merchant who sells
other goods and merchandise and paws
an annual occupation tax therefor.
EXHIBITIONS FOR SALE OF MED
ICINES, ETC.
Section 81. From each owner, man
ager, or keeper of every show or COM
pany of persons giving exhibitions of
music, songs, recitations, sleight-of-
hand, gymnastic, dancing, or other
kinds of performances in a tent, house,
or elsewhere, which said exhibitions are
used for profit by sale of medicines.
electric belt;, or other articles of value.
whether charge is made only for seats
or not, an occupation tax of g. so. fer
every such performance, or exhibition.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Section IS. From every person firm.
or association of persons selling on COM
mission, $3.50. This ordinance is in
tended to cover every person, firm, or
association of persons selling on sam
pies only, and who do not carry any
stock, or merchandise, or any thing else |
on hand; provided, that this shall not
apply to commercial travellers. or sales /
men making sales, or soliciting trade 4
from merchants.
CIGARETTE DEALERS.
Section 80. From all dealers in cigar
cites in this city, the sum of $500, per
annum., A cigarette being, within the
of this ordinance, the same as
defined by the laws of the United States
government; provided, that this tax shall
be in addition to the occupation tax
eived on merchants, and any other tax
evied under the law; and provided,
further, that each dealer shall be re-
Iuired to procure an annual license
rom the City Clerk of the city, which
'hall be granted for no shorter or longer
period than one year; and provided, fur
her, that the license shall describe the
iouse and locality where the dealer
proposes to sell cigarettes.
DEALERS IN Spurious, vINOUS.
OR MALT LIQUORS.
Section 40. From every person, firm,
or association of persons
cling spurious, vinous, or malt liquors,
II medicated bitters, capable of produc-
ng intoxication, in this city, an annual
tax of $4,000, on each seper-
tie establishment, as follows:
For selling such liquors, or medicated !,
filters in quantities of one gallon or less
han one gallon, $4,000;
For selling such liquors, or medicated
itters in quantities of one gallon, or /,
nore than one gallon, $4,000; provided
hat in selling one gallon, the same ;
nay be made up of different liquors in S
nbroken, packages, aggregating not
1ore than one gallon; II
For selling malt liquors exclusively, !,
Is 90; provided, that nothing in the 1
rdinance shall be so construed as to
xempt druggists who sell spurious.
nous, or malt liquors, or medicated !
itters capable of producing intoxication, =
n the prescription of physician, from !
1e payment of the tax herein imposed;
rovided furthar, that this ordinance