The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-22

owner of any daguerrean, photograph
or other like gallery, by whatever named
called, an annual tax of $500.
AUCTIONEERS.
Section 6, From every auctioneer, an
annual tax of $500.
COMMISSION MEN.
Section 7. From every person, firm,
or association of persons selling on COM
mission, $500.
LAND AGENTS.
Section S. From every land agent
there shall be collected an annual tax of
$3.50. The term land agent" shall be
construed to mean any person, firm, or
association of persons performing for
compensation the purchasing or selling
real estate for others. But this term
LAND agent" shall not be construed so
as to levy tax upon an attorney in adj
dition to the one hereinafter levied.
SHOOTING GALLERY.
Section g. From every person, or
firm keeping a shooting gallery at which
fee is paid, or demanded, an annual
tax of $500.
KNIFE RACK, Ere
Section 10. From every person, or
firm keeping knife, cane, or doll rack,
or any other device upon which rings are
pitched, or at which balls are thrown, an
annual tax $3.50.
BILLIARD TABLES.
Section II. From every billiard, pool
table, or anything of the kind used for
profit, $1,000 and any such table used in
connection with any drinking saloon, or
other place of business where intoxicat-
ing liquors, cigars, or other things of
which any money, or other thing of
value is paid, shall be regarded as used
for profit.
NINE OR TEN PIN ALLEY.
Section II. From every nine or ten
pin alley, or any other alley used for
profit, by whatever named called, con-
structed or operated upon the principal
of bowling alley, and upon.which balls,
rings, or other devices are used as SUBJ
stitutes thereof, are rolled, without re-
gard to the number of pins used, or
whether pins are used or not, or whether
the balls, rings, or other devices are
w VI WILL d NuO, vi ally
other device, 5000. ANY such allev
used in connection with any drinking
saloon, or any drugstore, or with any
drugstore where Intoxicating liquors are
sold, or given away, or upon which
or any thing of value is paid,
shall be regarded as used for profit.
HOBBY HORSES ETC.
Section Is. From all persons keep
my, or using for profit any hobby-horse,
flying jenny, or device of that character,
with or without name $50.
PEDDLERS.
Seccion a. From every foot peddler,
$3.50. From every peddler with one
horse, or one pair of oxen, $50; from
every peddler with two horses, or two
pair of oxen, $500; provided, all per-
SONS expressly exempted by the laws of
this state, as made and provided, are ex-
empt herefrom. Provided further, that
nothing herein contained shall be so ;
as to inclue travelling vendors
IF literature exclusively religious in
,haracter, or travelling vendors of poul-
ry, vegetables, or other country produce ,
fruit and fruit trees exclu-
lively, if raised or produced by the ven
lor or his family.
THEATRES.
Section Is. From every theatre or
ramatic representation, for which pay
or admission is demanded, or received,
2. 90, per day, for every day they may
provided, that theatrical or +
ramatic representations given by per-
ormers for instruction only, or entirely
Or charitable purposes, shall not be h
erein included. Provided, however, !;
hat this tax shall not be collected where
he performances are exhibited in reg
larry recognized opera-house, or thea
RS, but in lieu of said tax, the man. e
gers of said opera-houses, or threatres,
hall pay an annual occupation tax of
IL. so.
CIRCUS, ETC. I
Section Is. From every circus where :,
| equestrian or acrobatic feats and per-
FINANCES are exhibited. for which pay
II admission is demanded, or received,
II each performance, or exhibition n
here an admission fee of 81 90 is charg- I n
$l2S.00; for each performance, or ex- f,
ibition where admission fee of IS cents +;
charged, $4,000; for each performance Il
here so cents, or less is charged $50 90; Il
-ovided, that the amount of fee charged b
z reserved seats shall he considered as Il