The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-17
agricultural fairs and expositions.
STREET CAR COMPANIES.

agricultural fairs and expositions.
STREET CAR COMPANIES.
Section 81. From every street car
company in this city, 81. 90 per mile, on
each mile of track owned by said COM
pany, or corporation
PHONOGRAPHS, ETC.
Section 50. From each owner or man.
ager of every monograph, electric bat
terry, graphophone, or other like ma
chimes or instruments, where fee is
charged, an annual tax of $12 so; pro-
vlded, that when an electric battery is
used by regularly authorized physician
on patient, no tax shall be charged.
KINETOSCOPES, ETC.
Section "a. From each owner or keep
er of every kaleidoscope, cinetograph, or
other similar machine, or instrument
used for profit, which shows the life-like
motions of persons or animals, an an
nual occupation tax of $3.50.
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 81 co. A panora-
ma, or view show, in the meaning of
this ordinance, is a 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,
a tax of sl2. so; 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, Rotations, sleight-of-
hand, gy1nnastic, dancing, or other
kinds of performances in a tent, house.
or elsewhere, which said exhibitions are
used for profit by sale of medicines.
electric belts, or other articles of value.
charge is made only for seats
or not, an occupation tax of 8. so, for
every such performance, or exhibition.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Section IS. From every person firm,
or association of persons selling on COM
$3.50 This ordinance is in
tended to cover every person, firm, or
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
from merchants.
CIGARETTE DEALERS.
Section 49, 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
Ieived on merchants, and any other tax
levied under the law; and provided,
further, that each dealer shall be re-
1uired to procure an annual license
from the City Clerk of the city, which
shall be granted for no shorter or longer
period than one year; and provided, fur
.her, that the license shall describe the
house and locality where the dealer
to sell cigarettes.
DEALERS IN Spurious, vINOUS,
OR MALT LIQUORS.
Section 40. From every person, firm,
or association of persons
selling spurious, vinous, or malt liquors,
Or medicated bitters, capable of produc-
ing intoxication, in this city, an annual
tax of $50 90. on each seper-
ate establishment, as follows:
For selling such liquors, or medicated
oitters in quantities of one gallon or less
than one gallon. $4,000;
For selling such liquors, or medicated
Ditters in quantities of one gallon, or
more than one gallon, $50 90; provided
hat in selling one gallon, the same
may be made up of different liquors in
lnbroken packages, aggregating not
more than one gallon;
For selling malt liquors exclusively,
rs 90; provided, that nothing in the
ordinance shall be so construed as to
exempt druggists who sell spiritous.
rinous, or malt liquors, or medicated
,itters capable of producing intoxication,
IN the prescription of physician. from
he payment of the tax herein imposed;
furthar, that this ordinance
hall not aO0lv m fine sale hv 1ruUuiSfS