The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-21

part of such admission fee; provided,
that where there's combination of circus
and manageries, or circus and other ex-
hibftions, the highest tax fixed by this
ordinance, for any division Or department
of the combination shall be collected;
provided further, that every show, or
exhibition which advertises itself as a
circus or combination of circus and NEIL
agerie. shall be held and construed to be
a circus or menagere, or circus and
menagerie, whether it be such or not.
MENAGERIES AND OTHER SHOWS.
Section L. From every menagerie,
wax-workS museum. Side-show, or ex-
hibition, whether connected with a cir
Gus or not, where separate fee for adj
mission, is demanded or received, $500,
for every performance, or exhibition in
which fees for admission are received.
ACROBATIC SHOWS.
Section IS. From every exhibition
where acrobatic feats are performed, and
an admission fee charged for profit,
not connected with the circus or theatre,
$500, for each performance.
SLEIGHT OF HAND.
Section lo. From every sleight-of-
gerdemain, not connected with theatre,
or circus, $3.50
X LIVERY STABLES, ETC.
Section 20. From every livery, or
feed stable, Is cents for each stall. and
IS cents for each hack, buggy, or other
vehicle; and from every hack. buggy.
draw, wagon, or other vehicle let for
hire, not connected with livery feed,
or sale stable, Sl.00; for every wagon
yard used for profit, 81. so.
COTTON BROKERS', ETC.
Section Fl. From every person, firm,
or association of persons following the
occupation of cotton broker, cotton fac
tor, or commission merchant, an annual
tax of 50 90; provided, that merchant
who paws an occupation tax under this
ordinance, shall not be consider as cot
ton broker. A commission merchant,
in the meaning of this article, is every
person, firm, or association of persons,
receiving country produce. horses, cat
tie, sheep, hogs, grain, corn, hay, lum-
Der, shingles, wood, coal, goods, wares
and merchandise, or anything else for
sale, to be accounted for the owner when
sold, and charging a commission there
for.
COTTON, WOOL, OR HIDE BUYER.
Section D. From every buyer of cot
ton, wool, or hides, $500, provided, that
a merchant who pays an occupation tax,
as herein prescribed, shall not be con-
sidered cotton buyer, or buyer of wool
and hides.
SEWING MACHINE AGENCY.
Section q. From every person, firm,
agency, or association of persons, deal
ing in sewing machines, an annual tax,
of 81 90; provided, that merchant who
pays an occupation tax, as required by
this ordinance, shall not be required to
pay this special tax to sell sewing ma
chimes when sold in his placeof business.
GAS COMPANIES.
Section "a. From every gas company,
an annual occupation tax of $1,000.
ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANIES.
Section IS. From each electric light
company, an annual occupation tax of
5000.
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Section 20. From each water-works
company, an annual occupation tax of
5000.
SKATING Kinks.
Section ~. From each and every
owner of any skating rink, used for pro-
fit, $3.50.
BASEBALL PARK.
Section Is. Prom every manager of a
baseball park, where an admission fee
is charged, $3.50
LAUNDRIES.
Section g. From each owner or keep
er of every steam laundry, $500.
ICE DEALERS.
Section 80. From each person or cor
poration, who are wholesale dealers,
selling imported, or homemade ice to
the. trade, $1,000.
RACE TRACKS.
Section 81 From every owner or
manager of every race track, one mile or
more in length. used for profit, LOO;
from each owner or manager, of every
race track one-half mile, or less in
length, $500, per annum; provided,
this shall not apply to race tracks owned
by private individuals, and used only for