The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-23
agricultural fairs and expositions-
STREET CAR COMPANIES

agricultural fairs and expositions-
STREET CAR COMPANIES
Section 81. From every street car
company in this city, 100 per mile. or
each mile of track owned By SAID com.
pany, or corporation
PHONOGRAPHS, ETC
Section S.. From eacli owner or Iraail-
ager of every piionograph. electric bat
terry, graphophone, or other like ma
chimes or Instruments, where fee is
charged, an annual tax of &12 so, pro
vided, that when an electric battery is
used by regularly authorized physician
on patient, no tax shall he charged
KINETOSCOPES. Ere
Section 81. From each orner or keep.
er of every kinetoscope, cinetograph. O,
other similar machine, or instrument,
used for profit. which shows the Efe-like
motions of persons or animals, an an
nual occupation tax of S12 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, az all
nual occupation tax of 500 n Panora-
ma, or view show. in the meaning OF
this ordinance, is show exhibiting
pictures, statuaTy, or other works of art
which are viewed through stereoscopic
OF nlagnifying lenses.
DEALERS IN COTTON SEED OIL.
Section So. 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 S12.5 so; provided, that this tax
shall not apply to merchant who sells
other goods and merchandise and pays
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 corn-
pany of persons giving exhibitions of
music, songs, Rotations, sleight-of-
hand, gymnastic, dancing, or other
kinds of performances in 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
every such performance, or exhibition
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Section So. From every person firm,
or association of persons selling on CONF
mission, $l250 This ordinance is in
tended to cover every person, firm, or
association of persons selling on sam
Piles 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 80. From all dealers in cigar
cites in this city, the sum of 500, per
annum. A cigarette being, within the
meaning 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
LEVIED on merchants, and any other tax
levied under the law; and provided,
further, that each dealer shall be re-
Quired 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
ther, that the license shall describe the
house and locality where the dealer
proposes to sell cigarettes
DEALERS IN SPURIOUS, VINOUS.
OR MALT LIQUORS
Section 40. From every person, firm,
corporation, OF associations of persons
selling spurious, vinouS, or malt liquors,
or medicated bitters, capable of produc-
ing intoxication, m this cily. an annual
occupation tax Of $50 90, on each seper-
ate establishment, as follows
For selling such liquors, or medicated
bitters in Quantities of one gallon OF less
than one gallon, $4,000;
For selling such liquors.. or medicated
bitters in quantities Of one gallon, or
more than one gallon, $780, 90; provided
that in selling one gallon, the same
may be made mp Of different liquors In
unbroken packages, aggregatng not
more than one gallon,
For selling malt hQa0rs exclusively,
SIS. 90; provided, that nothing IN the
ordinance shall be % construed as to
exempt druggists who sell spurious.
vinous, or malt hquMs, or meiic4ed
bitters capable Of prodncing intoxicztion,
on the prescriptina Of physician. from
the payment Of the tzx herein imposed;
provided furthH. that this ordnance