The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-16

a part OF such admission fee; provided,
that where there's a combination of circus
and nlanageries, or circus and other ex-
hibltions, 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 men-
agerie, shall be held and construed to be
a circus or nenagerie, or a circus and
menagerie, whether it be such or not.
MENAGERIES AND OTHER SHOWS.
Section Il. From every menagerie.
wax-works museum, side-show, or ex-
hIbItlon, whether connected with a cir
Gus or not, where separate fee for adj
mission, Is demanded or received, S.. 90.
for every performance, or exhibition in
which fees for admission are received.
ACROBATIC SHOWS.
Section 49, 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 l9. From every sleight-of-
hand performance, or exhibition of le-
gerdenain, not connected with theatre.
or circus, $3.50.
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,
dray, wagon, or other vehicle let for
hire, not connected with livery feed.
or sale stable, s100; for every wagon
yard used for profit, $3.50.
COTTON BROKERS. ETC.
Section p. From every person, firm.
or ASSOCIATION of persons following the
occupation of cotton broker, cotton fac !
tor, or commission merchant, an annual
tax of $500; provided, that a merchant
who pays an occupation tax under this |
ordinance, shall not be consider as a cot
ton broker. A commission merchant. -
III the meaning of this article, is every
person, firm, or association of persons.
receiving country produce, horses, cat
tie, sheep, hogs, grain, corn, hav, 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 p. From every buver of cot
ton, wool, or hides, $500, provided. that
a merchant who paws an occupation tax.
as herein prescribed, shall not be con-
sldered 2 cotton buyer, or buver 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.
)fH-OO; provided, that merchant who
pays an occupation tax, as required by ,
his ordinance, shal not be required to ;
,ay this special tax to sell sewing ma
hines when sold in his place of business. ,
GAS COMPANIES.
Section "a. From every gas company. |
IN annual occupation tax of $1,000
ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANIES.
Section IS From each electric light :
ompany, an annual occupation tax of
1000.
WATER WORKS. I
Section 70. From each water-works t
ompany, an annual occupation tax of I
1000. I
SKATING Kinks.
Section p. From each and every
wner of any skating rink, used for pro-
t, $3.50 c
BASEBALL PARK.
Section IS. From every manager of a il
ase-ball park, where an admission fee O
charged, $3.50. a
LAUNDPIES.
Section g. From each owner or keep =
r of every steam laundry, $500.
ICE DEALERS. ,
Section 50. From each person or cor II
grafton, who are wholesale dealers, Z
Hing imported, or homemade ice to II
lie trade, 5000. u
RACE TRACKS.
Section 81. From every owner or &
anager of every race track, one mile or OF
ore in length, used for profit, $50. 90; {,
ON each owner or manager, of every Vi
&c track. one-half mile, or less in bi
myth, $500, per annum; provided, OF
Is shall not apply to race tracks owned Ii
private ind iduals, and used only for D,
aiming purposes, or in connection with 81