The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-18
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 49, From each owner or r1an-
ager of every monograph, electric bat
terry, graphophone, or other like ma
chimes or instruments, where fee is
charged, an annual tax of Sl2 so; pro-
vided, that when an electric battery is
used by regularly authorized physician
on patient, no tax shall be charged.
KINETOSCOPES, ETC.
Section 81 From each owner or keep
er of every kaleidoscope, cinetograph, or
other similar machine, or instrument
used for profit, which shows the Iife-like
motions of persons or animals, an an
nual occupation tax of S12. so.
PANORAMAS.
Section S. 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 500. A panora-
ma, or view show, in the meaning of
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pictures, statuary, or other works of art
which are viewed through stereoscopic
or magnifying 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 $3.50; provided, that this tax
shall not apply to 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, gyrnnastic, dancing, or other
kinds of performances III a tent, house,
or elsewhere, which said exhibitions are
used for profit by sale of medicines,
electric belts, or ether articles of value.
whether charge is made only for seats
or not, an occupation tax of 81. so, fer
every such performance, or exhibition.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Section 49, From every person firm.
or association of persons selling on COM
mission, $3.50 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 SO. From all ,ers 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, or association of persons
selling spurious, vinous, or malt liquors,
or medicated bitters, capable of produc-
ing intoxication, in this city, an annual
occupation tax of $4,000, on each seper- /
ate establishment, as follows:
For selling such liquors, or medicated |
bitters in quantities of one gallon or less |
than one gallon, $4,000;
For selling such liquors, or medicated
bitters In quantities of one gallon, or
more than one gallon, $4,000; provided
that in selling one gallon, the same
may be made up of different liquors in |
unbroken packages, aggregating not |
more than one gallon;
For selling malt liquors exclusively, |
$500: provided, that nothing in the
ordinance shall be so construed as to |
exempt druggists who sell spurious,
vinous, or malt liquors, or medicated
bitters capable of producing intoxication,
on the prescription Of physician, from
the payment of the tax herein imposed;
provided furthar. that this ordnance /