The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-23

part of such admission fee: provided,
/ that where there's combination of circus
and lnaIiageTIes, or circus and other ex-
hibitions, the highest tax fixed by this
ordinance, for any division OF department
of the combination shall be collected;
provided further. that every show, or
! exhibition which adyertises itself as a
circus or combination of circus and men-
agerie, shall be held and construed to be
a circus or rnenagerie, or a circus and
menagerie. whether it be such or not.
MENAGERIES AND OTHER SHOWS.
Section II. From every menagerie,
hibition, 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 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 l9 From every sleight-of-
hand performance, or exhibition of le-
gerdemain, not corrected with theatre,
or circus, 81. 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, sl.00; for every wagon
yard used for profit. 81. so.
COTTON BROKERS, ETC.
Section 2l 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 cot
ton broker 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 25- 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
$1,000
WATER-WORKS.
Section l6- From each water-works
company, an annual occupation tax of
$1,000
SKATING Kinks.
Section b. From each and every
owner of any skating rink, used for pro-
fit, $lz- So
BASEBALL PARK.
Section IS. From every manager of a
baseball park. where an admission fee
Is charged, $3.50.
LAUNDRIES-
Section %. From each owner or keep
er Of every steam laundry, $500.
ICE DEALERS.
Section 80 From each person or cor
porsfiou, who are wholesale dealers,
selling imported. or homemade ice to
the trade, 5000.
RACE TRACKS
Section 81 From every owner or
manager of every race track, one mile or
more In length, used for profit, 5000;
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
training purposes, or in connection with