The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-03-24

owner of any daguerrean, photograph,
or other like gallery. by whatever named
called. an annual tax of $500
AUCTIONEERS.
Section 6, From every auctioneer. an
annual tax of $500
COMMISSION MEN.
Section I. From every person. firm
or association of persons selling On conf
mission, $500.
LAND AGENTS.
Section S. From every land agent
there shall be collected an annual tax of
s.. 50. The term land agent" shall be
construed to mean any person, firm. or
association of persons performing for
compensation the purchasing or selling
real estate for others. But this term
Land agent" shall not be construed so
as to levy tax upon an attorney IN adj
dition to the one hereinafter levied
SHOOTING GALLERY.
Section g. From every person, OF
firm keeping shooting gallery at which
a fee is paid, or demanded, an annual
tax of $500.
KNIFE RACK, Ere
Section TO- From every person, OF
firm keeping knife, cane, or doll rack.
or any other device upon which rings are
pitched, or at which balls are thrown, an
annual tax .,i2.50.
BILLIARD TABLES.
Section II. From every billiard, pool
table, OF anything of the kind used for
profit, $1,000 and any such table used Ill
connection with any drinking saloon or
other place of business where intoxicat
ing liquors, cigars, or other things of
value are sold or given away, or upon
which any money, or other thing OF
value is paid, shall be regarded as used
for profit.
NINE OR TEN PIN ALLEY
Section r. From every nine or ten
pin allev, or any other alley used for
profit. by whatever named called, con-
structed or operated upon the principal
of a bowling alley, and upon which balls.
rings. or other devices are used as sub
stitutes thereof, are rolled, without re-
gard to the number of pins used. or
whether pins are used or not, or whether
the balls, rings, or other devices are
rolled by hand, or with cue, OF any
other device, 5000. Any such alley
used in connection with any drinking
saloon, or any drugstore, or with any
drugstore where Intoxicating liquors are
sold, or given away, or upon which
money, or any thing of value Is paid,
shall be regarded as used for profit
HOBBY-HORSES ETC.
Section Is From ali persons keep
inv, or using for profit any hobby-borse,
flying-jenny, or device of that character,
with or without name $50
PEDDLERS.
Seccion IA. From every foot petldler,
g. so. From every peddler with one
horse, or one pair of oxen, $50; from
every peddler with two horses, or two
pair of oxen, $500; provided, all per-
sons expressly exempted by the laws of
this state, as made and provided. are ex-
enpt herefrom. Provided further, that
nothing herein contained shall be so
construed as to inclue travelling vendors
of literature exclusively religious IN
character, or travelling vendors of poui
try. vegetables, or other country produce
exclusively, fruit and fruit trees exciu-
sively, if raised OF produced by the ven
dor or his family.
THEATRES.
Section Is. From every theatre or
dramatic representation, for which pay
for admission is demanded, or received,
= 90, per day, for every day they may
perform; provided, that theatrical or
dramatic representations given by per
formers for instruction only, or entirely
for charitable purposes, shall not be
herein included Provided, however.
that this tax shall not be collected where
the performances are exhibited in reg
ularly recognized opera-house, or thea
tres, but in lieu of said tax, the man
ayers of said opera-hOuses, or threatres.
shall pay an annual occupation tax of
$l2 so.
CIRCUS, ETC.
Section To- From every circus where
in equestrian or acrobatic feats and per-
for,nances are exhibited, for which pay
for admission is demanded, or received.
for each performance, or exhibition
where an admission fee of 81 90 IS charg
I'D Sl25 90; for each performance, or ex-
,iibition where admission fee of IS cents
s charged, 800. 90; for each performance
where so cents, or less is charged $50 90;
rovided, that the amount of fee charged
or reserved seats shall he considered as