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

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agricultural fairs and expoShsnS
STREET CAR COMPANIES
Section 81. From ever street car
company in this city, 81. 90 per mile, on
each mile of track owned By SAID COM
pany, or corporation
PHONOGRAPHS, Enc
Section 50. From each GmHer or mai
ager of every phonograph, eleor5c bat
terry, graphophone, or other like ma
chimes or instruments, where fee is
charged, an annual tax of $l2 So pro-
vided, that when an electric battery Is
used by regularly authorised physician
on patient, no tax shall be charged
KINETOSCOPES, Enc
Section 81. From each ovzer or keep
er of every kinetoscope, dHefegraph, or
other similar machine, or instrument
used for profit, which shows the lIfe-like
motions of persons or animals an an
nual occupation tax Of 81 So
PANORAMAS-
Section IS. From each oxner. max-
ager, or keeper of every panorama. or
NASH oAiO0, doCu HAOmt. OllCu III Il
wagon, room, tent, or elsewhere, an an
nual occupation tax of = 90 a panora-
ma, or view show, in the rzeaning OF
this ordinance, is a show exhibiting
pictures. statuary, or otker works of art
which are viewed through s;ereoscopic
or Inagnifying lenses
DEALERS IN COTTON SEED OIL.
Section Sc. From every person, firm,
or association who are wholesale dealers
IN cotton seed oil, or any of the produces
of cotton seed, selling suck to the trade,
a tax of so; provided, that this tax
shall not apply to a merchant who sells
other goods and merchandise and p4ys
an annual occupation tax therefor
EXHIBITIONS FOR SALE OF MED
ICINES, Ere sS \.
Section 81. From each owner, man
ager, or keeper of every show or o@m-
pany of persons giving lnh1rons of
music, songs, rotations. sleight-of-
hand, gymnastic, dancing, OF other
kinds of performances in tent, house,
or elsewhere, which said exhibitions are
used for profit by sale of medicines.
electric bolt, or other articles of value,
whether charge is made orly for seats
or not, all occupation tax OF g 50. for
every such performance, or exlib ition.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
Section 49, From every person firm
or association of persons selling ON COM
mission, SIPS This ordinance is in
tended to cover every person. firm, or
association of persons selling on saInl
piles only, and who do not carry an4
stock, or merchandise, or any thing else
on hand; provided, that this shall not
apply to commercial travellers OF 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 UEIted States
government; provided, that this tax shall
be in addition to the occupation tax
LEVIED on merchants, and any other tax
levied under the laws 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, VINOIlS.
OR MALT LIQUORS
Section 40. From every person, 6rm,
corporation, or association of persons
selling spurious, vinous, or malt liquors,
or medicated bittess, capable at produc-
ing intoxication, IN this city, an animal
occupation tax of $4,000, ON each sep1-
ate establishment, as follows
For selling such liquors, or meGczted
bitters in quantities of one gallon q less
than one gallon, $4,000;
For selling such liquors, or meEcated
bitters in quantities of one gallon, sr
more than one gallon, $50 90; provided
that in selling one gallon, the same
may be made up Of different liquors. IN
unbroken packages, aggregafirg not
more than one gallon;
For selling malt liquors exclusively,
SIS. 90; provided, that nothing IN the
ordinance shall be 30 constrscd rs TO
exempt druggists Who sell sprTitoux-
vinous, or malt liquors, OF uefczfnd
bitters capable of producing inteNcztion,
on the prescriptions Of physician, from
the payment of the tax herein imposed,
provided furthAr, that this Gdnznce