The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-09-22
OCCUPATION
LICENSE TAX
Several Additions Made to the
State List for this County.
NEW OFFICE FOR CLERK
Commissioners Give Contract for Building
to franklin Bros. -- Other Bus
mess at Special Meeting.

Pursuant to call of chairman the
board of county commissioners met at
8 q. M, September 20, 1905 to levy H.
cense taxes for the ensuing year and
attend to such other matters as might
come before them. Present, W. K.
Hardee, chairman, j. +. Bell, X. Il.
| Raulerson, K. ID. Holmes and =. Kroe-
gel; r. w. Lennard sheriff, j. T.. Fultz
clerk.
On motion the following resolu.
ton was passed.:
n Whereas, this board of county COM
missioners have been petitioned by the
principal property holders of Jensen,
st. Lucie county Florida to have GER
tain trespassers moved from the re-
parian rights at the foot of Commercial
street in said town: Therefore be it
resolved, that Hon. w. Fl. Ellis attor-
ney general of the state of Florida is
most respectfully requested to file an
information in chancery in the circuit
court of st. Iuce county Florida
against C. S. Schuyler, E. j. Ricou and
the trustees of the Planters Wharf as
ISOLATION at Jensen Florida, George
Baker, &. f. Coon and c. I'll. Racy to
remove the annoyance and obstruction
on the riparian rights to Commercial
Fstreet at Jensen, on Lot ], section %,
township 81 south, range IL east, and
the clerk of this board is instructed tn
furnish certified copy of this sesolu-
ton.
On motion the board adjourned
Ito meet at p. m.
Board met at p. m. with all mem
bers, clerk and sheriff present. The
following order was adopted:
It Ia ordered by the county commits
|sioners that no person shall engage in
Tor manage any business, profession or
|occupatiOn within st. Lucie county
upon which state license tax is i'm
posed by the provisions of chapter 5lO6
|of the laws of Florida, and subsequent
thereto; unless a county
license shall have been procured from
the tax collector, which license shall be
Issued in the same manner as state IL
|cense are issued and the tax collector
shall In each case collect an amount
equal to fifty per cent of the amount of
The state license tax for such business,
PROCESSION OF occupation as fixed by
said chapter (5l06) of the laws OF
FLORIDA and subsequent amendments
and it is further ordered that
no person shall engage IN any business,
PROCESSION or occupation hereinafter
mentioned, without first procuring IL
cense therefor and paying to the tax
collector the several amounts indicated
below, as follows:
Agents and solicitors of industrial
Ind mutual benefit and other insurance
b260,
Agents of manufacturers $500.
Barber shops -One chair, $500 and
)lsOQ for each additional chair.
|. An boats used by dealers or Others
Tor Watching or handling fish for profit
Ind launches used for hire $l.OO per |
boat.
All dealers who ship oysters $1,000.
Bakers one wagon 81 two wagons
NO. three or more wagons $5OU no |
|weeCn Sc
Hottling works $1,000.
CQntractors 81, so.
Ipmber dealers on agents $4,000.
4erchant tailors $500.
manufacturers of artificial stone or
building blocks $500.
Q4alers in naval stores or agents
Qpticion or oculist $500.
>Ybxowing balls or other misslls at
xQtes or heads $500.
X Npdertakers $1,000.
Woodyards $500.
|. an butchers who kill cattle and hogs
01larket $500 for each place of
ness.
On motion, the opinion of F.
~ hudson, legal advisor for the board
nrding the duties Of tax assessor
M received and filed.
on motion board adjourned to meet at
3, n, September 81.
bard met a. M, September Il, all
br16Ght except X. B. Raulerson who
hoo been excused.
o. motion, salary of F. M. Hudson
Ia'l6Gal advisor for the board of county
0Ilnissioners was fixed at $4,000 for
IA fensuing year; services to date
rQJuly /, 1905. -.
fo:motion, j. A. and Geo. Franklin,
(o( 3tutng the firm of Franklin Bros,
nv Empowered to erect a building for
ounty clerk and tax collectors Of
Ut So per diem, each. Said Frank
los. to employ such other assist
rs may be necessary in the erection
building. The material for the
ION of building to be furnished by
punty, but to be bought by the
rankin Bros, said material to be
lass in every respect and at the
q price at which such materials
e purchased in the open markets;
rices to be approved by John II.