Amador ledger., 1906-07-27

AiNNhSiAy VOL ldlH nInUS vi
Business, and Certain Shows,
Exhibitions and Lawful
Games in the City of Jack
SON. California, Fixing the
Penalty for the Violation
thereof and Repeating Ordin:
anCeS No. 7, and No. 23 of
said City.
The Board of Trustees of the City
of jackson do ordain as follows:
Section l. The rates of license tax
upon the kinds of business transacted
and carried on in said city, and the
shows, exhibitions and lawful games
carried on therein and hereafter
named and described, are hereby fixed
and established at the sums payable
at and for the times hereinafter
stated, namely:
Sub. l. Auctioneers shall pay a
license tax at the rate OF five dollars
per quarter; provided, that if the
person by or for whom the auctioneer-
ing is done is an Inherent merchant
or vender of goods, wares or merchan-
disc, temporarily located in the city
of Jackson, said auctioneer shall pay
license tax of fifty dollars per
quarter, or fraction thereof.
Sub. 2. Banking, the sum of ten
dollars per quarter.
Sub. 3. Pawnbrokers, the sum OF
ten dollars per quarter.
Sub. 4. For the business of hiring,
renting or leasing twenty five tele-
phones or over, in said City of Jack
son, fifteen dollars per quarter, and
tor less number than twenty-five
telephones, five dollars per quarter.
Sub. 5. The owner or proprietor of
each hall, theater or building used
for any show or other amusement,
except as hereinafter provided, shall
pay license tax of five dollars per
quar- ter.
Sub. 6. For the business of supply
ing or furnishing water to the in
habitants of the City of jackson,
where the gross receipts are 81, 600 or
more per quarter. twenty-five dollars
per quarter; where the gross receipts
are less than $1,000 per quarter, ten
dollars per quarter.
Sub. I. For the business of manu-
featuring, selling, distributing OF
furnishing gas or electricity for
light, heat or power, where the gross
receipts are $1,000 or more per
month, fifty dollars per quarter
where the gross receipts are $500 and
less than 81, 900 per month, twenty
i've dollars per quarter; and where
the gross receipts are less than $500
per month, ten dollars per quarter.
Sub. 8. For every person who
keeps stallion or jack, and who
permits the same to be used Tor
purposes of propagation for hire, an
annual license tax as follows: For
each horse that is hired for the pur-
pose of propagation for the season,
a license tax of seven and one half |
dollars; for each jack, five dollars.
Sub. g.. From every person, firm,
club, association or corporation out
side of those conducting regular |
places of business selling groceries,
harness, vehicles, mill products, Ium-
ber or building materials to persons |
not regularly engaged in or carrying |
on such lines of business whether by |
sample or other wise, shall pay a |
license tax of twenty five dollars per |
quarter.
Sub. 10. Corn doctors, cIairvoyants,
palmists, astrologers, fortune tellers,
hawkers, venders of charts, maps, |
or any other minor articles |
of trade, or peddIers who vend goods, |
wares or merchandise of any kind, |
except those articles mentioned in |
the preceding subdivision, and |
except books, must pay license tax |
of three and one half dollars per |
month; and every such vender or
hawker or peddler who uses wagon |
OF one OF more animals for the pur
pose of vending such goods, wares or
merchandise must pay license tax |
of ten dollars per month; provided |
the provisions of this section shall
not apply to farmers selling produce
of their own farms, and providing |
that every travelling merchant. haw-
ker, peddler, or vender, street faker
or advertiser who advertises goods, |
wares or merchandise by music,
singing or dancing, Jugglery, tricks,
sleight of hand uttonery, gymnastics
or any spectacular display, show or
performance, within the corporate
limits of the City of jackson, oalcu
lated to draw or collect a crowd of
people about the person so calling or
advertising wares as aforesaid, shall
pay license tax of ten dollars per
day for each day or part of day or
night while so occupied.
Sub. IL. Every person who at a
fixed place OF business, sells any
goods, wares or merchandise, drugs
or medicines, jewelry or wares of
precious metals, whether on COM
mission or otherwise, must obtain a
license therefor for each branch of
the business and pay quarterly there
for as follows:
First Class-Those making average
quarterly sales of So, 600 or more, ten
dollars per quarter.
Second Class-Ihose making aver
age quarterly sales to the amount of
So, 900 and less than S5, ZOO, seven and
one half dollars per quarter.
Third CIass-Those making average
quarterly sales to the amount OF 81,
900 and less than $4,000, five dollars
per quarter.
Fourth Class-Those making aver
age quarterly sales to the amount of
1000 and less than $1,000, three and
one half dollars per quarter.
Fifth Class-Those making average
quarterly sales amounting to less
than the sum of $1,000, two and one
half dollars per quarter.
Sub. II. Managers, agents, or
owners of every circus and mena-
gerie, show, exhibition, amusement,
entertainment or game, hereafter
mentioned shall pay license tax as
follows: