Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-10-17

Quired to pay a license tax.
Travelling dealers without license.
who shall bargain or sell any goods,
wares or merchandise for cash or
otherwise, by sample or In any other
manner, for present or future DELI
very to any person whatsoever, by
himself or agent or agents. following
after to deliver and collect for same,
except licensed dealer, shall be
deemed a peddler under this erdir-
ance. This ordinance shall includo
pedclers of clocks, stoves, ranges and
sewing machine agents. whether sell
ing by sample, or On future delivery.
or otherwise; pr0vided, that pcrman-
ent or locally established agent shall
be exempt from the provisions of thi,
section.
Travelling dealers going from place
to place, selling go DIS, wares or
merchandise of all descriptions, shall
pay to the City of Live Oak license
tax OF twenty-five ($25) dollars. and
it shall be unlawful for such person
or dealers T. sell or attempt to sell
under and by virtue OF the license Of
any other licensed dealer, storekeep-
er or druggist
Trading stamp firms, persons or
corporations, kn~wn as trading stamp
companies. shall pay to the City =
license tax of FIVE hundred ($500)
dollars Merchants using trading
stamps shall pay to the City a license
tax of one hundred and twenty-five
S125) dollars for each place 81
business where they use such stamps.
Any person, firm or corporation
furnishing lights, either gas or elect
ric. having a capital of s250.O00 or
more, shall pay a license tax OF
seventy-five ($75) dollars; 100000
or more and less than $3.50, 900,
fifty (S50) dollarsj less than $780,
600 and more than $4,000, thirty
seven dollars and fifty cents
S37.5O; $4,000 to $4,000.
twenty-five (S25) dollars; $IO,00s
to $4,000. ten ($10) dollars; less
than $4,000, five $50 dollars.
Provided further, that any individual,
company, firm or corporation furnish
ing gas or electricity to its customers
and making charge by meter and
who shall make a minimum charge
without reference to the meter, shall
pay a license tax of fifty (50) per
cent more than above set out; pro
vided, however, the above provision
shall not apply to companies or In
divlQuals who furnish meters without
cost TO places of business and resi-
dences.
Sec. 8. That all confirmed Grip
pies, physically incapable OF manual
labor shall be allowed opeddle with
out paying license, using their ovA
capital only, not in excess of ave
hundred dollars; provided. such Grip
pies shall be residents OF Suvannse
County, Florida; and, provided fur
Their, such exemption shall be allowed
only upon the certificate of some rs-
putable physician OF the disability
herein named.
Sec 6. That each railroad sen-
pany whose tracks extend iAto O.
through the corporate limits of Ls
Oak, shall pay license tax -
seventy-fiye ($7O dollars
Sec. z. 1t shall be the duty Of ne
City Tax Collector, before issuiAG q
license, based on . property valss-
ton or capital stock capacity Of Dss-
duction, or other contingency, -
require the party applying for sahA
license to file under oath, daly
authenticated, q statement OF tAs
value OF the property or amount q
the capital stock or capacity Of p,o-
duction, which statement under oAth
shah be attached to the monthly re-
pOi vi tiCCDOCo W luo ~ Oof
lector. A failure on the part of tina
Tax Collector to require and attach
said oath as aforesaid, shall be cause
for suspension from ONCE.
Sec. 8. Any person or persons.
firm or corporation, or association,
that shall carry on or conduct any
business, occupation OF profession for
which a license Is required by this
ordinance, without first obtaining
such license, shall, except in such
cases as are otherwise provided by
ordinance, upon conviction by tho
Mayor, be punished by q GDe OF not
more than five hundred dollars, OF
Imprisonment not more than ninety
days or by both such fine and in-
pTisonment in the discretion OF the
Mayor. The payment OF all license
tax may be enforced by the seizure
and sale of the property by the Col
hector 1t shall be the duty of ths
Tax Collector to report to the Mayor
all violations OF the provisions of this
ordinance The City Council shah
furnish to the Tax Collector all
blanks necessary to enable him 10
carry out the provisions OF this ordiB-
ance.
Sec. .. That all ordinances and
parts OF ordinance in conflict with the
provisions OF this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed
Sec 10. That this ordinance
shall become effective on and after