Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-10-14


wares or merchandise for cash or
otf erwise. by sample or in any OTHER
scsanner, for present or future deli
veto any person whatsoever, by
hfT-sen or agent r agents. following
sitter to deliver and collect for same,
except a licensed dealer, shall he
deemed a neddler under this erdin-
ance. This ordinance. shall includs
nedGlers OF clocks. s. owes, ranges and
sewing machine agents, whether sell
ing by sample. or on future delivery,
or otherwise; pr vfded, that perman-
ent or locally established agent shah
be exempt from the provisions Of this
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 q license
AK of twenty-five (s25) dollars, and
il 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.
Trad ng stamp firms, persons or
corporations. KIN wn as trading stamp
companies, shall pay to- the City q
| license tax OF five hundred y ls500)
dollars. Merchants using trading
| stamps shall pay to the City LICENSE
| tax OF. one hundred and twenty-five
! (S125) dollars for each place e
business where they use such stamps
! Any person, firm or corpora ION.
| furnishing lights, either gas or elect
ric, having a capital of $250.0p0 or
more. shall pay a license tax or
seventy-five C$75) dollars; $100.009
or more and less than s25O.000,
900 and more than $4,000. thirty
(s37.5Ol; $4,000 to $4,000.
twenty-five (s25) dollars; $4,000
% $4,000, ten ($IO) dollars: LEES
than 100000, five ts5) dollars.
Pr yided. further, that any individual,
company, firm or corporation furnish
ling gas or electricity to its customers
and making charge by meter and
who shall make a minimum charge
| without reference 20 the meter. shah
pay license tax of fifty (50) per
cent more than alb We set out: pro-
v'ded. however. the above provision
shall not apply to companies or in
divIOuals VIII furnish meters without
cost 10 places of business and resi-
dences
Sec S. That all confirmed Grip
pies, physically incapable OF manual
labor shall be allowed .opeddle with
out paying license. using their o~n
capital only, not in excess OF f1vS
hundred lars: provided, such Grip
pies shall be residents of Suwannse
County, Florida; and.- provided fur
Their, such exemption shall be allow ed
only upon the certificate f some re-
Dutable physician of the disability
herein named
Sec-6. That each railroad com
pany whose tracks extend into or
through the corporate limits OF Live
Oak, shall pay license tax Of
lseveuty-five ($75) dollars.
# Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty OF the
City Tax Collector, before issuing a
license based on a property valua-
ton or capital stock capacity OF pro-
ductiOn, or other contingency, TO
require the party applying for said
License to file under oath. duly
authenticated. a statement OF the
!, value of the property or amount Of
; the capital stock or capacity OF pr
duction, which statement under oath
: shall be attached to the monthly re-
port OF licenses made by the Tax Col
le"tor- A failure on the part of the
Tax Collector to require and attach
, said oath as aforesaid. shall be cause
for suspension from Office.
Sec. 3. Any person or persons,
irm or corporate n, or association,
, hat shall carry on Or conduct any
I business, occupation OF profession for
which a license is required by this
r ordinance, without first obtaining
such license, shall, except in such
: cases AS are otherwise provided by
r ordinance, upon conviction by the
- Mayor. be punished by a Gne OF not
more than five hundred dollars, or
| imprisonment Mt more than ninety
, days OF by both such fine and i'm
nriSOnm-n+ in the discreti~n OF thu
Mayor. The payment OF all license
tax may be enforced by the seizure
and sale OF the property by the Col
lect r. 1t shall. be the duty Of the
= Tax Collector to report TO: the Mayor
' all violations OF the provisions of this
ordinance. The City Council shall
{ furnish TO the Tax Collector all
r blanks necessary to enable him 70
/. carry out the provisions OF this ordin-
4 ance. ---.s.. -
= Sec. .. That all ordinances and
parts Of ordinance In conflict with this
T. provisions of this ordinance be and
r the same. are hereby repealed.
i Sec 10. That this ordinanc
2 shall become effective on and after
n the first day of October; A. ID. 1897
: Passed at regular meeting of thu
V City Council. this 10Th day Of Sep
L TENDER, a. ID. 1907.
i - CHAS. Ii. BROWN,