The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-08-15

In towns OF less than FIVE thousand In
habitants. five. dollars.
Sleeping and parlor cars, twenty-five
With buffet forty dollars for each car.
Dining cars, twenty dollars each.
Street Shows, Performances or Carni-
vals-For each tent or other structure and
for each day. five dollars.
All small shows, other than circuses,
theatrical or vaudeville given under tent
shall pay license tax OF five dollars
Any train conductor, or any conductor
OF any sleeping car, parlor, buffet or din
ing car, who hauls or operates any such
car within this State without such license,
or who falls or refuses to exhibit such
license when required by any collector OF
revenue I'm any county in this State shall
be guilty OF misdemeanor, and shall be
than five hundred dollars, or by imprlson-
ment for not more than sixty days for
each offense.
All steamboats, or steam ferries engaged
In the business Of transporting passen-
gers or freight In the waters OF this state
shall pay n license tax of nifty dollars
to the Tax Collector OF the county where
their principal office is located, or to
the collector at the terminus OF their
route in this State II their principal office
II located out OF the State.
Any owner or manager OF any boat or
vessel violating the provisions Of this act
or refusing to show his, her or their
license to any collector upon request to
do so shall be liable to have his vessel
county where the boat may be, and sold
for non payment OF such license and the
costs that may accrue, the same as per.
any steamer having paid the tax upon a
regular tonnage assessment in any coun-
ty In this State, shall be exempt from
the provisions OF this act; Provided, This
exemption shall not apply to steam fer
ries.
Soda water or mineral water fountains,
not connected with other business, ten
dollars.
Telegraph systems, including cable lines
owned by any person. firm, corporation
or company operating In this State shall
pay a license tax to the Comptroller OF
fifty cents per MILE one-half of which
shall be paid to each county In which
or through which said telegraph line runs,
in proportion to the mileage in any such
COUNTY, and no further license tax shall
be imposed by any county or municipality,
The mileage OF telegraph lines shall be
based upon the actual distance from point
to point and not upon the number OF
miles OF wires.
Telephone systems with one hundred
instruments or more, owned by any per-
son, firm, corporation or company oper-
a license tax Of twelve and one-half cents
for each instrument or phone installedi
Provided, Such license shall not exceed
in total amount the sum OF two hundred
towns Of less than 1000 Inhabitants such
license tax shall not exceed in total
amount the sum OF fifteen dollars
Theater buildings fitted with scenery
and kept for theatrical and other exhibit
tons In cities or towns of 10000 inhabi-
tants or more, two hundred dollars
Fifteen thousand to twenty thousand in
habtants, $4,000.
Ten thousand to fifteen thousand inhab-
itants, $4,000.
Five thousand to ten thousand inhabi-
tants, $4,000.
Two thousand 10 five thousand inhabi-
tants, $500.
Less than two thousand Inhabitants,
$1,000.
and Ministries, other than those taxed as
circuses, for each performance, in cities
or towns OF ten thousand or more inhabi-
tants, $500.
Less than ten thousand inhabitants, fif-
teen dollars; Provided, That managers Of
theaters or halls employing travelling
troupes, theatrical, operate or minstrel.
giving performances In buildings fitted
up for such purpose, shall be allowed to
give as many performances in such build
ing or theater as they wish on payment
of the following license:
In cities or towns OF twenty thousand
or more inhabitants, two hundred dollars
per annum; In cities or towns Of fifteen
to twenty thousand inhabitants. one hun
dred and fifty dollars per annum: in cities
or towns OF ten to fifteen thousand inhabi-
tants, one hundred dollars per annum; In
cities or towns OF five to ten thousand In
habitants, fifty dollars. per annum; in
cities or towns OF less than five thousand
inhabitants ten dollars per annum; Pro-
vided, however, That this section shall
not apply to local amateur performances.
Provided, further, That this act shall not
apply to any hall owned or used by any
charitable or fraternal organization,
NTraVeling picture agents shall pay to
the, State license tax Of ten dollars in
each county; Provided, That agents for
the sale of religious books only shall not
be required to pay a license tax.
Travelling dealers without license who
har
merchandise including beers, wines or
liquors, for cash or otherwise, by sample
or in any other manner, for present or
future delivery to any person whatsoever,
by himself or agent or agents, following
after to deliver and collect for same, ex-
cept a licensed dealer, shall be deemed
q peddler under this act. This act shall
include psddlers OF clocks, stoves or
rangs, and sewing machine agents,
whether selling by sample or on future
delivery, or otherwise; Provided. That
permanent or locally established agents
shall be exempt from the provisions OF
this section.
Travelling dealers going from place to
place, selling goods, wares or nerchan-
state n license tax Of fifty dollars in
etch county, and IT shall be unlawful for
such person or dealers to sell or attempt
to sell under and by virtue OF the license
of any other licensed dealer, storekeeper
or druggist; Provided, This clause does
not apply TO articles manufactured In the
state OF Florida and sold to dealers only
by the producers or manufactured
thereof
Trading stamp firms, persons or corpo-
rations, known as trading stamp compa-
MES, shall pay to the State a license tax
of one thousand dollars in each county
where they transact any business Mer-
chants using trading stamps shall pay
to the State a license tax of two hundred
and fifty dollars for each place OF bust
ness where they use such stamps
Water companies in cities or towns of
a population OF less than $500, $50. 90;