The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-09-18
Ordinance No. "a.

vocations and employments within the
corporate limits of the Town of Ham
ilton, and to repeal Ordinance No "a,
of the Town of Hamilton entitled "An
Ordinance Concerning Licenses"
Be it ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Hamilton.
Sec. THAT it shall be- unlawful
for any person or persons, company,
corporation or association, to do,
transact, exercise, engage in, carry
on either directly or indirectly, within
the limits of the Town of Hamilton,
any trade, business, occupation, voca-
ton or employment. or either of them
for which license is hereby provided,
without first procuring license there
for.
Sec. 2-There shall be collected, by
the Town Treasurer of the Town of
Hamilton, in advance, as license for
the businesses, occupations, vocations
and employments, the sums and
amounts as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3-For each billiard, pool or
bagatelle table, where a charge is
made for games played thereon, a
license of two dollars and fifty cents
per quarter shall be paid.
Sec. 4-From the management or
lessee of any theatrical company or
troupe opera, concert, minstrel or
sleight of hand performance or other
travelling show or performance, the
sum of $3.50 for each performance or
exhibit Except that exhibitions and
concerts for schools or charitable pur-
poses shall not be subject to the
licenses herein provided for.)
Sec. 5-For every circus or like per-
formance within the limits of the
Town of Hamilton or within two
miles of the limits of the town, $25
per day, and for every side show and
like performance within the limits of
the town of Hamilton or within two
miles of the limits thereof SIS 90 per
day shall be paid.
Sec. 6-By each pawnbroker the
sum of $50 per quarter shall be paid.
Sec. by each keeper of an intelll-
, gence office, the sum of $500 per
quarter.
Sec. 8-Every person who shall deal
in, sell or dispose of any spurious
malt, or vinous liquors in quantities
of one quart or over, shall pay a
> license of one-hundred dollars per
year.
v Sec. o-Peddlers shall be classified
5 as follows viz:-When travelling with
two animals, first class; when travel
: ing with one animal, second class;
d when travelling on foot, third class
! Peddlers of the first class shall pay a
P license of $500 per week, those of the
e second class shall pay a license of $3. sc
l. per week, those of the third class shall
d pay license of $1.5O per week. Any
person except persons peddling news
papers, bibles or religious tracts ant
farmers peddling the produce oftheii
y own farms, gardens or milk ranches
g who offer to sell at retail, goods, ware.
% and merchandise and travelling from
IS place to place within the limits of th'
% town of Hamilton shall be regarded a
- a peddlers under this ordinance.
e. Sec. 9-Hawkers shall pay licens
of So so per day. Any person VIII
= offers goods for sale, by outcry, o
who shall conduct business from
stand or wagon, shall be deemed
hawker under this ordinance.
Sec. 11-Each keeper of a shootin.
gallery shall pay a license of 500
per quarter.
Sec. 12-Every brewer or manu-
facturer of malt liquors, and ever
person (other than a licensed retail
liquor dealer) who sells malt liquors il
quantities of more than 4 gallons
shall pay license of $4,000 pc
annum.
Sec. 13-Every person, corporation
or association doing business in til
town of Hamilton, as telephone
telegraph or electric light COMPANY
must pay license as follows:
Each gas or electric compan,
a license of $50 90 per year.
Each telephone company sha
pay license of so cents per year fc
each instrument in use. This sectio
applies to all private and public con
panies.
3-Each telegraph company sha
pay license of $500 per quarter fl
each instrument in use.
4-Every person, company or CO
poration selling water in the town
Hamilton shall pay d license of $50
per year. And where the said cor
panies are consolidated with any
the others named in this section SUI
license shall be paid for each depal