Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-25

Sdlu Clby OI El CenLIO bnLlLleO All OT- dinance prohibiting the carrying on of Certain Vacations, Ceilings and Business within the City of Fl Centro without a License so to do, and Fixing the amount of License to be Paid" is hereby amended to read as follows:
 Section ?: Every person who engages in the business, calling, vocation or per forms the acts herein specified shall pay the license fee or charge herein fixed and imposed, which shall be as follows: Banking business. per year ..... S60 co Dry Goods business, per year ...... 24OO Grocery Business, per year ....... 2l.00 Job Printing, per year .............. 24.O0 Newspapers, per year ...............24O0 Pool Rooms, for each table, per
 year ...................... 1900 Butcher Shops, per year.......... 2i0q Hardware Business, per year..... 24OG Implement Business, per year...... 2400 Stationery Store, per year......... 1900 Shoe Store, per year............... 1S.O0 Apothecary Shop, per year......... 24OO Confectionery Store, per year..... 24.0O Soda Fountain, per year. ......... 24O0 Jewelry Store, per year r........... 1900 Barber Shop, per year............ 24.9O Restaurants, per year.............. 24.00 Hotels. per year................. 5000 Lodging Houses, per year........ 36.00 Attorneys. per year.............. 12.0)
 Provided that a firm of attorneys
 comprising two or more shall pay
 SIS per year for such firm.)
 Physicians per year. 24.00 Furniture Business, per year. ...... 2400 Creamery business, per year...... 36U0 Tailors. per year. ................... 12.Oc ,l- n Boarding House, having six or
 more boarders, per year. ........ 12.OO Clothing and Haberdasher business,
 per year .................,... 1900 Bakery, per .................. 24.d0 Millinery, per year.. ......,....... 200 Poultry business per year. ......... zoo Dairy or milk peddling, per year.. 2i.OO Power and Lighting Companies,
 per year ............,........ iS.oU Musical Instrument Dealers, per
 year ................. ............ l2OO Machine peddlers, per day....... 200 Bill posting and sign writing, pcc
 year ................ ............ 50 CD Horse and mule breeders, per year. 3G.0O Lunch counter, without table, per year ............... ................ 12OO Dentist, per year. ar................... 24.OO lel6pIlOHt COlnpdIl per ytcil OU.OU Engineers and Surveyors, per year 12. co Livery Stables per year. 36.0n Blacksmith Shops, per year. ....... 24.OO Machine Shops, per year. .......... "A co Blaming Mills, per year. r.............. 36. 0G Plumbing Shops, per year. ........ 24.0G Tin Shops, per year. r................ 24.0C Auto Garage per year. 24.O0 Harness Shop. per year. r............ 12.OO ,tz
 year ................. 1900 Contractor and Builder, per year. 24.00 Architects, per year ............... 24.OG Express wagons and draws, per
 year for single rig. 1900 Express wagons and drayS, per
 year for double rig. ............... 24.0C Abstract and Title business, per
 year ............ ............... 5000 Theaters and similar shows, per
 performance ........ .......... 200 Circuses, per day. 25.0O Ice Factories per year. r............. 5000 Laundries per year. ar................ $500 Packing sheds per year .... 25 5.OC Real Estate Agents and Brokers,
 per year ................. 24.OO
 Every person engaged in busi-
 ness as a real estate agent
 broker, either individually or as
 a member of a firm or as eml
 ployee or otherwise, shall be
 deemed a real estate agent within
 the meaning of this ordinance) Company furnishing water to the
 inhabitants of this city for do
 mestic use or irrigation purposes,
 per year .................. 4S. % Dispensing soft drinks, per year. 24.00 It is provided herein that where more than one taxable business is conducted at the same place by one person, firm or corporation a discount of 25 per cent upon the total sum of licenses therefor shall be allowed. And further that sell ling cigars, tobacco, stationery and con fectionery, or any of them, shall not be taxed as d separate business when the person. firm or corporation selling same is paying license tax on two or more other businesses at the same place. Where a person, firm or corporation is paying a license tax on a Soda Fountain. confectionery may be sold at the same place by such person. firm or corporation without any further license.
 Section ?: The Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in the Imperial Valley Press and the same shall thereupon be in full force and effect.
 Approved July 17th, 1908.
 H. B. PEARSON,
 President of Board of Trustees.
 Attest;
 F C. RAVENS