The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-12
Ordinance No. 80,
Miscellaneous Licenses.

An = cr Raid regulating licenses in the
The city council OF the city OF Bemidji dc
ordain as follows:
Sec. i. No person or persons shall practice
or exercise the vocation OF aucttoneer
peddler. drayman or hackman. or keep OF
opera'e any dray or hack. or keep any
billiard table or any nine or ten.pin alley
| for hire or to be used for any compensation
or to be used with or without any compensa-
ton In any building where liquors are sold.
or exercise any trade. business or occupation
for which the price of license Is provided
for or specified in this ordinance. without
first having procured and obtained license
Sec. 2. That the following rates for licenses
In said city are hereby fixed and established
to be paid by every person or firm engaged in.
ings. vocations or kinds OF business named in
this section within the limits of said city. viz:
Auctioneers. $500 per day.
Pafee asd nedds s eoS p aeS DAY
Keepers Of billiard lard tables for each table
500 per year.
Keepers OF pool tables. for each table $500
per year.
Keepers of pigeon-hole tables. for each
Keepers of nine or ten-pin alleys, for each
alley $500 per year.
Shooting galleries, Chinese ball games.
throwing and all other. games and perform
OF any kind are shot. thrown or in any man
ner propelled against any mark. Image or
obstacle q ), Whateyer. and for which fee or
Variety theaters. $4,000 per year.
Moving picture theaters and vaudeville
sh9 9v IS, 500 5000 u! per g, year.
Junk dealers having an established place
OF business $1,000 per year.
Junk peddlers and dealers not having an
Roer saa Rnee R 81 $50 So day
or without shows.
Draymen for operating drays. $500 for
dray per year. one or more.
For operating street hack, 5000 per year.
provided however that this provision shall
not apply to keepers of livery stables who do
not solicit business on the streets Of the city
Section 8. All yearly licenses shall be for
the period Of one year from the date Of
issuance of the same.
or other show. exhibition of performance or
business for which the price Of q license is
hereina after stated. shall be held. exhibited or
carried on within said city unless license
therefor shall be previously obtained as here
matter provided.
The rates OF licenses are as follows:
does eHceed e cen 5e peF ds1
For minstrel and other concerts, and
theatrical and other performances. where the
same are IN not Licensed by the year as
performance or exhibition. S per dsy.
and $4,000 for each succeeding day. 10Y
For Menagerie alone. the first day $500
and $40. 90 tor each succeeding day.
For c1rcuses and menageries combined.
for the first day $4,000
For circuses and menageries combined,
cha aa an admission fee OF Csc or less
For shows. exhibitions. entertainments or
performances of any kind not enumerated in
this is; ordinance and to which an admission fee
s IS cosESa t day hs 6st day and for
For ventriloquis,s, musicians. magicians
and similar exhibitions not otherwise
for &C.
For hawkers or criers selling wares, notions
or other articles on the streets or in public or
open gro4aa IN s Sal City or canVassing from
:. Sec. D., Any person wishing. to obtain a
license for any OF the hereintefore named
businesses. callings or occupations. shall pay
into the city treasury of said city the
amounts hereinbefOre named and. thereupon
the city clerk shall issue a license for such
trade. business. occupation or calling.
Sec. b, Ii any person. firm or corporation
shall violate any of the provisions OF this
ordinance he shall upon conviction thereof
before the en- municipal court Or justice Of the
not less than $1,000 nor more than $4,000 and
by Imprisonment until such fine is paid, not
exceeding 80 days.
Sec. Z. All ordinances inconsistent with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's publica-
ton. --J'.-.2S > L
First reading May II. 'Os.
Second reading May IS, 'OS.
Third reading May g. 'OS.
Upon call Of aye and nay vote the follow
ing aldermen voted aye: McOuaig, Smart,
Miller. W aShburn, E. j. Gould, Rhea, W. A.
Could Nay: None. Absent. johnson.
Brinkman.
Ordinance passed.
Approved on the list day of June, 1905
J. P. POGUE,
Mayor of the City of Bemidji.
Attest:
THOS. MALOY,
Oity Clerk
Published Jnno 1Q02