The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-07-24

No s21 of the city of Chickasha, Okla
homa
Said ordinance being an ordinance
providing for levying Of license
tax upon persons, firms ana corpora
tions engaged in certain occupations.
callings Or trades in the city Of Chick
asha, Oklahoma and providing a pen.
atty for the violation Of such ordi-
nance.
Be It ordained by the mayor and
couneilmen Of the city Of chickasha,
Oklahoma;
Section ] That ordinance No. s2l
of the ordinances Of the city OF Chick
asha, Oklahoma be amended to read
as follows
THere is hereby levied license tax
upon each and every business, calling.
occupation or profession hereinafter
mentioned within he corporate limits
Of the city Of Chickasha Oklahoma.
and every person, firm or corporation
who shall engage in, exercise or pur-
sue or follow any Of such callings bus
mess, occupations or professions. shall
obtain and pay for license therefor,
from the proper officials of the city
before commencing to engage therein.
and the amount Of such license for the
different business occupations, avoca-
tions. callings or professions, shall be
as follows:
Each and every auctioneer $500.
per annum.
Each and every contractor, $500
per annum. A contractor within the
meaning Of this ordinance shall be
any person. firm or corporation who
shall make it a Business to contract
for carpentery. brick layers, stone ma
sons, plasterers, painters or paperers,
in the performance Of which the labor
of Others is employed.
Each bank. $500 per annum
Each pawnbroker, SEQ per annum.
From every merchant whose average
stock amounts to 81 100000 or less $500
per annum. provided that upon those
stocks which amount to more than
100000 the tax shall be- one dollar for
each one thousand dollars in excess.
additional.
Each and every butcher, $1,000 per
annaa. Or $1,000 per quarter
Each and every automatic vendsrr
machine placed upon sidewalks. streets
Or alleys, sl.oe per unit per year.
Each restaurant, public eating house
and lunch counter $1,000 per annum.
Each rooning house or lodginl
house having ten rooms OF less. $500
per annum, and fifty cents for each adj
dliional room,
Each hotel having twenty rooms OF
more s50.oo per annum
Each hotel having less iaan twenty
rooms. ras,Ae bet annnas
Each opera mouse. sheater or audi
ioFium. S4eco per annum
Eaeh billiar@ abs. pool table. baga-
telle table pigeon hole table or shuf-
fle boara. sept Tor hire or profit. $4,000
each for first three fables. per anuum.
and S2.se for each additional table
Each bowling q ten bin alley main
taihed for profit. s25.eo per aunum
Each wagon, carriage. automobile
or vehicle mainalned for the purpose
OF transferring freight or passengers
for hire. 5000 per annum, Tor each We
hicle 50 used Or maintained
Each livery. sale o. feed stable,
$1,000 per annum
Each real estate agent or ageit':y.
$500 per annunl
Each Iife or tire Insurance agent.
$500 per annum
Each EXPRESS company $1,000 per
! annum
Each ieleeraph or telephone com
pany S250o per anHanl
Each auction sale 0f goods wares OF
merchandise coraucted within store
lhouse Or builains $1,000 per day.
aunum
Private loan aEencies $1,000 rer am
mum
An peddlers o. airy goods. notions
wearing apparel. household goods
carpets, ratings. rugs, grocer
les, fruits, toilet articles Or 9th
Der articles Of merchandise ex
cept poultry animal products
farm products, and vegetables raised
or produced in the state Of OlSlahcua
and offered ffor sale by person, firn
Of corporation predicting the same
$4,000 per annum. payable in advance
provided that no license under this sec
iion shall be issued for any period less
than six months