The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-29
STATEPREPARES
OCCUPATION TAX
PROPOSED ASSESSMENT WILL
INCREASE REV ENUES-SOME
HEAVY LICENSES-M ED ICINE
PEDDLERS MUST PAY ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS DAILYAND NOV
ING PICTURE SHOWS $500 PER
YEAR.

What Is known as tne state occu-
| patton tax bill, which places d state
| license on certain enterprises, has
| been agreed TO by the committee on
finance and taxation committee of the
| house, and it is believed the measure
will pass.
The proposed bill is an exceedingly
| lengthy one, some of the businesses
| being assessed as follows:
| Dealers in secondhand clothing for
each place o. business, $25, provided,
that merchants paying a regular Ii,
Cense shall not be required to pay this
| license.
Dealers in secondhand boots and
shoes, $40 for each place of business.
Each dentist permanently located,
$40.
Each travelling dentist, $15
DistlllerS and manufacturers of spir-
It's of turpentine and rosin, for each
still in operation during any portion
OF the year for which the same is
taxed, on each still with a capacity of
sixteen barrels o. less snail pay to
the state a license tax of $40; for
over sixteen and not more than TWEEN
ty barrels, shall pay to the state IL
Cense tax of $40; for over twenty
| barrels and not more than twenty
five barrels, shall pay to the state
license tax of $50; for over twenty-five
barrels, shall pay to the state a Ii
Cense tax of $50.
Owners, operators or managers of
turpeEtine stills, shall return TO the
collector of revenue annually the ca
Pacity of each still owned. operated
or managed by them, making oath to
the truth of such return. Any owner,
operator or manager who shall fail
to ao1z +,
! be guilty o. a misdemeanor, and shall
h" punished by a fine of not more
than $500.
DrOYers selling at auction, or other
wise, SO in each county.
Dealers in electrical machinery or
supplies for profit, $25 FOR each place
o. business in every town of more
than 5000 inhabitants, under 5000 in
habitants, $40.
Green grocers and dealers in fresh
fruits and nuts, 50 for each place of
business, this license shall not be
required if the dealer has regular
merchants license.
HypnOtists, professional, $1OO.
Hawkers or street vendors of medi-
cine, drugs or patent medicines, 500
in each city, town or place. and for
each day they attempt to SELL
Each lawyer, SO.
Each physician and surgeon, SO.
Merchants, storekeepers and drug
gists, for each $1,000 or fraction OF
$1,000 of stock of merchandise. SO in
each county and for each place OF
business.
Anv merchant keeping sewing ma
chimes in stock for sale in the sane
~ rTer as other merchandise shall
not be taxed as sewing machine
agent or dealer.
Mental healers. or all persons claim
ing to heal by absent treatment. $50:
provided, that nothing in this clause
shall be construed as affecting the
members of any Christian demoninG-
tion who pray for the recovery of the
sick
Each occUlist, permanently located
SO
Each oculist, travelling. SIS in the
county issuing the license, but no ad
d,tional license shall 1e cOlIectrl an
aBy other city or town 0r county.
Each optician, permanently located,
$40.
Each optician, travelling, sf5 in the
county issuing the license, but no ad-
ditional license shall be collected i'll
any other county,
Each osteopath, SO.
PaWnbrokers, for each place OF
business. 800.
Pawnbrokers shall keep a complete
and true record of all their transac-
tons, showing from whom each arti-
Gle of stock was purchased and to
wfum the same was sold, which rec
ord shall at all times Be subject to
the inspection o. all peace or police
officers. Any violation hereof shall
De punished as a misjemeanOr by inn
pTIsOnment for not more than six
months.
Persons. firms and corporations
engaged in the business of ferrying
passerg gers or freight in cities and
towns of over 10000 inhabitants, snail
ray a license tax of $50; in cities
ard towns of. less than 10000 inhabi-
tants. shall nay a license tax OF S25.
Schedule B."
Advertising-Each person, firm or
CORPORATION advertising on streets.
with banners. floats Or cartoons. or
any other means, where no vehicle is
used. SO.
Advertising Each vehicle advertis-
ing on the streets by means of ban
pers, cartoons, floats or any other
means. $40.
Advertising-Eacb person, firm or
ccrporation or agent for same con-
tracing for advertising in street cars,
on fences or sign boards for the pur-
pose. $40.
dveTtising-Agents, firms. associa-
tiers, corporations or other persons
engaged in the business o. bill post
ing in cities of 10000 or more, $50.
In cities and towns of less than
IL 900 inhabitants, 50.
observation-disclosures, firms, asSocia-
tions. corporations or any other per-
SON distributing circulars, pamphlets