The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-12
published Jan. ~, 1909
ORDINANCE NO. s2f.

firms and corporations engaged III GER
tain occupations, callings or trades IN
the city Of chickasha, Oklahoma, and
providing a penalty for the violations
Of such ordinance.
Be It ordained by the mayor and
councilmen Of the city Of chickasha,
Oklahoma;
Section /, There is hereby levied
license tax upon each and every
business. calling. occupation or pro-
fession herein after mentioned within
the corporate limits Of the city Of
Chickasha, Oklahoma. and every per-
son. firm or corporation who shall en-
gage in. exercise, pursue or follow
any Of such callings, business, occu-
pations or professions shall obtain and
pay for a license therefor from the
proper official OF the city before com
mencing to engage therein, and the
amount OF such license for the differ
ent businesses. occupations. ayoca-
tions, callings or professions shall be
as follows:
Each and every auctloneer, s25 per
annum.
Each and every contractor. $40 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 carpentry. brick laying, stone
masonry, plastering. painting or paper
hanging, in the performance OF which
the labor Of others is employed.
Each bank s25 per annum.
Each pawnbroker, $50 per annum.
From every merchant whose aver
age stock amounts to one thousand
dollars or less, s5 per annum Provided
that upon those stocks which amount
to more than one thousand dollars, the
tax shall be 81 for each one thousand
dollars so in excess. additional
Each end every butcher s25 pei
annum.
Each and every automatic vendinl
machine placed upon a sidewalk
street or alley. 81 per unit per annum
Each restaurant. public eating
house and lunch counter, $40 per an
num-
Each rooming house or lodginl
house having ten rooms or less. So pc
annum and 50 cents each additiona
room.
Each hotel having twenty rooms o.
more. $50 per annum
Each hotel having less than twent,
rooms, s25 per annum.
Each opera house. theater or audi
torium, $40 per annum.
Each billiard table, pool table, baga
teIie table, pigeon hole table or shuttle
board, kept for hire or profit s2t
each first three tables and $3.50 fol
each additional table.
Each bowling or ten pin allie,
maintained for profit S25 per annum.
Each wagon. carriage. automobile OF
other vehicle maintained for the pur
pose Of transferring freight or pas
sengers for hire, Sc per annum fol
each vehicle so used. or maintained
Each livery. sale or feed stable, s1(
per annum.
Each real estate agent or agency. 81
per annum
Each express company. $40 per an
mum.
Each life or fire insurance compan,
represented Or doing business in ths
city Of chickasha. IS per annum.
Each telegraph or telephone com
pany, s25 per annum.
Each auction sale of goods, ware:
or merchandise conducted within :
store house Or building, So per day.
Private loan agencies. $40 per an
mum
All pedlers of dry goods. notions
wesring apparel. household goods, car
pets, mattings, rugs groceries, fruits
or other articles Of merchandise lex
cept poultry animal products, farm
produce and vegetables raised or pro
dueed in Grady county and offered foI
sale by the person, firm or corporation
raising or producing the same, sl5 pei
month or So per week
For selling goods, wares. merchan
disc, candies, medicines or other arti
cles or whatsoever nature, except by
auctioneer holding license for one
year, al public outcry on any street
sidewalk or alley or public grounds
$5 per day
Vendors Of patent medicines or 9th
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