The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
LEGAL.

more horses or other animals. 5000 per
year; no license to be granted for less
than six months. Licenses shall expire on
June 80 and December 81 OF each year.
Each person so engaged in the transfer
business shall keep posted in a con-
ispicuous place upon each wagon or We
hicle used by him in said business, card
to be furnished him by the city clerk at
the time of the issuing of the license.
(which card shall state the date of the ex-
tp1ratfOn Of the license.
Section 81. TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
1.-THE sum of $4,000 per year on the bust
mess and occupation of receiving mes
.sages in this city from persons in this
iclty and transmitting the same by tele-
graph from this city within this state to
persons and places within this state; and
receiving in this city messages by tele-
lgraph transmitted within this state from
persons and places in this state to persons
within this city and delivering the same
to persons in this city excepting the re-
iceipt, transmission and delivery of any
such messages to and from any depart
ment agency or agent of the United States,
and excepting the receipts, transmission and
delivery of any such messages which are
interstate commerce; the business and oc-
lcupaton of receivers transmitting and de-
| livering of the messages herein excepted
lis not taxed hereby.
! Section IS. TELEPHONE COMPANIES.
THE sum Of 100000 per year on the bust
ness and occupation Of receiving messages
In this city from persons in this city and
transmitting the same by telephone from
this city within this state to persons and
places within this state; and receiving in
this city messages by telephone trans
United within this state from persons and
places in this state to persons within this
city and delivering the same to persons
in this city, excepting the receipts, trans
isages to and from any department,
Iagency or agent of the United States, and
excepting the receipt. transmission and
(which are interstate commerce.; the
business and occupation of receiving,
transmitting and delivering of the mes
iez4er tod to- xrad
| Section SO. WAGON SCALES. All per-
lsons maintaining, renting or controlling,
in whole or In part, any wagon scales on
or adjacent to any paved street of the
city, $4,000 per year; not or adjacent
Ito any paved street of the city, $500 per
year; no license to be issued for less than
six months; provided however, that the
persons owning. maintaining, renting or
controlling said scales, who shall weigh
for themselves, only, shall be required to
lpay but one-haf of the said license tax
when the scales are located upon the pub
lie streets, and no license tax when they
weigh for themselves only, and the scales
Iare located upon private property.
Section So WAGONS, OIL AND GASO-
lLINE. Crude oil, coal oil and gasoline
companies, $500 per wagon, per annum;
mo license to be issued for less than one
year.
Section 81. STOCK BROKERS. Agents
land brokers selling stock of companies
not organized under the laws of the State
of Kansas, $4,000 per year, payable an
Inually; no license to be issued for less
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Section g. EX-SOLDIERS AND SAIL
IORS. FREE LICENSE. All ex-Union
lsoldierS and sailors and ex-sOldiers and
sailors of the Spanish-American war and
lex-soldiers of the Eighteenth and Nine
lteenth Kansas Cavalry of the United
States during the War of the Rebellion
marine service of the United States, and
who hold an honorable discharge from
such service, issued by the proper Off
Ger or officers of the United States, shall
he IAd m tn 0nT re- a Ia
lery and baggage-Wagon, and to vend,
hawk and peddle goods, wares, fruits or
MERCHANDISE not prohibited by law in the
lCity of Topeka; provided, said soldier or
sailor is engaged in operating personally
a. delivery and baggage-Wagon owned ex-
Iclusively by himself, or in the vending,
hawking and bedding of said goods
wares, fruits or merchandise for himself
only and out ola stock owned exclusively
by himself. Upon the presentation of his
certificate and papers OF discharge to the
lcity clerk and showing proof of his iden-
tity as the person named in his certificate
of honorable discharge, said clerk shall
tissue to the said ex-Union soldier
lsaiIor, and ex-soldiers and sailors of the
Standardization war. and ex-soldiers of
the Eighteenth and Ninteenth Kansas
lcavalry a license, but such license shall
be free and said clerk shall not collect or
demand for the city any fee therefor.
| Section 63. UNLAWFUL TO AID OR
lABET. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to help, aid, assist or abet IN the
violation of any of the provisions of this
Section 81. PENALTY. Any person,
firm or corporation. or any officer, agent
Tor employee of any person, firm or cor
lporation violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
lof a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine of not
less than five dollars nor more than
Fifteen hundred dollars for each offenSe.
Section S.. SAVING CLAUSE. No
prosecution now pending. and no offense
heretofore committed under ordinances
heretofore enacted shall be affected in
lany way by the provisions of this ordi-
nance; but all such prosecutions shall be
conducted to final judgment and all such
onenses shall be prosecuted in the same
manner as If this ordinance had not been
enacted
Section S. REPEATING SECTION.
Ordinance No. 2207 approved January p
1901, Ordinance No. 1884, approved Decem-
Der %, 1902, Ordinance No. 2429, approved
July H. 1908, Ordinance No. 2479, approved
February Is, 1904, Ordinance No z512, ap-
proved July g. 1904, Ordinance No. 2637 ap-
proved November 9, 1905, Ordinance No.
2642, approved December Z 1905, Ordinance
No. 1882 approved May /, 1907 Ordinance
No. 2776, approved July Is, 1907, Ordinance
No. 2S12 approved November z, 1907, Ordi-
Ordinance No. 285o, approved April 30.
1903, Ordinance No. 1854, approved July 9,
1908, Ordinance No. 290s, approved Decem-
Der "a, 1908, Ordinance No 1868, approved
June %, 1909, Ordinance No. S01S, approved
November 8, 1909, Ordinance No. 3066, ap-
proved April 25, 1910, Ordinance No. 3072,
approved May H. 15lVi OTu4HdICe NJ ouoos
lapproved July z, 1910, and all other ordi-
nances and parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith, are hereby repealed.
Section g. TAKE EFFECT. This or
dinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its publication in the
loffieiaI city paper.
Passed the Board of Commissioners
August T. 1911.
Approved August s. 1911.
l(SeaD J. b BILLIARD,
Attest: Mayor.
C. B. BURGE. City Clerk.
Published in The Topeka State Journal
August g. 1911
OFFICIAL, CITY COMMISSION PRO-
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