The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-09
LEGAL.
Published n The Topeka State Journal
August g. 191f1
ORDINANCE NO. 4O71.

viding for the levy and collection If a
license tax upon and regulating certain
Calllngs, trades, professions and occu-
pations conducted, pursued, carried on
or operated within the City OF Topeka.
preser1bi punishment for the violation
of the same, and repeating Ordinances
No. 2201, approved January % 1901
Ordinance No 1884, approved December
%. 1902, Ordinance No. 2429, approved
July H.. 1903 Ordinance No. 24ig, ap-
proved February Is, 1904, Ordinance No
25l2, approved July 8, 1904 Ordinance
No 2e57, approved November g. 1905. or
dinanc~ No 2642, approved December T.
1900 Ordinance NO. zIo2' approved May
/, 1907, Ordinance No. PTS, approved
July Is, 1907 Ordinance No. 2S12 ap-
proved November Z. 1907, Ordinance No
2S44, approved April TO- 1908. Ordinance
nance No. 1854, approved July 9, 1908
Ordinance No. 290S, approved December
"A, 1905 Ordinance No. 1868, approved
June %, 1909, Ordinance No. 30lS, ap-
proved November 8, 1909 Ordinance No
1856, approved April %, 1910, Ordinance
No. 1912. approved May II. 1910, Ordi-
nance No. 30S6, approved July Z, 1870
and all other ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith
Be 1t Ordained by the Board of Commits
sioners of the City of Topeka:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation, either as
principal or agent. to conduct, pursue
carry on or operate any calling, trade
profession or occupation hereinafter
named IN the City OF topeka. without
first paying to the license collector or the
city treasurer of said city the license tax
hereinafter prescribed and procuring q
license therefor from the city clerk of
said city.
Section ?. The license tax hereby levied
under this ordinance shall be in the fol-
lowing amounts, to wit:
Section 3. AUCTIONEERS. Auction
GERS, $500 per day, $4,000 for six months
and $4,000 per year; Provided, however,
that expert nonresident pedigreed live
stock auctioneers, when crying sales in
connection with local licensed auc-
at which pedigreed live stock
is sold, shall not be required to pay a
license tax.
Section l. AUTOMATIC WEIGHING
AND VENDING MACHINES. Automatic
or vending machines in streets
or public places, $3.50 each, per year.
Section 5. ASTROLOGERS, PALMISTS,
ETC. Astrologers, palmists, clairvoyants,
fortune tellers, mind readers, phrenolo-
gists, $500 per day; $500 per week; $500
per month.
Section 6. AGENTS, PEDDLERs, ETC.
Agents and solicitors for, and peddlers of,
textile fabrics, boots and shoes,
house furnishing goods, furniture jeWelry,
clocks, monographs, Photographic re-
cords, books, maps, pictures, live animals
or fowls, and any and all other kinds of
goods, wares and merchandise not herein
mentioned. s1.00 per day, $500 per week,
$1,000 per month, 5000 per year, for each
person.
Inc term agents ana SOLICITORS Tor ana
peddlers of merchandise as used herein,
shall be construed to mean any person or
persons, or any firm or corporation
whose stock in trade shall not have been
legally assessed for taxation in the regu-
lar annual assessment Of other property
In said city for state, county and city
purposes.
Any person, firm or corporation, wheth-
er transient or permanently located in
the City of Topeka engaged in selling
goods, wares and merchandise from Wag-
ons and who maintains a store or sales
room in said city, shall pay for each
wagon used a license tax in the sum of
$1,000 per year for the business so con-
Quoted, pursued and carried on; no Ii
cense to be issued for less than one year,
that If any such goods, wares
and merchandise shall be carried, sold
and delivered by the person selling, a
license tax shall be paid of $1,000 per
year; no license to be issued for less than
one year.
Section 4. AGENTS, PICTURES, ETC.
Agents for charging and copying or col
0ring pictures or photographs, and So
letting orders for any and all merchan-
disc not otherwise specified in this ordi-
nance. s1.00 per day, $500 per week, $500
per month
Section s. AUTOMOBILES. Automo-
OF passengers for pay, $1,000 per automo-
bile, per year; no license to be Issued for
less than six months.
Section 9. BABY RACKS, ETC. Baby
other games of a similar nature, Sl.00
per day: $500 per week; $500 per month.
Section 10. BILL POSTERS. Bill post
ers, 5000 per year.
Section IL. BOWLING ALLEYS. Bowl
ing alleys and shooting galleries, when
operated for profit, each. $500 per week;
$500 per month; $1,000 per year.
Section II. BILLIARD AND POOL
TABLES For each billiard and pool
table, when operated for profit $500 per
year: no license to be issued for less than
six months
silent corn doctors, $500 per day; $500 per
week; $500 per month
Section Il. CIRCUS. MENAGERIE.
ETC. Circus. menagerie, dog and
pony show, wild west show, or
any similar organization or attractions,
using railroad cars or coaches for its
by rail, for the first day s
exhibition the sum of $500 for each and
every railroad car OF coach used in con-
nection Herewith, but in no event shall
any license tax for any circus, menag-
erie, dog and pony show, wild west show
or similar attraction, exceed the sum OF
S30o.00 for said first days exhibition, ire
spective of the number of railroad cars
or coaches used in connection with such
and for each days exhibition
thereafter the sum of $500 for each Of
said railroad cars or coaches; provided.
however that for every circus, menag-
erie, dog and pony show, wild west show,
or similar attraction, held in the City of
IODSka curing any Week III WHICH d blele
fair occurs in said city, the license tax
shall be 81 800 per day. For each and
every side show connected with any such
circus, menagerie, dog and pony
show, wild west show, or any
similar attraction or travelling
Herewith, the sum of $1,000 per day.
In all cases said license tax shall be due
and payable when said circus, menagerie,
dog and pony show, wild west show. or
any similar attraction, is unloaded from
the cars or coaches.
A side show as used in this ordinance,
means any show or entertainment,
whether under the main tent or not, for
which a charge Is made additional to
that for entrance to the main tent
Section Is. Shows not using railways
as a means of transportation. $500 per
day; $500 per week
Section 16. BANKRUPT SALES. Per-
sons selling or offering for sale, trade or
exchange, goods, wares or merchandise
advertised or designated as sherin's, as
signee's. creditors s, consignee's or special
sales or bankrupt or damaged