Arizona republican., 1914-06-07

majority thereof, shall deem to be in decent, obscene, lewd, suggestive or of an immoral character or tendency. Section 15S. Each person, firm, as sociation or corporation owning, main- taining or conducting a theatrical road show troupe, opera troupe or show, or other public exhibition or enter tainment, for gain or hire, and for which no license is herein otherwise provided, for each exhibition, $25.00 provided that no license fee or tax shall be required for any exhibition, show or entertainment by a church organization, fraternal order, social organization, school, or by local anna teur talent, when no admission or other fee is charged or when the rev enue from such entertainment is de- signed for a particular charitable or benevolent use.
 Section 159. Each person, firm, as sociation or corporation manufactur- ing or dealing in tents or awnings, excepting, however, persons, firms, associations and corpora tions so man. ufacturing or dealing in the same at the same location, in the course of and in connection with a licensed bus mess as merchant per quarter an mum, $5.00
 Section 160. Each person, firm, as. sociation or corporation owning, main. taining or conducting d trust company or business of acting as trustee of or managing trust estates, or the business of acting as administrator, eXecutor or guardian of estates in probate, per Quarter-annum, $10.OO
 Section 161. Each person, firm, as sociatiOn or corporation manufactur- ing, selling, handling or dealing in typewriters, cash registers, adding machines, or machines and devices ,of like character or acting as agent or solicitor for such manufacturer or dealer, per quarter -annum, 5000
 Section 162. Each person. firm, as- sociation or corporation owning, main- taining or conducting a tinshop or sheet metal shop, or buying, selling, handling, or dealing in tin or sheet metal. except at the same location, in the course of and in connection with a regularly licensed business as merchant, per quarter-annum, $500 Section 163. Each person, firm as sociation or corporation owning, main- taining or conducting a business of embalming or undertaking or engaged in preparing dead bodies for burial, interment, cremation or shipment, per quarter -annum. S20.00
 Section 164. Each person, firm, as sociation or corporation owning, main taining or conducting the business of upholstering furniture. automobiles or other vehicles, per quarter -annum,
 $500
 Section 165. Each person, firm, as sociation or corporation owning, main- taining or conducting a vulcanizing business, place or establishment, per quarter -annum, 5000 Section 166. Each person, firm, as- sociation or corporation owning. main taining or conducting a vacuum clean ing business, or renting, using or Op- erating vacuum cleaners, for hire, gain or reward, per Quarter-annum, s5.O0
 Section 167 Each person, firm, as sociation or corporation selling, distri- outing or dealing in mineral. carbon ated, spring or distilled waters, for drinking purposes or domestic use per uuarter-annum, $5.00
 Section 168 Each veterinary sur geon, and each person, firm, as sociation or corporation owning, main
 
 hospital or hospitals for livestock or domestic animals, per quarter -annum,
 $5.00 Section 169. Each person, firm, as sociation or corporation owning, main- taining or conducting a house, store, business, place or establishment for the purchase, sale, distribution, hand ling or dealing in of any kind, class or character of goods, wares, mer- chandise or natural or manufactured articles or products, and for which m license is herein otherwise provided, is herein and hereby designated and declared to be a merchant within the meaning of this ordinance.
 (a) Each merchant having or con- ducting a going or established busi- ness shall pay license tax based upon the gross amount of sales and receipts of his, their or it's business for the then preceding quarter at the following rate:
 Where such quarterly sales do not exceed the sum of $5,000, s12.50 per quarter -annum;
 Where the total amount of such quarterly sales and receipts exceed S5. 600, then one fourth of one per cent. thereof per quarter-annum.
 Each such merchant applying for a license for the next succeeding quarter snail make and file, or cause to be made and filed, with the City Clerk on the last day of each quar- ter statement under oath showing and setting forth full and accurate account of all sales made and of all moneys and receipts received in con nection with such business from any source whatsoever, which said sworn statement or account shall be prlVi- legged. and not divulged to, or open to inspection by, competitors or the general public, but shall be at all times open to the inspection of the City Auditor and other city officers charged with the administration or enforcement of this ordinance; and may be produced and used as evidence in any civil, criminal or other pro- ceeding based thereon or arising by, through or under the same, or by, through or under any law of the State of Arizona or any ordinance or resolution of the City.
 (b) Each merchant first commence ing or engaging in business as a merchant, and applying for license to