Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-04-09
Town Ordinances

. At meeting of the Council of the
Town of Monterey. held at the office of
the Mayor, on the 10th day of. March,
1915; the following ordinaces were passed
and ordered to be published
Continued from last week.
No. % Be itSordained and enacted
that license lax of two dollars for each
week of such performance. be impose d
on every theatrical performance, or an y
public performance or exhibition of an y
kind, except for benevolent or charact a
BILE or educational purposes, exhibiting
or operating within said town or within
l mile thereof, except that the license tax
for the exhibition of moving picture
machine shall be three dollars for each
week or part thereof, or fifty dollars for
aperiod of one year.
Every person who gives performance
of the kind described in this section
within the jurisdiction of the town
without first having obtained the license
required shall pay fine of not less than
S. 90 nor more than $1,000 for each
offense.
No29 Be it ordered that a license
tax of $50 be imposed for each days
performance or exhibition of side
show within the jurisdiction of the town;
license tax of $500 on each days
performance Of dag and pony show or
a trained animal show; and a license tax
Of $1,000 on each DAYS performance of
a circus or circus and menageria, includ-
ing side shows accompanying the same,
A day and night performance may be
had under this section.
Eevey person who exhibits or gives a
performance of any of the shows de-
scribed in this ordinance without the
license required shall be subject to fine
of not less toan $40 nor more than $50
for each offense, and the sergeant of the
tow shall not allow any such perform.
ance to open within the jurisdiction of
the town until the license required here
in is exhibited to him.
No. 80. Be it ordered that every per-
son who operates hobby horse machine,
merdy 90 round, ferris wheel, or other
like machine, on which persons are
charged for rididg, within the jurisdic-
ton of the town of Monterey, shall pay
a license tax of five dollars for the first
day of such performance and two dollars
for each additional day sor part thereof
Oh which said performance is repeated.
Any person violating this ordinance
shall pay the license tax specified above
and in addition thereto shall pay fine of
SIS for each offense.
No 81, Be it ordered that liCene tax
of one dollar Fer year, or part thereof, be
imposed on all merchants, lawyers, den
lists. physicians, veterinary surgeons,
opticians, druggists, jewelers., hotel keep
ers, restaurants, garages, machine shops,
blackslniths, mills, shoemakers, timers,
harness makers, undertakers, BARRIERS,
peddlers, plumbers, commission mer-
chants, photographers, persons acting as
agents or canvassers of daguerrean or
photograph artists, lightning rod agents,
land agents. banks, brokers, soda foun-
tains, or places for the sale of soft drinks,
vendors of patent medicines, milliners
and dressmakes, livery stable keepers,
butchers, agents for the sale of manu-
featured implements and machines, sew
ing-machines agents.. and telephone
switchboards, for the privilege of engag-
ing in the pursuit of their business, trade
profession, occupation, or calling within
the corporate limits of the town of
Monterey or within one mile of said
limits.
Any person violating this ordinance
shall pay the license tax required and in
addition shall pay a fine of 500 for each
offeLse.
/ No 81 Be it ordered that a license
tax of one dollar for the first day and
fifty cents for each additional day, or
five dollas per year, be i'm posed on all
persons exhibiting buggies, wagons, or
machinery for sale within the corporate
limits of said town.
Any person violating this ordinance
shall be subje ct to fine of five dollars for
each offense.
No 33 Be it ordered that license tax
of $50 be imposed on all persons letting
stations within the corporate limits of
the town. sAnY person violating this
ordiHa nee shall be subject to fine of
1000 for each offense.
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