Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
OCCUPATION TAX
ODnlhlhMnF PEADY
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Mayor and City Commission
ers Agree on How to Raise
Much Extra Revenue.
IT MAY BE PASSED TODAY
Dance Halls, Public Service
Companies and ltinerant
Merchants Hit Hard.


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tdre shows ana zee cream cones a'.,
Il sudden leap upward
Yesterday AFT aruoou Mayor John II.
simmons called the board of clN
commits loncrs into consultation. ana
together with Jonu Woodward. a.,tsf-
ant city attorney. went over and re-
iscd the new occupation lIccust or
dinarcc which probably VIII bee paascd
at a special meeting this afteruoor.
placing license charge upon every
class Of business and every pruf,s-
sional man iu Tulsa.
To BE No opposition.
An occupation tax is absolutely
necessary 10 secure additional revenue
which the city government must have.
Mayor Simmons and members of the
board assert Determination to enact
such an ordinance was reached sew
cral weeks ago, and members of tn"
city's legal department have been o.
cupicd drawing up the ordinance
3inCc. No opposition to the measure
is expected at the meeting Of the com
inission,rs today II * understood tho
mayor and all members Of the board
will support II as II now stands
While some ClassifiCations Of en-
FlOymcnt and business are placed un-
der a NOR" severe license than others.
the mayor and commissioners have
tiled t. place the burden of raising
the additional city revenue upon those
better able TO pay, and as a result the
larger corporations. and those lines OF
ind ustry which ere not of local char
actcr arc placed under "A license of
from 500 to $3.50 per year
Dance Halls Rated High.
In the classes OF business which arc
to pay $3.50 per year are all dance
halls which charge admission. Thi'
class also includes electric light and
power plants. express companies, tclc-
phone companies, gas, heat or light
companies and telegraph companies
Amusement uarlors are assessed
500 under the provisions Of TN, new
occupation license ordinance. ana
parks are charged a like
sum for operating for the period OF
"a Vear. Artists win he required to pay
Il fee OF $40 a year while the mani
curists will have to add to the city's
funds the same amount each IL
months.
Slcuths To Pay S25.
Detectives will be required TO pay
$?5 a year. Lightning rod AGENTS get
off for $50 "A year Collection agcnts
riust pay $40 and loan agents will be
forced To deposit $50 per year with
the citv trcusrrer. Real estate agents
wiz get Off for S25.
Book pcddlers will have their ac-
tivitics impcded by license of' $40
annually and those persons engaged
in soliciting for picture culargins
firms viii be charged S25 a year for
operating I'm Tulsa. a like license tee
viii be charged for agents represent
ing out-of-town manufacturers.
Hotels Not Overlooked.
Hotels are not overlooked. accord
ing to one article Of the new Oh
dinancc, and fee of so cents per
room year will be charged, the basis
Of collecting this fee resting In an or
dinancc passed some time ago.
Ice cream cone wagons. or wagons
used in the distribution 10y retail or
ice cream. must bear a tag showing
that the operator has paid into the
city treasury 500. such a tag Will
keep the ice cream wagon In gooi
standing with the city for year
Medicine shows viii be a source OF
ro little revenue to the city If the
operate hcre-for a fee oi S2j Is
against such attractions. Tent
shows must pay 500 a day If they are
So large that II takes forty or more
cars To haul them into the city. ror
a oscar show "A fee of SO "A day f.
charged. and II It is a ten-car show
then $50 is the license fee.
Daillcs Are Charged.
Newspapers are charged 500 a year
and banks and other financial institu-
tions are charged like amount.
Junk dealers. under the provisions
Of the ordinance as It now stands, Will
he required to pay $25 a year for oper-
ating in the city and street car com
panies viii pay into the city for cyerl
car used in the city at any time, rec
of s25.
a sliding scale Of fec viii be opcr-
atcd for the retail merchants ana H.
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