The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-11-06
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDINANCE NO. $50.

~ ~ ~ tAFAtiSN FfNAlhll MI PERSONS
Firms and Corporations Who Shall
Engage in, Follow or Carry on Any
Trade. Business, Profession Of Vo-
cation Within the Corporate Limits
Of Hot Springs. Arkansas, TO Take
Out License Therefor. Fixing abe
Amount Thereof, Time For Pay.
ment. and Providing Penalty For
Violation Thereof.
BE it ordained by the city COM
mission or the City of Hos Sprin IS:
Section ] II shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation TO en-
sage in, follow or carry on any tra1e
business. profession, occupation or
vocation within the corporate limits
Of the City OF Hot Springs. Arkansas,
without first having obtained from
the city Collector and paid fo-. a IL
cense, the amount Of which license is
hereby fixed in this ordinance
Section > Each person firm and
corporation on2aging in, following Or
carrying on any trade, business. pro-
fession or vocation. snail pay an an
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following or carrying on such trade,
business or vocation, equal to one half
Of one per cent Of the amount of BUSH
ness done in such trade business.
profession or vocation. except a.
hereinafter provided
Section .. Zach person earning n
salary shah pay an annual license fee
equal to one half of one per cent or
the salary 50 earned. except as here
matter provided.
Section 4 The provisions OF THIS
ordinance shall not apply to COM
mon laborers, artisans, mechanics or
Inny persons working for wages by the
cay week or month
Section B. An exemption OF $1,000
in the case Of unmarried persons and
of $4,000 in the case Of married per-
sons shall De allowed in computing
The l1-ense fees due under Section ,
and 3 OF this ordinance
Section g. Each person. firm or
corporation operating as II transient
dealer, as hereinafter defined, shall
pay the tolloN.n license fea@:
a. Where stock OF goods carried
for sale or exchange is less than
$250.-$10o0.
b. Where said stock is OF the
value of $3.50 and less than $500
$500.
c. Where said stock is of the
value of $500 and less than $1,000
500 and $500 additional for each
additional $1,000 worth of stock
d. Where no stock of gool is is
carried, for each week or part of a
week, said transient dealer operat es
in this city, the sum of $1,000.
The words transient dealer" for
the purposes OF this ordinance shah
mean and include such persons. both
principals and agents, who stop al
| hotels or rest rooms, or at other
places, and display their goods. or go
from house TO house to display and
sell their goods by sample, delivering
said goods to purchaser or purchasers
at the time or afterwards, and all
PERSONS or corporations who engage
in, follow or carry on any mercantile
| business. or any trade. business oc-
cupation, vocation or profession, for
continuous period Of less than six
months.
Section = This ordinance does not
repeal any ordinance heretofore pass
ed licensinf any business, and any
trade, business occupation, vocation
or profession named in any existing
ordnance when this ordinance goes
into effect, is hereby excepted from
the provisions Of this ordinance.
Section s. All licenses provided
for under this ordinance shhals
be issued By the City Collector
tor annual periods beginning on the
1et day OF January each year, and
the fees herein named shall be paid
in advance upon the 1st day OF Jand-
airy Of each year.
Section o. Any person, firm or
corporation engaging in, following or
carrying on any trade, business, pro :
fession, occupation or vocation with
in the corporate limits of the City OF
| Hot Sprin IS without first having o0-
| tanned and paid for a license there
for, shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-
Gemeanor and upon conviction in the
Municipal Court shall Zoe fined in any
sum not less than $1,000 nor more
than 10000, and each day said VIC
lation shall continue shall constitute
separate offense
Section 10. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after January lst 1919.
f. \. ROTH,
Commissioner.
PASSED.: Nov 9TH, 1918.
Approved; J. w McClendon, Mayor