The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-11-12
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDINANCE NO. SOP.

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An Ordinance Required All Persons,
Firms and Corporations Who Shall
Engage in, Follow or Garry on Any
Trade, Business, Profession CT Vo-
cation Within the Corporate Limits
Of Hot Springs Arkansas, 10 Take
Out a License Therefor, Fixing ans
Amount Thereof, Time For Pay
ment, and Providing a Penalty For
Violation Thereof.
Be it ordained by the City Conn
mission of the city of Hot SPRINGS:
Section T. II shall be unlawful for
any person. firm or corporation 70 en-
sage in. follow or carry on any trade
business. profession. occupation or
vocation within the corporate limits
Of the City OF Hot SPRINGS Arkansas.
without first having obtained from
the Citv Collector. and paid for H.
ceuee the amount OF which license is
hereby fixed i'm this ordinance.
Section 2. Each person. firm and
corporation engaging in. following o.
carrying ON any trade. business. pro
fession or vocation. snail pay an an
nual license fee. for go engaging In.
following or carrying on such trade.
business or vocation. equal to one half
of one per cent of the amount of hush
ness done in such trade. business,
profession or vocation. except as
hereinafter provided
Section .. Each person earning a
salary shall pay an annual license fee
equal 70 one half of one per cent or
the salary so earned except as here
matter provided
Section 4 The provisions of this
ordinance shall not ap ly TO com
mon lahorers. artisans. mechanics or
any persons working tor wagra py the
CAY, week or month.
Section 3. An exemption of $1,000
in the case Of unmarried persons an d
of $4,000 in the ease of married per-
sons shall Die allowed in computing
She lrcnse fees due under section
and Of this ordinance
Section g. Each person. firm or
corporation operating as a transient
dealer, as hereinafter defined. shall
pay the following license fea-:
a. Where stock Of goods carried
for sale or exchange is less than
$3.50. $1,000.
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 ana less than $1,000
500, and $500 additional for each
additional $1,000 worth OF stock.
d. Where no stock of goods is
carried, for each week or part of
week, said transient dealer operates
in this city. tho sum OF $1,000.
The words transient dealer" for
the purposes Of this ordinance shall
mean and include such persons. both
principals and agents, who stop at
hotels or rest rooms, or at other
places, and display their goods, or 90
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 &C
cupation. vocation or profession, for
q continuous period Of less than six
months
Section :. This ordinance does not
repeal any ordinance heretofore pass
ed licensing any business, ana 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. An licenses provided
for under this ordinance shhar
be issued BY the City Collector
for annual periods beginning on tine