The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-13

ted upon drafts, checks or orders, or
when money or currency is advanced
CT ic;sl,eI on stocks, bonds, bullion
bills or cxchcngc, or promissory
notes, Or where stocks, bonds, bul
ion, bills Of exchange, or promissory
notes are received for discount OF
sale, mere hereby declared to be !
banker, banking corporation Or insti-
tuition.
Section 5. Tax on License. Every
banker, bank ng corporation Or insti-
tuition doing business in this city
shall pay as license tax therefor
the following specific sums:
(a) When the amount of capita
stock is twenty-five thousand dollars
-($25, 000) or less, fifty dollars ($5O)
per annunl. ..-....
(b) When the capital stock is
more than twenty-five thousand do
lars ($25,G 00), seventy-five dollars
($75) per annun.
(c) When the amount of capital
stock is more than fifty thousand
dollars ($5O,OOO) and does not exceed
one hundred thousand dollars ($1O0,-
000), one hundred dollars ($100) per
annum.
I'D When the amount of capital
stock is more than one hundred thou
sand dollars (S10O,0O0 and less than
two hundred thousand dollars $500
O00). one hundred and fifty dollars
($15O per annum.
When the amount of capital stock
i; more than two hundred thousand
($200,000) dollars and does not ex
coed three hundred and fifty thous-
and $3.50, 000), three hundred dollars
t$3G0) per annum-
f) When the amount of capital
stock is more than three hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, ($350,O00}
four hundred dollars. $4,000, per
annum.
Section 4. Brokers Defined. Ever
person, firm, company or corporation
other THIN bankers, banking corpora
tons or inst tut Ons, as hereinbefore
defined. and who for commission
negotiates, obtains or effects the sale
of stocks, bonds, bills of exchange.
bullion, coined money of other money
or currency, promissory notes or
other securities, for themselves or
others, is hereby declared to be fin
anciai agent or broker.
Section 5. License to be Obtained.
No person, firm OF company. or cor
poraton shall carry on in the city
the business of financial agent,
money broker or exchange dealer
without first obtaining license there
for as provided in this ordinance.
Section 6. Tax License. Such l.
cense shalI be for a period of six (6)
months and the tax thereon shall be
paid to the city clerk before its de
livery by him. Such license tax
shall be twenty-five dollars, ($25)
for every months Or fraction there
of.
(a) Each and every agent or
agency or representative of any
person, firm, or company, association
or corporation engaged in carrying
on any kind of fire, wind storm, mar
inc, liability, steam boiler, plate glass,
bonding or automobile insurance in
this city shall pay to the city clerk
of the city Of Cape GIrardeau, Mis-
souri,, a license fee Of $4,000 per an
mum. This is tax on the agent and
shall not be construed to mean. the
company, firm or corporation. The
purpose and intent of this section is
that the local agent or agency shall
pay the aforesaid tax, and it is not
intended that any license tax shall
be levied against the company or cor
poration represented by the local
agent. No license tax for less than
one year shall be granted.
tb) Each and every agent, agency
or representative of any person, firm,
company, association or corporation
soliciting or writing or engaged in
carrying on any kind of Life insur-
ance il the city of Cape Girardeau.
Missouri, shall pay 10 he city clerk
license tax of ten ($1O) dollars
per year, and the company, associa-
ton or corporation so represented
by an agent, agency or representative
shall pay to the city clerk of the city
Of Cape Girardeau. Missouri, a Ii
cense tax of thirty dollars per year.
No license shall be issued for less
than one year and before the agent
shall be licensed to solicit insurance,
the company, firm or corporation