The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-29
Series No. .
Proposed Ordinance No. ~
Ordinance Ne.
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
IMPOSING CERTAIN LICENSE TAXES. AND TO
PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF
30 il ordained by the Board of Commissioners OF
the City OF Pensacola. Fiorida:
Section 1. No person shall engage In or manage
the business profession or occupation exercise
any privilege mentioned in this ordinance unless a
city license shall have been procured from the Comp
troiler which license shall be approved by the Mayor,
and which be issued presentation of
the Treasurers receipt for the amount hereinafter
required.
September each year. No license shall be issued
for than year and for each license OBJ
tanned between October / and April the full tax
for shall be paid except as hereinafter pro-
vided for and for each obtained from April
September 80 one-haf the full tax for one year
shall be paid. except hereinafter provided for.
Section 8. Licenses shall only be good for the
business and the place named and for the person.
firm corporation to whom issued but licenses may
be transferred when there is bona fide sale and
transfer OF the property used In the business stock
in trade removal of from place to an
other upon application to the Comptroller. and upon
presentation the Treasures receipt for five per
$50 of original OF the license sought
be transferred.
Section 4. cases where the amount of license
depends upon the amount OF capital invested or
value OF goods stocks 1t snail be the duty of the
person applying for such license to render to the
Comptroller a sworn statement of the amount of
such capital or the value of stocks goods and no
license shall issued by Comptroller until such
sworn statement is furnished. Such sworn state
ments shall be matters of public record. and
shall only be open the inspection of tie Commits
sioners. their representatives.
Section 5. That the tax imposed by the ordinance
Express Companies Railroad Companies Tele-
phone Companies. Telegraph Companies and other
Companies engaged in interstate commerce is i'm
posed upon the business actually done by any such
company within the City and to and from point.
within the State of Florida and is imposed upon
any business for the United States Government
upon interstate business.
Section g. The revenue from the license imposed
upon vehicles every class shall be the purpose
of the Street Fund The revenue from the license
imposed upon fire insurance companies shall be for
the benefit of the Fire Fund The revenue from
licenses. except vehicles and fire insurance
panies shall go to the General Fund.
Section Z. Every person. firm corporation hav-
ing license shall exhibit same when Jailed upon
to by authorized officer of the City. and
licenses must be conspicuously displayed at al
times
Section s. The fact that any person. firm corp
grafton representing himself itself engaged ir
any business. calling. procession occupation fol
the transaction OF which license is required
such a person. firm corporation exhibited a sigr
or advertisement indicating such business. calling
profession occupation shall be evidence OF the
liability OF such person firm corporation pay
license.
Section 9. The Veterans OF the Civil War. con
firmed invalids and orippes and widows dependen,
solely upon their exertions for support, who
bona fde residents of the City OF Pensacola and
capacitated for the performance OF manual labor
upon filing with the Mayor satisfactory proofs OF
such condition. shah be allowed to engage solely
their own account and with capital not exceeding
five hundred dollars the business of peddlins
small wares and merchandise other than drugs
medicines and liquors, without being required to pay
license required of peddlers.