The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-11-30

day forbidden BY law.
All licenses IN said city shall be Is
sued by the Mayor. The applicant for
any license, except what ls known as
a dog license, shall pay to the Mayor,
fee Of fifty cents for issuing same,
and a further fee OF fifty cents for TAX
ing bond OF the licensee when bond
is required by law. These fees shall
be In addition to the license tax re-
quired on such licenses.
Before the Mayor shall issue any
license than dog license, the
applicant shall produce and file with
him q certificate from the City Clerk
ITO the effect that said applicant has
procured, and filed with the said Clerk
receipt from the City Treasurer
showing that the applicant has paid
into the City Treasury the amount Of
tan on license applied for; and pro-
vided further, that the Mayor shall not
issue any license, the granting OF
which is reserved hereunder to the
Board OF Council, until said Board
shall have duly granted such license
and caused an entry to that effect to
have been made on its official journal
The Mayor shall not issue any license,
where bond is required of the licensee,
until such bond shall have been duly
executed. -,
Licenses to auctioneers, to keepers
of billiard. pool or pigeon-hole tables,
ten-pin alleys, bowling alleys, and
shooting galleries, and for the retail
ing of alcoholic liquors, that Is to say
in quantities of less than five gallons,
in the city of Maysville, shall be grant
ed only by the Board of Council. at its
discretion.
No bar-room license, merchants re-
tail alcoholic liquor license, nor IL
cense to keepers of billiard, pool or
pigeonhole tables. ten-pin or bowling
alleys, or shooting galleries, shall be
grantable, except on written appli-
cation to Council, signed by the ap-
plicant, stating the location OF his
place of business, and containing. a
recommendation In favor of granting
Of such license, signed by majority
of the whole number Of house-keepers
residing, store-keepers and others Do
ing business and owners OF vacant
tenements and other buildings and un-
improved lots, on both sides OF the
street on the square and opposite
square where applicant seeks license
The Trustees or other proper officers
of churches, schools. and other insti-
buttons within the limits aforesaid
may sign or refuse to sign such rec
ommendation and shall be counted ac'
cordingly. :
Any license named In the foregoing
section. which shall have been duly
granted. and for which the license tax
has been paid, may, by consent OF
Council, be transferred for the unex-
pired term to a person or place other
than named in the license; provided
that no such transfer shall be made
except on a petition to the Board OF
Council. complying with all the re-
Quirements for the original granting
of such license. II the Council grant
the transfer, the Mayor shall endorse
the original license accordingly, for
which the applicant shall pay the May
or a fee of fifty cents; and provided
further, that If the transfer be grant
ed to a person other than named in
the original license, then the trans
fierce shall execute bond similar to
that required Of the original licensee
before such transfer is made, pro-
vided however, that no refund for any
license shall be made at any time.
Advertising
Section 2. Each person. firm or
corporation or agency engaged In the
business Of advertising or soliciting
advertising by means of directories,
programmes. books, works or art,
pamphlets, display cards, hotel reg
listers, clocks, desk blotters. thermo-
meters, or by contract for advertising
In street cars, other than regular
newspapers or periodicals entered at
the Maysville Post Office, and other
than persons, firms or corporations is
suing the same on their own account,
shall pay an annual license of twenty
five ($25.00) dollars.
Aucti0neers
Section 8. Every person selling at
auction or public cutlery goods, chat
tells, wares and merchandise, stocks,
houses, lots. lands, and produce of any
kind, shall be deemed an auctioneer,
and shall pay an annual license tax
of Five (s5.00) dollars. provided. that
the provision of this section shall not
apply to judicial and executive officers
making auction sales by virtue OF any
Judgment or decree Of any court, or
sales by executors, administrators.
and guardians OF any estate held by
them.
On auction sales the license tax
shall be per cent OF the gross
amount OF sales. as follows:
On watches and jewelry, per cent
On dry goods, 2 per cent.