The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-26
Series NO. g
Proposed Ordinance No. "A
Ordinance No.
AN ORDINANCE

PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION THEREOF.
&c IL ordained by the Board of Commissioners of
The City Of Pensacola, Florida;
Section 1. No person shall engage in or manage
the business. profession occupation or exercise
any privilege mentioned in this ordinance unless
city license shall have been procured from the Comp
trol1er which license shall be approved by the Mayor
and which shall be issued on presentation OF
the Treasurer's receipt for the amount hereinafter
required
Section q Licenses shall expire on the Goth day
~ septennber each year No license shall be issued
for more than year and for each license OBJ
tanned between October 1 and April / the full tax
for one year paid except as hereinafter pro-
vided for and for each license obtained from April
to September 80 one-haf the full tax for one year
shall be paid except as hereinafter provided for.
Section g. Licenses shall only be good for the
business and the place named and for the person
firm or corporation whom issued but licenses may
be transferred when there is bona fide sale and
transfer of property used in the business stock
IN trade or removal of from place to
other upon application to the Comptroller and upon
presentation of the receipt for five
cent $50 Of the original cost of the license sought
to transferred.
Section A. In cases where the amount of license
depends upon the amount of capital invested or
value of goods or stocks shall be the duty of the
person applying for such license to render TO the
Comptroller a sworn statement of the amount of
such capital Of the value of stocks goods, and
license shall be issued by the Comptroller until such
sworn statement is furnished. Such sworn state
ments shall not be matters of public record. and
shall only be open the inspection of the Commits
sioners. their representatives.
Section s. THAT the tax imposed by the ordinance
on 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 such
company within the City and to and from points
within the State of Florida, and is not imposed upon
any business done the United States Government
or upon interstate business.
Section 9. The revenue from the license imposed
upon vehicles OF every shall 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 from
licenses. except vehicles and fire insurance
panies shall go to the General Fund
Section 7. Every person. firm or corporation hav
ing license shall exhibit when called upon
to do so by an authorized officer City, a
licenses be conspicuously displayed at all
times.
Section 8. The fact that any person. firm corp
grafton representing himself itself engaged in
any business. calling. profession occupation
transaction of which license is required that
such person firm corporation exhibited sign
advertisement indicating such business. calling,
profession occupation shall be evidence the
liability OF such person. firm corporation pay
license.
Section .. The Veterans of the Civil War
frmed invaIids and crpples and widows dependent
solely upon their exertions for support,
bona fide residents of the City of Pensacola and in
capactated for the performance of manual labor
upon filing with the Mayor satisfactory proofs of
such condition, shall be allowed engage solely
their own account and with capital not exceeding
hundred dollars in the business OF peddliny
small wares and merchandise other than drugs,
medicines and liquors without being required pay
license tax required OF peddlers.
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