The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-07
LEGAL.

itlnoran, vendors and itinerant met.
chants doing busincvs in the city ot
Tulsa amending sections ~. siN,
9ts and ogo OF chapter Xxx Of the
compiled ordinances of the city ~
Tulsa. 1917, otherwise known and de-
Ecribed ~ sections /, 2. and ot
ordinance No. ibga Of the city %
Tulsa, oklahoma repeating sections
oil and Sis. compiled ordinances Of
tho city % Tulsa, 1911 otherwise
known ana described as sections
and Of ordinance No, 1893 of the
city OF Tulsa, Oklahoma. and de.
claring an emergency.
DE 1T ORDAINED ny THE BOARD or
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY or
TULSA. OKLAHOMA
SECTION / That section Sii. com
piled ordinances OF the city Of Tulsa,
1911 otherwise known ana described a,
section 1 Of ordinance No 1893 % the
city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, be. and the
same IL hereby amended to read as FOL
lows to-wit.
dofg or Itinerant merchants shall,
for the purpose OF this ordinance. he
construed TO extend 20. mean and In
cludc any person. persons, firm or
corporation. either a. principal or
agent who enEsEca In the husnew or
trado " n temporary or transient re-
tail merchant in tho city cf Tulsa,
Oklahoma. and shall Include those
who for the purpose Of carrying on
such busincsa hire, lease, rent or oc-
cupy any building structure or rail-
road car for the exhibition and sale
Of goods. wares ana merchandise of
all kinds ana character. except pro-
duce and meat
Provided, that the word Temporary
shah he Interpreted and construed to
mean any period OF time not exceed.
ing one hundred and twenty u2e)
SECTION = That section siB, complied
ordinances OF the city Of Tulsa, 1917. the
isss is Of P' tSs d,y s1SSr OF Tulsa be-
and the same II hereby amended TO read.
as follows to-wit.
1T shall bo unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation TO engage In
business or trade in the city Of Tulsa,
as an itinerant vendor or transient
merchant without flrst having paid
the Commissioner OF Finance and
revenue ofHaid city as herein pro-
ylded: Provided; however, that tho
pllcatlor TO sales made TO dealers by
commercial travellers or selling agents
In the usual course ot business from
samples nor 10 bona fido saIea Of
goods, wares and merchandise made
by samples for future delivery. nor
20 hawkerS or peddlers, nor to sales
made under any valid order ot any
court having competent Jurisdiction
over such sales nor to. any sales con
S Quoted IL SobS DSr1Ss.eS ,s. Of the
SECTION 3. That section ei6, com.
piled ordinances OF the city Of Tulsa, 1871,
the same being section OF ordinance
No. ibg2 OF the city Of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
be. and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows, tS.wit, ,
all itlnerant vendors or transient
merchants engaging In business In
said city before offering Tor sale any
goods wares, merchandise or bank
rupt stock, 20 declare tho approSl-
mate value OF such stock, wares,
goods and merchandise held or had
on hand, or intended TO he had IN the
or transient merchant with the inten-
tion OF selling the same within one
hundred and twenty u2o) days from
the time such sale IL to begin. and
such business is to be engaged In,
which value shall be based upon
fair cash value of such goods, wares
merchandise or stock In the city OF
Tulsa, Should the oommiesioneF OF
finance and revenue have any reason
20 believe that the value 80 declared
by any person offering to pay the tsx
herein provided IL not stated with
approximate correctness, then and In
that event such commissioner of u
/ nance and revenue shall require an
affidavit and an inventory of such
stock goods, wares or Yerchnndise.
scribe the same and shall proceed 10
examine such inventory and affidavit
for the purpose Of determining the
reasonably fair cash value OF the
property described and for such pur-
pose. the commissioner OF finance and
revenue may employ two competent
persons 70 assist him in such investi-
cation. In the event the fair cash
value OF such goods wares or mer-
ohandiae shall not exceed the sum OF
ono thousand dollars H1.O0o.oO), the
commissioner OF finance and revenue
shall collect IN advance from such
itinerant vendor or transient NOR
chant ensaging. or desiring 90 engage
describcd, the sum OF ten dollars
$4,000 for each day such itlnerant
vendor or transient merchant desires
for each place OF business conducted.
maintained in said city by him,
the length OF time wherein such bust
ness is to he engaged In 60 he stated
and declared by the itinerant vendor
or transien. merchant at tho time ~
cation for the receipt for tho num paid
which shall be evidence Of said pay
ment In the event the declared fair
cash value or the fair cash value of
such goods wares and merchandise
as determined BY tho commissioner of
finance and revenue shall exceed the
sum OF one thousand dollars a.
100000, then ana IN that event be-
fore engaging In business such timer
ant, vendor or transient merchant
shall pay an additional tax to tho
commissioner OF finance and revenue
of ton dollars $4,000 for each one
thousand dollars (ti, 00O0 00J of the de-
clared fair cash value or determined
fair cash value Of such goods. wares,
merchandise or stock for each place
Of business conducted or maintained
in the city of Tulsa, such additional
tax TO be collected and levied as
aforesaid without regard to the total
number ~ days the aggregate
length Of time during which such
itinerRnt vendor or transient NOR
chant shall be engaged in such busi-
ness In said city
Upon the payment Of such sum In
any particular case. the comm issioner
of finance ana revenue shall place the
same 10 tho credit Of the general fund
of said city and shall issue 10 the
person paying the tax receipt
SECTION 4. That sections 9i7 ana oIs
Tulsa, 1917 tho same being otherwise
known as Heotions 4 and 8 of ordinance
No. 1899, be. and the same are hereby
repealed
SECTION 8. That section s2o. com. d.
piled ordinances Of the city % Tulsa,
and described as section Of ordinance
No. 1b92, be, and tho same II hereby
amended TO read as followA to-wit:
Any itinerRnt vendor or transient
merchant Of goods or wares as de-
fined by this ordinance who shall Of
fer for sale or sell any goods. wares
or merchandise without first paylng
revenue tho tax as herein required or
who shall neglect or refuse TO file
the statement provided IN this ordtn-
Hnco or shall make false or fraudu-
lent representation pertaining 20 tho
.snattcrH herein specified or falsely
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