The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-15


teYery license for 4 theatrical per
Torrance shall be Ten Dollars for
one week. Provided, that a the
atre, opera house. picture show,
nickelodeon or other permanent
place for public shows may have al
license by paying q tax OF Forty
Dollars for three months; Sixty
Dollars for six months Or One
Hundred Dollars for one year,
EXEMpTION from MCENSEI
TAX
Section So. Tho provisions Of
this chapter shall not apply to
literary, dramatic, musical or
benevolent societies within the City
LOT Fairmont and shall not apply
whenever the theatrical pertor-
nance, opera, moving picture
show, niekelodeon or other public
show, Is conducted by a school OF
Church or is a bonaflde pertor-
nance by a benevolent or charlt.
able Institution or military Com
papy,
CIRCusEs. CARSIvAIS, ETC.
Section IS. Tho City tax on
Gvery license TO exhibit a circus or
menagerte, or q circus and men
,agerie combined, or, wild west
show, Fifty Dollars for each OK.
hibitIon. The City tax on every
license 10 exhibit a trained animal
or dog and pony show, Twenty pol'i
liars for each exhibition. the City
tax on every license to exhibit
la side show in the vicinity
lot any other show, Ten Dol.
liars. The City tax on every
license TO exhibit a street or
other carnival, or any show con-
nected with a County or other
fair, Five Dollars a week for each
separate entertainment or exhibit
ton for which q fec is charged.
The City tar on cane rack, doll
baby rack, knife rack, striking
machine, Jingle board, punch
board, artful dodger, candy wheel.
or other scheme or device, by
(which merchandise or other things
of value are disposed OF by game
of chance or like device. when
such device Is located in the Hieln.
iity Of a street fair or carnival. Ten
iDo(ldrs a day. The City tax on
every license, 10 exhibit any othet
show Ten Dollars. Every show, OK
Inhibition or performance, such as 49,
Described in this section, whether
under the same canvas or not. shall
he construed TO require n separate
license therefor, whether exhibit.
ed for compensation or not; ana
upon any such show, exhibition Or
performance being concluded, so
that an additional fee for admis-
sion be charged In lien OF a check
authorizing the holder 10 re-enter
without charge, 1t shall he constru.
ed to require an additional license
for any further or other show, ex-
Inhibition or performance.
SOFT DRINKS
Section 81. The City tax on
every wholesaler. distributor, or
manufacturer, engaged In the man.
ufacturing, preparing, mixing,
compoundlng. selling or d%tstrtbuts
ling Of any and all preparations Of .
every kind. character and nature
commonly called and known as soft
drinks. such as are prepared, mix
I'D and sold at what Is commonly
called a soda fountain, and all such
preparatious us bevo, pablo, milo.
jmoxIe, ginger ale, near beer. coco
cnla. Crane Juice, pop, and all other
inreparations, mixtures and com
pounds Of every kind and charac>
Ter. commonly called and known as
soft drinks shall be on such man
'n%facturer, wholesaler. or distrlbu-
itor, tho sum Of one Hundred Dol
lars annually, and on each retailer.
1.-Two Dollars annually,
DRAYS
Section IS. The owner or
keeper Of each wheel vehicle used
for hire carrying burdens and
Messengers In and through this
ICity shall call at the office OF the
iCity Clerk and be charged for the
use OF the City the following rates
Iof licenses, to.wit: For each and
Icyory wagon cart, dray, buggy,
carriage, coupe or surrey drawn by
me horse tho sum Of One Dollar;
for each and every OF tho torego-
ling named vehicles, omnibus or
truck drawn by three Z -FOUR
horses the sum OF Three Dollars.
tThis section shall not be taken to
amply 10 strangers or travellers
inassing through, nor to farmers OF
tferIng their own produce for sale
lin this City, nor to livery barns nm
less the owner thereof maintains
n draw omnibus or other wheeled
vehicle on the streets for hire.
FRUIT STANDS, ETC.
Section 50. On every license to
conduct or operate a fruit stand or
wagon, peanut stand or wagon, pop
corn stand ;of wagon, leo cream !
stand or wagon shoe shine stand or
wagon, or stand or wagon OF Ike
nature or cha ; tier, which said
stand orswagon Is erected OF. plae
ed upop any property on the pub
lie streetsor pavement, .or. Is trans
ported about the City, Five Dollars
la month or Fifty Dollars a year.
lNo person shall transact business
hereunder except the individuals
Ito whom the same is granted.
AUCTION GOODS
Section 80. II any person OF
persons desires to offer for sale or
furnish for sale by auction any
goods or merchandise be or they
shall be required to obtain a per-
init from the city Clerk before Of
Sorlnp the goods for sale at auc-