HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 8, Page 236, No Ordinance NumberAN ORDI14ANCE FIXING AND � EGULATING THE LICENSE TAXES AND I?.iIINER
AND FORE? OF GRdNTING AND IS`;UI_IG 5;C,i'? ON THE VARIOUS LINES OF DU II-IESP
OCCUPATIONS, PROFESSIONS, TR;;Db:S -Ili) Ci:LLINGS IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH,%
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR NON-P;'Y1.1!`I;T THEREOF AI`ID FOR VIOLATION THEREOF,
AND IdAKING IT UNLA':iFUL TO Ei'G +GE IN AIQY SUCH LINES OF BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS,
PROFESSIONS, TRADES AND CALLINGS '. I^_ROUT FIRST PAYING THE LICENSE V0,, iiilD
PROCii:'ING LICENSE AS PROVIDED HEREIN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH,
KENTUCKY.
SECTION 1.
That on and after the first day of January 1925, and on the same
day in each succeeding year hereafter, it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, company or corporation to engage in any business, occupation, pro-
fession, trade or calling hereinafter mentioned, in the City of Paducah,
Kentucky, until such person, firm, company or corporation have first paid
the amount of license tax to the City Treasurer and have obtained from
her license as hereinafter specified and required; if any such license
tax be not so paid and the license procured on or before the first day of
February -in each year hereafter, there shall be added to such license tart
a penalty of Ten(10) per centum thereof, and any and all such persons,
firms, companies or cornorations paying, or offering; to pay such license
taxes after same have become delinquent shall also pay said Ten(10) per
cent penalty thereon; provided, that such penalty shall not be added
to any such license tax where the person, firm, company or corporation
so liable for same, shall not be engaged in business, occupation, pro-
fession, trade or calling in said City until after the first day of February
in the year in which said license tax shall be due and payable. Said
license taxes and penalties may be recovered as other delinquent taxes.
All such licenses shall have printed or stamped on the fact of
same, in large figures, the year for vrhich same are issued, and it shall
be the duty of the person procuring or having such license to keep same
posted or otherwise exposed in some conspicuous place in his or their
place of business, where the same shall at all.times, be within the public
view.
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No person, firm, company or corporation to whom any license is I
issued as herein provided for, shall be authorized to do any business
thereunder, other than that specified in such license.
SECTION 2.
Each license shall state the name of the person, firm, company
orcorporation to whom it is issued and no such license shall be assignabl
or transferable, nor -shall any such license a,ithorize any person, firm,
company or corporation, other than the one mentioned in the license, to
do any business; or to follow any occupation, profession, trade or callin
other than that provided in such license.
SECTION 3.
All licenses granted under this ordinance, except as otherwise
herein provided shall expire on the 31st day of December of each and
every year, and no license, except as otherwise herein provided shall be
issued for a less period of time than one month nor for a fractional part
of a month, nor for a less fee than One (1) Dollar. No portion of any
license tax shall be refunded to any person, firm, company or corporation
or to anyone else for their use or benefit.
SECTION 4.
An advertisement, of any kind by any person, firm, company or
corporation, that he, they or i'L, is engaged in any calling, occupation,
trade, business or profession, for the carrying on of which a license is
required under this ordinance, shall be conclusive evidence of the
liability of such person, firm, company or corporation for such license
tax as provided in this ordinance.
SECTION 5.
Every person, firm, company or corporation desiring to procure a
license, as herein provided, shall when required, make application in wri ing
to the City Treasurer, giving and disclosing the information necessary
to enable the City T^ecsurer to detnrmiine the amount of license 'tax to be�
paid, the character of business to be conducted, and such other
facts as may be necessary or proper to deteri:ine whether the anplican
for such license shall be granted the license applied for, and in
order to ascertain any facts necessary to determine the amount of
license tax to be paid the City Treasurer may require each applicant
so applying to furnish isuch information, under oath, as may be re-
quired by the City Treasurer.
SECTION 6.
Upon violation of any provision of this Ordinance by any person
firm, company or corporation 'holding a license to engage in an&,
business, occupation, profession, trade or calling, as herein pro-
vided, such license may be revoked by the General Council.
SECTION 7.
Each person, firm, company or corporation, carrying on or condo
in• any business, trade, occupation, employment or profession, for
which a license is required under the nrovisions of this ordinance,
or any other ordinance not repealed ,.) this Ordinance, where a fine
has.not been provided for, without first having obtained a license
to carry on .9n,d rondnct such business, trade, occupation, employment
or profession, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and upon conviction
of the Police Court of the Cit;; of Paducah, ^hall be fined not; less
than Five (p5.00) Dollars nor more than Twenty (Sp20.00) Dollars, and
each day that such business, trade, occunation, or profes-
sion is carried on without such license shall beconsidereda separat
offense.
ZECTION 8.
Every person, firm, company or corporation, before engaging in
any business, occunation, profession, trade or calling, hereinafter
mentioned and described, shall pay the license tax hereinafter pro-
vided, and set opposite the naive of the business, occupation,pro-
fession, trade or calling. The business, occupations, professions,
trades and callings for w1aich license taxes are required, together
with the amount of such license tax, except as otherwi-se specifically
set out, are as follows:..
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Abstractors of Title $25.00
adding E4achine Agency 25.00
:advertising Agency and Bill Posters 50.00
.dvertising in Street Cars 50.00
1,ricultriral Implement Dealer 25.00
'.rchitect 25.00
Each and every person whose business it is to
plan, design and superintend the construction_
of houses and buildings for pay, shall be
deemed and architect.
Attorney -,t -Law ( each practicing Attorney) 25.00
Auction House for year or part thereof 100.00
Fsor ,00ds, wares and merchandise, but shall
not apply to tobacco nor to a licensed bus-
iness house closing out a stock of goods on
hand.
Auctioneer (_per day)
3.00
Auctioneer ( per year)
25.00
u.to Dealers or agents not operating garage or
rcepair shop or selling accessories
50.00
1,uto Dealers or agents operating garage or repair shop
and selling accessories, batters, gas and oil
75.00
i.uto Dealer selling supplies, accessories, gas oil and
batteries, not operating garage and repair shop
50.00
.uto garage not selling autos, but operating repair
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shop, selling accessories, gas, oil and batteries
50.00
auto garage not selling cars, oil, gas batteries or ac-
cessories
25.00
"auto battery dealer selling or repairing; batteries
25.00
;auto fillip„ stations on street or sidewalk
(1 -his in addition to any other license paid)
10.00
_.`.uto Fillin7, stations ( each station)
50.00
:utomobilc Paint shop
25.00
_ming or Tent :anufacturer or Banger
25.00
gents maintainin* office in Paducah
15.00
And not affected by any other provision of this
Ordinance.
Automobile for Hire, passenger -
For first automobile
20.00
For each additional automobile
10.00
t-
Automobile Truck for Mire, each automobile truck used
as a moving van or for hauling of freight or express i.20.00
(See Transfer Business)
Athletic Exhibition or Tournament, each 10.00
B.
Bakery or Baker or store for sale of products of bakery
20.00
Balls, public, each
4.00
Bank or Trust Company
100.00
Barber shop, first chair
10.00
Each chair additional
4.00
Each Bath Tub
3.00
Bycicle Whop
10.00
Billiard or Pool Hall, first table
25.00
Each additional table
15.00
This is in addition to any other license paid in
the building
Blacksmith
10.00
Bath House, public, each tub
3.00
Boarding Mouse (Private)
3.00
Boarding House e Entertaining transient guests)
10.00
Bootblack Stand
5.00
Book Binder
15.00
Bill Poster, bill distributor or sign advertising
50.00
Book store ( see merchant, retaily
25.00
Boat Store and supplies
100.00
Bottlers
50.00
Bowling .a ley, first alley
25.00
Each additional alley
15.00
Broker Lumber
25.00
Broker Tobacco
25.00
Broker i>ierchandise
25.00
Broker, Stock or Bucket Shop
2000.00
(A stock broker or bucket shop shall be, in the
meaning of this ordinance, one who buys, sells,
solicits or receives or delivers order for the
purchase or sale of futures, dealing in margins,
or part payment of the price in advance, on wheat,
corn, cotton, pork, lard, railroad stocks or bonds
as a business.)
Broker,.Commission, owner or seat on Stock Exchange
500.00
Bucket -',hop ( See Broker, Stock)
Broom manufacturer
25.00
Butter 'C. and poultry, wholesale
25.00
Butcher Shop
25.00
Band, Orchestra or Drum Corps
10.00
Beauty Parlob
10.00
including complexion specialists, hair dressers,
manicuriests, masseurs, chirpodists and beauty
schools.)
Burglar Alarm or ';latchman Service or Agency
50.00
Building Idaterial and supplies, not operating a mill
or yard or factory
25.00
Boot and shoe dealer (see merchant, retail)
Burial Association, doing a burial insurance business
50.00
Broker Live Stock and Dealer
20.00
Barge or Boat Builders not operating Dry Docks or '.lays
20.00
C.
Carpet Cleaners and Renovators and Upholsterers
10.00
Candy I-=aker�, retail or c:holesale
20.00
Canning Factory
50.00
Carriage or Buggy Dealer
20.00
Cash Registers, Adding machines, Typewriters,
computing scales, etc.
25.00
Selling from samples in any public place or to
conduct a place of business for the purpose of
displaying such articles from which sales may be
made
Chiropodist ( See Beauty Parlor)
Cattle Dealer, buying and selling in City
20.00
Carnival or Street fair per day
50.00
No license to be issued until consent of General
Council has been obtained.
Circus charging less than 25�W adtdission, per day
25.00
Circus charging 25S/ and under 50s/ admission, per day
100.00
Circus charging 50V and over admission, per day
150.00
Circus side shows, per day
25.00
Cigarette Dealer
25.00
Cigar and Tobacco Dealer, Retail
15.00
Cigar and Tobacco Dealer wholesale
$25.00
(Clairvoyant, Fortune Teller, Palmist, Faith Doctor
500
Phrenologist, per day
10.00
Clothes Cleaners, Pressers, only
10.00
Confectionery
20.00
Corn Mill
20.00
Cobbldrs and Shoe Repairer
10.00
Collection or Credit Reporting Agency
25.00
Coal Peddler
5.00
Coal and Fuel Dealer
1.00
For conducting a business where four teams or
2.00
less are used
50.00
For each additional team
10.00
Coal Oil or Gasoline Peddler, each wagon or other
10.00
vehicle
6.00
Coal Oil or Gasoline Dealer, wholesale
200.00
Collection Agency or Claim Agent
25.00
Cold Storage Plant
100.00
Cross Tie Dealer
50.00
Cont_^actors
General Building
25.00
General Street and Cement
25.00
Stairbuilding
15.00
Bricklayer
15.00
Electrical
15.00
Plasterer
15.00
Painter
15.00
Carpenter
15.00
Roofer
15.00
Tinner
15.00
Steamfitter
15.n0
Hot Vater Fitter
1500
Commission Merchant
25..00
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Dance, Public, each
4.00
Lancing Teacher, per month
500
Dentist, each (practicing ewca)9<f'J
25..00
Detective Agency
25.00
Diamond 'erchant(See l.ierchant, retail)
Distributors house to house, handbills, posters,
advertising matter and samples for advertising
purposes per day
3.00
District-,:essenger Company or Service
50.00
Dogs ( teach ; ale-,�
1.00
Dogs ( Each Female)
2.00
Druggist Viholesale
100.00
Dru-Fist or apothecary ( See I,erchant, Retail)
Dry Cleaner, Renovator or presser
10.00
Dry Goods, wholesale
3.00.00
Dry Goods retail ( See merchant retail)
Dry Cleaners, dyers, renovator and pressers
25.00
E.
Zlectric Light Fixtures and Supplies, Dealer in
(See merchant retail)
Ear, Eye, Idose and Throat Specialist each practicing
specialist
25.00
Express ( each wagon for light hauling, drayage
or parcel or package delivery)
5.00
11Emoloynent or 3ureau or Agency
25.00
Engineer ( each person or each member of firm
engaged in the practice of c:ivil,consulting,
mechanical mining, electrical, heating,
chemical or utility engineering
25.00
Eynibitions in buildings, per "seek
25.00
Any person or firm or copporation desiring; to give
any sort of exhibition, where said exhibition is
given in this City, shall make, an apnlication in
writing, stating the character of the entertainment
and the price of admission to the same, and if the
said exhibition is not immoral or hurtful, a license
of T.,ienty-Five ({p25.00)Dollars per ;reek for each
week said exhibition shall continue shall be paid,
unless said exhibition or entertainment shall be for
the benefit of some charitable institution or purpose
or American .,(.Lion, in which event no license fee shall
be -required, but the General Council shall have thy:
pourer to revoke said license whenever they shall
deem the said entertainment; or exhibition to have
become a nuisance or in any way hurtful or Offen-
sive to public morals but no exhibition of any
character shall be given without permission :from
General Council.
F.
Feed Dealer(Stock) Retail
?20.00
Feed Dealer(Stock) :Tnolesale
50.00
Feed Stable
20.00
Feather Renovator, Der day
10.00
Fire Arms, dealer not dealin- in Pistols(See merchant
Retail)
Fire Arms, dealer dealin; in Pistols
50.00
Fish Dealer
20.00
Flour Yill
50.00
Florist or 11ursery
50.00
Fortune Teller, per year
50.00
Foundry
50.00
Foreign Bleat Dealer
50.00
Fresh ir_eat, Retail
25.00
Fresh :feat, `:'Iholesale
50.00
Fresh !.'.eat, Peddler ( each vehicle)
25.00
Fruit Dealer, }etail
20.00
Fruit Dealer, ',,holesale
50.00
Furniture Dealer ( See Lierchant, Retail)
Flying Dutchman or 1.:erry-Go-Round, per day
5.00
Flour, Viholesale Dealer
25.00
G.
Grain Dealer, '.';holesale
50.00
Grain Elevator
50.00
Gravel or Sand Dealer selling river gravel or sand
100.00
Gravel or Sand Dealer selling pit gravel or sand
25.00
Gun or Locksmith
10.00
Groceries, retail (See i?erchant, Retail
Groceries !7holesale
100.00
H.
Halls, Public for hire
20.00
Hardware, Retail(See lrierchant, Retail)
Hardware, !Iholesale
100.00
Hawker, each wagon, cart or auto selling groceries
or meat
25.00
Hucksters, each wagon, cart or auto selling groceries
or meat
25.00
Hay and Grain, retail
20.00
Hay and Grain, wholesale
50.00
Hat Cleaners and Renovators
10.00
Hide and Fur dealers (per year or any part thereof)
50.00
Hitching; or '.'agon Yard
20.00
Hotel (containing 50 or more bed rooms)
100.00
Hotel (Containing 25 and less than 50 bed rooms)
50.00
Hotel(Containing less than 25 bed rooms)
25.00
Horseshoer or Blacksmith
10.00
Huckster each vehicle not selling meat or groceries
20.00
Hypnotist or hagnetic Healer, per day
10.00
Harness or Saddlery, Repair .3nop
10.00
Harness or :Saddlery ':.holesale
100.00
Harness or Saddlery, Retail (See Merchant, Retail)
House to House Agents, to canvass from place to place,
whether on foot or by vehicle, and sell or take
orders for the sale of any rugs, carpets, matt-ings,
furniture, stoves, blankets, lace curtains, clocks,
jewelry, dress roods, kimonas, clocks, clothing,
bedspreads, comforts or ,rindo,:r shades, %,here such
sales are made conditionally, or the title retained in.
the seller in order to secure payment of the purchase
money
50.00
Hand O'rran or Street Piano
10.00
I.
Ice Dealer (Agent Foreign Company) 50.00
Ice Dealer ("tot manufacturer) 50.00
Ice Dlealer-::'anufacturers, each plant 100.00
Ice Cream Parlor 5.00
Ice Cream Dealer, '.'.holesale 25.00
Installment Dealer (Selling goods or merchandise on
partial payments and retaining.*, a lien on property
sold 50,00
No. 241.
Insursnre Company, Life, Accident, Health, Tornado, Plate
Glass, Indemnity, Burglary, or any other character
of insur!tnce—
For the first line of insurance `250.00
Each additional line carried by any company,
after the first line 10.00
Insurance Arent, Broker, or Solicitor, per year 25.00
Any person, firm or corporation engaged in
the business of soliciting, placing or writing any
form of insurance shall be deemed an Agent,
Broker, or Solicitor and shall _pay the above
license, independent of any and all licenses
or fees which may be paid by the Uompany or
companies represented by him or them. This does
not include solicitors engaged by Insurance
Companies writing indust-,ial insurance in the
City of raducah, Ky.
Insurance, Fire Insurance Oompany.
Every fire insu-ance company doing business in
this City shall, on the 31s1; day of December
in each year, or within thirty days thereafter,
return to the Commissioner of Public Finance for
deposit, a statement, under oath, of all premiums
received in this City during the year ending
on the 31st day of December, and shall, at the
same time, pay into the City Treasury, a tax of
Two Dollars upon each One Hundred Dollars of said
premiums so ascertained, less return premiums
allowed on cancelled policies, and any fire company
doing also a Tornado, '::ind or Cyclone business,
shall include in the statement above referred to,
the premiums received for such business, and the
same shall be included in the total business and the
tax, paid on same, as above set out; provided,
ho-.everI that the minimum tax under this Section
shall be Ts:enty-Five Dollars. Any company fail-
ing or refusing, for thirty days to return the
statement required under the oath bf some principal
officer or local agent, and to pay the tax herein
regizired,.shall forfeit Fifty Dollars for each
offense. And the Board of Commissioners may
revoke the license of such Company :without notice.
Insurance, Yutual or Reciorocal Fire Insurance Companies.
Every Reciprocal, L:utual and every other similar kind
of insurance company, corporation, firm or associa-
tion, exchange or concern writing any insurance in
the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and which has received
premiums on risks written in said City, shall file
a sworn statement, either by the Manager or the
President or Secretary of such insurance company,
corporation, firm, association, exchange or concern or by
the local resident agent thereof, showing the various
lines written and declaring the n6t premiums received.
Such scorn statement shall bo made withih thirty days
after the 31st day of December in each ,year, to the
Commissioner of Public Finance of the City of Paducah,
Kentucky, and shall at the same time pay into the
City Treasury a tax of 4(2.00 upon each ;;100.00 of
said premiums so ascertained less returned premiums
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allowed on cancelled policies. The tem premium as
used herein shall include all payments in whatever
form collected or paid, made or received for any
character of insurance or similar protection named
in this Ordinance. The minimum tax under this
Ordinanue shall be ?25.00. Any Reciprocal, Mutual
Company, Corporation, Firm, Association, Exchange or
Concern failing; or refusing for thirty days to return
the statement required to be filed as set out herein
and failing to pay the 'tax required herein, shall
forfeit x„50.00 for each and every offense and the
Board of Commissioners may revoke the license of
such company, corporation, firm, association, exhhange
or concern, without notice.
N0. 242.
Insurance, Lutual or Reciprocal Indemnity Companies
50.00
It shall be the duty of each Reciprocal, ISutial or
Indemnity Company, firm or corporation, which has
received on risks in the ''ity of Paducah,
_premiums
Kentucky, to file a sworn statement by the Liana er
Livery and Feed Stable
or President or .Secretary of such company, corporation,
20.00
firm, association, exchange or coiecrn or by the local
resident agent thereof, showing the various lines
Lumber `card or Planing; ';fill
.vritten and setting; out the net Premiums .received; such
50.00
sworn statement shall be made within thirty days after
streets or sidewalks
the 31st day of December in each ,year to the Commissioner
(No license shall be construed
of Public Finance of the City of Paducah, Kentucky,
and such statement shall be accompanied by the tax
to conduct his stand
of X550.00. The term premium as used herein shall
on any particular street
include all payments in .ahatever form collected, paid
or received. Any company, corporation, firm or
be under the strict
association, exchange or concern failing• or refusing
supervision of the Police
for thirty days to return the statement required under
oath as set out herein, and pay said license, shall
to place by order of
forfeit 050.00, and the Board of Commissioners may
said Department or the General
revoke the license of such company without notice.
Iron Foundry
50.00
j Iron Glorks, halleable
50.00
J.
20.00
Jewelers, Retail (See L;erchant, Retail)
Jewelers, Vlholesale
100.00
Junk Dealer
50.00
Junk Collector
5.00
The purpose of tiiis ordinance, is, any person who
has no established :place of business, but who uses
or drives a vehicle about the City for the purpose
of collecting or buying; rags, scrap iron, copper,
zinc, lead, tin, brass, pewter, plate ware, bones,
hides, feathers, furs, wool, tin or other odds and
ends of any kind of fabric or metalic substance.
M
Knife Rack, per day
3.00
L.
Laundry, iiand or Steam
50.00
Livery and Feed Stable
20.00
Lime and dement Dealer
25.00
Lumber `card or Planing; ';fill
50.00
Lunch or other vending stand on
streets or sidewalks
25.00
(No license shall be construed
as giving the
holder thereof the right
to conduct his stand
on any particular street
of the Uity, and such
stand shall at all times
be under the strict
supervision of the Police
Department and sub-
ject to removal from place
to place by order of
said Department or the General
Council of said
City) .
Live Stock Dealer
20.00
Lunch Stand on private property
5.00
Lunch Room
10.00
Ii.
Manufacturer, Automobile.Supplies and Accessories 50.00
r;'.alt Beverage, '.':'holesale 50.00
Lialt'Beverage, Retail, 10.00
Manufacturers -
Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the
manufacture of drugs, poultry or stock remedies
or any other wares not specifically provided for,
who are not under five year tax exemption, shall
pay the annual license of 50.00
Ii?arble Yard 25.00
E'achine Shop 25.00
I'erchant "etail-
Each person, firm or corporation conducting
a retail merchantile store or business whose
average stock in trade is less than X1000.00
shall pay an annual license of 10.00
if the average stock in trade is tip1000.00 or
over and less than 'x2000.00 the license shall be 15.00
If the average stock in trade is X2000.00 or over
and less than $x5000.00 the license shall be 25.00
If the average stock in trade is 05000.00 or
10.00
over and less than 510,000.00 the license shall
150.00
be
i40.00
I£ the average stock in trade is $10,000.00 or
15.00
over and less than 520,000.00, the license shall be
50.00
If the average stock in trade is 120,000,00 or
100.00
over and less than $40,000.00 the license shall be
75.00
If the.average stock in trade is ')40,000.00 or
25.00
over, and less than 160,000.00 the license shall be
100.00
If the average stock in trade is 160,000.00 or
20.00
over, the license shall be
150.00
Each person, firm or corporation conducting any
kind of a retail store or business of any kind or
character not specifically mentioned in this
ordinance shall pay an annual license as set out
25.00
in this provision regulating Merchant's Retail.
20.00
Merchant Tailor (See Merchant, Retail)
6.00
Merry -Go -Round (per lay)
5.00
Messenger Service
50.00
Milk Dealer or Dairy
3.00
ISoney Lender
100.00
Money Lender on Chattels
100.00
Musical Instrument, Dealer (See 'erchant,Retail)
6.00
Medicine -Every vendor of medicines or nostrums, who
5.00
shall sell same .from house to house, or on the
street or other hichways of the City (per year)
25.00
(per day )
3.00
Iillinery(see merchant, retail)
50.00
skill Supplies or Boat Stores
100.00
Moving Van or Tagon, each
10.00
N.
7ewspaper, Daily
50.00
_lewspaper Weekly
10.00
Pursery ,agency or Saleman
25.00
sspaper Agency (selling daily or meekly papers)
15.00
0.
Or -nn or Piano Dealers ( See Merchant, 'detail)
Osteopath, each and each practitioner
25.00
Oculist, Aurist, Optical or Optometrist, each and
every member of f iru:
25.00
Optician, Itinerant, per day
5.00
Oil and Gasoline Dealers Wholesale
200.00
Oil Stock Sal sman, per year or any part thereof
50.00
P.
Palmist per day
10.00
Pawnbroker
150.00
Painter, Roof
15.00
Painter Contractor
15.00
Paint Dealer, Retail (See Merchant, Retail)
Paint Dealer, 7holosale
100.00
Pane- Hangers. Contractor
15.00
PlayinZ Cards and Dice Dealer
25.00
Peddler, each waZon or vehicle not selli.rg goat or
v
sp,,,opin'l
rich d"'ller, vender or deliverer of goods or
20.00
merchardise not sold previous to the time of delivery.
No peddler shall sell his Soods, wares, or merchandise
within 300 feet of the City larket Nouse.
Qy0 cinrs, Chiropractor, Surgeon, Osteopath or
Veterinary, Surgeon, each one or member of firm
25.00
Photographers `studio or Picture Gallery
20.00
P`_oto7rapners, Itinerant, per week
6.00
Printers, Job
25.00
Peddlers, solicitors and venders who go about the
City on foot and solicit the sale of jewelry,
diamonds, watches, clothing, wearinZ apparel,
furniture or other commodity or personal property,
whether owned by then: or by others, per creek
6.00
Peddler, Coal, each waon
5.00
Picture or Picture Frame Dealer (See Merchant, Retail)
Piano And Organ Dealer ( See Merchant, Retail)
PRrvy n,.nlars, 7iclesale
50.00
Plurbinq shop or contracte_'
50.00
Pole ,'n n„ 'TnInZraph, Telephone Or Electric Light
or Porter Poles, maintaining yard or office
50.00
Poultry, 'ETCs an7. Butter, 40tqil We Merchant, Retail)
Poultry, Eg -,s and Butter, 7,1iolesile
25.00
Popcorn or Peanut Strand on street or sidewalk
1000
Pottery Clay Products, :_anufactturer
50.00
Produce -1101C Sale
'Produce Retail (See ?:enchant, Retail)
Public Hall, for hire
Picture shor,,s or moving picture theatre houses
If the seating capacity be 125 or less
If the seating capacity be more than 125 and less
than 250
If the seating capacity be more than 250 and .less
than 500
If the seating capacity be more than 500 and less
than 750
If the seat:irU capacity be more than 750 and less
than 1000
If the seating capacity be more than 1000
License payable semi-annually, one half Januar*
1st and one half on July lst,
Plumber or Sewer Tapper, not operating shop
(Subject to all nrovisions and rules of server department)
R.
Real Estate Agent Realer or Broker
(Any person who attempts to negotiate sales of real
estate for others on cormmission or for corrpansation
shall be deemed a real estate broker within the meaning
of this ordinance �%,hether any such sale be actually
consuma.ted or not)
Rental Agency, en -anted in the collecting of rents only on
commission or for compensation
Restaurant or Cafc r!ith rooms (See Hotel)
Restaurant or Cafe :!!'thotit rooms
Rooming House (Renting mo�,e than two rooms)
Rubber .Stamp o:, Stencil Agency
Repair 3nop, for any '_rind of repairing, not specifically
set out under this ordinance
Repair shop for i_ulomobile Radiators -
S.
Scrap Iron Dealer
Scales Public
Second hand Dealer
(Any person Allose exclusive business shall be to
buy and sell miscellaneous articles of second
hand orpersonal property)
Shoe shine parlor or stand
Sewing ::'achine Agency
(rcrsons, firms or corporations keeping offices or
places of business ::!here sewin, machines are dis-
nlayed, demonstrated, offered for sale or sold).
Sewing Machine Agent
Shoe Repair Shop (See Cobbler)
Sheet Iron and 1.?etal Works or Uompany
Shooting Gallery or Baby Racks
Shores, Exhibitions on Boats, per day
Sign P -a; nter
Skating Rink (per week)
Skating Rink ( per year)
Soft Drink or Beverage., iaanufacturer or B-_ottler,
F,^nolesale
Soft Drink or Beverage or ).:alt or Cereal Beverage
Retail
Soda 'later Fountain
Soft Drink Agent or Agency, ':.holesale
Stock or Bond Salesman
Steamboat or T: arine ':rays or Docks
Steamboat Agent or Agency
Stock, Live, Dealer
Stock yards, Live stock
Storage Building or ':,arehouse, Public.
('Tot Cold Storage)
Surgeon (See Physician)
Shoe Dealer (See :erchant, Retail)
Storage House for cold storage
T.
Taxicab-1,:otor Porter, first
'Each additional taxicab
Tailor, Busheli:^.g, repairs or pressing only
Tents and __wnings
Theatre or Opera House, seating capacity
shos!ing moving pictures
Theatre or O;cera House, seating capacity
and not showing moving pietures
over 500, not
less than 500,
50.00
20.00
30.00
60.00
120.00
160.00
240.00
300.00
15.00
25.00
25.00
25.00
6.00
5.00
5.00
15.00
50.00
10.00
25.00
5.00
50.00
20.00
50.00
20.00
10.00
15.00
10.00
100.00
50.00
10.00
25.00
50.00
50.00
100.00
10..00
20.00
25.00
25.00
100.00
20.00
10.00
10.00
25.00
250.00
100.00
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Theatre or Opera House Picture Privilege for such per-
formance
(No license shall be issued for a less period of
time than six months.)
Tin Shop
Tobacco Broker
Tobacco i:,anufacturer
Tobacco Warehouse, Storage
Tobacco Rehandler
Transfer. business, passenger and baggage
Transfer business, freight
Typewriter Agent or Dealer
Trunk Dealer or '.tepairer(See merchant, retail)
Theatrical or Booking Agency, dramatic, mlzsical or
film:
Teams for hire, each
U.
1 Upholsterer
Undertaker, Funeral Directors and Embalmers
V.
i
Veterinary Surgeon, each one, or each member of firm
Vending ].?achines, automatic, operated by coin for
vending candy, chewing gum, nuts or other articles
including weighing machines operate by coins
For each machine operated by pennies
For each machine operated by nickles
Wagon, reoving wagon or van
Wagon or hitching yard
Flagons op team for httre
Each 1 'horse wagon or 1 animal
Each 2 horse wagon or 2 animals
Each 3 horse wagon or 3 animals
Each 4 horse wagon or 4 animals
'iJarehouse, Grain
F:'arehouse Tobacco
�'arehouse, Public Storage
,,7all paper dealer (See merchant, retail)
Each person, firm or corporation engaged in any,
occupation, profession or trade of whatever name
or character, and not herein before enumerated,
shall pay an annual license of
SECTION 9.
5.00
15.00
25.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
25.00
20.00
5.00
10.00
50.00
25.00
2.00
5.00
10.00
20.00
5.00
6.00
8.00
9.00
50.00
50.00
25.00
25.00
It shall be the duty of each person, firm, company or corporati
owning any dog or dogs, after paying the license tax herein required,
to apply to the City Treasurer for a numbered Dog Taj,, which tag
shall be placed upon a collar or otherwise secu=^ely lastened about
the neck of such dog or dogs.
SECTION 10.
No license herein provided for shall authorize or entitle
any holder hereof to conduct any business, or to engage in any
occupation, profession, trade or calling, in any manner or at any
time, in violation of any ordinance of the City of Paducah, or of
any law of the State of Kentucky, or of the United 6tates.
SECTION 11.
If any person, firm, company or corporation shall misrepresent
any material fact as to the nature of business in his application foil,
such license, or any other fact necessary or proper to determine 'the'
amount of the license tax to be charged or paid, such license so
procured by reason of such raisrepresenthtion may be revoked by the
General Council at any time.
SECTION 12.
All moneys derived from license taxes under the provisions ofi
this Ordinance shall be paid to the City Treasurer, and by her placed
to the credit of tl:e General Revenue Fund of the City of Paducah, I
and shall be used and expended in defraying the current and incidental
expenses of said. City.
Page 246.
SrCTION 13.
Should any section, or part of section, or any provision of
this Ordinance ve declared by the Courts, for any reason, to be invalid,
such -decision shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole,
or any part thereof, other than.the'particular section or provision of
the Ordinance so held or declared to be invalid.
SrUTION 14.
All Ordinances and parts of ordinances which have been heretofore
adopted in conflict herewith, are, to the extent of such conflict
hereby repealed, but this Ordinance shall not be construed as repeating
any provision or provisions for licenses or license fees or license
taxes contained in any other existing ordinance or ordinances of the
City of Paducah, or providing for any license or the payment of any.
license fee on any business, trade, profession, or occupation not herein'
specifically provided for.
2LCTION 15.
This.Ordinance shall be in force and effect from and including
the first day of January, 1925.
uu^. K, -NRO IV! EN I ITTEE:
ADOPTED
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