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AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND REGULATING THE LICENSE TAXES,
AND MANNER AND FORM OF GRANTING AND ISSUING SAME ON THE VARIOUS
LINES OF BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS, PROFE"'SIONS, TRADES AND CALLINGS
IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH., KENTUCKY, AND PP.OVIDING PENALTIES FOR
NON-PAYMENT THEREOF AND FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND 14AKING IT
UNLAWFUL TO ENGAGE IN ANY SUCH LINES OF BUSINESS, OCCUPATIONS,
PROFESSIONS, TRADES AND CALLINGS WITIIOUT FIRST PAYING THE LICENSE
TAX AND PROCURING LICENSES AS PROVIDED HEREIN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOAPD CF CO1,9,4ISSIONEP.S OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1.
That on and after the first day of January, 1932, 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, profession, 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 Commissioner of Public Finance and
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have obtained from him 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 tax a penalty of
Ten (19) per centum thereof, and any and all such persons, firms,
companies or corporations raying, or offering to pay such license
taxes after same have been deliquent, shall also pay said Ten
(10) per cent penalty thereon; provided, that such penalty shall
not be added to any such license tax ahere the persons, firm,
company or corporation, so liable for same, shall not be engaged
in business, occupation, professions, trade or calling in said
City until after the first day of February in the year in which
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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
face of same, in large figures, the year for which same are
issued, and it shall be the duty of the persons 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 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,
firri, company or corporation to whom it is issued, and no such
license sball be assignable or transferable, nor shall any such
license authorize 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 calling 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 01.00) 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 it, 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 by this ordinance.
SECTION 5.
Every person, firm, company or corporation
desiring to procure a license, as herein provided, shall when
required, make application in writing to the Commissioner of
Public Finance, giving and disclosing the information necessary
to enable the Commissioner of Public Finance to determine 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 determine whether the applicant for such license shall
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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 Commissioner of Public Finance may require each
applicant, so applying to furnish such inforni�tion, under oath,
as may be so required.
SECTION 6.
Upon violation of any provision of this ordinance
by any person, firm, company or corporation holding a license
to engage in any business, occupation, profession, trade or
calling, as herein provided, such license may be revoked by the
Board of Commissioners.
SECTION 7.
Each person, firm, company or corporation, carrying
on or conducting any business, trade, occupation, employment or
profession, for which a license is required under the provision
of this ordinance, or any other ordinance not repealed by this
ordinance, where a fine has not been provided for, without first
having obtained a license to carry on and conduct such business
trade, occupation, employment or profession, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor; and upon conviction of the Police Court of the
City of Paducah, shall be fined not less than Five ($'5.00)
Dollars nor more than Twenty (ti120.00) Dollars, and each day that
such business, trade, occupation, employment or profession is
carried on without such license shall be considered a se_narate
offense.,.
SECTION 8.
Every person, firm, company or corporation, before
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engaging in any business, occupation, profession, trade or
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calling, hereinafter mentioned, and described, shall pay the
license tax hereinafter provided, and set opposite the name of
the business, occupation, profession, trade or calling. The
buainess, occupations, professions, trades and callings for
which license taxes are required, together with the amount of
such license tax, extent as otherwise specifically set out, are
as follows:
.. A *
Abstractors of Title ................. $ 25.00
Adding Machine Agency......25.00
Advertising Agents andBillPosters.. 50.00
Advertising in Street Cars. 50.00
Agricultural'Implement Dealer,.:.:.... 25.00
Architect .. .. 25.00
Each and every person whose business it is*to
plan, design and superintend the construction
of }ouses and buildings for pay shall be
deemed an architect.
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Attorney -at -Law (each practicing attorney).......... ;r
25.00
Auction House for year or part thereof .............
100.00
For goods, wares and merchandise, but shall not
apply to tobacco nor to a licensed business house
closing out a stock of goods on hand.
Auctioneer (per day)..............................
3.00
Auctioneer (per year. .. .. .... .....
) .... . .... . ... ..
25.00
Auto Dealers or agents not operating garage or
repair shop or selling accessories .............
50.00
Auto dealers or agents operating garage or repair
shop, and selling accessories,batteries, gas
and oil ..... .......... ........
75.00
Auto dealer selling supplies, accessories, gas, oil
and batteries, not operating garage and
repair shop .. ..... ..... .... .........
50.00
Auto Garage not selling autos, but•operating
repair shop, selling accessories, gas, oil and"
batteries or accessories.......................
50.00
Auto Garage not selling cars,'oil, gas, batteries
or accessories .. ........ ...
..... ..... .........
25.00
Auto Battery dealer selling or repairing batteries
25.00
Auto filling stations on streets or sidewalks
or in conjunction with other business...........
10.00
(This license is in addition to any other
license required hereunder).
Auto filling stations (each station)........ ....
50.00
Automobile Paint Shop.. ....
25.00
Awning or Tent Manufacturer orHanger.:::::::::.....
25.00
Agents maintaing office in Paducah .................
15.00
And not affected by any other provisions of
this ordinance.
Automobile for hire, passenger -
For first automobile .................
20.00
For each additional automobile............. ..
10.00
Automobile truck for hire, each automobile truck
used as a moving van or for hauling of freight
or express ... ...... ...
10.00
(See transfer business).
Athletic Exhibition or Tournament, each ..........=...
10.00
B
Bakery or Baker or story for sale of products
of bakery .......:...:::.::..:.:::.::::.:.... 20:00
Balls, public, each ................... 4.00
Bank or Trust Company .. 100.00
Batber Shop, first chair ........................... 10.00
Each chair additional........... ..... .. 4.00
Each bath tub.: ................. ......3.00
Bicycle Shop ....... 10.00
Billiard or Pool Hall, ....:::.::....... 25:00
Each additional table.�
.. . 15.00
This is in addition toanyother license
paid in the building.
Blacksmith .. .... 10.00
Bath House, public, each tub _:::::::.:::..... 3:00
Boarding House (private).... ........ 3:00
Boarding House (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, Retail).
Boat Store and Supplies...: : 100.00
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Bottlers . ...: ..... ........ ......... 50.00
Bowling alley, firstalley... ... 25.00
Each additional alley ..... 15.00
Broker; Lumber .:........ 25:00
Broker, Tobacco. ..........::::...:.::::::: :.. 25.00
Broker, Merchandise .. .......................:.... 25.00
Broker, Stock or Bucket Shop2000.00
( A stock broker or bucket shop shall be, in
the meaning of this ordinance, one who buys,
sells, solicits or receives or delivers orders
for the purchase or sale of futures, dealing in
margiris,-or part payment of the price in advance
in vieat, corn, cotton, pork, lard, railroad stocks
or bonds as a bus iness. )
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Broker, Commissioner, owner or seat on Stock Exchange....$ 500.00
Bucket Shop (See Broker, 13t 7,1''
Broom Manufacturer
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Butter,'Eggs and Poultry, wholesale �,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Butcher Shop............ :.:. ..............
Bank, Orchestra orDrumCorps. ....
Beauty Parlor .„ .......... ..
(Including complexion�specialists, hair ..
dressers, manicurists, masseurs, chiropodists
and beauty schools),
Burglar Alarm or Watchmen Service or Agency ..............
Building Material and Supplies, not operating a mill
or yard factory
.
Boot and Shoe Dealer (See Merchant ,Retail) .
Burial'Association, doing a burial insurance business
Broker, Live Stock and Dealer .'
Barge or Boat Builders not operating dry docks .or.ways....
C
Carpet Cleaners and Renovatbrs and Unholsterers ..........
Candy Maker, Retail or Wholesale ,
Canning Factory ....................� ' " ..
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Carriage or Buggy
Dealer
Cash Registers, Adding Machines,
.
Typewriters, �
Commuting Scales, etc,....
.. . ....................
(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 or selling in city .................
Carnival or Street Fair per day
No license to be issued until consent of
BoardSof Commissioners has been obtained.
Circus, charging less than 25t admission per day.
Circus, charging 25¢ and under 50/ admission per day.
Circus, charging 50¢ and over admission, per day.
Circus side shows, per day ..................
Cigarette Dealer. „ .. .
Cigar and Tobacco Dealer*'
Retail
Cigar and Tobacco Dealer, Wholesale
.
Clairvoyant, Fortune Teller, Palmist, Faith
Doctor or Phrenologist, per day ................
Clothes Cleaners, Pressers, only ....
Confectionery..;.......;... .. ....
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Corn Mill "
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Cobblers and Shoe.
Collection or Credit Reporting Agency.,,.,,.,.
Coal Peddler .,. „,,'.,,,, "
Coal and Fuel Dealer .,•
For conductinga�business where four teams....
or less are used. For each additional team.....
Coal Oil or Gasoline Peddler, each wagon or other vehicle
Coal Oil or Gasoline Dealer, Wholesale: ...................
Collection Agency or Claim Agent..
Cold Storage Plant ...........
Cross Tie Dealer .'
Contractors
General Building
General Street andCement :;
Stairbuilding .. .............:..:.............
Bricklayer ......................................
Electrical ................
Plasterer.. .. ................ .
......
Painter ......
Carpenter...::.;.....::..:..
Roofer ... ..................
Tinner.:.:. ......
Steamfitter...... '•.'.......•
Rot ';later Fitter::.::::::. '.
Commission Merchant .....................................
25.00
25.00
25.00
10.00
10.00
50.00
25.00
50,00
20,00
20.00
10.00
20.00
50.00
20.00
25.00
20.00
50.00
25.00
100.00
150.00
25.00
25,00
15.00
25.00
10.00
10.00
20 00
20.00
10.00
25.00
5.00
50.00
10.00
6.00
200.00
25.00
100.00
50.00
25.00
25.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
15,00
15.00
15.00
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Dance, Public, each
Dancing Teacher, per month .......
f' 4.00
Dentist, each (Practicing Dentist ) * " "
5.00
Detective Agency .............
25.00
Diamond Merchant '(See Yorchant, Retail)
25.00
Distributors house to house, handbills, posters,
advertising matter and samples for
advertising
5.00
ourposes, per day ......
District Messen•or Company or Servide " "
Dogs (Each ............
3.00
50.00
h2ale�
Dogs (Each Female) ......
1.00
Druggist, '.7holesale • • .. • •
2.00
Dru Q• ..(See ..chant ..............
gdist or Apothecary (See Merchant,
100.00
Retail)
Dry Cleaner, Renovator or Presser
25.00
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Dry Goods, %7holesale
Dry Goods Retail ( 300 Uerchant, Ret il)• ........
10.00
100.00
Dry Cleaners, Dyers, Renovator and Pressers.......
of admission
to the same, and if the said exhibition is not
immoral -a
25,00
E
Electric Light Fixtures and Supplies, Dealer in,
(see I:'?erchant
Retail).
Ear, Eye, Nose and Throat Specialist, each
Practicing specialist
Express (each wagon for light hauling, • drayage or
25.00
Parcel or package delivery );;,,,
..... '" "'
Employment Bureau or Agency
5.00
.....:,,
Engineer (each person or each member of firm ''
25.00
engaged in the practice oaf civil, consulting,
mechanical mining, electrical,
heating, chemieal
or utility engineering
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Exhibitions in buildin ..............
s
g , Per •.;reek
25.00
... ....... ....
Any person ion
give any sort of exhibition,am or theredsaiding to
25.00
exhibition is given in this city, shall make
an application in
writing, stating the character
of the entertainment and the price
of admission
to the same, and if the said exhibition is not
immoral -a
or hurtful, license of T.,ienty-five
0,25.00) Dollars
per :reek for each week said
exhibition shall continue shall be paid, unless
saidexhibition or entertainment shall be for the
benefit of some charitable institution or purpose
or American Legion, in ich
wb event no license
fee shall be required, but the Board of
Commissioners shall have the power to revoke said
license whenever they shall deem
the said enter-
tainment or exhibition to have become a nuisance
or in any way hurtful or offensive to public morals,
but no exhibition
of any character shall be given
without permission from the Board
of Commissioners
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Feed Dealer (Stock) Retail
Feed Dealer (Stock) Wholesale.. " " 20:00
Feed Stable " " ' 50.00
Feather Renovator, per day................... "'' 20.00
Fire Arms, dealer not dealing in�3istols•(See 10.00
Merchant, Retail).
Fire Arms, dealer dealing in Pistols .............. 50.00
Fish Dealer .......
Flour Mill.." " 20,00
Florist or Nursery ........•• •• 50.00
Fortune Teller; per year 50.00
Foundry 50;00
Foreign Meat Dealer.... ....... 50:00
Fresh Meat, Retail ... '••• 50,00
Fresh Meat, Wholesale � ' 25.00
Fresh Meat, Peddler (each vehicle),. " " 50.00
Fruit Dealer, Retail...... . ..." " ' 20.00
Furniture Dealer (See Merchant Retail) ........
20.00
Flying Dutchman or Merry-Go-Ro4nd per day ......,;;, 5.00
Flour, Vlholesale Dealer
Fruit Dealer, 7Iholesale 25.00
50.00
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50.00
Grain Dealer, 1`1holesale .........................
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; retai(See fi6t6hant;retail).
50.00
Groceries, wholesale ...........................
100.00
H
Halls., Public for hire
20.00
Hardware, -Retail (See Merchant ;'Reta11)...
50.00
Hardware, wholesale ...........................
�selling �grocers
100.00
Hawker, each wagon, cart�or auto
10.00
or meat........
25.00
Huckster, each wagon, cart'or�auto'6elling . .
groceries or meat .........................
25.00
Hay and Grain, Retail... ...
20.00
Hay and Grain, Wholesale .. *...................
50.00
Hat Cleaners and Renovators: .... ..
�part �thereof)
10.00
Hide and Fur Dealers (per year or any
50.00
Hitching or Wagon Yard .... .... .....:..
20.00
Hotel (containing 50 or more bed rooms) .......
100.00
Hotel (containing less than 25'bed"rooms) :::....
25.00
Horseshoer or Blacksmith.. ....
10.00
Huckster, each vehicle not sellin, meat.or
20.00
Hypnotist or Magnetic Healer, per day
10.00
Harness or Saddlery; Repair Shop .....:::..:.:.:
10:00
Harness or Saddlery, «iholesale .................
100.00
Harness or Saddlery, Retail (See Merchant Retail).
House to House Arents, to canvass from place to
place, whether on foot or be vehicle, and
sell or take orders for the sale of any rugs
carpets, mattings, furniture, stoves, blankets,
lace curtains, clocks, jewelry, dress goods,
kimonos, cloaks, clothing, bed -spread, comforts,
or window shades, where such sales are made
conditionally, or the title retained, in the seller
in order to secure'the payment'of'the'piarchase
money
50:00
Hand Organ or Street -Piano .........................
10.00
Ice Dealer (Agent Foreign Company).... ...
50.00
Ice Dealer (Not Manufacturer). .:
50:00
Ice Dealer - Manufacturers; each plant� ......
100.00
Ice Cream Parlor ....... .. .....
Ice Cream Dealer, �Wholesale*,
5.00
....... ......
Installment Dealer (Selling goods or merchandise
25.00
on partial payments and retaining a lien on
property sold).....��
.......: .:....: .......:...
50.00
Insurance Company, Life, Accident,Health,Tornado,
Plate Glass, Indemnity, Burglary or any other character
of insurance.
For the first line of insurance ................
50.00
Each additional line carried'by any company,
after the first line ....................
10.00
Insurance Agent, Broker, or Solicitor, per year ......
25.00
Any person, firm or corporatign.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 Company or
Companies represented by him or them. This does
not include solicitors engaged by Insurance
Companies writing industrial insurance in the
City of Paducah, Kentucky.
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Insurance, Fire Insurance Company
Every fire insurance company doing business in
this City shall, on the 31st 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 unto 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
insurance company doing also a Tornado, blind
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, havever, that the minimum
tax under this Section shall be'Twenty Five Dollars.
Any Company failing or refusing, -for thirty days, to
return the statement required under the oab,of some
principal officer or local agent, and to pay the
tax herein required, shall forgeit fifty Dollars for
each offense. And theBoard of Commissioners may
revoke the license of such Company without notice.
Insurance, Mutual or reciprocal Fire Insurance Companies--
Every Reciprocal mutual and every other similar kind
of insurance company, corporati-on, firm or association,
exchangeor 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 by the local resident agent
thereof, showing the various lines written and declaring
the net premiums received. Such sworn statement shall
be made within 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 unto the City Treasury a tax of $w 2.00
upon each $ 100.00 of said premiums so ascertained less
returned premiums allowed on cancelled policies. The
term 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 ordinance
shall be 5 25.00.- Any Reciprocal Mutual Company,
Corporation, firm, association, exchange or concern
failing or refusing for thirty days to return the state-
ment required to be filed as set out herein and failing
to pay the tax required herein, shall forfeit � 50.00
for each and'everyoffense and theBoard"of Commissioners
may revoke the license of such company, corporation,
firm, association, exchange or concern, without notice.
Insurance; Matual or Reciprocal Indemnity Companj:es.... 50.00
It shall be the duty of each Reciprocal, Mutual or
Indemnity Company, firm or corporation, which has
received premiums on risks in theCity of Paducah,
Kentucky, to file a sworn statement by the
Manager or President or Secretary of such company,
corporation, firm association,' exchange or coneern
or by the local resident agent thereof, showing the
various fines written and setting out the -net premiums
received; such sworn statement shall be made within
thirty days after the 31st of December in each year to
the Commissioner of Public Finance of the City of
Paducah, Kentucky, and such statement shall be accompanied
by the tax of 6 50.00. The term premium as used herein
shall include all payrpents in whatever form collected,
paid or received.. Any company, corporation, firm or
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association, exchange or concern failing or refusing for thirty
days to return the statement required under oat as set out herein
and pay said license; shall foffeit 1 50.00, and the Board
of Commissioners may revoke the license of such company without
notice.
Iron Foundry .............. I ........................
j 50.00
Iron Works, Malleable 50.00
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Jewelers, Retail (See L4erchants, Retail).
Jewelers. ;'Wholesale, 100.00
Junk Dealer 50.00
Junk Collector .... 5.00
The purpose of this 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
metallic substance.
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Knife Rack, per day ............................... 3.00
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Laundry, hand or steam 50.00
Livery and Feed Stable20.00
Lime and Cement Dealer -----........I....... ' ...."' 25.00
Lumber Yard or Planing Mill.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 City, and such.
stand shall at all times.be under the strict
supervision of the Police Department and subject
to removal from place to place by order of
said Department or the Board of Commissioners
of said City;)
Live Stock Dealer... 20.00
Lunch Stand on Private Property : 5.00
Lunch Room ........................................... 10.00
Manufacturer, Automobile Supplies and Accessories.... 50.00
Malt Beverage; Wholesale ..!.....I.,....... 50.00
Malt 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 an annual license of;.. 50.00
Marble Yard...................I......:............... 25.00
Machine Shop..........................25.00
Merchant, Retail -- " "
Each person, firm or corporation conducting
a retail mercantile store or business whose
average stock in trade is less than 5 1,000.00
shall pay an annual license of ... 10.00
If the average stock in trade"is'$ 1,000.00
or over arid.lesU than $'2,000:00, the license
shall be .................................... 15.00
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If the average stock in trade if
$ 2,000.00 or over and less than $ 5,000.00
the license shall be25.00
......................
If the average stock in trade is $ 5,000.00
or over and less than $ 10;000.00 the
license shall be...
40.00
If the average stock intradeis�10,000.00
or over and less than tis 20,000.00 the
license shall be.
50.00
If the average stock in trade is {20,000.00
or over and less than Q 40;000:00 the
license shall be7540
....................:.....
If the average stock in trade is of 40,000.00
or over and less than ;p 60;000:00 the license
shall be ..............•... ... ..
100.00
If the average stock in trade is : 60,000.00
or 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 in this provision
regulating Merchant's Retail.
Merchant Tailor (See Merchant, Retail).
Merry -Go Round, per day :........ ..: ......
5.00
Messnnger Service .: .............. .....
50.00
Milk Dealer or Dairy...... ........ .... ......
3.00
Money Lender ... ...............G......:.......
100.00
Money Lender on Chattels.............................
. .... ... ..............
100.00
Musical Instruments, Dealer (See Merchant Retail).
Medicine --
Every Vendor of medicines or nostrums, who
shall sell same from house to house, or on
the street'or'other highways of the City,
per day....................................
10.00
Millinery (See Merchant, Retail).
Mill supplies or Boat Stores .........................
100.00
Moving Van or Wagon, each .............................
10.00
N :.
Newspaper; Daily .1........... ..... ......:.:........ WOO
Newspaper, weekly .....1......1....!..I...... 10:00
Nursery Agent or Salesman ....................... 25.00
Newspaper Agency (Selling daily or weekly papers). 15.00
Organ or Piano Dealers (See Merchant, Retail)
Osteopath, each and everypractitioner ................. 25.00
Oculist, Aurist, Optician or Optometrist, each
and every member of firm .................... 25.00
Optician, Itinerant, per day .................... 5.00
Oil and Gasoline Dealers, Wholesale .. ... ..... 200.00
Oil Stock Salesman, per year or any part there of...... 50.00
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Palmist, per day .. :: ,,:
Pawnbroker....
10.00
.....
Painter, Roof
150.00
.::...:::::::::.,:::....
Painter Contractor.
15.00
..
Paint Dealer; Retail(See"Merchant, Retail),
15.00
Paint Dealer, Wholesale .......... .....
100.00
Paper Hangers, Contractor..
15.00
Playing Cards and Dice, Dealer ....:.:...:..:..
25.00
Peddler, each wagon or vehicle ................
25.00
Each peddler, vender or deliver of
goods or merchandise not sold previous
to the time of delivery. No peddler
shall sell his goods, wares or merchandise
within 300 feet of theCity Market House.
Physicians, Chiropractor, Surgeon, Osteopath or
Veterinary-Surgeon,*each one or member'of
firm. . ..
�..
Photographers, Studioor�PictureGallery''
25.00
20.00
Photogrpphers, Itinerant; per"Reek
6:00
Printers; Job..
Peddlers, solicitors and vendors whogoabout
25.00
the City on foot s.nd solicit the sale of
jewelry, diamonds, matches, clothing,
wearing apparel, furniture or other
commodity or persona]. property, whether'
owned"by them or by'others; per'day :::,:
10:00
Peddler, coal, each wagon•.
5.00
Picture or Picture Frame Dealer (Seelelerchant)Retail
Piano and Organ Dealer (See Merchant, Retail).
Paper Dealers, Wholesale:::::...... ,,,; ����
Plumbing Shop or Contractor
50.00
.
Pole Dealer, Telegraph or ElectricLighttelephone,
50.00
Power Poles, maintaining yard or office.
50.00
Poultry, Eggs and Butter, Retail (See Merchant
"Retail). ......... .
Poultry, Eggs and Butter, 7holesale .............
25.00
Popcorn or Peanut Stand on street or'sidewalk....
25.00
Pottery Clay Products;'Manufacturer..............
50.00
Produce; Wholesale ...............................
Produce,,Retail
50.00
(See Merchant; Retail):* ""
Public Hall, for hire.
Picture Shows or Moving Picture Theatre Houses
20.00
If seating capacity -be 250 or less.
25.00
If seating capacity be mofte than 250and�
less than 500.
50.00
If the seating capacity'be'.`more than 500
and less than 750 ...
If the seating capaeity'be-more than '
75.00
750 and less than 1,000 ................. .
100.00
If the'seati ng � capacity liemore � than � � ' .
"
1,000 .........
(License payable semi-annually, one half
150.00
January 1, and one half on July 1).
Plumber or Sewer Tapper, not operating shop.
15.00
(Subject.to all provisions and Rules of
sewer department.).
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Real Estate, Agent, Dealer or Broker .............
x;25.00
Any person who attempts to negotiate
sales of real estate for others on
commission or for compensation shall
be deemed a real estate broker within
the meaning of this ordinance, whether
any such sale be actually consummated
or not . )
Rental Agency, engaged in the collecting of rents
only on commission or for compensation.
25.00
Restaurant or Cafe with'rooms'(See`Hotel).'
Restaurant or Cafe, without rooms.............:::
25:00
Rooming House (Renting more' thaii'two'rooms).'.'** .
600
Rubber Stamp or Stencil Agency............. ...
5 .00
Repair Shop, for any kind of repairing, not
specifically set out under this'ordirianoe"
5.00
Repair Shop for Automobile Radiators .............
15.00
S r
Scrap Iron Dealer .. 50.00
... ........ .... ..............
Scales, Public... ........ ...::.::.::::..:. 10.00
Second Hand Dealer. :.. ........ 25.00
(Any person whose exclusive business�
shall be to buy and sell miscellaneous
articles of second hand or personal property).
Shoe Shine Parlor or Stand ..:.....::..::.:::....... 5:00
Sewing Machine Agency .. .. .... .. 50.00
Persons, firms or corporations keeping
offices or places of business where sewing
machines are displayed, demonstrated, offered
for sale or sold).
Serving Machine'Agent................................. 20.00
Shoe Repair Shop See Cobbler "-
....... . ....
Sheet Iron and Metal works or Company".'.*.'. " 50:00
Shooting Gallery or Baby Racks" '" 20:00
a
Shows, Exhibit ions "on Boats, per'dy.. 10:00
Sign Painter '" 15.00
Skating Rink(per�week).......:::......::::...... ::: 10.00
Skating Rink (per year): . 100.00
. ...........................
Soft Drink or�Beverage, Manufacturer or Bottler,
wholesale50.00
....................................
Soft Drink or Beverage or'Malt'or'Cereal Beverage,'
retail ....:: ......... .... 10.00
Soda Water Fountain "" "'"'""' 25.00
Soft Drink Agent or Agency,Iflh6lesale 50:00
Stock or Bond Salesman .... 50:00
Steamboat or Marine Ways or Docks 100:00
Steamboat Agent or Agency10.00
Stock, Live; Dealer ................. 20.00
Stock Yards, Live Stock �
.. .........:...... 25.00
Storage Building or Warehouse, Public .............. 25.00
(Not Cold Storage).
Surgeon (See Physician)
Shoe Dealer See Merchant, Retail).
Storage House for cold storage ..................... 100.00
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Taxicab - Motor Power, first taxicab ............... 20.00
Each additional taxicab 10.00
Tailor, bushelin repairs g, p � or pressing only ........ 10.00
Tents and Awnings...... .... 25.00
. .... .... ........
Theatre or Opera Rouse, seating capacity over
500, not showing moving pictures ......... 250,00
Theatre or Opera :louse, seating capacity less
than 500, not showing moving pictures..... 100.00
Theatre or Opera House Picture Privilege for
such performance.... .. 5.00
(No license shall beissued for a less
period of time than six months.)
TinShop............1............................ 15.00
Tobacco Broker 25.00
Tobacco Manufacturer 50.00
Tobacco Tarehouso, Storage50.00
Tobacco Rchandler 50.00
Transfer business, passenger and baggage ... 50.00
Transfer business, .freight ..................
Typewriter Agent or Dealer . . 50.00
25.00
Trunk Dealer or Repairer (See t:ierchantP.etail).
Theatrical or Booking Agency, dramatic, musical or
film.. ...................... 20.00
Teams for hire, each ............................... 5.00
U
Upholsterer ....... ..........
Undertaker, Funeral Directors
10.00
and Embalmers ..,,,,,,
50.00
V
Veterinary Surgeon, each One, or each member of firm
25.00
Vending Machines, autocratic, operated by coin
for vending candy; chewing gum, nuts
or other articles, including weighing
machines operated by coins.
For each machine operate& by pennies
2.00
For each machine operated by nickels ....
5.00
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Wagon, moving wagon or van .......
Tagon, or Hitching Yard, " " . " "
10.00
Wagon or Team for Hire-_ " " " "
20.00
Each 1 horse wagon or 1 animal ..........
5.00
Each 2 horse wagon or 2 animals .........
6.00
Each 3 horse wagon or 3 animals .........
8.00
Each 4 horse wagon or 4 animals.........
Warehouse;
.........
Grain .................
Warehouse, Tobacco ��
50.00
warehouse, Public Storage .....................
50.00
Wall Paper Dealer (See Merchant, Retail). .." "
25.00
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 .................
25.00
SECTION 9.
It shall be the duty of each person, firm,
company
or corporation, owning any dog or dogs, after paying the license
tax herein required, to apply to the Commissioner of Public
Finance ,for a numbered dogs tag, which tag shall be placed upon
a. collar or otherwise securely fastened about the neck of such
dog or dogs.
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SECTION 10.
No license herein provided for shall authorize or
entitle any holder hereof to conduct any business,' or to enSage
in any occupation, profession, trade or callinC, 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 Ftates:
SECTION 11.
If any person, firm, company or corporation shall
misrepresent any material fact as to the nature of business in
his application for 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
misrepresentation may be revoked by the Board of Commissioners
at any time.
SECTION 12.
All moneys derived from license taxes and r the
provisions of this ordinance shall be paid to theCity Treasury
and placed to the credit of the General Revenue Fund of the City
of Paducah, and shall be used and expended in defraying the
current and incidental expenses of said City.
"ECTION 13.
Should any section, or part of secticn, or any provision
of this ordinance be declared by the courts, for any reason, to
be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of
this ordinance as a rfiiole, or any part thereof, other than the
particular section or provision of the ordinance so held or
declared to be invalid.
SECTION 14.
All ordinances and parts of ordinances ^rhich have been
heretofore adopted in conflict herewith are, to the extent of
such conflict, hereby repealed, but this ordinance shall not
be construed as repealing any provision or provisions for
licenses or license fees or license taxes contained in any other
exisiting ordinance or ordinances of the City of Paducah, or
providing for any license or the nayment of any license fee on
any business, trade, profession, or occupation not herein
specifically provided for.
SECTIOtd 15.
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SECTION 15.
This ordinance shall be in force and effect from
and including the first day of January, 1932.
i
Signed
P,4ayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners December 28, 1931.
Recorded by Hunt Crossland, Clerk, December 29, 1931.
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