Business Licenses
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| − | Published in June 1887: (results of new law passed by Territory Legislature) | + | Published in June 1887: (results of new law passed by Territory Legislature) to take effect from July 1st, 1887. |
| − | Billiard and pool tables: $10/qtr | + | Billiard and pool tables: $10/qtr |
| − | Theatres and for profit performances: $2/mo | + | Theatres and for profit performances: $2/mo |
| − | Circuses: $50/dy, $5/day each sideshow | + | Circuses: $50/dy, $5/day each sideshow |
| − | Pawnbrokers: $20/qtr | + | Pawnbrokers: $20/qtr |
| − | Intelligence office: $5/qtr | + | Intelligence office: $5/qtr |
| − | Professionals: $16/yr (lawyers, dentists, doctors, insurance agents, real estate agents) | + | Professionals: $16/yr (lawyers, dentists, doctors, insurance agents, real estate agents) |
| − | Assayers: $5/qtr (doing $200-$500/mo business); $10/qtr (more than $500/mo) | + | Assayers: $5/qtr (doing $200-$500/mo business); $10/qtr (more than $500/mo) |
| − | Livery & feed stables, express, transfer & freight wagons: | + | Livery & feed stables, express, transfer & freight wagons: |
| − | Livery & feed stables: $15/qtr; $2.50/qtr for each buggy, carriage & sleigh, if more than one | + | Livery & feed stables: $15/qtr; $2.50/qtr for each buggy, carriage & sleigh, if more than one |
| − | Hay yards, corrals: $8/qtr | + | Hay yards, corrals: $8/qtr |
| − | Omnibuses, carriages, express wagons, transfer & freight wagons: (if for hire/profit, in towns bigger than 500 ppl) $2.50/qtr per horse per vehicle | + | Omnibuses, carriages, express wagons, transfer & freight wagons: (if for hire/profit, in towns bigger than 500 ppl) $2.50/qtr per horse per vehicle |
| − | Merchants (with fixed place of business): sales>$10,000 $40/qtr; $5-10,000 $20/qtr; $2-5,000 $15/qtr; $1-2000 $10/qtr $500-1000 $5/qtr; <$500 $3/qtr | + | Merchants (with fixed place of business): sales>$10,000 $40/qtr; $5-10,000 $20/qtr; $2-5,000 $15/qtr; $1-2000 $10/qtr $500-1000 $5/qtr; <$500 $3/qtr |
| − | Auctioneers: Livestock in town > 2000 ppl $25/qtr; else $10/qtr; Property in town > 2000: $15/qtr; else$10/qtr or $5/mo | + | Auctioneers: Livestock in town > 2000 ppl $25/qtr; else $10/qtr; Property in town > 2000: $15/qtr; else$10/qtr or $5/mo |
| − | Restaurants, lodging houses, boarding houses and hotels: within 1 mile of any town: $2.50/qtr per $2000 in sales ($2.50 minimum) plus sworn statement of sales ea qtr; outside of towns, no fee | + | Restaurants, lodging houses, boarding houses and hotels: within 1 mile of any town: $2.50/qtr per $2000 in sales ($2.50 minimum) plus sworn statement of sales ea qtr; outside of towns, no fee |
| − | Retail liquor: [<1 gallon dispense] Towns>3500, $550/yr; 1000-3500, $325/yr; 300-1000, $240/yr; <300, $180/yr; ???, $100/yr | + | Retail liquor: [<1 gallon dispense] Towns>3500, $550/yr; 1000-3500, $325/yr; 300-1000, $240/yr; <300, $180/yr; ???, $100/yr |
| − | Satisfy several preconditions to the Clerk, who certifies the to the Treasurer for payment. County commissioners can revoke for breaking rules/laws. Providing booze to minors (under 21), apprentices, servants, Indians, insane or idiotic persons or habitual drunkards: fine of $50 per offense, the informant gets half, and license revoked. Adulterating booze (strychinne, strontia, sugar of lead, other poison) $250 fine per offense, license revoked. | + | Satisfy several preconditions to the Clerk, who certifies the to the Treasurer for payment. County commissioners can revoke for breaking rules/laws. Providing booze to minors (under 21), apprentices, servants, Indians, insane or idiotic persons or habitual drunkards: fine of $50 per offense, the informant gets half, and license revoked. Adulterating booze (strychinne, strontia, sugar of lead, other poison) $250 fine per offense, license revoked. |
| − | Distillers, manufacturer of liquor: $600/yr | + | Distillers, manufacturer of liquor: $600/yr |
| − | Wholesale liquor dealers: >1 gal, towns>3500, $200; <3500, $125. Violations: $50/per, half to informant | + | Wholesale liquor dealers: >1 gal, towns>3500, $200; <3500, $125. Violations: $50/per, half to informant |
| − | Brewers: sales>$1000/mo, $20/mo; >$500/mo, $10/mo; <$500/mo, $5/mo. | + | Brewers: sales>$1000/mo, $20/mo; >$500/mo, $10/mo; <$500/mo, $5/mo. |
| − | Pop, Soda, other non-alchol beverages in bottles: $5/mo. | + | Pop, Soda, other non-alchol beverages in bottles: $5/mo. |
| + | Gambling: >100 ppl, $100/qtr; Faro tables, $40/mo; other tables (poker, blackjack, etc) & Keno rooms & Roulette tables, and any other game, $500/mo; half of previous rates for smaller towns. Violations result in fines of $300-1000 and/or imprisonment of 1-6 months. Informants get half of fines. | ||
| + | Licenses must be posted. | ||
| + | Traveling merchants, peddlers: $5/qtr. $15/qtr if a wagon is used. $20 if two horses pull the wagon. $5 if just a pack animal is used. No fee if product is all made by the seller locally. | ||
| + | Skating rinks: >3000, $50/qtr; <1000, $10/qtr; in between, $25/qtr. | ||
| + | Roads, Bridges, Ferries, Water & Incorporated companies: tolls or water charges: sales>$500/qtr, $20/qtr; < $500, $10/qtr; >$1000, $40/qtr; >$2000, $80/qtr; >$5000, $150/qtr; >$10,000, $250/qtr; does not apply to ditches that supply mining, ag, or mfg. | ||
| + | They must report to the county treasurer their receipts every qtr, and if they don't, the treasurer can make their best guess and charge that, no appeal allowed. | ||
| + | Laundries, if operated by a man, $5/qtr. | ||
| + | Lotteries: gift, prize distribution, drawing, $150/qtr. | ||
| + | Bowling Allies, Shooting Galleries: $10/qtr. | ||
| + | Stage or Express lines: if >$500/qtr, $10/qtr per line, to each county | ||
| + | Traveling salesmen: $100/qtr or $300/yr, good for entire territory, paid at any county. License to be checked by every kind of law enforcement. Caught without a license: $50-100 fine. | ||
| + | County treasurers are charged with monitoring business activities and getting sworn statements about receipts for all licensed activities. | ||
| + | Telephone and telegraph companies: $1/instrument/yr. | ||
| + | Gas & Electric Companies: $25/qtr. | ||
| + | Counties keep 85% of all license fees collected. Territory gets 15%, plus all territorial license fees. | ||
| + | County has a preferential lien on any property of a business convicted of evading the license fees and can seize and sell same to satisfy the fees, plus costs involved in the process. General fine for not getting a required license, $10-100. | ||
| + | Any county treasurer who fails to enforce the provisions of the licensing act is liable for double the amounts not collected, plus costs. | ||
| + | Town populations to be calculated by tripling the vote count in the last general election. | ||
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| + | Terms: | ||
| + | Commercial traveler, agent, drummer, traveling salesman | ||
| + | Billiard table, pool table | ||
| + | Opera, concert singing, minstrels, slight of hand performance, legerdemain, other shows or exhibitions | ||
| + | Intelligence office. | ||
| + | Brewer or malt liquor maker. | ||
| + | Malt, spirituous or vinous liquors. | ||
| + | Banking game or game of chance. Faro. Percentage stud horse (or draw) poker. Twenty-one, High ball, Blue Jay, Chuck Luck, Ahort Faro. Keno. Roulette. | ||
