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Charter and Revised Ordinances of Lake City Florida (1912) Gillen & Hodges
Charter 0/ the City of Lake City
and owners or proprietors of ice factories or plants
shall pay a license tax of twenty-five dollars. 59 59/257
Sec. 11. Merchants, storekeepersand druggists
with a capital stock of less than one thousand dollars
shall pay a license tax of four dollars; and for every
additional thousand, or fraction of a thousand dol­
lars, shall pay a license tax of two dollars up to ten
thousand dollars; in excess of ten thousand dollars,
one dollar on each additional thousand dollars for
each place of business within the limits of said city;
Provided, That dealers in cigars, cigarettes and to­
bacco who pay no other license, tax shall pay a
license tax of five dollars.

Sec. 12. That all owners of lung testers, striking
machines, weighing machines, chewing gum stands,
automatic ‘‘penny in the slot” machines or any
device of a similar character shall pay a license tax
of three dollars for each machine. The imple­
ment, machine or device so used or placed shall be
subject to seizure and sale for the payment of the
license or fine imposed by this ordinance for non­
payment thereon.

Sec. 13. Each sewing machine and lightning rod
agent who has his office, place of business or head­
quarters or solicits business within the corporate
limits of said city shall pay a license tax of ten dol­
lars; Provided, That any merchant keeping sewing
machines for sale as other merchandise shall not be
considered a sewing machine agent under this
ordinance.

Sec. 14. Insurance companies, life or otherwise,
association, firm or individual, doing business with­
in the corporate limits of said city, including acci­
dents to the person, acting as surety upon, bonds

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