Charter of the City of Dallas Page: 7
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th the taxes, known as occupation taxes (except in cases where the laws of
of this the State now in force prohibit the levy of occupation taxes by cities
herein and counties), upon professions, callinigs and other business carried on,
1 pow- and upon carriages, hacks, coaches, buggies, drays, carts, wagons and
bestow all other vehicles used in the city for public use. Each and every per-
overn- son or firm, except where the levy of such occupation tax is prohibited
'nment by the general laws of the State, or- upon which the State levies no occu-
State pation tax, engaged in the following professions, callings, and business,
Texas. among others, shall be liable to pay such tax; but this enumeration shall
eranee not be considered as depriving the city of the right and power to levy
dings, and collect other occupation taxes under the general authority herein
vs and granted from other persons upon whom an occupation tax is levied by
s been the general laws of the State. Every person or firm engaged in selling
Dallas goods, wares and merchandise, liquors in quantities less than a quart,
action, or in keeping any grog shop, tippling house, bar-room, drinking saloon,
rty of or any place where spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, wine or beer, are
znd is sold in quantities less than a quart; every person or firm keeping a bil-
ses or lard table, ball alley, nine or ten pin alley, or any similar game, or
o, the keeping a tavern, hotel or boarding house, restaurant, lunch stand, or
s and place of any kind where refreshments are sold; every person or firm
nv is a keeping a livery stable, sales stable, feed stable, or wagon yard; every per-
inated son or firm selling goods, wares, or merchandise at public action or pursu-
ing the occupation of real estate agent, merchandise or cotton broker, com-
id is mission merchant or broker of any kind, or hawker or peddler of any goods
ig one whatever; every person or firm keeping a storage or warehouse, or in-
rsonal telligence offiee, or brewery or beer shop, distillery or fruit stand, or en-
t) and gaged in compressing cotton; every insurance agent, and every insurance
levy company shall pay said tax, and every agent representing any such company
ereof, who has failed to pay said tax, shall be subject to a fine; every tele-
a said graph, telephone, electric light, gas or other such company; every person
vote or firm keeping a lumber, wood or coal yard, or any place for the sale
Con- of such articles, or building material of any kind; and all other persons
t duly or firms engaged in any profession, occupation, business. avocation or
mined calling, subject to occupation tax by law of the State, shall pay on each;
and no license tax shall extend to more than one establishment or in-
tution elude more than one avocation, occupation, business or calling. The power
) the herein granted to levy and collect occupation taxes shall not be deemed
ainte- to prohibit the imposing and collection of license fees on any business,
h the calling or occupation upon which the city is author-ized to impose a
with license by any provision of this charter.
houses 4. The City of Dallas shall have power to assess the property and
there- shares of corporations, companies, banks and such other institutions as
pur- the same are now or may be assessed by the State law in such cases
e tax made and provided, which shall be etmulative of all provisions of this
never act, and shall have full power to enforce the collection of such taxes
ite of in such manner as may be provided for herein and as by said Commis-
shall sion may be deemed necessary.
those 5. The City of Dallas shall have the right and power to borrow money
elec- on the credit of the city for permanent public improvements, and to is-
s, as sue bonds of the city therefor, to hear interest not to exceed 6 per cent
per annu , payable semi-annually, at such places as may he designate;
ollect provided, that the total indebtedness of the city of every kind and char-
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Texas. Legislature. Charter of the City of Dallas, legislative document, 1907; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth610709/m1/13/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.