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Page Two 'r THE CLINTON CHKONICLE .i Thursday, January 1948 j AN ORDIN ANCE Imposing a License Tax for thr Fis cal Year Beginning January 1. 1948. and Ending December SI, 1948. On All Persons. Firms or Corporations Who Engage In, Car ry On, dr Prosecute Any Business or Profession in the Town of Clin- ton, S. C. ’ 13 E IT ORDAINED BY THE, TOWN' COUNCIL/ OF THE -TOWN tbe excise thereof s^iall be paid by the licensee in addi tion'to the license; but if re duced, it shall be paid by-._ the Town. Provided, further, that if at any time during the sale, the gross amount of sales shall reach an amount that * will require a license here under . in excess of the amount deposited as security ■for the license, it shall be 25.00 Ap rr T vtyyv s C i-N COTJNCILr du, y of the Hcensee and 311 ag^ts and employees 25.00 Section 1. That the following aiw riual and specific licenses on busi-'j nesses, occupations and professions to ae paid'by the person, .or persons^ nrms or corporations carrying'on' or ' engaged in such businesses occupa-1 tuihs or professions, w'hether resi-j dents ol the Town of Clinton or not,, shall be levietl and collected for the, year beginning January 1. 1948, andy ending I5gcember^31, 1948, to wit: , A ’ ' * ADVERTISING — Advertising by wagofl or ntnerwise on the' Streets? if'- - eluding distribution of hand- . , b: vst c.rculats or - other .|id- •' v*'. g,matter -qr material, bM iostin' 4 per year ; $50.00; Po -day ....' . Mi 2.00 1 I’i'nv ded, t ie ' provision ii* out shall not apply to*any. .pi rsr>! firm ' or corporatfiqn ■ ■avaintainingi regular place of business in 'he Town of Clinfon when such advertis ing is restricted to the ad- , vvrtising orf said business by the persons having a license . to operate said business. AGENTS FOR LAUNDRIES, per year ARCHITECTS— VS'hose gross annual income - does not exceed $2,000.00, per year ' and $ 50 for each additional $1,000.00' of gross income. . ' AUCTIONEERS— Auctioneers whose gross an nual income does not exceed <1,000.00, per year ... .. and- $.50 for ea^h additional $100.00 of gross income. Whrse gross daily income does not exceed $25, per day - .and “$.50 for each $25.00 of dailv gross income addition- l * 15.00 10.00 5.00. 2.00 1 15.00 10.00- 25,00 25.00 AlTO FILLING STATIONS— . Auto Filling Stations, first pump operated,*per year Each additional pump op erated, per year .• Where stock of accessories and supplies are kept for sale’ an additional charge re quired, p£r year .... 'IQ.00 AUTO WASHING DEPOTS— Auto* Washing Depots or Sheds not connected with other business, per year 10.00 AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS— Automobile Repair Shops whose gross annual income does not exeee'd $3,500.00, per year ... and $.50 lor &aeh additional $.1,000.00 ot gross income. AUTOMOBILE DEALERS OR AGENTS— A litom abile D e a 1 e r s or Agents, whose gross annual ;rrome does not exceed $5,000.00, per year and $ 50 for each additional <1,000.00 of gross. income. . „ B i BANKRUPT, SALVAGE AND •! LIQUIDATING SALES, ETC.— Merchants selling stocks of goods and merchandise at *; bankrupt sales, sales of as signment for the benefit of j. creditors of salvage stock of g^ocis and merchandise from . .fire,' water, ’or other damage, or any stock of goods or merchandise, bought for li- ouidaLng sale, closing out .-ale, or stock reduction sale, on sales not over $500.00 .. On sales not over $1,000.00 On each $500.00 on sales e ver this . * 4m, Any person, firm or cor poration bringing into the Town of Clinton and offer- Ag for sale therein a stock of goods sold under bank? ruptey or under assignment for the benefit of creditors, rr salvage stock of goods damaged by fire, water or other damage, or slocks con sisting partly, of any such .classes, on sales nm exceed ing $500.00 Not exceeding SI.000.00 100.00j On each-$500.00 over this 40.00 Provided, that such licens es shall be taken out before commencing the sale, and shall be issued by the Town Clerk upon a deposit being ^ made with the Cferk as se curity for the payment of the license when the sale shall be completed; such de- . posit to be in an amount suf ficient to protect the Town for the payment oif the li cense in full, and irthe ap plicant for the license ^hall oe dissatisfied with t h e , f amount required as security —*~ by the Town Clerk, an -L. praisal shall be made by not ' more than three persons to be selected by the; Town .Clerk, and the security shall i not be more than the license would be based upon total sales equivalent in amount to double the appraisal. Provided that upon com- m-. pletion of the sales the amount deposited as security shall /be applied by • the Town Clerk in the^payment of the license and any bal ance then remaining shall be refunded to the licensee. Provided, that if. such ap praisal shall not reduce the amount of deposit required, thertxjf to report such fact forthwith to the Town Clerk • and to make a new deposit, and a failure to do so shat), constitute a violation' of .the" ordinance, and the license previouslyissued shall be -revoked automatically with out any * actjoa .^or.^notice from any officer or agent of -the Town, and the offender, or offenders shall suffer the penalties provided in this ordinance for 'violation- thereof; and the Town Clerk or Chief of. Police, or other officer'or agent of the Town, shpll have* the right at all times to make an investiga tion of the business of the licensee 'to determine the facts with reference to the license and shall have the right to require sworn state ments' from the licensee and to any matter relating to his employees or agents as the provisions of this ordinance and any' licensee or any agent or employee of such licensee who shall fail to. furnish any such informa tion or to give any sworn statement upon proper re quest or who shall make a false statement with refer ence thereto shall be a yio- altion of this ordinance and the offender offenders shall suffer the' penalties provided- for those who do business in the Town with out a license, or violate the terms of this brdinaner. Provided, further, that •shall be unlawful anda^vto- lation of this ordinance for any person, firm or corpor ation to add to any stock bought at sales under bank ruptcy assignment for ben efit of creditors, salvage stock damaged by fire, water ‘or otherwise, or any stock bought for the purpose of selling out or liquidating the , same, and each addition to such stock shall constitute a separate, violation of this or dinance, and in addition to the punishment herein pro- | vided the license shall be . immediately revoked. BOARDING AND-OR LODG ING HOUSES— Boarding a n d - o r 'lodging houses taking transients, —* " whose gross income does not i exceed $2,000,00, per year_^, $10.00 and $.50 for each additidhal ^ $1,000.00 of gross income. | BUS AND TRUCK LINES— | Bus and truck lines operat ing passenger or freight lines, for business done within the Town of Clinton with points within the State and not including any busi ness done for the U. S. Gov ernment, and where bus ter minal is established within the corporate limits of the Town and tickets sold or of fered for sale, for each bus or truck company, per year 50.00' Bus stations .or terminals where .tickets are sold or of fered for sale, per year BUTCHERS AND OR MEAT MARKETS—(See Merchants). BROKERS DEALING IN 40.00 MERCHANDISE OR STOCKS 75.00; AND BONDS— . , Brokers dealing in Merchan dise' or Stocks and Bonds— meaning a person, firm or corporation who acts as an intermediary between buy er and seller for the con sideration of a commission, with or-without warehouse, per year „.. r BROKERS DEALING IN ! LUMBER— ! Brokers dealing in Lumber, not carrying a stock, per ( year 60.00 : BLACKSMITH SHOPS—- Blacksmith Shops whose gross annual income does not exceed $750.00, per year and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. BARBERSHOPS— Barber' Shops operating one chair, per year ^nd*$5.00 for each additional chair. BEAUTY SHOPS— Beauty Shops and Hairdn ers and-or Manicurists, first operator, per year and for each additional oper ator employed .- v BILL POSTHRS— ■ " Bill Posters whose gross an- ^ nual income does not exceed $3,000.00, per year 25.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. Whose gross daily income does not exceed $25.00, per day" .--.•■t.-;-... BOOK AGENTS— ‘ Book AgeQts, per year 10.00 Bdok Agentk, per week 5.00 Book Agents, per day 1.00 BAKERIES-/ Bakeries, or Agents of Bak eries, whose gross 3 annual income does not exceed $3,000.00, per year and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross, income. BICYCLE DEALERS— Bicycle Dealers whose grow '.50 5.00; \ I. 50.00 5.00 ! . annual income does not ex- # ceed $1,000.00,-per year $10.00 and $.50'for each additional $100.00 of gross income. BOWLING ALLEYS— Bow,ling Alleys or Box Ball Proprietors whose gross an nual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year and $.50 for each additional $100.00 of gross income. BOTTLING WORKS— Bottling Works whose grsos afcayal income does not ex ceed per year.. and $.50 for each additional . $1,000.00 of gross income.. BOOTBLACKS— Bootblacks, where the # fee ‘charfjed fo^' shinitig 'shoes is ; .05, per year Where the fee chraged fur each shine is .10 or more, ! per year .’ *..., !* ' * c CANVASSERS OR PEDDLERS— ! Canvassers or Peddlers sell- I ing goods, wares or merchan dise of whatsoever character or kind not listed elsewhere, j per year ./ J per day- (COTTON BROKERS— j Cotton Brokers, Factors or Merchants or Exporters, each j place q>f business, per year CHIROPRACTIC — Same as Physicians. ; CARPENTER SHOP KEEPER Carpenter Shop Keeper, per yea*-- # i....' iCONTRACTORS— Contractors, or firms of such, employing, taking or offer ing to take contracts not ex ceeding $5,000.00, per year Over 5,500.00, per year 50.00 : Contra.tors shall be' re- Stfxmsib’.e for obtaining build ing permits from the Town of Clinton on any construc- * ttion work before same is started as required by Ordi nance of the Town. CIRCUSES— - Circuses having one ring on ly, per day 100.00 Circus Parades where exhi-' bition is held out of the cor porate limits of the Town of, Clinton 250.00 COLLECTION OR CLAIM AGENTS— Collection ojr Claim Agents whose gross annual income do.s not Exceed S2.000.00, per year and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income, j COTTON MILLS— Cotton Mills, per year ! COTTON GINS— 15.00 or less, per day $2.00 And each wagon operated shall be deemed a separate business. , ‘ * DEALERS IN GREEN GRO CERIES SELLING FROM CAR OR COMMON CARRIER Dealers in Green Groceries selling from car or common | carrier, whose gross daily income does not e x c e'e d* $500.00, per day 10.00 And each car operated f-' shall be deemed -a separate business. DENTISTS, per year' E ! EXPRESS COMPANIES OR i AGENTS— x press Companies or Agents, each for ^business*' ) done exclusively in the Town of Clinton, S. C., but not including business done * to or from.- points without the State of South Carolina, - or for the Government of the United States, whose ■ gross income i does not ex ceed $3,500.00, per year and $.50 for each additional Sl.OOQ.OO of grpss incomes ELECTRICIANS, per year ' from wagons or trucks whose gross annuql income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year .. $25.00 ICE MANUFACTURERS— Ice Manufacturers, per year 50.00 — * J 2.00 JEWELERS, ITINERANT— Jewelers, ^itinerant, offering for sale jewelry, watches, clocks, etc., or . repairing same, whose .gross daily income do^s not exceed $100.00, per day Whose gross annual in income does not exceed $5;000.00, per year * LUMBER YARDS— (Same as Merchants). 1 LUNCH COUNTERS,' per year 15.00 LAWYERS-*- '1 1 Lawyers whose ’gross' an- \ nual income does not exceed . i $2,500.00, per year 15.00 , does not exceed $L000.00. • * s. per year $10.00' MECHANICS— , ' * Mecjianics-woFkirig on auto mobiles, or doing other me chanical work for hire, who do not maintain a regular place-of business, per year.... 15.00 MOTION PICTURE THEATRES— Motion Picture Theatres or | houses whose gross annual income does not exceed '$10,000:00, per year 75.00 j and $.50 for each additional ^ ! ’ *$1,000.00 of gross income. 50.00! , N 1 NEWSPAPERS— i Newspapers whose gross an nual income does not exceed $10,000.00, ber year . ? 25*00 and $.5Q for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. O and $.50 for each additional' ^jOIL AND GASOLINE $1,000.0.0 of gross income. 1 , M (MACHINES, COIN— j That every person) firm or vL cor 5.00 35.00, 1FRUIT TREE OR OTHER . ‘■ o ' 0U TREE AND PLANT AGENTS— , i Fruit Tree or other Tree and j Plant Agents whose grass- j income does not exceed $500.00, per year '10.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income, j FRESH FISH PEDDLERS— j Fresh Fish Dealers without other business w’hose gross , annual income does not ex ceed $1,500.00, per year U 10.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. G GAS— Dealers in gas stoves, ap pliances, accessories and cyl- ^ inder gas, or gas in tanks or drums, whose total stove units sold and-or serviced do not exceed 50, per. year 50.0 and $.50 for each additional stove unit sold and-or ser viced. H corporation owning or. main- 50.00 |--4ainmg any place of busi ness, gr .other place, wherein , •! or/m connection with which- 10.00 operated (my machine for • j the playing of musfc operat- ed’by a slot wherein" is de- 25'/D0 I 150.00 Cotton Gins, per year 25.00 CABINET AND GENERAL REPAIR SHOPS— • Cabinet and General Repair- Shops, whose gross annual income., does not exceed $1,000.00, per year 10.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. CLEANING, DYEING AND ^CLOTHES PRESSING ESTABLISHMENTS— Cleaning, Dyeing and Press ing Clothes, whose gross in come does not exceed $5,000.00, per year ...? 25.00 and $.50 for each-additional - $1,000.00 of gross income. COLD DRINK STANDS— Cold Drink Stands, per year 10.00 CONTRACTORS FOR MOV- ING, HOUSES— Contractors for moving houses, whose gross annual income does not exceed $1,000.00, pei^year 15.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. COMPANIES OR CIES— 2,00 50.00 4 HAY, GRAIN, PROVISIONS. . OR MERCHANDISE BROKERS— Hay, Grain, Provisions or Merchandise Brokers who carry no stock or goods in either warehouse or store room whose gross annual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year 15.0® and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. | HAIR DRESSERS OR MANI CURISTS—See Beauty Shops. HAWKERS OR PEDDLEHS— Hawkers or Peddlers, selling or offering for sale, goods, wares or merchandise, whose gross daily income does not exceed $50 00, per day and $.50 for each.-additional $50.00 or gross daily income. Per year HOTELS— / Notels, whose gross annual income does not exceed $5,000.00, per year 35.00 and $i50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. HORSE AND MULE TRADERS— Horse and Mule Traders, transient, whose gross daily income does not exceed $1,000.00, per day Horse and Mule Traders, transient, whose gross monthly income does ]>ot exceed $10,000.00, per month 10.00 35.00 26.00i 25.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 5.00 15.00 drep- 5.0C 5.00 25.00 Coal Companies or Agendas dealing in coal, whose gross annual income does not ex ceed $5,000.00, per year 25.00 and $.50 for each additional ~ $1,000.00 of gross income. COTTON SEED OIL MILLS— Cotton Seed Oil Mills with $100,000.00 or less invested, per year 100.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 invested. D DIRECTORIES— -Directories—each and every person compiling city direc tories, per year DEALERS IN JUNK— Dealers* in Junk, per year ... Dealers'in Junk, per day , DEALERS IN FRUITS, ETC.— Dealers “Tft Fruity, .Melons or Vegetables, selHhg from car by itinerant dealers, each car or fraction thereof ....... 10.00 DEALERS LN STOCKS AND BONDS— Dealers in Stocks aqd Bonds, per year 15.00 DEALERS IN PIANOS, ORGANS, ETC.— Dealers in Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machnies, Iron Safes, Well Fixture? and Tomb stones, not connected with stores in Town of Clinton, whose gross annual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year and $.50 for eat:h-additional $1,000.00 of gross income. " DEALERS IN SOAP, JEWEL RY, ETC., ON STREETS— ~ •' Dealers in Soap, Jewelry, Merchandise...or other goods on the streets, ahd.,ft£ sell ing or canvassing from house to house whose gross daily income does not exceed $fl00.00, per day 2.00 and $.50 for each additional $100.00 of gross daily in come. Per year 50.00 DEALERS IN GREEN GRO CERIES, SELLING FROM WAGON— , Dealers in Green Groceries selling from wagon whose gross daily income is $50.00_ 2.oo: 10.00 INSURANCE— Insuranc^/Companies: Life, Fire, Sick Benefit, Casualty, ' Accident, Liability, Boiler, or other like insurance com panies represented by tran sient solicitor or agent of $500.00 gross income or less, per week 15.00 For each additional $500.00 gross income, per week 2.00 (This section'shall not ap ply to agents of companies paying annual license on amount of business .done. - within the city limits). INSURANCE (CASUALTY)— Insurance Companies hand ling accident, sick benefit, fidelity, guaranty, plate glass, boiler, liability, live stock, casualty, or other like insurance, of $750.00 gross income or less, per year 15.00 For each additional $100.00 of gross income or fraction al part thereof INSURANCE (FIRE)— Fire Insurance Companies, or other agents, shall pay a license tax of two (2%) per centum on premiums collect ed on risks within the city limits of the Town of Clin- ) ton per annum. This applies to each and every under writers association or agen cy, whether license is paid by parent company or not. INSURANCE, (LIFE)— "Each Life or other like In- usrance Company, of $750.- 00 gross income or less, per year — 15.00 for each additional $100.00 or fractional part thereof : ;... : 2.00 (This section shall apply only to premiums collected or renewed on the lives of persons residing within the town limits of the Town of Clinton). ICE DEALERS— Ice Dealers whose gross an nual income does not exceed . . $2,500.00, per year 15.0<L and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income.^. ICE CREAM VENDERS— Ice Cream Venders selling posited any coin or thing of valu#, shall pay the follow ing license on each .machine .in operation: ’ • . . Where' the coin is a nickel or larger denomination, per y.ear , .. . .— 10.00 Where coins used are pen nies, per year 5.00 Upon application b*e ing' made for a license to oper ate any machine under this ordinance, the Town of Clin- * ton is hereby authorized to j presume . the operation of . such machine or apparatus is lawful, and when a license has been issued for . the Op eration thereof, the sum paid for such license shall not be refunded notwithstanding that the operation of such % Machine or apparatus shall i 'be prohibited. It shall be the duty of the J persons in whose places of business the machines are— ■ operated or located, to see that the proper Town license is attached to the machine before its operation-is com- menrisd. Failure to do so will make such persons liable for. the penalties imposed in this ^ ordinance. No. machine shall be li censed under this ordinance ! unless such machine shall bear a permanently attached j, identifying serial number, 1 and in making application fojr license ynder this sub section, the applicant shall specify the manufacturer’s, serial number of “the ma chine for which license is desired. The license shall carry the serial number of the tnachine and no license shall be transferable. MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRIES— Machine Shops and Foun dries, whose gross annual in come does not e x c e e d $2,000.00, per year 15.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. MANUFACTURING PLANTS AND FACTORIES’— Manufacturing Plants and Factories not specifically __ classified elsewhere herein whose, gross annual sales- of Manufactured products do _ not . exceed ■IIQP.OOO.OO. per year 1 50.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross sales of manufactured products over $100,000.00. The basis for ascertaining the amount of License Tax. due shall be the gross amount of all isales for the preceding year beginning January 1, 1947, and coding December 31, 1947. i MERRY-GO-ROUNDS— ! Per week 25.00 i MERCHANTS— Retail Merchants and all persons, firms, or corpor ations selling at retail at an established place of business articles of trade or merchan- COMPANIES— Oil and Gasqline Companies, or Agents, “whose gross an nual income does not exceed $20,000.00, per year and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. Whose daily income does not exceed $100.00, per day arid $.50 for each additional $100.00 of gross income. OCULISTS, OPTOMETRISTS AMD OPTICIANS— * Oculists, Optometrists and Opticians, itinerant, whose gross daily income does not exceed $50.00, per day and $.50 for each additional $100,00 of gross income. Oculists, Optometrists or Opticians on their own ac count, or working for others, whose gross annual income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. 40.00 5.00 2.00 25.00 I ✓** \f dise for which a special li- K ( cense is not required, whose gross annual sales do not exceed $25,000.00, per year and $.50 for each additional ^l,000.00 of gross income. Wholesale Merchants and Wholesale Dealers in hay, grain, provisions, goods, wares or merchandise, who carry a stock of goods with in a warehouse or storeroom whose gross annual sales do ~nbl exceed $25,000.00,— 25.00 PAINT SHOPS, per year 20.00 PAWN SHOPS AND FINANCE COMPANIES— Pawn Shops or money-lend ing shops whose gross an nual income does not exceed $1,000.00, per year 25.00 and $.50 for t^ch additional $l,OO0.OO of grass income. PLANING MILLS— -Planing Mills, whose gross —- annual income does mot ex ceed $1,000.00, per year 10.00 and $.50 for c^ch additional $1,000.00 of gross^ncome. PHOTOGRAPHERS OR ARTISTS— Photographers or Artists whose gross arinula income 'does not exceed $1,000.00, per year ... Z 10.00 and $.50 for qach additional $1,000.00 of gross income. Per day 5.00 .PHYSICIANS, per year 15.00 PRINTING OFFICE— i Printing Office, job, whose j gross annual income does not exceed $3,000.00, per year ^.... 25.0«V /V ~' and $.50 for each additional j $1,000.00 of gross income. PLUMBERS— Plumbers handling and sell ing plumbing and plumbers supplies, whose gross income does not exceed $5,000.00, per year 25.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. Plumbers not handling and • selling pltimbing and plumb ers supplies whose gross income does not exceed $2,500.00, per year 10.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. POOL TABLES— Pool tables, per table, per year f. lO.OD (Note-—Pool tables to be in accordance with the re-' quirements of the Ordinanc es of the Town of Clintdn ' and with the statutes of the State of S. C.) PUBLIC WEIGHERS— Public Weighers, other than cotton weighers, per year ... 5.00 R RESTAURANTS, CAFES OR EATING HOUSES— Restaurants, cafes, or eatiftg*^ houses, whose gross annual income does not exceed $10,000.00, per year 25.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. RAILROAD COMPANIES OR AGENCIES— Railroad Agencies or Com panies. each, for business done in the Town of Clinton regulated by Act of Legisla ture, Section 7436, in 1932 S. C. Code, £05 follows: Town having a population to * 10,000, $25.00 for first 1,000 • and $30.00 for each addition al 1,000 of population. For ‘each railroad company or agency, per year 175.00 RENOVATORS OF year* and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross sales. The basis for ascertaining the amount due shall be the gross amount of all sales (cash or credit) for the pre ceding year beginning Jan uary 1, 1947, and ending De cember 31, 1947. MACHINE SELLERS AND VENDERS— Machine Sellers and Vend ers whose gross annual income does not exceed '$1,000.00, per y«ir and $.50 for each additional. $1,000.00 of gross income. Whose gross daily income does not exceed $100.00, per day : f ;.. and $.50 for each additional $100.00 of gross income. MARBLE YARDS OR AGENCIES— * Marble Yards or' Agencies whose gross annual income 25.00 i r* 20.00 1.00 MATURE Renovators o f mattresses whose gross annual income does not exceed $2-,500.00, pe ryear 10.00 and $.50 for each additional $1,000.00 of gross income. ^ Whose gross monthly income does not exceed $150.00, per month 5.00 and $.50 for each additional $100.00 of gross monthly in come. REAL ESTATE AGENTS— Real Estate Agents whsoe * gross annfral income does not exceed $2,500,000 per year 15.00 and $.50 for each additiortal $1,000.00 of gross income. . 8 SHOWS, PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS— Shows, performances, and exhibitions of all kinds, ex cept circuses or similar ex- (Contmued on next page) -vs’ ' * * - ■ r . 1 u '/ am s ■ s'