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If the gross amount of all orders or contracts for work done in the state aggregate one thousand dollars, or less, he shall pay the sum of ten dollars, and he shall pay one dollar additional on each one thousand dollars in excess of the first one thousand dollars and to the amount of fifteen thousand dollars, and he shall pay fifty cents additional on each one thousand dollars of all orders or contracts in excess of fifteen thousand dollars; said additional tax shall be paid quarter- ly, and every person, firm or corporation is hereby required to report, under oath, to the Commissioner of Revenue the amount of all orders or contracts, on the first day of Aug- ust, November, February and May of each year and pay the amount due on the dates mentioned, and failure to do so, shall be considered as doing business without a license. 40. Conveyancers. See § 14. 41. Corn Doctors, etc. Every corn, cancer, eye, or other itinerant doctor or optic- ian shall pay a specific license tax of twenty dollars ($20) per month. Not transferable. No pro rata. 42. Creamery. Each person, firm or corporation manufacturing butter for sale shall pay a specific license tax of $25 per annum. Not transferable. No pro rata. 43. Credit Unions. A credit union which makes loans only to its stockholders or members shall pay an annual State license tax as follows: Five dollars ($5.00) where the actual paid in capital is not in excess of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00); ten dollars ($10.00) where the actual paid in capital is over fif- teen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) and not in excess of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00); fifteen dollars ($15.- 0. where the actual paid in capital is over twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) and not in excess of fifty thousand dol- lars ($50,000.00); twenty-five dollars ($25.00) where the actual paid in capital is over fifty thousand dollars ($50,- 000.00) and not in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00); and an additional sum of two dollars ($2.00) per thousand for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of actual paid in capital in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00). 44. Dance Halls. On every license to a person or firm to conduct a dance hall in which dancing is to be allowed, where an admission fee is charged or a charge is made for participating in such dancing, the tax shall be $50, and no such license shall be granted until such person or persons shall have secured the consent of the Mayor, who shall satisfy himself that the per- son or persons applying are proper persons to conduct such hall, and that the location is suitable for such purpose, and it is further provided that any such dance hall shall be sub- ject to such rules and regulations as are now or may here- after be prescribed by the Council. Not transferable. No pro rata. 45. Daguerrean and Photographic Artists and Canvassers for Copying Pictures. The license tax on any person engaged in business as a daguerrean or photographic artist, shall be thirty ($30). All persons canvassing this city for copying pictures of any description shall pay a license tax of fifty dollars ($50). Any itinerant daguerrean or photographic artist, or any person taking orders in this city on the ticket or other plan for photographs to be delivered or furnished by photogra- phers shall pay a license tax of fifty dollars ($50), provided, that said license shall not be required of persons taking or- ders for photographs licensed by this City and having a fixed place of business in this City. Any license granted under this section shall not be trans- ferable or prorated. 46. Dealers in Pistols, Dirks, and Bowie Knives. No person, firm or corporation shall sell pistols, dirks or bowie knives without having first procured a license there- for. Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of selling pistols, dirks, or bowie knives, or who may here- after engage in said business, shall pay for the privilege of transacting said business a specific license tax of twenty dol- lars ($20), and no such license shall be issued for any less period than one year nor shall there be any abatement in any instance of the tax upon such license by reason of the fact that the person or persons so licensed shall have exercised such licensed calling for a period of less than one year. Ap- plicants for license to deal in pistols, dirks and bowie knives must have the written consent of the Mayor. Dealers must report all sales to Chief of Police monthly, giving names and addresses of purchasers. 47. Dentists. See § 14. 48. Draperies - Manufacture. Each person, firm or corporation manufacturing Draper- ies shall pay a specific license of $75.00 per annum. 49. Dyeing Establishments. Each person conducting a dyeing establishment shall pay a specific license tax of ten dollars ($10) per annum. No pro rata. Not transferable. 50. Electric Fuses - Manufacture. Each person, firm or corporation manufacturing Electric Fuses shall pay a specific license of $25.00 per annum. 51. Electrical Machines, etc. - Exhibiting. Every person exhibiting for pay electrical machines for testing strength or weight, or other machines or implements on the streets or any location, for profit, shall pay a specific license tax of fifty dollars ($50.00) per annum. Not trans- ferable. No pro rata. 52. Electricity. Every person, firm or corporation generating or selling or offering for sale or delivering electricity for light or pow- er or heat or any other commercial uses shall pay a license tax of one half of one per cent. of the gross receipts of such person, firm or corporation, based upon receipts from such business during the preceding calendar year. In applying for such license a statement of such receipts shall be submitted to the Commissioner of the Revenue. 53. Florists. On every person or firm engaged as a florist, a specific license tax of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be imposed, and if they engage in buying and selling, they shall be deem- ed merchants and shall pay accordingly. 54. Flour and Meal Manufacture. On every license to a manufacturer of flour or meal, the tax shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) for each license. But when such manufacturer deals in flour, meal, or other grain products other than his own manufacture he shall be requir- ed to procure a merchant's license graduated by the amount of such purchases. 55. Fortune Tellers. Every person practicing the art of divination, fortune tell- ing, palmistry, or phrenology who shall practice the same in this city, shall pay a tax of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per week. Not transferable. No pro rata. 56. Foundry and Machine Shops. On every license to a foundry the tax shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). On every license to a machine shop, the tax shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). But if a foundry be con- ducted in conjunction with a machine shop the combined tax shall be forty dollars ($40). For the privilege of repairing automobiles and accessories a machine shop license shall be required. 57. Fruit Juice Stand. On every stand for the sale of uncarbonated fruit juice drinks the license tax shall be $10.00 each for the first three stands and $5.00 for each additional stand. This tax shall not be required where such stands are operated in connec- tion with a soda fountain. 58. Furniture Upholsterer or Repairer. On every license to a furniture upholsterer or repairer the tax shall be ten dollars ($10). 59. Garage. Every person who shall keep a garage for storage of auto- mobiles shall pay a tax of $25.00 and $0.50 additional for each vehicle for the storage capacity of such garage. Shops for repairing automobiles or tires, whether conduct- ed in connection with a garage or separately, shall be requir- ed to pay the license tax provided for in Sec. 56. 60. Gasoline. See § 76. 61. Hobby Horses, Merry-Go-Rounds, Ferris Wheels, etc. On every license to keep a Hobby Horse, Merry-Go-Round, Ferris Wheel or other like amusement, the tax shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per week and no license shall be is- sued under this section for a shorter period than one week. And such license shall be a personal privilege and only granted by order of the Mayor, except where conducted in connection with County Fairs, in which case no tax shall be imposed.