Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-03-30
A N ORDINANCE to raise a
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A N ORDINANCE to raise a 1 R- Revenue for corporate purposes in the town of Tuscaloosa, for the year is31
 Section 1. Be it ordained 6y the Mayor and Aldermen ofkhe form Of Tnscaioosa, That the following taxes shall be levied and collect cd for the use of the Corporation :--On all goods, wares and merchandise, not the growth and manufacture of this State, sold within this Cooperation between the first day of April, 1880, and the first day of April, 1881, for eve " hundred dollars, ten cents; Provided hogv- | ever, that no goods, wares or merchandze | shall be taxed on which a tax may have been paid to the use of this Corporation.
 Sec. 9. Be it further ordcained by he au- Mo,fty aforesaid, that all transient persons who vend, CT persons who may open stores for the purpose of vending the articles speci fled in the first section of this ordinance, with in this corporation, after the first day of April 1884,, shall at the commencement of their sales, make application to the Secretary for a permit fer which he, she, or they, shall pay him fifty cents for his fee, and give good and sufficient security fer the payment of the legal taxes on his, her, or their sales ; and OH in formation of the violation of this ordinance, given by the Marshal or any other pers,n to the Mayor, he, she, or they shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each week in which the goods are sold without such permit, one half to the informer and the other half to the corporation.
 Sec 8. Be II further ordained, that five per centum, in addition to the regular tax up- on sales of merchandise, shall be paid on all gneds, wares, SSc. sold at auction, except those
 which arc exempted by law and every per- sen selling such articles at auction shall, at least once in every month, render to the Treasurer, an account of the amount sold, and pay over to him the amount of taxes due there on, under the penalty of twenty dollars and all goods, wares and merchandise sold on com mission in this corporation, for the use of per sens not residing in this town, shall be charged and pay the same tax as goods sold at auction, and each and every person selling goods on commission shall account to the Treasurer in like mannera as auctionecrs.
 Sec. 1. Be it further ordained, that tavern keepers who retail sprituous liquors within this corporation, shall obtain license for that purpose, for which he, she, or they, shall pay twenty dollars, and tavern keepers who do net retail spirituous liquors shall pay ten dol- lars fer license all others who retail spir- tuons liquors within this corporation, shall obtain license as aforesaid, for which he, she, or they shall pay thirty dollars, and for every act of retailing without such license in less quantity than enc quart, the offender shall forfeit and pay to the use of this corporation twenty dolars no wagoner or other person shall be permitted to retail spirituous liquors, without license for the same, in any of the public streets, commons, CT any ether place within the limits of this town, under the pen atty of five dollars for each and every offence, one half to the informer and the other half to this corporation.
 Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, that each and every person who shall keep livery stable within this corporation, shall obtain license and pay the sum of ten dollars for the same; and any person violating this ordinance, shall forfeit and pay twenty dollars, one half to the nfoimer and the other half to this cor poration.
 Sec. 6. De it further ordained, that licen- ses for shows and exhibitions for money, may be issued by the Secretary of this corporation, and the person CT persons obtaining the same shall pay the of twenty five dollars for the space If one month and no longer, and an additional fee to two dollars to the Secretary for his Services in issuing such license; and any person or persons exhibiting without such license, shall be subject to fine of twenty dollars for each day or night, he or they may exhibit.
 Sec. 7. Be it further ordained, that for all wagons, carts, or drays hauling for hire, from one place to another within this corporation, there shall be paid the following taxes annu- ally, viz For dray, cart, or other vehicle drawn by one horse or mule, five dollars; for dray, cart, wagon, Sec. drawn by two horses, mules, or oxon, seven dollars for dray, cart, wagon, SSc. drawn by three horses, mules, or exen, eight dollars and fifty. cents {; for dray, cart, wagon, &c. drawn by four horses, mules, or exon, ten dollars and tor
 every ad. .iitional horse, mule, or OK, one dol
 lar : the number of each license shall be marked on the dray, cart, wagon, or other
 vehicle to which it belongs, and the penalty
 for violating this ordinance shall be ten dollars
 for each offence, one half to the informer and the other half to the use of this corporation.
 Sec. 8. Be is further ordained, that the pole tax on each free whith male between 21
 and 45 years of age, shall be seventy-hve cents.
 and on each free person of color above 1f
 years old, seventy five cents. There shall
 be assessed on each four wheel pleasure car.
 riage, three dollars, on each two wheel plea
 sure carriage, gig or sulkey, two dollars; ol
 each horse kept exclusively for the saddle ol pleasure carriage, (the horse of practisinI physician excepted, two dollars; on eacl
 clock or watch kept for use, thirty-seven am
 a half cents and on each hundred dollar