Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-04-13
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ed for the use of the Corporation :--On all goods, wares and merchandise, not the growth and manufacture of this State, sold within this Corporation between the first day of April, 1880, and the first day of April, 1881, for eve " hundred dollars, ten cents: Propided ho7v- eper. that no goods, wares or merchandise shall be taxed on which tax may have been paid to the use of this Corporation.
 Sec. 9. Be it further ordeafned 6y the du-
 horfty aforesaid, that all transient persons who vend, or 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
 1881, shall at the commencement of their sales, make application to the Secretary for permit for which he, she, or they, shall pay him fifty cents for his fec, and give good and sufficient security for the payment the legal taxes on his, her. or their sales ; and on in- formation of the violation of this ordinance, given by the Marshal or any other person 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 arc sold without such permit, one half to the informer and the other half to the corporation.
 Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that five per centum, in addition to the regular tax up on sales of merchandise, shall be paid on all goods, wares, eee. sold at auction, except those which are exempted by law and every per- son 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 ofper- sons 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 manner as auctioncers
 Sec 4. Be n further ordained, that tavern keepers who retail spirituous 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 for license all others who retail spiri- tuous liquors within this corporation, shall obtain a 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 one quart, the offender shall forfeit and pay to the use of this corporation twenty dollars; no wagoncT Q: other pcrscn shall be permitted to retail spirituous liquors, without a license for the same, in any of the public streets, commons, or any other place within the limits of this town, under the pen alty 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 informer and the other half to this cor poration.
 Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, that licen- ses for shows and exhibitionsf for money, may be issued by the Secretary of this corporation, and the person or persons obtaining the same shall pay the sum of twenty five dollars for the space Of che month and no longer, and an additional fee to two dollars to the Secretary for his services in issuing such license; and anyjperson 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 i 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 a dray, cart, wagon, Sec. drawn by two horses, mules, or oxon, seven dollars for a dray, cart, wagon, Sc. drawn by three horses, mules, or exen, eight dollars and fifty cents for dray, cart, wagon, Slc. drawn by four horses, mules, or exon, ten dollars l; and for every additional 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 it further ordained, that the ~tx. and AS years of age, shall be seventy-fve cents, and on each free person of cclor above Is years old, seventy-fve 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; on each horse kept exclusively for the saddle or pleasure carriage, (the horse of practising physici excepted two dollars; on each clock or watch kept for use, thirty-seven and a half cents and on each hundred dollars worth of slaves, over 10 and under GO years of age, thirty cents Persons and slaves resid- ing, and personal property as aforesaid usu- ally kept in town on the first day of March in each year, shall be subject to the taxes for the year.
 Sec. 9. BeH further ordained, that the an- nual tax for the year 1881, on real estate, with buildings or Improvements shall be, for each hundred dollars worth, nineteen cents, and on real estate unimproved, such as vacant lots, twenty-five cents on each hundred dollars worth agreeable to valuation. Three asses sors, viz B. B. Fontaine, Vim. R. Colgin, and H. P. Cochran, are hereby appointed for the present year. Vacancies may be filled at any time after resignation or nonaccept- ance. The Secretary shall deliver to one of the assessors, table with blank columns ac- cording to the forms used last year, and the <r1xc 1T H.. AL. A