Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-03-06
AN ACT TO SUSTAIN THE CREDIT
OF TILE STATE.
Be IL enacted by the General Assembly Of The
State of Missouri, as follows:

l. The annual tax levied upon all ooects
OF taxation, shall be at the following rates, viz
On all free male persons over twenty one and
under fifty five years Of age, thirty seven and
half cents; and on all other objects OF taxation
now made taxable by law, one. fifth Of one per
oentum OF the assessed value thereof and in all
cases where a collector shall collect poll tax
of Of any person, and such person shall pay no
tax on property the collector shall be entitled 10
receive for the collection thereof, ten per cent
on all such poll tax.
SO. The county courts OF the different coun.
ties in this State are hereby authorized TO levy
for county purposes, upon polls, sum equal TO
the State tax, and no more.
So The Governor OF this State is hereby
authorized TO borrow any sum Of money not ex
ceedng sixty thousand dollars, at rate Of inter
est not greater than eight per cent. per annum
which sum so borrowed shall be, as soon as re-.
ceived, placed in the Treasury Of the State, and
made applicable 10 the payment OF the interest
on the State bonds, or 10 the principal thereof.
S4. The Governor shall issue the bonds OF
the State necessary TO procure the loan, sulhoIi.
zed in the preceding section in such sums, and
at such times, as may be necessary to meet the
demands against the Treasury Of the Stale.
5. The bonds hereby authorized 10 be issu
ed, shall be signed by the Governor, and counter
signed by the Secretary of State, shall be made
payable in five years from the time Of their nego
tiaon, but redeemabe at any time after two
years. and no bonds issued under the provisions
OF this act, shall be for less sum than FIVE hun
bred dollars.
Sc. The sum of twenty thousand dollars, in
addition 10 the sum heretofore appropriated. is
hereby appropriated, to be paid out OF any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the payment Of interest on the Slate bonds.
81. Every person, or opartnership Of per.
sons in this State, who skal follow the practice
of the law for livelihood, in whole or in part,
is hereby declared 10 be a lawyer; and every
person or o.partnership OF persons in this State,
who shall follow the practice Of medicine for q
livelihood, in whole or in part, is hereby declared
to be physician.
IS. No person, or co partnership OF persons,
shall follow the practice Of law or medicine, in
whole or in part, as business, in this State,
without first obtaining license to follow such
professions, according to the provisions OF this
act; and every person, or co.partnership Of per.
sons, offending against the same, shall forfeit 10
the State not less than fifty, nor more than FIVE
hundred dollars, for every such offence, to be re.
covered by indictment.
So Before any person or co partnership OF
persons shall receive license TO practice law or
medicine, as herein provided, he or they shall
deliver to the collector of the county in which any
such person or persons may reside, written
statement, containing as near as may be, the
amount of business done by such person or per.
sons, within the twelve months next preceding
such application for license, as required in the
preceding section.
5 10. The tax on every lawyers or physician S
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done within twelve months next preceding the
application for such license, shall have amour.
ted to five hundred dollars or less, the sum OF
two dollars and fifty cents; over five hundred dol
lars, and not exceeding one thousand dollars the
sum OF five dollars; over one thousand dollars,
and not exceeding two thousand dollars, the sum
proportion, increasing the tax two dollars and
fifty cents for each additional sum OF one thou
sand dollars.
) IL. Every person, or co. partnership OF per-
sons, who shall travel from place TO place, for
the purpose OF selling or depositing for SALE any
pills or patent medicines, shall pay 10 the col
ector OF each county in which such person or
persons may make any sale or deposits Of any
pills or patent medicines, tax OF two doIlsrs;
and in case OF any such person or persons falling
to pay the tax required in this section, the time
Of making such sales or deposits, it shall be the
duty of the collector to seize upon such pills OF
patent medicines, so sold or deposited, and sell
as much thereof as will pay double the amount
oil the tax herein imposed, and all costs attending
such seizure and SALE
) IL. II shall be the duty Of the county courts
10 cause 10 be furnished 10 the several collectors
in their respective counties, the necessary blank
license required by this act, and to keep an &C.
count thereof in the same manner as accounts OF
other license are required to be kept. and the col
lector shall receive the same fee for granting the
license herein required as is allowed in other
cases OF granting license, and shall settle and &C.
count for the same, in the same manner as other
State license.
Is. Every person or co partnership OF per
sons following the practice of law or medicine,
in whole or in part, shall be required to procure
the license required by this act, annually, and
every failure so 10 do, shall be considered viola.
ton OF this act.
IA. In addition to the ordinary poll tax here
in required 10 be collected there shall be annual
ly levied and collected from all persons who, at
the time Of assessment, may be receiving, either
in the capacity of public officers or private ndi.
viduals, an annual or stated salary for their SER
vices, tax Of one per cent. upon the amount of
the salaries OF all such persons; and the assessor
shall require from all such persons written
statement setting out the amount of salary recei>
we'd by any such person, verified by oath or ar
frmat;on. The foregoing provisions OF this sec
ton shall be applicable to all State and county
officers who do not receive a stated salary but
who receive compensation in fees, and TO mem,
bers of the Legislature.
Is. The taxes which are 10 be levied and