Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-07-15
AN ACT TO SUSTAIN THE CREDIT OF
THE STATE.

iects Of taxation shall be at the following
rates, viz: On ell free male persons over
twenty one and under ffty.fve years Of sse,
thirty seven and half cents, and all other OBJ.
iects OF taxation now made taxable by law, one.
fifth OF one per centum Of the assessed value
thereof, and in all cases where collector shall
collect poll tax off OF any person, and such
person shall pay no tax on property, the colec.
tor shall be entitled to receive for such ccllec>
lion thereof ten per cent. on all such poll tax.
Sec. 2. The county courts Of the different
counties in this State. are hereby authorized TO
levy for county purposes upon polls, sum equal
TO the State tax and no more.
Sec. 3. The Governor OF this State is here.
by authorized 10 borrow any sum OF money not
exceeding sixty thousand dollars, at a rate Of
in,eres, not greater than eight per cent per an.
mum, which sum so borrowed shall be as soon as
received, placed in the treasury Of the State,
and made applicable 10 tie payment OF the in
terest on the State bonds or 10 the principle
thereof.
Sec. a. The Governor shall issue the bonds
Of the State necessary to procure the loan, au.
thorized in the preceding section in such sums
and al such times as may be necessary 10 meet
the demands against the treasury of the State.
Sec. s.. The bonds hereby authorized to be
issued, shall be signed by the Governor. and
countersigned by the Secretary Of State, shall
be made payable in five years from the time Of
their negotiation but redeemeble al any time al.
ter two years, and no bonds issued under the pro-
visions OF this act, shall be for less sum than
five hundred dollars.
Sec. 6. The sum OF twenty thousand dol,
lars in addition TO the sum heretofore appropria.
ted, is hereby appropriated TO be paid out Of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
for the payment Of interest on the State bonds.
Sec. Z. Every person or co partnership Of
persons in this State, who shall follow the prac.
lce OF the law for livelihood, in whole or in
part is hereby declared to be lawyer and eve.
ry person or co>partneship Of persons in this
State who shall follow the practice OF medicine
for livelihood in whole or in part is hereby do.
clared to be physician.
Sec. s. No person or co-partnership OF per-
sons shall follow the practice OF law or medicine
in whole or in part, as business in this State,
without first obtaining license 10 follow such
professions, according to this act; and every per-
son or copartnership Of persons offending against
the same shall forfeit 10 the State not less than
fifty, nor more than five hundred dollars for eve-
ry such offence 10 be recovered by Indictment
Sec. 9. Before any person or co>partnership
OF persons shall receive license 10 practice law
or medicine as herein provided, he or they
shall deliver to the collector of the county in
which any such persons may reside written
statement containing as near as may be, tho
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.
Sec. 10. The tax on every lawyers or phys
sicans license shall be as follows: Where the
huc dopo ,p;tb;n H..
ding the application for such license shall have
amounted TO five hundrad dollars or less, The sum
OF two dollars and fifty cents over five hundred
dollars and not exceeding one thousand dollars,
the sum Of five dollars; over one thousand and
not exceeding two thousand dollars, the sum Of
seven dollars and fifty cents; and so on in tina,
proportion, increasing the tax two dollars and
fifty cents, for each additional sum OF one thou
sand dollars.
Sec. IL. Every person or co partnership OF
persons who shall travel from place to place, for
the purpose OF selling or deposting for sale any
pills or patent medicines, shall pay to the col.
ector oil each county in which such person or
persons may make any sale or deposes OF any
pulls or patent medicine, tax OF two dollars,
and IN case OF any such person or persons fall
ing 10 pay the tax required in This section at the
time oil making such sales or deposits, it shall be
the duty oil the collector to seize upon such pills
or patent medicines so sold or deposited, and sell
as much thereof as will pay double the amount
OF The tax herein imposed and all costs attending
such seizure and sale.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty OF the county
courts to cause TO be furnished to The several col.
ectors IN their respective counties, the necessary
blank license required by this act, and to keen
an account thereof in the same manner as &C,
counts OIL olner Licenses are required 10 be kept,
ana Inc collector shall receive the same fee for
granting the license herein required, as is allowed
IN other cases OF granting license, and shall set
lie and account Tor the same in the same man.
ner as other State license.
Dec. 10. Every person or co,partnership of
persons following the practice of law or medi.
cine IN whole or in part shall be required TO pro.
cure the license required by this act apnualIv.
and every failure so to do shall be considered a
violation OF this act.
Sec. IA. In addition to the ordinary DOLL Tax
herein required to be collected, there shall be an
nually levied and collected from all persons wbo
at the time OF assessment may be receiving. al,
.he!r IN The capacity Of public officers or p1;vsts
INDIVIDUALS az annual or stated salary for their
services tax OF one per cent upon The amonn,
Oh Tue salaries OF all such persons; and The as>
SCISSOR shall require from all such PERSONS writ.
Ten statement setting out the amour, of salary
received by any such person, verified by oath q,
affirmation. The foregoing provisions If ,h;s
section, shall be applicable to all State and
county officers who do not receivs a s,.,sJ NV
ry' but who receive compensation in fees anJ a.
members OF the Legislature. "
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