Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-25
CITY REVENUE La US.
An ACT 70 amend the Revenue Laws.


sRCroN l. BE Il enacted BY the Mayer and Alder.
OF the city OF Nasnviiie That any person deslr
irg 70 sell, bargain or oler for sale In this city
9y exhibiting sample thereof, any Goods, Wares,
other articles Of merct andze, trafo or trade not
manufactured IN this State, shall irst apply 20 the
heoorr or, aud obtain license therefor, and the Re
corder is hereby authorized and directed TO issue
specific license confined 20 any particular branch OF
business that may be applied Tor, upon the payment
OF ifty dollars by the applicant for tho USE OF ths
Corporation, and one dollar 90 each the Mayor and Re-
oorder. But in no case shall license be issued 10
any person 10 transact general business or antho
rze the transaction OF any business by the parties
obtaining such license, otherwise than selling offer.
ing for sale, or trading by exhibiting sampes Pro.
yided, this act shall not apply TO Merchants Grooers
or others doing regular business, and undor regu
SEC g. Be II enacted That no person shah sell or of
Ter for sale by exhibiting sample Of their said ari
ces at any place in this city without rst complying
with the provisions Of the FIRST section Of this act
Any person violating the said provision on oonvio
ton th0reof, shall be fined not ess than twenty dol
lars, nor more than 0fty dollars for each and every
offence .n.I
Passed June "a, 1858
An Act TO the Revenue OF the City and 10 nto
eject our own Citizens
sHCnoN / BE il enacted by tho CITY Council of
Nashville, That II shall be unlawful for anv person
not a regularly licensed Merchant Of the civ n in
troduce or sell within the city, any Goods. Wares
Merchandise, or other articles, the growth or manu-
iaGlIe o. any other state or Territory and for the
sale OF which regular commission merchant would
havo4O render an account without first having t,ion
out regular license as merchant or procuring the
written permission OF regularly licensed cornmisson
merchant authorizing him or them to sell such ar,
tices as may be specifically set forth In said nernt
which permit shall be lled with the CITY Recorder
$50 2 BE It further enacted, That it shall be the
duty Of any commission merchant granting anv Marty
permit 70 sell anything contemplated In the frat
section Of this act TO require said party 10 renort 40
nm Ihe entire sna true amount sold under such per
nit And such commission merchant shall report the
same, specifying names In mis- annual settlement of
sales and pay the same revenue upon said sales az
those made by him in person. --T7-
SIC. Q. Dc It further enacted, That any persor
either owner, agent, or merchant violating anv Oh
the provisions OF either OF the foregoing sections sba
be fined for each and every offence, not less than
twenty i've nor more than ifay dollnrs for every in
dyidual case or selling 10 constitute an offence Anv
person purchasing OF such Unauthorized person
knowing him not 10 be authorized 10 sell shall be-
subject TO the same fine.
Passed August 8, 1861.
An Act to amend the Revenue Laws OF the City.
sEcuoS /. Be It enacted by the City Council NJ
Nashville That all merchants whether selling goods
wares or merchandise on their own account or on
commission, shall, when he, she or they procure ii.
censej ana at each renewal render a written state.
ment OF tho amount purchasod 20 sell on own account
and also separate written statement OF the Rroes
amount OF sales made on commission for others
which statement shall be In every case sworn 10 be-
ore the Recorder and flied away FOR future reference
AN articles taxable BY the State laws In the hands
OF the merchants 10 be taxable under the city laws
Ana no person shall be allowed 10 sell such taxable
articles on commission, unless he she or they shall
naEe hrst taken out license as commission merchant
unaer penalty OF hny dollars for each offence.
Approved March, Ia, 1862.
R. B. CHEATHAW,
Attest; Mayor
G. M. HAYS, Recorder.