Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1865-08-04

$4,000 men Of Irish nativity fought 10 the Union
ranks or the whole 100000 names on the rolls
eighty per cent are native born. III
An ACT 10 AMEND THE REVENUE LAWB
,.,s OF THE STATE. -
strnoS 1. Be Il enacted 5y 1s Gsaerul A,,cp,-
By Of fs State Of Tennessee, That section SIS Of
the Code Of Tennessee be and Is hereby amended,
50 that the following rate Of taxation shall be levi
ed and collected, ms now provided for by law On
every taxable poll one dollar; on every one hum
dred dollars worth Of property, twenty-five cents
on sales Of land one cent acre. on sales Of town
lots or parts Of town lots for each lot parts Eve
dollars; on sales Of merchandise by merchants,
two cens on the dollar on its invoice cost at the
place where purchased unless the tax ON the same
has once before been paid TO the State, In which
event no additional tax will be paid; on sales of
public and private, when the amount does not ex-
coed ten thousand dollars thirty-fve dollars; be-
tween ten and twenty thousand dollars, sixty dol
lars; between twenty and thirty thousand dollars,
eighiy-6ve dollars; between thirty and forty
thousand dollars one hundred and ten dollars and
in like ratio on the regular or general business Of
brokers, one thousand dollars; on granting policies
Of Insurance. BY other thar companies chartered by
the State, twelve hundred and fifty dollars; on the
business of banking by companies operating under
the law, to authorize and regulate the business Of
Of the capital Of each bank; on the business Of
banking by books associations Of persons Of other
States of the Union, fourths Of one per cent
on the capital stated In the afdavit fled for the
license as intended to be used In the succeeding
twelve months; on discounting securities for mon
ey, shaving notes two cents on every dollar en-
pleyed, but in no case less than ten dollars; on
theatrical exhibitions If the theatre or place Of
exhibition be in city, Eve hundred dollars; II in
other places City dollars; on exhibiting for profit
Circus circus and animal show, feats Of activi-
ty strength, II In city, one hundred dollars for
each day and nights exhibition, If In any other
places than aforesaid fly dollars; on keeping q
confectionery, ice cream saloons, and other places
of refresbment seven and half per cent on the
capital employed and shall take out license, as
merchants by law are now required, and shall in
addition to SAID per centum pay ten dollars for each
privilege; on each petition fled in any court Of
record, for the division and distribution Of estates
Eve dollars; on each appeal, writ Of error, certo-
rari from the circuit chancery court 10 the SUI
preme court Eve dollars; on each appeal certorari,
from before justice of the peace three dollars and
fifty cents; on each presentment or indictment
three dollars and fifty CENTS on each original suit
in any Of the courts Of law and equity In this State
Eve dollars. 5.1 t7gs s7a-- :, ID
SEQ 2. Be it further enacted, That the owners Of
steam saw and grist mills, erected upon the lands
of another, shall pay an annual tax TO the State
Of one hundred dollars, That all persons who ri
themselves up Is lawyers and propose 70 practice
law in any Of the courts held Of the State, or held
within the State, or before any military commits
five dollars. That all persons who propose 90 to
practice shall take out n license from the county
court clerk of some county, certifying that thetax
has been paid. Any person proposing To, and prac-
ticing aforesaid failing or refusing to talks. out
said license shall pay double tax, to he recovered
before any Circuit Court Of the State where mo-
ton is made by the Attorney General of any dis
trict upon ten days notice TO said delinquent e.
Their BY publication in some newspaper In theStase
| or in writing. So, ...,s.-, ~ ~ ~
SEC. 3. BE IL further enacted, That all persons
who set themselves mp as doctors of medicine or
surgeons, 1.-THE term of doctors to include all per-
sons, who for pay, propose to cure diseases public
the general application of the term, and shall in
clude dentists shall pay an annual tax TO the
State of twenty-five dollsrscense, to be obtained,
payment made, and recovery had as in provided for
in the second section of this act governing law
yers. Is ..
SIC. A. Be IL further enacted That all persons
known as photographers, and dealing 10 photo
graphic. and ambrotype apparatus and material,
shall take out license and pay the same tax to
the State as merchants nowp pay. And all persons
who are or may hereafter set themselves up as ar
fists for the purpose Of taking photographs ambro-
types or daguerrean likenesses, If in q city, for
each gallery opened, one hundred dollars; at any
other place excepting in the country, twenty live
dollars If in the country, five dollars 1.-THE town
gallery to mean any place where the artist takes
pcturs,) said tax TO be paid to the clerk Of the
county where the gallery is opened Any person
opening gallery as aforesaid without paying the
tax, shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and on con-
vction, shall be fined not less than one hundred,
nor more than five hundred dollars.
$50. 8. BE il further enacted, That subsection
two, of section SOL Of the Code Of the State, be
and Is hereby amended by striking out the words
twenty-five dollars and inserting the words 'ff-
ty dollars" and by striking out the word Z" ten
and inserting the word twenty"
| Sec 6. Be IT, further enacted That the foregoing
tax shall be assessed and collected is now prov-
ded by law. That any county which refuses or
fails TO make the assessment and appoint tax col
lector to collect the taxes due the State within the
year 1866, unless the Governor Of the State shall
be satisfied that the people Of the county made
honest efforts 50 to do and 1t was impraccable for
them TO comply with this act shall pay q double
tar, and the Governor shall send an assessor Of his
own appointing 10 said county with SUFFICIENT
posse TO levy and collect said double tax. That the
collector appointed shall seize suficency Of the
delinquents personal property to satisfy the taxes
and charges and sell the same In any county Of the
State where be can get bidders after giving the mo-
tice now required by law. II the delinquent have
no personal property Of which to make the taxes,
then the coll ector shall levy on sufficient real estate
to pay the same and shall return the facts to the
nearest county having resumed civil functions, and
upon return Of written statement Of the facts
the Circuit Court shall at the second term OF the
Court condemn the real estate Of the delinquent or
so much of it as viii be Of value sufficient to salts
~ the taxes and costs. And the collector shall, af-
ter giving forty days notice in writing, posted
the courthouse door of the county where the land
was condemned, as well as in the county where
the land is situated If practicable sell the at
public outcry to the highest bidder, in the same
manner, and with the same conditions and upon
the same terms as now provided by law that this
section shall not apply to soldiers belonging TO the
United States army, soldiers that have served in
the same and have been honorably discharged, or
their widows or minor children. ~. .
ID. sfad HATH