Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-12-31
CITY ORDINANCE.
Privalege Ordinances.

sells no goods. wares or merchandise oil his own
but whose business Is exclusively that OF com
missions on sales and purchases made by him
Tor other parties, or on orders from them, snali
pay annually for license fer such business, SlOO.
Every firm. merchant or person who Is en-
gagged in the sale tof goods, wares or merchan-
disc on his own account, (which are not exempt
from taxation by the laws of the Stntc.) shall
pay annually for license for the privilege OF sell
ling, twenty dollars, and upon the amount OF
goods he, she or they may. bring to the city, az
the invoice cost of the goods at the places where
purchased, as follows:
i. Upon goods. wares or merchandise not ex-
ceeding to him in cost $3, groceries, 0<V
other merchandise. S2S. 4
2 On same, not exceeding in cost TO MN OF
So, 00O-grocerics, $50; other merchandise S'-:
3. On same, not exceeding IN cost 70 MN ~. %
$7,60O-groccries, $40 other inerchanuisc, go:
4. On same, not exceeding in cost 70 MN 20. OF
$40 0OO- groccries,.S5O; other merchanuise, S'o;;
g. On same, not exceeding in cost 10 MN OF
$4,000 groceries, s75; other nerchandise, 9ioS
6. On same, not exceeding in cost 70 MN OF
$l5. 900 groceries, $751; other merchandise, SLY:
Z. On same, not exceeding in cost TO MN OIL
| $l75O0-groceres, 500; other merchandise,
s. On same. not exceeding in cost TO him Of
! $50. O0O-groceries, sllj; other merchandise,
PiSS' On same. not exceeding in cost to him of
S25, 000-groccrics, $lD other merchanaise'
ID 10 On same, not exceeding in cost to him of
$40 OOO-groceries, $3.50; other merchandise
| $40. 81
| SIS O0O-groceries, SIG; other merchandise.
IL On same. not exceeding in cost to him of
| 4O,000-groceres. SID; other mercnanaise'
l3' On same, not exceeding in cost to him OF
| SIS 00O-groceres, S2O); other merchandise
| s2s7.
| SO 0OO-groccres. s220 other merchandise,
| sSOs. y.
is On same, not exceeding, in cost to him of
! 500, 0O0-groceries, $500; other merchandise
| $500.
i6 Every auctioneer, or firm of auctioneers,
| doing business only at one place in the city,
$3.50. ga
| II. Every hawker or peddler, $50.
IS. Eye.y fruit stand, SO.
10. Every retailer of spiritous vinous or malt
| liauols, only by the drink, $50 on the hrst SzoU
| capital invested, and ten per cent, ON oil capl-
| lal above that sum. =,
20. Every retailer of spurious, vinous or malt
| liquors, who furnishes, in addition thereto,
| oysters and other refreshments, as they may DC
| called for, Sl0U.
| 81 Every retailer of lager beer, ale, porter or
| light wines. for each one. $50,
| ~. For retailing cigars or tobacco in the same
establishment, with either of the three last
named above kinds OF business, s2C.
q Each and every bsnk, branch 5ank, OF
ba NJ agency doing business in the city, and not
expressly exempted from taxation IN It's char,
ter from the Legislature OF tennessee, snail
81 Every money broker, or exchange dealer,
or firm thereof doing business at only one
place in the city, shall pay soOi.
-. Every agent OF bank or banks, not char,
tered by the Legislature OF Tennessee, engaged
in business or selling exchange for such bank
or banks, or doing any other business Tor u or
them. shall pay 500.
26. Every nsuraneecompany, Except lie IN
surance companics,) not chartered by the Leg
isature of Tennessee, having an officer or agent
in this city, shall pay $500
q. Every insurance company, chartered by
the Legislature Of Tennessee, doing business ~
the city. shall pay $3.50.
q. Every life insurance company, or agency
thereof doing business in this city, taking risks
exclusively on lives. 500.
%. Every accident insurance company, taxing
risks exclusively against accidents, shall pay
sl00.
80. Every hotel, accommodating one hundred
persons or more, shall pay s3OO, cc,
81. Every hotel, accommodating htty persons
or more shall pay $3.50.
49, Every hotel, accommodating twenty per-
sons or more, shall pay 500. Every keeper oil
boarding houses. who advortises oy sign, sSo.
80. Every keeper OF res aurant or eating
house. where liquor. light wines and cigars are
furnished at the table or counter, 500.
"a. Every keeper of restaurant where no II
auOrs, light wines or other drinks are furnish
cd, nor cigars nor tobacco sold or given to guests,
81, livery person (other than the producer),
or firm who buys and sells cotton in the city,
36. Every real estate broker shall pay 500.
81 Every general collector shall pay $40.
49, Every person pursuing the business OF
general broker or commercial agent, ana not
confined 70 any particular branch oil business,
30. Every steamboat agent shall pay 800.
A.. Every passenger agent shall pay SlO,
A. Every railroad agent, 10y local or foreign
companies. shall pay 500.
~. Every theatre shall pay annually, IN ad-
vance, $500.
ii, Each and every public concert, for private
benefit o, gGin $25.
as. Every travelling minstrel company. for
each twenty-four hours OF each exhibition, 80.
As. Every regular opera troupe, for each ex-
hibitiOn, 50.
AZ Transient or travelling circus companies
or mepageries, under one canvas. or either
separately, for each twenty-fours or each ex-
as. Each and every eide show to any circus
or menagere shall pay. each day, W..
40. Every public lecturer. or person perform,
ing feats Of legerdcmain, not elsewhere taxed |
in this ordinance. who shall charge fee for |
admission TO his lecture or performance, shall |
pay for each lecture or exhibition, SO.
30 Every public lecturer, who may desire to |
do so, may take out an annual license, as |
81 Eysry keeper of billiard. pool or Jenny |
Lind tables, o. tables Of like device, on the
frat two tables each sha pay $50 and on the
50 Every keeper Of ten PIN aile7. or alley
of like device, on each OF tho fret two alleys. /
$50, and on the remaining number Of alleys 10
So. Every keeper of shooting gallery.
81 Every keeper Of livery stable, for each |
stable, 500, and on each omhibus, carriage,
hack or yohiale drawn by two horses, and each /
for hire, at such stable 20.
50. Every owner ola cart. ~asGn. dFSY or
other vehicle for hire. drawn by one horse. |
$40
56 Every owner ofveheles as above drawn |
BY two horses, SD.
81. Every owner Of vehicles as above, drawn |
by three OF more horses, ~;
rsges. or other Yehic Is. for hire or use on :, e
sres.= OF in the limits OF ihe city, for each
80.
and used exclusively for the free delivery OF
goods in customers OF stores ln the city. sln.
So Nv ~ keeper Of skids or tarpaulins
shall pay 500.
hasise, yard. shed, barn cg stable. erein the /
business Of receiving and taking care Of bOrsts. /
wagons, or other vehicles, or OF feeding anu
taking care OF horses or other animals y pur-
su. d for the purpos1 OF Hasing money. or iof
gain, shall pay for each sliS.
g. Every keeper of house o. yard where /
fre-Eaod is eutpP to stove size. and KEPT Tor
80 Every Keeper of second band articles
Is Every keeper Of junk % raz stare shall |
pay SO.
~ Every undertaken sha pay 500.
s.. Allpsrsons engaged IN business 81 menu /
featuring, and who do rot prcFcrly come /
under the class denOminaisd 'metcbab but /
WIN exercise privilege Cf doing business in /
Memphis, shall pay tax upon the goods mot /
Manufactured by them within the state which /
they EaSy Sing 70 the city io- ISLE. At the same
rte as pr0sideit 20 this OTtinau Nth refer I
enee 10 merchants.
65 Every keeper Of scGs t--n, shall pay $40. /
G5iZ Every kcsper Of an he creaLs s-lOon i
shall pay SO.