Arizona miner., 1866-03-14

mon but erroneous impression that amend ments were made 10 this law by the late Legislature. Several amendments were pro posed, but none were adopted. It would seem that the Act has not been thoroughly enforced in the past It should be hereafter, and, if so, will go far to produce the revenue needed to meet the county expenses:
 CHAPTER xLIx.
 Of License Tat.f
 SrcrroN l. There shall be collected a auar- ter yearly license tax from all persons and corporations engaged in the business, trade. dealing or occupations n this chapter named, as follows: Every person who may deal in goods, wares and merchandise, except the agricultural productions of this Tcrritorv when vended by the producers thereof, and except such as are sold by auctiOncCrs or commission merchants under license or per mission according to law, where their sales amount in the average to ten thousand dol lars or more per quarter year, a quarter yearly license tax oi forty dollars when such sales shall so average lcss than ten and more than five thousand dollars per quarter, quarter yearly license tax of thirty dollars when such sales shall SD average less than five and more than two thousand dollars per quarter, a quarter yearly license tax of twenty dollars; and when such sales shall so average les than two thousand dollars Der quarter, quarter yearly license tax of eight dollars Der quarter.
 SEC .. Every rerson who sell or yend any wines or distilled liquors, butchers meat, drugs and medicines, and who shall keep horses or carriages for rent or hire. when their business or sales amount to more than st I ter, shall pay quarterly license tax of twen- ~ dollars: when such business or sales are less than five thousand dollars per quarter, quarterly license tax of eight dollars.
 SEc. 3 All tavern or inn keepcr.. all keep CTS of restaurants or saloons, all keepers of eating houses or conce-houses, and all other person, who may sell oF aispo-e of any slirit- uous or malt liquors or wines in less quanti- ties than one quart, shall pay license tax oi thirty dollars per quarter, and all eating houses not selling or disposing of any liquurS except malt hIuors, shall pay q quarterly license tax of ten dollars.
 Src. |. Every travelling merchant, hawker. or pcdlar, who shall carry a pack and ycnd wares, goods or merchsndizc of any kind, shall pay for license therefor five dollars per month; and every such travelling merchant, hawker, or pedlar, who shall use a wagon or drive or cause to be driven a train for such purpose, or for the purpose of vending wines or spiritnou' liquors, shall pay for license therefor ten dollars per month: Proriicl, that nothing m this section contained shall be construed to apply to the productions of this Territory, when such productions are sold or vended by the producer thereof
 SEC. ,. Each and every insurance company incorporated under the laws of any other State or Territory, shall pay an annual tax of two hundred dollar4 te the Treasurer of the county in which their business office is situa- ted, and take his receipt therefor, spccify ing the kind of business to be done, and which shall be sufficient license: Proridsi, that no license under the provisions of this section shall be issued for less than one year.
 SEc. G. Every private banker, broker, deal CT iB exchange, stocks gold dust, silver bull lion, or other similar occupations, shall each pay quarterly tax of twenty dollars.
 SEC. :. Each proprietor or keeper of a bil- Hard table, not kept exclusively for the use of the owner and his family, for each table, thirty dollars Der quarter; for nine or ten pin 0r bowling alley, hfteen dollars per quarter.
 SEC. s. Every manager or lessee of theatre, every se-cnade or concert singer, every eX-
  ton Of animals for pay; every circus, rope performer, wire-dancer OF sleight-Of hand eX- hibitor, shall pay in advance such amount for license therefor for each day of such perform ance or exhibition, as the County Treasurer shall fix and determine upon; Prorded, that the amount so fixed shall not be more than twenty nor less than five dollars for any one day.
 SGc. 9. No license granted under the proyi sions of this chapter shall be construed to exempt the capital stock or property used or invested in such business by the person pay ing such license tax, from taxation under any other provision of law.
 SEC. 10. All moneys for license under the preceding provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the County Treasurer of the county m which such business k proposed tO be car rled on, or the business office or place where any such business is located, before any such person shall commence tO do any such busi-'I ness as is mentioned in any of the preceding nine sections; and the applicant at the time of paying such money shall deliver to such County Treasurer q written statement of the business, the place where such business is to be carried on, and when necessary the estimated amount per quarter or otherwise of such busi- ! ness and when such estimate is necessary to be made under the provisions of this chapter, such applicant shall in every instance make and subscribe an affidavit that he yerily be- lieves the amount of business to be done by | the business establishment, or branch thereof, within the next succeeding three months, or longer time if license be required for longer l