Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-25
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bond Adopted.
Also, a bill to provide against rentin
stalls without the permission Of the mar
kethouse Committee Passed first AM
second readings.
Mr.. Chatham introduced a bin relativ
to public Gales in the markeshouse. Passe,
three readingg.
Also, bill % pave Union street from
! Cherry 70 Spruce, and require property
holders 70 construct pavements. PasseC
three readings.
A bill FROM the Council to confer polio,
/ powers on the street overseer and superin.
tendent Of the Eaterworks passed tire,
readings.
The bill 70 license pawn brokers passed
three readings
The bill relative to weighing stone coal
was taken up passed on first reading, and
referred TO q special committee
A number Of resolutions from the City
Council providing for the repair Of pave
ments, mentioned in our report Of the last
meeting Of that body, we're concurred in.
Resolution TO extend the culyert oppo-
site Church street was adopted
Resolution providing for the sale Of
vacant lots belonging to the city was
adopted
Resolution 10 purchase books, 10 enroll
the acts and resolutions and proceedings OF
the City Council, was adopted
Resolution providing for the sale Of the
steamer Mamie was adopted
Resolution TO re-surYey Locust street was
adopted
Resolution relative 10 4 committee to de-
tine the powers and duties Of standing COM
mittees was adopted.
Resolution to ill up the street and make
n pavement between the property of Wright
and Castleman, Cherry street, was adopted.
An opinion by John Lellyett, Esq, City
Attorney, relative 10 the business Of broker,
was read and filed.
Mr.. Kinney introduced bill requiring
the proprieiresses Of public bagnios where
wine is sold, TO take ont license Passed
three readings
Mr.. Creighton introduced bill exempt
ing from license one-Eorse carts and wagons
used for private purposes only, which was
amended, on motion of Mr.. Kinney, and
passed on three readings.
The Board then adjourned till next regu-
lar meeting.
BOARD or COMMON COUNCIL.
The Board Of Common Council met last
night, and was called to order as Z o'clock,
President Cotton in the chair
Present, Councilmen Walsh, Reid, Has
lem, Duncan, Edwards, Rhea, Winston,
Hudson, Leitenberger and Moore
Minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved
The Committee on Wharfs submitted q
good order
The Committee on Gasworks submitted
their report
Some remarks were made touching upon
street railroads.
The Committee on Public Schools re-
turned the bill as report, specifying hooks
for the schools. Received
A petition was offered for permission TO
build a frame house, which being informal,
was returned 10 the petitioner.
Similar petitions from Mr. Mechanism
were returned for the signatures Of the ad-
joining property-holders.
The special committee to construe the
revenue laws reported another bill upon
the same subject, for the consideration CO
the Council the committee not being
fully agreed in regard TO the provisions
Of said bill, but in the main approving It,
Mr.. Lellyett read the bill proposed.
AN ACT TO AMEND THE REVENUE LAWS.
BE it enacted by the City Council Of the city Of
Nashville.
Sec. /. That the third, fourth and fifth
section OF chapter forty-fve of the City
Digest be, and the same is hereby repealed
and substituted by the provisions Of the
following sections Of this act.
Sec. 2. Every wholesale merchant or
person selling goods, wares, OF mer-
chandize, on commission, or for the account
Of others, or doing a receiving storage or
forwarding business, or combining in his
business any number of these branches Of
trade shall, when FIRST applying to the Re
csrder for licence pay in advance FOR the
use of the city, the sum of one hundred
dollars, and execute a joint and several
bond of himself and at least one good
security, payable 10 the Mayor and City
Council conditioned that he will render
to the Recorder at the end of one year
from the time the said license shall date, a
sworn statement of all the goods which he
E1LaDltHAiNkflL
within the last year, or which he may
have sold at any wharf, or depot, or else
where within the city on the account Of
other persons at their price Of sale, and TO
pay TO the Recorder a tax upon such
invoices, cost and sale OF goods at
the rate Of two mills in the dollar
upon the aggregate amount Of such
invoices and sales in excess Of fifty thou-
sand dollars.
Sec. 3. Every retain merchant shall OBJ
tain license in the same manner. paying
therefor, Ia advance, sos, and giving bond
and security in the sum Of $3.50. with the
same conditions and paying the same rate
Of taxation on the aggregate amount ofall
invoices and sales in excess Of $4,000.
All persons doing storage, commission CT
forwarding business shall obtain license
under the second section OF this act.
Sec. 4. Lisenaa shall be renewed upon
compliance with the terms and stipulations
of the former license and bond, and upon
giving bond and making payment as in the
case Of an original licesse.
License may be transferred within the
wear 60 any person or firm succeeding The
person or firm TO whom the original license
was granted 10 effect which application
must be made 20 she Recorder, renewing
the bond for the remainder Of the year and
rendering q sworn statement Of invoice
and sales up 20 the time Of transfer
las at che end Of the year, as if no
transfer had been made, aud If the aggre-
gate amoun, Of such invoices and accounts
Of sales shall exceed the sum of $4,000,
or of Sl2.5 500. as the case may be, a tax Of
two mills in the dollar shall be paid on
such excess and the transieree Of the IL
oense shall az the end of the wear, pay a
like tax upon the entire amount of his
invoices and accounts of sales But If the
aggregate amount of the invoices and ac-
counts of sales rendered at the time Of the
transfer shall he less than $4,000, or Sl2,-
500, as the case may be, then the deficit
shall, al the end Of the year, be deducted
from the amounts Of the invoices aud sales
rendered al the end of the year by the
transferee; and he shall pay the tax upon
the balance, If any, in excess.
Sec @. Neither the invoice cost nor the
sales Of articles produced OF manufactured
ia this State. or articles bought Of mer-
chants licensed and doing business in the
city. shall be suhieCt 10 taxation But this
exemption shall not apply to goods bought
Of the agents of parties doing business in
other cities, or Of the parties themselves
selling goods in this city by sample, repre-
sentation, OF otherwise.
Sec. :. Articles bought by merchants or
Others for shipment TO other places, or not
for sale in this city, are not taxable.
See. s. Persons whose business Of any
kind requires license, aud who shall call
on the Recorder within ten days AFTER com