Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-04-30

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Brokers of real estate, includ
ing all contracts for rents, carrie,
) on as a regular business, shall pa,
a privilege tax of fifty dollars
and one half of one per cent. OIL
the gross amount of sales ant
rents. Provided, that every mer
chant or dealer, above specified
shall, at the time of taking ou
license, give the Clerk of th'
) County Court bond with goo(
and sufficient security, condition
ed on the payment of the above
taxes.
Hotel or tavern keepers, fol
each room in the house except two
one dollar.
Livery stables, or stables KEEP
by innkeepers, for each stall, one
dollar.
Each omnibus company, or in
dividuals engaged in running ON
nibuses for pay shall pay privil
ege tax on each omnibus of TWEEN
ty-fve dollars.
All hacks, carryalls, ambulan
ces, or carriages run for pay shall
pay a privilege tax of ten dollars
Each express wagon or cart
including wagons or carts engaged
in transferring, (other than those
belonging to express or omnibus
companies shall take cut license
semi-annually from the County
Court Clerk, and shall pay a tax,
for each express wagon, five dol
lars; each express cart, five dol
lars; each transfer wagon, 1.-TWO
horses,) ten dollars; each trans
fer wagon, -four horses,) fifteen
dollars. Steam ferry companies,
or steam ferries operated by indi-
viduals, shall take out an annual
license from the County Court
Clerk, and pay an annual privilege
tax of one hundred dollars, and
half of one per cent. on their
gross receipts.
Allpeddlers of sewing machines,
or selling by sample, shall pay a
tax of ten dollars.
Retail dealers in spirits, wine,
ale, beer, or other malt liquors in
addition to present taxes on each
establishment, shall pay a privil-
ege tax oftwenty-fve dollars.
Horse and mule dealers, whose
business is buying and selling
horses and mules, shall pay a tax
of ten dollars. =
Cattle dealers whose business is
buying and selling cattle, sheep
or hogs, tax of ten dollars.
Brewers shall pay a privilege
tax of one hundred dollars.
Pawnbrokers a tax Of five hun
dred and fifty dollars.
All claim agents, a tax of twen-
ty-fve dollars. Provided, that
all claim agents whose practice
is confined to prosecuting claims
for back pay, bountles, or in prose
cutting pensions, shall be exempt.
All intelligence office keepers,
tax of twenty dollars.
All butchers, whose business is
to sell meats at retail, a tax of
ten dollars.
All lawyers, who have practic-
ed for five years, shall respective
ly pay privilege tax of fifteen
dollars. Physicians, dentists,
surgeons, who charge for services,
tax of ten dollars. Provided
their income is over eleven hun
dred dollars per annum.
Architects and civil engineers,
those who plan, design, or super
intend the construction of build
ings, steamboats,, bridges or rail
roads, not including mechanics, a
tax of ten dollars.
Plumbers and gas filters, a tax
of ten dollars.
Each marriage license, q tax Of
two dollars.
Peddlers may take out license
quarterly, and shall pay, if on
foot, a tax at the rate OF twenty
dollars per annum; or if a peddler
with one horse or vehicle may
take out license quarterly, and pay
a tax at the rate of fifty dollars
per annum, and fifty dollars for
each vehicle, and ten dollars for
each horse used,
Exhibitions of profit, sleight of
hand, legerdemain or other exhibi-