The Hickman courier., 1868-12-12

To TIE City Council Of Hichm1n.
Your committee would respectfully
| submit the following report ia the form
OF an act to be passed by the Legisia-
ture of the State, as embodying all the
amendments to our City Charter which
present time, and which we recommend
be first submitted to the voters of the
city
REPORT.
AN ACT TO amend an act, entitled an act
TO amend and reduce into one, the several
acts respecting the town of Hickman ap-
proved March 10th, 1854.
SECTION /. Section first, Article fifth
ri said act TO be amended shall be so
amended as to authorize and empower
the City Council of Hickman to assess
and collect taxes on such real and per
sonal estate in said city as they may de-
signate, not exceeding 81 so on
each one hundred dollars valuation for
revenue purposes, and 81 80 for
each tithe. But such tax shall be uni
form in every description of property
assessed by them; provided, that public
buildings, churches, school houses, col
leges, and grounds attached thereto. dedi-
Gated TO public uses, and such other prop
erty as the Council may in their disere-
ton see proper to exempt, may be by
said Council exempted from taxation.
SECTION 2. Personal estate. within
the meaning aud intent of this act. shall
include all property of every kind and
description whatsoever, other than real
estate, and all moneys, bills, notes, stockel
bonds, or credits OF every character eld |
description whatsoever, and all sueh
s.~s..sa. 4A.@li ~--as.ss~ stocks. l.s nsls. er
ing TO their real ea~I. ~-is-~ g. -.
assessed, in addition to other personal
estate, after deducting from the value of
such moneys, bills, notes, stocks, bonds.
or credits, the mount in which the
owner, or said party assessed, may be
indebted at the time Of said assessment i
(securfty debts, however, not to be de-
duc:ed) whether such Indebtedness bel
due and owing in or out of this Statel
or such moneys, bills, notes, stocked
bonds, or credits, be due owing OF pavo
able in OF out of this State, or be nal
taxed elsewhere b:
SECTION 3. The Council shall ha ed
power to levy special and addition K
tax upon, and to license on payment dit
an amount fixed by them, all comm I'll
eial brokers, pedlers, dealers in god vi,
wares, aud merchandise of every desc DO
ton, by sample or otherwise, provi sol
that no license shall be required, or an
ditional tax imposed on residents offs an
city who list their property so sold rea
taxation, or upon dealers In such Z thu
cles or merchandise manufactured lis a e
city and that nothing in this sn tie
shall be construed to modify or al tive
any general law OF this State ohs rati
subject feet
! SECTION f. The Council shalve balls
power to impose tax upon incUIn- The
terest, or profits derived from ali ed shit
States Bonds within their discretiot wht
exceeding at any time the amount lch ereC
income, interest, or profits, as aked afra
by the general laws of the Con- him
wealth of Kentucky. ss% (Dr
X SECTION s. If any person shafuse and
on application by the Assessorsaid swe
city, reasonable time being givelfur- tiou
nish a true and correct list of Irop tha
erty taxable under the laxys of city h4l
owned and held by such persol per- will
sons, he, she, or they, 3nirpele to smi
seass sss ole .ses ef i@Ssai sAis ss
given in, oEas WHIT 9. s,lt3I y to
Incorrect III ~ s. ~ and
be ascertainedby tn or eye
more respectable Id 'aia rs''
city, the afidavits of sut- co.
ficient to authorize til levy an
such double tax, and the. ehay be aS
recovered with cost by the name pa
of said city, and in theTy Court OF 49,
Hickman, without rcgarT the amount ~
thereof bls
SECTION 6. The Col shall have khl
power to require all pA said city !.
to make report from tifO time, at such ths
periods as said Counciay designate, OF ldel d
all property or assets every descrip- Oes
tiop, which may be rived or acquired sa sal
or come to hand ancossession of such ID
persons, after the rear terms OF assess, ~ ~,
ment, and not previsly listed or taxed co. co.
for the year in whsaid property is ac' w
quired or broughtp the city, and sucn 1s, =
property shall he pie to the sanre rate o1'
of taxation, and up such pro rata terms ~ q.
as the City Couns may in its discreiion :. :,
prescribe, as all ther property OF the !, !,
kind is, that mayt the time be listed for :" y
taxation in said-ty. n
SEC. I. The ity Council shall have ho -
power to requi- all merchants and deal s II n
ers in goods, yres and merchandise. Of ~ ~
fering to do usiness in said city from :, =,
and after the st day of March 1909, - - i i
report to the clerk of the CITY ooup.,ff .n nf :,
under oath, i and every invoice pl.i Ill., ~ 4
goods, ware'and merchandise, OF ;a v," Or
personal poperty, received by him ,Ss Ss
them With, ten days from the time the
same shallhave been received ana TO =,
N i4r &C Tie city cIcrk =