Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-18

Is charged, per day $40 or per
werk. sgj; or per month, so.
Where 2jo or less admission is
charged, per day, $j;peF week slJi
Der month S4j.
Sec. 81. On each street peddler
Of pies, fruits, &C., per year, W
Sec. 5g. All persons soliciting
trade for stores In Vicksburg, In
which they are employed, aud all
persons receiving commission on
ssles which they control, or per-
suade to 20 to certain stores, andall
nersous employed in stores receiv-
inga regular monthly salary VINO
sball habitually be on the streets
soliciting customers to 60 to their
EMPLOYERS stores, shall be known as
runners and drummers Of the lst
class, and shall pay q license tax
per month 500.
All persons other than the one
person then actually in charge OF
any hack, carriage, omnibus, bag
gage wagon, or dray, soliting pas
sengers or baggage, and all persons
soliciting patronage for hotels, res
taurants or boarding houses, at amy
railroad depot or steamboat land.
ing within the corporate limits OF
tbe city Of Vicksburg,shall be deem
ed runners and drummers of the I'd
class, and shall pay q license tax
per month, $40; per quarter $50.
Sec. SO. Every person having
more than one shop, store or other
establishment, or who shall exercise
or follow more than one profession,
trade, calling or business, requiring
q license, shall pay q tax on each
separately, except when specially
stipulated to the contrary in this
ordinance.
Sec. 90. No license shall be trans
ferable except In case Of death or
by order of the Board Of Mayor
and Council, in which case the par
ties assuming q license shall be la
BILE for all taxes aud other dues to
the city BY the former owner Of
the license.
Sec. 81. II any person shall ex-
erclse, carry on or follow any pro-
EessiOn, trade or calling or busi-
ness for or upon which q license or
tax may be assessed or required to
be paid by any ordinance or res0-
luton Of the city without first pay
ing such tax and obtaining o license
from the proper officer therefor,
such person may be fined upon
conviction thereof before the
Mayor or other officer having ju-
risdictiOn In any sum not exceed
ing the amount of annual license
or tax required TO be paid for any
profession, trade, calling or busl-
ness.
Sec. 90. Every person requiring
q license under this or any other
ordinance Of this city, shall have
the same exposed In some
proper and conspicuous place in
the Office, counting room or place
Of business, and any person falling
TO do so shalI upon conviction be-
fore his Honor the Mayor, be sub
ject to q fine Of not less than I've
nor more than twenty-five dollars
for the first offence aud not less
than twenty-five nor more than one
hundred dollars for each subse-
QHent 0ifense.
Sec. 81. The rates OfliCense as ct
this time shall continue In force tie
ensuing year, or until repealed or
changed.
Sec. "a. When a bond is required
to be given before obtaining o H.
cense, II shall be given IN the same
manner and In like amount 90 now
by law imposed.
Sec. 65. that oil ordinances or
parts Of ordinances contFavenihg
this ordinance, be and the same are
hereby repealed; and this ordi.
nance shall take effect from and az
ter the lstday ofJanuAry, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy.
BENJAMIN A. LEE,
J. b. FRANK,
W. IL BUCHANAN.