Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-13
Notice to Taxpayers! !!

TWNHE IMMEDIATE attention Of the Tax.
PAYERS oil this county, is resneet nily
called 70 the following sections Of the Rev
enue Law now In force, approved July 9ih
A. D 1870;
SECTION /. Be II further enacted, That
tax on privileges shall levied as foll1ws,
tO.wit:
Oh each and every prac I'ing phyIlelan.
lawyer, dentist and veterinary surgeon, ten
dollars
On each abd every druggist. twenty live
dollars; ami all personS who sell drugs or
medicines In any quantity. shall be deemed
druggi,ts, eKcep' lnat any peTso may sell
pa, MS, oils Of ali kinds. va nish, tuTpen ine,
rosin, pareg0ric, salts OF all kiuds, sulphur,
cOppefas, vitriol, anu any HTttcl ne .essary
for Gul nary. washing or a. cling purposes,
without pay ng ths license hereby p escrib-
On each and every distllsry OF grain, i've
On each ami every brewery. the sum Of
in each and eve establishment for rec
/ ,ify ing yinOus and splrltuous liquors, two
Oa ali other dis illeries, twenty-five dol.
lars
On each and every billlari or Jen " Lind
table, kept for pabllc use, hity dollars,
On eacn and Q cry nine or ten pin alley,
or alley called by any other name, twenty
hve do lars.
On each and every licensed vendor Of vim.
Gus, spurious Or malt llqnOrs, two hundred
dollars.
on ever merchant. OVe.k onpeF. or any
pe;s0a carrying on public business, who
| shall sell or give aNay vln)us, splritu0us or
| malt llquo's At his place OF husintss, In less
| quantities than one gallon, whether the hame
snail be Tor me iclnal, culin ,ry or other
| purposes, shall be deemed Il vendor OF the
same, AMI subject TO the TJTrg0ing tax Of
two hundred dollars; AMI any person selllog
| iu eSs quantities OF not less tnhn one AllOn,
shall pay tax OF illty dollars provided,
however. nothing In this Act snail be so con.
srrued as 10 prevent legniar practicing
physician from prescribing his practice
any such qu4niiiies As he nay deem proper
and necessary.
ON all livery and sale stables, where horses
are kept for hIro. Ia cities or towns OF I'VE
hou,and inhAbi ants and over, Ons hundred
dollars; In towns Of over two Thousand Aud
under Ave tn usaud inhabi ants, atty dole
las, and all Others twenty-five dollars
On Hll hOats stopping II any point In the
" Iters VI this sttie iOf the s,ie 81 produce,
provisions and provender eAcIu iveiy, .Wen'
y.hve dollars.
on all o her trading boats, two hundred
dollars.
on each and every com rissiOn m reliant,
Il y dollar.
On Il licensed auctioneers n(ty dollar.
On all uIOkeTs, Or dealers In exchange OF
real estate. whelhe they keep an once oI
trnosact th '!r bushes, II tns stree;s, my
dollars.
On each and every once Of insuranc, com
panies, not chartered w thi, state, 1fty dol
as.
ON all travelling agents ior an Insurance
or trust c mpany, ons hundred dollar
On ali express compaAies, one thousand
dollars.
on all telegraph companies, one thOussn,
dollars.
ON all ferries, bsidges, turn Ike or Othe
plase whele a fee Is collected from the pass
CIR, twenty dollar. except steam lerrie
across the Mississippi river, en- which las
named there shall he pait ak Of enc hun
. dTed dollars
On ali tr ,nscient ven Tors or dealers ~ lly,
stock, not raised In this state, or gJod'
wares or merchandise, not manufhc ured u
this STATE. twenty-five dOllars.
On all licensed inns, tAverns. hotels and
re,taurants, nlty dollars.
Un all Photograph galleries, ien dollars.
On all Clrcussss aud menAgeries, tiftY dol
lOrs lOr each exhibition; anu on any 9th Il
.hrw OfAny kind o. description, where a fes
Is demanded for entrance, and not exclusive
J ly devoted to religious or benevolent puF-
poses, i've dollars Tor each exhibition.
On all wharibOats, two huudred dOllars.
On all silver-smiths or waichmakers
twenty-five dollar.
; SIC 7. Be IL further enacted, That II any
person shall exercise In this State anyOf thl
callings. trades or professions enumerated
In Section OF this Act, without first pRyinl
the tax therein imposed, and procuring tn
cert! feate Of the Clerk Ofthe ChanceFy COur
Thereby required, shall be guilty Of o misde
meanOr. and In addition 70 any other penal
tues imposed by law, such person so offend
ing, snail be subject 10 arrest, agd on con
viction before any Justice Of the Peace
shall be aaed not less than double the ta'
imposed by said section, or shall be impris
] oned In the county Jail not exceeding ST.
months. or be punished by both hne and i'm
: prisonment. at the discretion Of the Court
: and the Circuit Courts Of the several e0nn
ties shall have concurrent jurisdiction 4
: punish, on indictment and conviction, ID
. misdemeAnOrs herein defined; provided
That One-thiri OF the hne 50 imposed, shall
paid to the person who shall give iufoTma
ton Of the violation OF the provisions OF thl
Act.
p The Board OF Supervisors Of Ware
county, have levied 4 tax Tor county puI
poses equal 10 the above State Tax, both I
a which Taxes am now prepared 70 Feeeiy
az my once In the city u Ylekshurg.
!. UHA8. u. FURL0NG,
Sheriff and Tax Collector, Of
i augi1.im Warren Count