Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-09-10
Notice to Taxi -

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THE IMMEDIATE attention ~ ne Tax
Payers o. this County, Is nsnc4gliT
enua LaW'' now IL ioFoa, approved July "a
sHcTios l. Ne Il further enacted, Thaf e
tax on privileges shah te ieVied IS follows,
to-Witf
On each and every praoiieing physician.
lawyer, dentist and veterinary surgeon, Ten
on zach and every druEEish. twenty-five
dollars and all persons Who sell drugs o.
medicines In any quantity, shall be de1med
druggists, except that any peraon may sell
pants, oils OF all kinds, Va nish, tnrpen lne,
r0sln, paregoTic, salts Of all kinds, sulphur
uOppefas, vitriol, and any articles necessary
for eul nary, washing or dyeing purposes,
without paying this license hereby plo5crib-
on each and every distillery Of grain, ave
hundred dollars.
ON each and every brewery, the sum Of
fnty dollars.
tifying vinons and spiritu0us liquors, two
On ali other disillerles, twenty-five dol
on each and every billiard or Jenny Lind
table, kept for public use, nny dollars.
On each and 0 cry nine or ten pin alley
or alley called by any other name, twenty
On each and every licensed vendor Of win.
Gus, spurious or malt liquors, Two hundred
dollars.
On every merchant, siOro-teoper. or any
person carrying on public business, who
shall sell or give away yinous, spifituous or
malt liquors ut his place OF business, Ia less
quantities than one gallon, whether the saina
shall be for me iieinal, culinary or other
v.NNraunaa Hhun hn HnnuFnH n gaWffnW nN thu
same, anu subject to the foregoing tax OF
two hundred dollars; and any person sclng
H. less quantities Of not less thAn 0nc gallon,
hail pay a tax of hity dollars provides,
however. nothing in this Act shall be 80 con-
s,ruel as to prevent q regular pTnoticing
physician frOm prescribing IN bis praetlce
any such quantities as he may deem proper
and necessary.
on ali livery and sale stables. whero horses
are kept for hire, In cities or towns OF hYt
thousand inhabitants aud over, One hundred
dollars; In towns Of over two thousand and
under i've thousand Inhabitants, nifty dol
laes, and all others twenty-five dollars.
ON oil boats stopping gt any point In tht
waters OF this STATE, for tho sale OF produce
provisions and prOvender exclusively, TWEEN
Iy.ivo dollars.
on ali other trading boats, two hundred
on each and every commission merchant
nity dOllars.
On all licensed auctloneers. hfty dollar.
ON all brokers, or dealers In exchange OF
real estate, whether they keep Al Ohice Of
transact their business Ia che streets, httl
dollars.
On each and every once Of insurance com
panies, not chartered by this state, MY dol
aTs.
or trust c mpany. one hundred dollars.
GA ali express companies, one THOUSAND
dOllars.
On all telegraph companies, one thOusan,
dollars.
ON all ferries, bridges, turnpike or othe
place where q fec Is collected from tho pass
or, twenty dollars, except steam icrrie
across the Mississippi river, on which las
named there shall be paid q tax Of one hun
dred dollars.
ON ali transient vendors or dealers IN liY
stock, not raised In this state, or gO0df
wares, or merchandise, not mAnufac uFed !
thisState. twenty-five dollars.
ON all licensed inns. ~taverns, hotels an
restaurants. lfty dollars.
ON ali photograph galleries, ten dollars.
On all CiTcusses and menageTios, MY do
lors for each exhibition; ami on any 9th.
snow Ofany kind or description. whore n Il
Is demanded for entrance. and not exclusive
~ devoted 10 religious or benevolent puI
poses, i've dollars TOR each exhibition.
Ou hlt huulAuuuAEg bMV hAAhAN htAAhAHs
On all silvef-smiths or matchmaker
twenty. i've dollar.
SEC I. Be II further enacted. That II an
person shall exercise In this state anyo ftl
Galllngs. trades or professions enumerat'
la Section 4 OF this Act, without hrnt payiI
the tax thereln imposed, and procuring u
cert fleate o fthe Clerk ofthe Chancery Cou
l thereby required, shall DO guilty Of q misd
meanOr, and In addition 70 any other pena
ties imposed by law, such person 50 Onen
, ing, shall 10 subject to arrest, n on 90
, vIctiOn before any Justice Of the PeaC
? shall be fined not less than double the q
l Imposed by said section, or shall be impri
Oned In the county jail not exceeding
9 months, or be punished by both Ane and II
pris0nment. at the discretion Of the C0uI
and the Circuit Courts Of the several cou
: ties shall have concurrent Jurisdiction
punish, on indictment and conviction, I
nisdemeanors hertin defined; provide
Il That one-third Of the fine 30 imposed shall
4 paid 10 the person who shall give Inform
u ton Of the violation Of the provisions OF {
n Act.
The Board Of Supervisors OF War
o county, have levied q tax for county pl
a poses equal 10 the above STATE Tax, fexcl
y that no county tax shall be levied on !
i res and Telegraph Companies, the vendi
OF Vlni0us, Spurious or Malt Liquors or
Y the poll taxi both OF which taxes ] am n
prepared 20 receive at my ONCE In the o
G CHAs. 4. FURLONG.
Sheriff and Tax Collector, OF
T" Augil.1m Warren COuI
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