Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-03-03
Concerning AactioaeerS, Commission Msr
~ chants and Transient Merchants.

Concerning Auctioneer8, Commission Mer
chants and Transient Merchants
Sec. lAuctoneers-their sec.3 Commission Merchants
i appointment &c. 4. Transient Merchants
4 2. Penalty. s. Who are transient
/ Sec. /. Be 1t ordained, That any person
wishing to exercise the trade or business of
an auctioneer, may be licensed therefor, up.
on bis paying to the Clerk of the corpora.
tion the sum OF five dollars, for the space OF
one year, and entering into bond, with APP.
| proved securities, in the penal sum of two
thousand dollars, payable to the Mayor and
! Aldermen of Fayetteville and their sue
cessors in Office, conditioned that he will
furnish, at such times as may be required
( by the ordinances of said corporation, to the
Assessor of taxable property, a correct and
particular account, in writing, and upon oath,
which may be administered by said Assessor,
of all sales of goods, wares and merchandise,
or other property subject to auction duties,
made by him up to the first day of May, in
each and every year, and that he shall pay
over TO the Collector of taxes of said corpo-
ration the amount of duties or taxes accru-
ing upon such Sales, in the same manner as
lother taxes are paid: Provided, however,
that no person rwhatevershall be so licensed,
except those appointed auctioneers by the
County Court OF Lincoln county.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That any
person violating the provisions of the first
section of this ordinance, shall forfeit and
pay for each and every offence the sum of
fifty dollars.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further ordained, That each
and every commission merchant, or any 9TH
ler person or persons selling any goods,
wares and merchandise, or any other prop
lerty on commission, or permitting the sale
of the same to be done by any person or per-
sons whatever, upon his, her or their prem
ises, shall pay to the use of the corporation,
a tax offfty cents on every hundred dol
lars amount of sales SO made and sold by
him, her or them, as aforesaid and if any
person liable to pay, under the provisions
Iof this section, shall fail TO give in true
account, hereby required to be assessed,
when called on by the Assessor of taxes of
said corporation, it shall be the the duty
of the said Assessor to assess upon such per.
sons so failing or refusing, the sum of fifty
dollars, and the Collector of the Corpora
tion shall proceed to collect the same. in the
same manner as other taxes are collected.
Sec f. Belt further ordained, That all
transient merchants or transient dealers in
drugs or patent or other medicines, goods,
wares and merchandise, shall, before they
vend any goods, wares and merchandise, or
any dlugs or patent medicines, in said cor
poration, apply to the Clerk thereof and OBJ
tain License, for which the person SO ap-
plying shall pay, for the use Of the corpora
ton, the sum of ten dollars, besides tax
of one-half of one per cent. on all his, her
or their amount of stock on hand of such
goods, wares and merchandise, drugs or pat
ent medicines and if any transient mer-
chant or transient dealer as aforesaid, with
out license as aforesaid, shall offer to scl or
vend any goods, wares and medicines, or
drugs, patent OF other medicines, such per-
son or persons SO offending shall be proceed
ed against in the same manner as is now
provided for proceeding against hawkers and
peddlers for selling without license; and all
persons who shall sell any goods, wares and
merchandise, or medicines, as described in
this section, shall be deemed to be transient
merchants, who do not settle for the year to.
carry on the trade of buying and selling
such goods, wares and merchandise, drugs
or medicines Provided, that all articles
manufactured and made up in the State of
Tennessee, be exempt from taxation.
SEC. 5. Ar,d be 1t further ordained, That
all persons shall be deemed and held to be-
transient merchants who exercise control
over and sell their own goods, wares and
merchandise, notwithstanding they may
have deposited the same in the house of a
commission merchant or auctioneer or other
person.
Concerning Haaokers and Rddlers.
SEC. l. Be 1t ordained, That it shall not
be lawful for any Hawker or Peddler to sell,
or offer for sale within the corporate limits
of said town, any.goods, wares or merchan-I
disc, or small commodities, of any descrip-l
tion or denomination whatever, unless he
shalt previously obtain from the Clerk of
said corporation, license for that purpose,
for which heshsll pay to the.said Clerk the,
sum Of ten dollars, besides one dollar for is
suing said license, for the privilege of sell
ing for six months; and if any Hawker or
Peddler shall violate the foregoing provis.
ions Of this act, he, she or they, SO offending,
shall forfeit and pay for the use of the cor
poration the sum of twenty dollars, for each
and every offence Provided, that moth,
ing manufactured or made up in the State
of Tennessee shall be subject to taxation,
or require license for the sale thereof
SEC. That any person hawking or ped
ding within the corporate limits without Ii
cense, shall be subject to the fine in the
foregoing section, notwithstanding said haw-
ker or naddler NAV have made a denos;t of