Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-12-23

falIIoxe - the Measure ~ ID Passed
she Gensral Assembly.
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snEf1ex !: Re y enacted by the General
the n tax on every one hundred dollars
81 s sScs p ~pes :. sSsl Is
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or indictment, FIVE Jollarx,
sEc. 8. BIZ il further enscted, That tax
OF nve dollars shall hereafter be imposed
upon each defendant In State cases in the
Supreme Court, where said defendant has
SEC. I. Be Il further enacted. That In all
criminal cases submitted under the small
state tax Of two dollars In each case, In
addition to the fine imposed; and the bond
required to be executed by section 1904 of
Peace. shall DO held to include and make
liable the ofiicsrs mentioned In said section
for the tax imposed and collected under
this section. except that said state tax shall
County Courts OF their respective counties
Instead of to the County Trustees.
SEc. 8. BE II further enacted, That In all
corder's Court in this state, tho defendant,
or party taxed with tho cost, shall pay a
State tax of two dollars. to be collected by
said Recorder and paid over by him to the
easesof Justices OF the Peace. .Shcriffs and
Constables under the preceding section.
And the County Court Clerks receiving
Sy ~ psS %
troller said revenues so received, as other
state revenue received by them ; and Mag
istrates and Recorders so paying money to
the Clerks shall take from the Clerks du-
piicnte receipts tor the same, one Of which
shall be forwarded to the Comptroller Of
Ssc. 0. no Il further enacted, That sec.
ton { OF the act OF March Is, is0s, be so
amended that hereafter all claim agents
shall pay state tax OF twenty-five dollars
each, Instead OF ten dollars, as now provid-
SEC. I. be It further enacted. That the
holders OF all State, county and corpora
ton bonds, In this State, shall pay an ad
valorem tax thereon, equal TO the tax on
OF said bon III the market and section
10 of the act of March I, 1869, No far as II ex-
empts said bonds rom Ia xatlon. Is hereby
dollar shall be levied on all Incomes deriy-
ed from United States Government bonds,
aud from all other stocks and bonds not
taxed Cd ysIoren ahe no'dcEs o. nn,Sea
lcontemplate6 In this section, shall report
on the hrst Mon,lay.o Of May and septsIn-
Der, To the County Court Clerks OF their
70 Eisn the amount OF bonds 50 held, and
pay to him the tax thereon.
SIC. s. BE IL further euacted, That Sec
ton 5of the &C. q ss anu s ~ III 20 pre-,
amended M to read, THAT each telegraph
Company upon receipts rom kilograms TO
and from points In tiiis state. and each rail-
rated company doing business in this state
not taxed ad valorein, except charitable,
religious and educational, shall be taxed
ssints Mill TAX as s"sa Sg sn s"
incor porated companies shall he paid TO the
County Court Clerk Of the county In which
the principal Office Of the company In 10.
Gated. And all railroads whose principal
Office IL In another state, shall pay this In X
to the Clerk OF the County Court In which
their principal office or agency IN located
e n ,%ss d these s"panss shall Sc made
quarterly, bcginning With January J, 70 the
Various County Court Clerks. and the "a xes
shall then be paid hut upnn any railroad
this tax shall be assessed upon such pro
rate ortion OF thercceipts Of such railroad
as the length OF the road within tho state
mn sS 1 Which, The receipts or earnings sccru
ed. Aud the President, OF other head of1icer
of such company whose principal Office IL
ii another Slate. shall on oath show the
tive companies, for the quarters ending ON
the FIRST Mondays IN January, April. July
and October IN each year, and pay the TAX
i'm posed by this section. said oath be taken
and subscribed before any officer nuthor-
ixei to administer oaths, aud filed In the
ONCE Of the Comptroller I"
aHNc. o. Ne 10 further enacted, That eectton
Is OF an act passed January ~, 1871, 10 pro-
vide revenue for the state. beand the same
IL hereby repealed.
SIC. 10 Re II further enacted, That the
several tax collectors 81 this state shall re-
c.ivc In payment OF the taxes assessed and
due the State. bank notes of the hank Of
tennessee, denominnicd aud known ns old
issue OF the bank, warrants on the state
treasury. gold and silver. United States To-
gal tender notes aud National Bank notes;
and that all laws and parts 81 laws IN com
fiict with the provisions OF this section, di-
recting revenue officers To receive anytl
else for payment Of take are hereby re-
peaied. 1913 tNtS
sac. n. De II further enacted, That the
act passed March ~. saS, requiring cattle
and stock dealers u pay = license tax of
$40, shall not he construed aS applying 10
farmers ". opufchase stock FOR their iallns
ena aiterwards offer them TOR sale.
$40. II. La IL further untctfl. That all