The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-11-09
STATE REYENUE.
An Important Bill Proposed BY the
House Committee Of Ways and
Means.

A bill to be entitled An act TO pro-
vide revenue for the State Of
Tennessee.
SECTION /. Be q enacted by the
General Assemblg Qfthe STATE Of Ten
nessee, That the State tax on every
one hundred dollars worth of prop
erty upon which taxes are by law
assessed for State purposes, shall
be fifty cents.
SIC. .. Be L further enacted, That
section / of an act passed May "a,
1860, be so amended as to read
on each presentment or indictment,
live dollars.
SEC. 3. Be Il further enacted, That
a State tax of five dollars shall
hereafter be imposed upon each de
PENDANT in State cases in the Su-
preme Court where said defendant
has the cost to pay.
SEC. 4. Be e further enacted, That
in all suits brought before Justices
Of the Peace in this State, the fol-
lowing rate of taxation shall be
levied and collected, to-wit: Suits,
where the judgment is less than one
hundred dollars, a State tax of fif-
ty cents, Suits, where the iudg-
ment is more than one hundred and
less than two hundred dollars, one
dollar Suits, where the Judgment
: exceeds two hundred dollars, two
dollars. In all criminal causes
submitted under the small ofTense
laws before Justice of the Peace,
a State tax of three dollars in each
case; and the bond required to be
executed by section 5O4 of the Code
of Tennessee by Justices of the
Peace shall be held to include and
make liable the officers mentioned
in said section for the taxes i'm
posed and collected under this sec
ton, except that said State tax
shall be by said officers paid to the
Clerks ofthe County Courts of their
respective counties instead of TO
the County Trustees.
SEC. 3. Be Il further enacted, That
in all causes, civil or criminal, be
fore any Mayor or Recorders Court
in this State, the defendant or par
/ ty taxed with the cost shall pay a
State tax of one dollar, to be col
leeted by said Recorder and paid
over by him to the County Court
Clerk of the county as in cases of
! justices of the Peace, Sherifs and
| Constables under the preceding
section; and the County Court
| Clerks receiving revenue provided
for in this act are hereby directed
to pay over to the State Comptrol-
/ Ter said revenues so received, as
other State revenue received by
] them.
SIC. 6. Be e fasrtker eaacted, That
| section of the act of March Is,
| 1867, be SO amended as that here
/ after all claim agents shall pay
| State tax of twenty five dollars
each instead of ten dollars as now
provided by law.
SEC. z. Be e farther enacted, That
! the holders of all interest bearing
State, County and corporation
\ bonds in this State shall pay an al
valOrem tax thereon equal 20 the
tax ON other property upon the &C
/ tual value of said bonds in the mar
ket, and section 10 OF the act of
March 1869, so far as it eXempts
said bonds from taxation is hereby
repealed,
SEC. S. Be q flsrthsr 2 Sacted, That
section ) ofthe act ofJanuary, 1871,
to provide revenue for the State
shall be so amended as to read that
each railroad company and every
other Incorporated company except
charitable and religious, doing bus
mess in this State shall pay into the
/ State Treasury five mills on the
/ dollar on the money received bv
such railroad or other company
upon any indebtness due and ow-
ing.
I SEC 9. Be e farther enacted, That
F section 6 of an act passed January
+ p, 1871, to provide revenue for the
/ State, shall be 50 amended that
/ drummers shall hereafter pay s.
/ privilege tax of twenty dollars per
annum to the State instead of fifty
I dollars as now provided by law,
and the county tax of five dollars
/ on drunsRers is hereby repealed.
( SEC 10. Be Z f9yt4er enacted, That
I the several Tax Collectors Of this
/ State shall receive in payment of
i the taxes assessed and due the State,
I bank notes OF the Bank Of Tennes-
see. not rendered void by the amen
/ 0ed Constitution or laws Of the
I State of Tennessee, warrants on the
+ State Treasury, gold and silver,
I United States legal tender notes
and NatiOnSl Bank notes. and that
/ all laws and parts OF laws Ia con
aict with tbs section, directing
+ revenue officers to receive anything
else for payment Of taxes, are
hereby repealed
SIC, II. Be 4 further enacted, That
all laws of the State ia reference 60
taxes, except as altered, repealed
or suppressed by the provisions OF
this act, shall remain IN fall force
and effect And the public welfare
requires that this act take effect
from and after it, passage.
Amaority report, signed b ],
A. MeCon, " d. Latnpkin. J, n
Crews. ". F. Hmckle, J. I. he
Glathlin. B. W. Padget Charles
Lynn. J. III. DIcGal, 3. 4. Ehloe