The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-08-07

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D. month and all parties selling malt liquors
# tie sum al 800 per annrm, and this tax !
| declared 70 be Iii addition TO the reguIa
State tax for selling viHous and splrituou
n lRr. q. On each and every lrst-clas
n barber shop the sum OF sd per annnm
q land On each second-ciass barber shop, thu
e sum OF $l5 per annum-
| Sec 2. Be it further ordained That AM
7 person or persons wishing TO follow in thi
q city any of the callings, or trades Ol
s conduct any of the establishments emu
! merated in the first section of this ordi
nance shall first pay the taxes therein i'm
posed to the city collector, taking said col
. | [ector-s receipt therefor. which receipt he
shall fire in the Office OF the city clerk, anc
| said clerk shall give him in lieu thereof q
certifieate that said tax has Deem paid stat
: ing the amount for the time specih fed there
IN. which certificate, when countersigned
: BY the MAYOR, shall be deemed and taken 20
/ be license. and nothing shall be deemed a
license unless issued by the clerk and sign
Sc. 3. Be il further ordained, That ifany
person or persons shall exercise in the city
| any of the eaflings. or trades or eoHduet
any of the establishments enumerated
| in section OF this 0rdin6nee,s without
| first paving the tax therein imposed and
| procuring the license thereby required ne
: or they shall be subject TO arrest, and on
conviction before the Mayor or other per
son acting in his stead. be fined not less
| than double the tax ian posed by said Sec
| ton and be imprisoned until saic fine and
all legal costs accrued shall be paid
| Sac 4. Be it further ordained, That il
shall be obligatory on all persons owning
| or driving hacks to have the number of the
same painted conspicuously on the lamps
on each side of said hacks: and on all Per-
sor 5 owning or driving wagons, drays, or
| carts to have the number of the same paint
ed conspicuously the left side OF the
same, which number shall be given by the
| clerk and named in the body of the license
| at the time OF the Issuance. And any per-
| sou or persons offending against the pro-
| visions OF this section shall, upon cOnyie-
| ton before the Mayor be fined in a sum
| not less than So for the first offense- aud SO
4 for every succeeding oftense and IL shall be
| the duty of the city collector to keep cor
/ rect list of all such receipts which he may
/ give, and with the assistance of the city
1 marshall or constable tS give information
| to the Mayor TO any one who may be run
ming without license or proper number.
| Sec s. Be it further ordained, That the
collector and Mayor shall number all re-
ceipts and licenses. each class of licenses
separately. and shall keep q correct. record
| of the same for reference and com parlson.
Sec. 6. Be j. further ordained, That In ad-
dition to the license taxes herelnbefore
named the following rates OF taxes shall be
assessed and collected within the limits of
the corporation OF the city of Jackson:a
Art. /. On each and every hundred dol
lars worth Of real property or estate the
sum of fl fly cents.
Art 2. On each male individual between
Is and so wears of age tax of 80 for street |
purposes Provided, That all hremen are
exempt from this tax, anu ali persons SUBJ |
iect to this tax who refuse to pay the same |
will be required TO work the amount out
upon the streets, as provided for in Code OF
1871, or will be subject to the penalties |
therein imposed.
Art g. On money loaned ct interest or |
employed III purchase of notes and bonds |
drafts or exchange, one-half of one per |
cent. subject however, TO credit of the |
amount paid as license during the time.
Art 4. On each pleasure carriage or other
vehicle with two or more horses, the sum |
of five dollars, and other pleasure vehicles |
the sum of three dollars; on all saddle or /
race horses, the sum of five dollars,
Art. 5. On bowie knives, sword canes, |
duelIing or other pistols, each two dollars /
and fifty cents
Art g. On pianos, two dollars and fifty /
cents each and on each silver watch TWEEN
ty-five cents; and on each gold watch fifty /
cents.
Art. 7. On the gross amount of sales OF
each and every auetioneer or auction estab-
lishment, whether such sales be- tor the ben
eft OF said auctioneer or Others, the sum OF 1
On6-quarter of one per. cent. of all sales OF
goods, wares and merchandise or stock
made by them during the year next prece-
ding the year in which the assessment shall
be made. Provided, That this section shall /
not apply TO sales OF the property OF de-
ceased persons, or any sales maize by law,
or made under the Judgment, decree, order
or process of any court, or under any deed
of trust or mortgage with power OF sale or
sales made By private individuals of their
own property such auctioneer shail settle
monthly from and after this date with city
treasurer. render ng sworn statement.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, That il
Shall be the duty of the collector 60 require
from all vendors. before they shall OBJ ain a
license under tho FIRST section OF tllIs ordi-
4. lfE H. fkask., Il /
Iector NAV determine, conditioned that they
will render a true account of all sales of
goods wares and mere hdndlse or stock
made by them during the year, and Will
pay over the taxes thereon; RroVided, 1hat
in all cases where the city collector and
such vendor cannot agree as TO the amount
of bond required, said collector shall cali IN
three experienced merchants. whose de-
eision shall be final. p - -
SEC. 8. Be il further ordained That the
tax hereinbefore levied shall be payable in
city warrants bearing date on or after May
lst, 1873, or currency, except theatrical ex-
hibitions and circuses, and transient ven
DORIS and peddIers, and exhibitors who are
non-residents of the city, who are required
to pay the same in u. 5. currency.
SEC g. Be it further ordained, That this
ordinance take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and publication.
ztstt - - MARION SMITH, Mayor. |
S G. BURNHAM, City Clerk.
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Taxes.
SEC. l. Whereas. The Be ard of Mayor and
Aldermen Of Jackson are, by an Act of the
State Legislature, required to levy bridge
tax sufficient to pay tile amount now due and
unpaid on the Pearl River bridge, and also
a school-house tax sufficient for school pur-
poses and firemen's tax; therefore,
Be it ordained by the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of jackson, That the follow
ing special taxes be, and the same are here
by levied. payable in U. S. Currency:
Bridge tax of one per cent;
School-house tax OF one-fourth OF one
per cent;
Firemen's tax of one-eighth of one per
"A school-teachers' tax of mills on the
dollar is levied by State law, to be collected
with other city taxes
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, That this
ordinance take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
MARION SMITH, Mayor.
S. G.. BURNHAM, City Clerk.
The following accounts were examined
and allowed:
l. Strauss, freight on lumber $50 80
1. Strauss, furnishing pauper. "A 20
The following resolution was adopted, to-
witt
Resolved, That the City Clerk be in
structed to make q written report at the
next regular meeting OF the Board, of all
warrants issued since the organization of
the Board, In January, 1872. The report
shah be made by quarters of the year, and
state upon what account issued; that is TO
say. whether to Mayor, Aldermen, Clerk,
Polsce. Panper, Streets or other account.
TIE following order was made:
Ordered, That for the quarter OF the Yearl
ending September 30 1879, and each sue
ceedfng quarter, the Clerk be instructed not
to issue warrants 70 exceed the amount Of