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

toFFIcIAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.


CITY HALL,
JACKSON, Miss, July %, 1878
At an adjourned meeting of the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen of Jackson, held this
day, present:
His Honor Marion Smith, Mayor;
Aldermen Nelson, Strauss, kausler, and
Barksdale.
The meeting having been called to order
by the Mayor, on motion the reading OF the
minutes was dispensed with.
Alderman KausIer moved thai the Ordi-
nance relative to licerses and ia xes be taken
up and acted upon, section by section.
Carried, and the Ordinance as follows
was adopted
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Alder
meu of jackson, That the following shall
be the rates of licenses and taxes within
the city of Jackson:
SECTION /. ART. l. On each and every
establishment for the manufacturing and
bottling of soda and other ef1ervescent
waters and malt liquors, the sum of $25
per annum.
ART. 2. On each and every lumber or coal
yard, the sum of $25 per annum. All per-
sons regularly dealing in lumber or coal
shall be considered dealers, subject to said
license tax.
ART. 8 On each and every billiard or
Jenny Lind table kept for public use, the
sum of $25 per annuDl.
ART. A. On each and every nine and ten
pin alley kept for public use, or bowling
alley called by any other name, the sum oil
$l2 so per annum.
Arr 5. On all livery or sale stables where
horses are kept fer hire or sale, the sum OF
$40 per annum, or $40 per month.
ART. 6. On each and every auctioneer or
auction establishment, the sum Of $75 per
annum.
ARR. On each and every commission
house or commission merchant, the sum OF
$50 per annum.
ART. 8 On each and every bank or firm
or brokers' office dealing in exchange and
receiving deposits, the sum of 800 per an
mum; on all other brokers, the sum of $50
per annum.
ART. 9. On each and every gas com pany
having an office in this city, the sum of $50
per annum; and on all establishments for
the sale of gas fixtures aud furniture, the
sum of $25 per annum-
ART. 10. On each and every shawker or
peddler, except sellers of country produce,
the sum of 50 per month
ART. IL. On all circuses and menageries
the sum of $50. for each exhibition; and on
any other show of any kind or description,
except theatrical exhibitions, when fee is
demanded for entrance and not exclusively
devoted to charitable purposes, the sum of
$40 per day, payable in United States cur
reney.
ART. IL. On theatrical exhibitions the
sum of 50 for each exhibition, payable in
currency.
ART. l3. On each tavern, hotel or house of
public entertainment, containing fifty
rooms or more, the sum OF 500; on each
tavern. hotel or house OF public entertain-
ment containing less than fifty rooms, the
sum of $50 per annum and on all boarding
houses, the sum of S25 per annum.
Art. IA On each hack or omnibus kept
fer hire, the sem of $95 per annum, or $40
per month.
ART. Is. On each wagon to haul any arti-
Gle for hire. the sum of $40 per annum, or
So per month.
Arr. Is. On each dray and cart to haul
any article for hire, the sum of SIS per an
mum, or - 80 per month.
ART. IL. On all vendors of cigars, candles,
fruit. oysters, &c, the sum of SIS per an
mum, or So per month; Provided, That per-
sons paying store license be exempt from
Art. Is. On each and every shooting gall
lerv or skating rink. and on any other ar
ticie on exhibition where fee il demanded
and not otherwise specified in this ordi-
nance, license tax Of $50 per annum; or
$40 per month.
Arr. Is. On each and every frst-class
restaurant or public eating house, the sum
of $50 per annun, or $40 per month"; On
each and every second-class restaurant or
public eating house, the sum Of SIS per
annum, or SO per month.
Arr. ~. on each and every public
weigher. the sum of $50 per annum.
Arr. ~. On eaeh vender Of goods, wares,
drugs and MERCHANDISE, and on all places
where medicines are put up and sold, ard
on all news depots or book stores, where
the stock does spet exceed the sum OF 500
at-anv one time. $I2 30 per anEum; where
the stock exceeds 500 and does not exceed
5000. SIS per annums where the stock ex-
ceeds $4,000 and does not exceed $4,000. 30
per annums where the stock exceeds 5000
and does noe exceed $4,000 800 per annun
where the stock exceetis $4,000 aud does moi