Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-02
THE REVENUE BILL.

The revenue bill being the special order
for ii o'clock, was taken up.
Commencing at the 37th section, the fol-
lowing sections were amended and adop-
ted:
Sec. "a. Be it further enacted, That the
occupations and business transactions that
shall be deemed privileges, and be taxed
and not pursued or done without license,
are the following, viz: Exoress wagons or
carts, one horse. Express wagons or carts,
two horses. Transfer and express wagons,
two horse. Transfer and express wagons,
four horse. Intelligence and keeper, each.
The business of Insurance. Insurance
agents. Livery stables, each stall. Sale
stables, each stall. Omnibuses. Pe1lars
of patent rights. Pedlars of patent medi-
cines and nostrums on foot. Pedlsrs Of
patent medicines and nostrums on horse
back. Pedlars of patent medicines and
nostrums in vehicles. Pedlars OF merchan-
disc on foot. Pedlars of merchandise on
horseback. Pedlars Of merchandise in
one or two horse vehicles. Pawn-brokers.
Liquor dealers, retail and wholesale. Ska
ting Kinks. Steam ferries. Sewing ma
chimes (selling by sample.) Dealers in Sc
curities. Shavers of notes. Theatres.
Telegraphs. Ten-pin alleys. Variety es-
adjustments. Dealers in stocks and
bonds, other than brokers. Dealers
in county certificates and warrant,
commission merchant, wholesale and re-
tail auctioneers, architects, cigar stands,
civil engineers, plumbers and gas-itters,
dental surgeons, lawyers of five years prac-
tice, artists and photographers, brewers,
banks and banking, brokers of all kinds,
butchers, bagatelle tables, billiard tables,
jenny lind and pool tables, circuses, me-
nageries, exhibitions for profit, seignt of
hand and legerdemain, hacks, carriages,
drays and wheeled vehicles run for profit,
hucksters and sample sellers, cattle dealers,
claim agents, horse and mule dealers,
lumber dealers, stock yards and sale stables,
fruit stands, shooting galleries, hotels and /
tayerns, express companies.
Sec. 50. Be it futher enacted, that licenses
for exercising the privileges specified in the
preceding section shall be issued By the
clerk Of the county court, on the applicants
paying to said clerk or person authorized
to receive the same the specific tax laid
thereon, and the clerks fee of one dollar for
each license.
{ The remainder of the bill in relation to
privileges was then passed over Informally
for the present.
Sec. &c. Be 1t further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of assessors of personal
to assess all taxable polls in their |
districts or wards, and make return Of the |
same to the clerk of the county court at /
the time they make return of their as
sessments; also, TO make return to said |
clerk Of the name of each and every per-
son, company, firm or corporation or agent |
Of any person, company, firm or corpora
ton engaged in any business liable in any
way to pay privilege tax in his district or |
ward under the provisions of this act. |
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, That |
every male inbabitant between the ages of |
swenty-one and fifty years, except persons
who are deaf, dumb, blind, incapable of la |
Dor and earning livelihood, shall pay |
poll-tax for school purposes.
Sec. IS. Be it further enacted, Tint the |
-ate of taxation on every taxable poll shall |
be one dollar, and no tax on polls shall be |
evied by any county; said poll-tax shall be
collected annually by the county trustee of |
he county, and shall be appropriated for
Common school purposes in each county in |
he manner prescribed by law.
Sec. SO. Be it further enacted, That the
,ffice of collector of privileges be and the |
anne is hereby abolished from and after the
irst Monday Of September, 1874; and all
he powers, authorities, aud privileges of
aid officer be and the same are hereby con-
erred npon and restored to the clerk Of the
ounty court.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock Monday.