The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-08

An Act to Assess and Regulate Tax
on Privileges within Corporate Limits
SECTION 1, That all Privileges as
ale named and defined in the 46th sec
ton Of an Act passed by the General
Assembly of the State of Tennessee, on
the 22d of March, 1873, approved March
25th, 1873, chapter %, shall be taxed as
privileges by this Corporation under
the same rules and upon the same basis
as are taxed by the State.
SEC. 2. That no merchant shall COM
mence or continue in business in said
corporate limits without first obtaining
license from the Recorder and executing
a bond to the Mayor and Aldermen of
the corporation of the town of Pulaski,
with good security, in the sum of one
thousand dollars, conditioned that such
merchant shall render to the Recorder
ofsaid corporation, at the end of twelve
months from the date of his bond,
true statement, under oath, of capital
invested, and if at auction or on COM
mission of One-third of sales, during
said twelve months, and will pay the
Recorder the tax thereon. And every
person or individurl member of any CO.
partnership so offending shall be sub
ject to fine of twenty-five dollars for
each days violation of this law; and
that the term merchant used in this act
includes all persons or cOpartnerships
engaged in trading and dealing in any
kinds of goods, wares and merchandise.
SIC 3. All privileges exercised with
in the corporate limits shall pay the
following taxes:
Architects and Civil Engineers, per
annum, So.
Artists and Photographers, per an
mum So.
A,,ot;cr, o,.,.- e1n
Brokers of real estate, for sale or
rent, SO.
Butchers, So.
Billiard, Jenny Lind, Poole Tables
and Tenpin Alleys, each, $40.
Bagatelle Tables, $40.
Claim Agents of every description,
$40.
Cattle Dealers, $40.
Hotels and Taverns, IS cents per
room, except two.
Insurance Agents, each company rep
resented, SIS.
Lawyers of five years. practice, So.
Livery and Sale Stables, on each stall,
30 cents.
Liquor dealers, retail, per annum, $25.
Liquor dealers, wholesale, merchants,
confectiOners, &C., % cents on 800 al
uaiOreBa, but.in no case less than So.
Dental Surgeons, whose income
amounts to more than eleven hundred
dollars per annum, So.
Peddlers of Patent Medicines, on foot,
50; on horseback, So; with vehicle, $40.
Peddlers of Patent Rights, So.
Peddlers, on foot, $40; on horseback,
$40; each additional horse, $40; with
vehicle, $40 ; each additional vehicle, $40.
Peddlers of Sewing Machines, or sell
ing by sample, So.
Shooting Gallery, per annum, $50.
Skating Rink, per annum, $40.
Theatrical establishments, per week
or less, So.
Variety establishments mot theatre
CALI, per week or les, IS.
Circus or Menagerie, each exhibition,
$40.
Side Shows and all other exhibitions
for profit, each exhibition, So.
Carriages and Hacks run for nav, per
annum, each, So.
0mnibuses run for pay, per annum,
each, IS.
Express Wagons run for pay, per an
mum, each, IS.
Transfer Carts run for pay, per an
mum, each, 81.
Transfer Wagons run for pay 1.-TWO
horse), per annum, each, IS.
Transfer Wagons run for pay -four
horse), per annum, each, IS.
Farm wagons used prOmisCously are
not subject 70 tax.
SIC. l. That any person or persons
wishing To exercise any Of the privileges
before named, shall before so doing
make application TO the Recorder and
obtain license 70 exercise said privi-
lege within the corporate limits, and
pay TO the Recorder the tax on such
privilege, together with the Recorders
Zee for Issuing such license, and every
person or individual member OF any
eopartnership who shall exercise any
one or more OF the privileges named In
the preceding section without first hav-
ing obtained q license as hereinbcE fore
required, shall be subject d a fine OF
not less than five nor more than forty
dollars for each days violation of this
law DAVID :. MARTIN. lgg,,9r
II. n. STANLEY, Recorder.