The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-11

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or mineral water, $40 90
Each drug store, where vinous and
spirituous liquors are sold, not exceeding
SIX barrels per annum, nor one barrel in
sixty days, $50 90.
Each drug store selling more than one
barrel Of spirituous liquors in sixty days,
800 90
Each store or establishment selling vi
nous or spirituous liquors, by gallon OF
more, $50 90.
Each pawnbroker or firm, 800 90
Each established broker, keeping an Of
fee, 5000 90
Zach street broker, So 90.
Eacl practicing lawyer, SO 90.
Zach and every person receiving or for
warding goods, wares, or merchandise,
for profit, and not paying $40 privilege
tax as merchant, nor keeping a licensed
wharf boat, $40 90.
Each commission merhcant, $50 90.
Each dentist, 50 90.
Each civil engineer or architect, SO 90.
Each gas company in city or town
Of less than four thousand inhabitants,
$50 90.
Same, in city or town of over four
thousand inhabitants, 800 90.
On each toll bridge, S25 90.
Each steam ferry on the Mississippi
river, whose point Of landing or departure
is from a town or city of five thousand
or more inhabitants, $50 co.
On same, from city or town Of less
than five thousand inhabitants, So 90
On all other ferries where receipts
exceed five hundred dollars per annum,
$25 co.
On each dealer in ale, beer, or other
malt liquors, in city or town of five thou
sand inhabitants or more, and not licensed
as retail liquor dealer, 800 90.
On same, in towns of over two thou
sand and under FIVE thousand inhabitants,
$50 90.
On all other such dealers, $50 90.
On each soda-fountain, So 90.
Each cotton compress company,
500 90.
Each agency established for sewing
machine, $40 90
Each sewing machine agent, except
one for each established agency, So 90.
Each photograph gallery, 80 90.
Each livery, feed or sale stable in town
of over one thousand and less than tive
thousand inhabitants, SO 90.
On same, in city or town Of over two
thousand and under three thousand in
habitants, $40 90.
On same, in city or town of over three
thousand and under FIVE thousand inhabi-
tants, $40 90.
On same, in city or town of over five
thousand and less than ten thousand in
habitants $50 90.
On each such stable in city or town Of
over ten thousand inhabitants, 800 90.
On each transient vendor of horses or
mules, $50 90.
On each real estate agent, $40 90.
Each bank of discount or deposit, in
city or town of less then two thousand in
habitants, 5000 90.
Which shall be in lieu of all taxes on
ten thousand dollars of the capital of such
bank.
Each bank of discount or deposit in
city or town of over two thousand and less
than four thousand inhabitants, $500 90.
Which shall be in lieu of all taxes on
fifteen thousand dollars of capital.
Each bank of discount or deposit in
city or town of over four thousand inhabl-
tants, 81, 900 90.
fifty thousand dollars of capital stock of
such bank Prorided, That any person
or persons doing ii banking business IN
city or town of over four { ~ thousand IN
habitants, whose business is based on a
capital of less than twenty thousand dol
lars, including all stocks, bonds, credits OF
every description, whether deposited in or
out of the State, and will furnish to the
Auditor of Public Accounts, under oath,
a statement showing such fact, shall not
be required to pay privilege tax of over
$500, which shall be in full for all taxes
on twenty thousand dollars of capital.
On each and every person selling prize
or gift-packages, or any goods not exposed
or exhibited, on the cars passing through
this State, S25 90.
On each transient vender of jewelry,
whether the same is offered for sale in
the store of a resident dealer or not,
SO 90.
And the license herein provided, shall
be a personal privilege license, and not
transferable and license shall not be
construed to exempt from taxation the
property used in the license business, ex-
cept as specially provided in this Act
The tax on privileges imposed by this
section shall not be liable to taxation by
any incorporated city or town to an
amount exceeding fifty per cent,tna of the
State tax, herein provided, nor by any
county in any amount whatever: PrOrlded,
That no additional tax shall be collected
bv county, city or town on any insurance,
telegraph, express or sleepingcar comPa-
MES. All licenses upon telegraph COM
panies, express companies, insurance
and sleeping-car companies, and
also upon banking companies in
the cities of jackson and Vicksburg
shall be paid by them into the State
Treasury; and no person or persons shall
be allowed to collect or receive commits
sions for the same. And in case of the
failure of any such persons or corpora
tons to pay the same, the Auditor is
hereby required to place the same IN the
hands of any Sheriff or District Attorney,
who shall collect the same, with the
fifty per cent. damages, and who shall be
entitled to the usual fees out Of such dam
ages.
SIC. .. Be It further enacted, That the
Auditor shall have prepared tax licenses,
in amounts applicable to each OF the
items of the foregoing section. The
Auditor shall sign all such licenses, and
attach the seal of his office thereto, and
shall furnish the Collector of each coun-
ty with the requisite number of licenses
needed for his county; and the Auditor
shall charge up the said Collector with
the amounts of all such licenses issued to
them, in book to be kept for that pur-
pose. and shall require the said Collector
to report at the end of each month the
number of the licenses issued by him,
and the amount collected thereon; and
IL aa,onnt Of said collections shall be