The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-12-01
ORDINANCE
CORPORATION OF MORRISFOVN.
REYENUE

Be it enacted by the Mayor and Alder
men Of the town of MorTistown, That
hereafter all property, real, personal and
mixed, shall be taxed for corporation
purposes according to itsvalue, upon the
principles and in the manner prescribed
| by law fog taxation for State purposes;
| provided, that property exempt by law
from State taxation shall moi be taxed for
corporation purposes; and provided also,
that property specially exempted by law
| from corporation taxes shall not be taxed
| otherwise than as authorized by law
! Sec. 2. Be it enacted by the authority
| aforesaid, That all property taxable un
| der the provisions of the foregoing sec
| ton of this ordinance, shall be assessed
and taxed for corporation purposes at
the same rate per hundred dollars as that
imposed by law for State taxation
Sec. g. Be it enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That hereafter, in conformity
to existing State laws, the assessments
lawfully nude by the Tax Assessor of
Hamblen county, on property and polls
in the limits of the corporation, for any
given year, shall constitute the subjects
and basis of taxation for corporation pur-
poses for the same year, except in so far
as State legislation may render change
necessary.
Sec A. Be il enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That there shall be annually
assessed, for corporation purposes, poll
tax of One Dollar each upon all those
persons residing in the corporate limits,
who are liable to pay poll tax for State
purposes.
Sec 5. Be it enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That the occupations and pur-
suits which are declared privileges by
any act of the General Assembly of Ten
nessee, and as defined and regulated
hu shall ha faxa6 r1rixyilauoc for
corporation purposes which privilege
tax shall in all cases be the same as that
imposed by law for State purposes; pro
vided, however, that where any special
ordinance of the corporation exists, i'm
posing a smaller privilege tax than that
imposed by State law, then the privilege
tax shall be assessed with reference to
such special ordinance until modified or
repealed.
Sec. 6. Be it enacted by the authority |
aforesaid, That any person, firm or cor
poration proposing to exercise within the |
corporation of Morristown, any privil- |
ege or privileges as defined by State laws, /
shall first obtain a license so to do, for /
at least the shortest period of time al |
lowed by law, which license shall be /
signed by the Mayor and countersigned /
by the Recorder, with the corporation I
seal affixed thereto; and the applicant or
delivery thereof, pay to the Recorder the /
privilege tax, where the same is payable /
in advance, or otherwise comply with i
the law in that regard; and also pay the /
Mayor and Recorder fee of One Dollar
for Issuing said license
Sec. z. In all cases where the State law
requires the privilege tax to be paid in 4
advance, then and IN such cases the priv
aege tax for corporation purposes shall
be paid on the delivery Of the license 30
the applicant, or the same shall be void;
and in all cases where the State law re-
quires the applicant for . license to axe
cute bond to secure the payment Of the i
privilege tax 10 the expiration OF the III 4
cense, then and In such cases. the appli-
cant for corporation license shall, on de-
livery thereof pay the fees therefor and
execute bond with good surity, in the /
penalty Of One Thousand Dollars, paya-
bic 10 the Mayer and Aldermen OF the /
town Of Me=Tistowu. ard conditioned
that the princfpaI obligor or ohligors viii
at the expiration Of the license render q i
statement, On oath OF Affirmation, rs r.
quired BY law IN such cases. and also pay /
the privilege ftax due 1roM 2hem f0r the 4
exeEcima of said privilege The RnnnBn#
er may adralBisseT such cath Or mfYHma-