American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-05-27
RULES or CONSTRUCTION.


IN the masculine gender shall embrace female well as
.nale unless contrary intention is clearly manifest.
CHAPTER II.
An Ordinance the City Of Canton
raore tor the use Of said city,
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situated within the corporate limits of said city and now aDe
described property owned possessed or controlled by
person living or residing N said city or hi1 may be IN
On all CATTLE all horses and mules all sheep and swine
sword canes pistols Watches value Of eweIry gold
and silver in coin or pae total value OF all s9nks gaGa
accounts and bonds amount of money on deposit or
ployed in manufactures amount of
$3.50 value amount of shares stock in corporation
wherever situated and amount Of all other property
otherwise enumerated.
hereafter specffe tax annually collected
the of said city, the following property and privileges
1son each horse mule brought i0o said city for g. 90
2d-on broker doing business in said
3d-Oa each insurance agent, per 90
4th-On each show. exhibition, concert or other per,
devoted exclusively religious, benevolent or
educational purposes per day or o, coohne %
for each e days performance ............ 25 90
6th.-On each side show, per day 60
Ren 5:;;ss house: e 90 90
son each petty grocery, .iI fruit shop or STALL oyster
house STALL other stall or stand whatever, per
nosoa each ;::;:y;s1; said city, per i
I1h.- On each peddler on foot annum. 90
12th.-On peddler, with one horse or mule or other
1shon p each peddior, with wagon or other Vehicle
1on eao billiard or Jenny Lind table nine or ten
pin alley, other similar contrivance kept for public - 80
15th-On each horse cart dray, carriage or other
Seee kept for public use or used or hired for public
1ehOn each p two or three or fouiiorse wagon omni
for public for three MONTHS Sc. for six months,
fHrauded That this tax on vehicles shall not apply
to livery stable keepers who shall pay tax on the
money invested by them in their busness)
17h-on each livery stable feed stable, sale stabo
fPyou,dd This license shall not empower to do
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19t-0n each and every person peddDg fresh meats 90 ~
(py9piaed This does not apply to persons selling the
each l ss's5 ass 70
22d-On each auconeer, per amman ............ 90
21th-On each mountobank, iugger or performer Of
any tricks, Or any exhibition whatsoever of this 80 ~
25th~on each organ grinder or musician performing in
the streets alleys of said city, and soliciting
pensation whether fixed gratuitous, and on each
and every exhibition, not heretofore mentioned,
where compensation is demanded. there shall be q
2eth.-on room used or rented a theatre,
opera house, or for other exhibitions entertain
ments whatever i'll said city per 25 90
27th-On each cotton broker factor engaged in buy
ing and selling cotton, and not licensed as mer- -
2Sth-On each street broker, per annum II co
29th.-On each and every receiving forward
paying privilege tax as merchant per annm.. 10 90
30h.-On shooting gallery per annum .......-.
31stOn each resident male person, between 16 and SO
years of age street of IS per annunl lieu of
personal labor the streets
32l.-On each photograph gallery go
33d-On each transient vendor of goods,
in the store of a vendor or dealer or not.. u 90
34th-On each pawnbroker.. 80 90
35th-Ou each real estate a 5 90
3Gth.-On each auction 30 CO
B. Be it further enacted, That five perceutum
transient merchants Vendors their agents representatives
within the corporate limits of this city, whether said sales be
made by sample otherwise all merchandise sold shall
be liable for said and if said tax shall not be paid
the time of such sae shall be seized by the Tax Collector of
said city and sold provided for sale of property for
ment of taxes PrOuid That this ordinance shall not apply
sales made sale their business and
rid FURTHER that transient merchant vendor, his
representative who SHALL before making such SALE
soliciting order for merchandise to the Treasurer OF
said city the of I0 and to the Mayor 81 and obtain from
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