Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-25

upon oath of the average amount o.
goods, wares and merchandise he haC
) ON hand from the first day of January
TO the first day ofJuly next preced
ing; upon such statement the elerf
J shall make out a license endorsing
, thereon the amount OF taxes to bl
collected upon the same, en- or before
the first day of July next ana delive,
the same to the collector charging
him with the amount.
Sec. z. Upon receipt of the licen.
ses, as herein provided, the Collector
shall forthwith proceed to collect the
same or take a bond as provided by
this ordinance, and also a fee of fifty
cents for the clerk for issuing the Ii.
cense. All bonds so taken shall be
filed with the clerk, and the collec-
tor shall upon filing the same be
credited by the amount oftaxes to be
collected upon the license, for the
payment of which the bond was
given.
Sec. 8. The clerk shall keep a list
OF all merchants licenses issued by
him, which shall show date of license
amount of statement and amount OF
taxes to be collected. upon which Ii
censes the taxes have been paid and
upon which bonds have been taken.
Sec. 9. On or before the first day
of June, in each year the CLERK shall
deliver all bonds taken for the pay
ment of taxes, to the Collector, who
shall collect the same on or before
the first day of July next succeeding.
Sec. 10. ANY person applying for
q merchants license after the first day
OF July in any year shall file a state
ment as provided by this ordinance
of the average amount of goods he
proposes keeping Oh hands upon
which statement he shall at the time
of taking out the license the same
rate of tax at other merchants TO be
estimated as the time from on which
he commenced business, to the first
day of July next succeeding, shall be
to one year or he shall give bond as
provided by this ordinance.
Sec. IL. All merchants who may
before the expiration of his license
sell or assign his stock of goods.
wares and merchandise to any other,
may also assign his license, provided
that his securities on his bond Shall
consent to such transfer.
Sec. II. Merchants license may be
in the follow NJ form: 10 all whom
it may cer Know We, that A.
B. having on this day paid the
Collector Tor given bond for the pay
ment of the amount OF tax levied
upon his goods, wares and mercnan-
disc, he is therefore authorized to
sell goods. ware and merchandise at
One stand OF place within The limits
of the city of Mexico, until the first
day of July next.
Given und'r my hand and official
seal, this. day of 49,.
- ----. Clerk.
Sec. Is. Amy person or co-part-
nership of person 10 whom a license
shall have been granted to vcnd goods
wares and merchandise, who sLall
fail to pay the amount ofreyenue due
upon his license when the same be-
comes due and PAYABLE shall be deem
ed to have forfeited the bond given
by him by virtue Of t';is ordinance
and Judgment small +e rendered
against him and his securities for
double the amount OF revenue and
cost.
Sec. IA. Upon the forfeiture of
any Bond AS provided by tbs orii-
nance, the Collector shall file the
same with the clerk. and haaeFedited
by the amount. The clerk shall
therefore forthwith deliver The same
to the city Attorney, for CollectlofS
by suit or otherwise.
Sec. ID. After the bonds shall have
been placed in the hands OF the city
| Attorney for collection. and at any
time before final Judgment, the per
son or persons liable to pay such
bond, may pay the tax due to the
city Attorney by paying ten per cent
on the amount due upon the
Sec. Is. Suits upon Merchant.'
bonds may be instituted before the
Recorder, a Justice of the Peace or
any court having jurisdiction.
Sec II. In all suits upon such
bonds q certified cepy of the state
ment hereinbefore requiredt to be filed
with the clerk, given under his hand,
shall be evidence of the amoun Of
taxes due from the person or cO-part-
nership of persons SO filing the same;
but the city may show by competent
testinu,ny that such statement does
not contain the full amount OF all the
goods, wares and merchandise taxa
BILE by this ordinance.
Sec. Is. The term "Merchant' as
used in this ordinance shall be con-
strued to include all merchants, gro
GERS and dealers in Drugs and Medi-
cines, Except physinians for medi-
cines used in their practice) wheth-
er trading as wholesallng or retail
dealers.
Sec. 10. When any person shall be
found dealing as a merchant contra
ry to the provisions of this ordinanc"
he shall be deemed guilty of a misGe-
meanor, and for each of1ense proven,
shall be fined five dollars.
Sec. 20. Any person or co-part-
nership of persons dealing a. a mer-
chant under license according to this
ordinance, who shall fail to make the
statement on the first day of july, as
required shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and fined five dollars