The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-13


habitants. .......... .................... $50 90
Which shall be in lieu of all taxes
on twenty thusand dollars of such
assets.
Same with over fifty thousand dollars
available assets -. .................. 800 90
Which shall be in lieu of all taxes
on twenty-five thousand dollars of
such assets.
On each bank of discount or deposit
in city or town of over three
thousand and under four thous-
and inhabitants. and having avail
able assets of less than fifty thous-
and dollars ................. ...... 400 90
Which shall be in lieu of all taxes
thirty thousand dollars of such
assets
On each bank in same size city or
town, with available assets of over
fifty thousand dollars. ................. 500 90
Which shall be in lieu of all taxes
thirty five thousand dollars of
such assets.
On each bank of discount or deposit
with available assets of less than
fifty thousand dollars, and located
in city or town of over four thous-
and and under six thousand inhab
itants ....................... 500 90
Which shall be in lieu of all taxes
on thirty-ive thousand dollars of
such assets.
! On each bank of discount or deposit
| with available assets of over fifty
thousand dollars, and located in
city of over four thousand and
| under six thousand inhabitants. 500 90
| Which shall be in lieu of all taxes
| on sixty thousand dollars avail
able assets.
On each bank of discount or deposit
in city or town Of over six thous-
and inhabitants. ..................... 1000 90
Which shall be in lieu of all taxes
on seventy-fve thousand dollars
available assets of such bank;
Prooided, That the payment of
privilege tax shall, in case,
exempt any real estate owned by
any bank from taxation as other
real estate.
On each company doing both an
insurance and banking business m 800 90
Which shall be in lieu of all taxes
on one hundred and fifteen thOus-
and dollars of available assets.
On each hack stage line, running
from one town depot to another
town or depot, not being part of
and connected with licensed liv-
cry stable ........... .................... 10 90
On each street car company ............. 25 90
On trading cars, travelling one hun
dred miles or more ..'............,. SO 90
On same, travelling less than one hun
dred miles ............... 25 90
On each transient vendor of ewelry,
whether the same is offered for sale
in the store of a resident dealer
or not ....................... 25 90
And the license herein provided, shall be
personal privilege license, and not transferra-
BILE; and license shall not be construed to
exempt from taxation the property used in
license business, except specially provided
in this Act The tax imposed privileges
by this section shall not be liable to taxation
by any incorporated city or town to amount
exceeding fifty per centum of the State tax,
herein provided, amount exceeding one
hundred dollars on any one privilege, nor by
any county, in any amount whatever; Pro-
vided, That additional tax shall be collec-
ted by county, city or town any insurance,
telegraph, express or sleeping car companies.
Alllicenses upon telegraph companies express
companies, insurance and sleeping-car com
panies, and also upon banking companies in
all cities of over four thousand inhabitants
shall be paid by them into the State treasury;
and no person persons shall be allowed to
collect or receive commissions for the same
And in case of the failure of any such person
corporation to pay the same, the Auditor
is hereby required to place the in the
hands of any sheriff district attorney, who
shall collect the same, with fifty per cent.
damages, and who shall be entitled to the
usual fees out of such damages.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted That the Aud
itor shall have prepared tax licenses in amounts
applicable to each of the items in the forego-
ing section. The Auditor shall sign all of
such licenses, and attach the seal of his office
thereto, and shall furnish the collector of each
county with the requisite number of licenses
needed for his county. The licenses furnished
each collector as herein required, shall be
numbered consecutivey, commencing at the
number l." for each county, and continue
such series for year, ending with all
licenses permitted to be used on or before the
Both day of April of each year. Licenses
issued granted by each collector on or after
the first day of May, each year, shall be OF a
new series, commencing with the number
81, for each county, aforesaid. The Aud
itor shall charge each collector with the
amount of licenses furnished, in a book to
be kept for that purpose, and shall require
each collector to make detailed report at
the end of each month, showing the date at
which the license commences, the number of
the license, (such number to be the number
affixed by the Auditory the name of the per-
licensed the business or calling for which
such license is granted, and the amount col
lected thereon, and if any collector shall
report without giving the details herein
required, the Auditor shall notify him without
delay, and obtain the detailed report. The
Auditor shall charge each collector with the
number of licenses of each denomination
furnished such collector, in such manner that
the number affixed by the Auditor to each
license, can be ascertained from the Auditors
books, and whenever the detailed report
herein required is made, the Auditor shall
credit the collector with the total amount
reported, and check off the number of each
denomination in such way that not only the
whole amount of privilege license in the
hands of each collector can be shown, but
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