Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-27

thousand dollars, 'Vo WI
(Which shall be in lieu IF all taxes
ON $4,000 Of such a~sscts.)
On each bank Of discount or depoS'
il with available assets NJ less than
$4,000 andloca.cd in ci,y or town
%55 Sye5 s,VOO ana unu'' ''''' 500 90
Which shall be in lieu Of all taxes
ON S35, 900 of such assets
On each bank of discount or deposit
with available assets Of over S5O,-
600, and located in city of over
1000 and under 8 900 Inhabitants, 500 W
(Which shall be in lieu Of all taxes
on $4,000 of available assets
On each company doing both an IN
surance and banking business, l.5OO
(which shall be in lieu of all taxes
on SllJOO0 of available a~ssets.)
On each transient vendor of jewelry,
whether Che same is offered for
sale in the store Of n resident
dealer or not, - w
And the license herein provided, shall
be a personal privilege license, and not
transferable and Il license shall not be
construed to exempt from taxation the
property used in license business, except
as specially provided in this act. The tax
imposed on privileges by this section shall
not be liable 10 taxation by my incorpOrn-
ted city or tow to an aElodnt exceeding
fifty per cent of the State lax herein pro
yidcd, nor an amount exceeding II nun
bred dollars on any one privilege, nor by
any county in any anOunt whatever; pro-
yided, that no additional tax shall be col
lccted by county, city OF town on any in
suranec, telegraph or sleeping car conpa-
mics. All licenses upon telegraph com
panles, express companies, insurance and
sleeping companies, and also banking com
panies, IN all cities of oyer four Thousand
inhabitants, shall be paid by them into the
State treasury and no person or persons
shall be allowed to collect OF receive com
missions for the same. AND in case Of the
fuilnrc Of any such person or corporation
to pay the Same, the Auditor is hereby re-
Quircd to place the same in the hands OF
any sheriff or district attorney, who shall
collect the same, with fifty per cent. dam
ages, and Tho shall be entitled to usual
fees oUt Of such damages.
Any person or persons or corporation
WAC sLall eXeici e, in this State, any OF
the privileges enumerated in this Act,
without first paying the price and procu-
ring the license shall be guilty Of u mis-
lcmeauor, and on conviction before any
Justice Of the peace, or othe" court of
competent jurisdiction, shall be fined not
less than double the tax imposed by this
Act, or shall be imprisoned in the coun-
ty iail not cXcecding one month, or be
punished by both, Mt the discretion of the
court, as now provided by section 1850 Of
Code of 1871 sad any debts or claims that
may accrue to any person on account of
the business herein taxed, who shall fail
or neglect. within thirty days after such
license is due, to pay the same, shall b.
null and void, and no suit shall be main
tanned in any court of law or equity inthis
State, to enforce the payment of such
Claims, or a compliance with contracts III
favor Of any person or persons tnlI,nE TO
pay the privilege tax required by this Act,
and the collector sbNll have power to dis
train and sell any property liable for the
tax imposed upon privileges, MS be now
has tor the collection OF the State tau.
The cnactiug clause lepcals all other
Acts and parts Of Acts regulating PRIV
lcgcs. Approved March !, 1873.