Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-25

make two or more tips a week they TO pay half the
shall they required 10 pay 10 the sggrs gate
than is paid By boats Of the same tonnage for the
same time; Otded, that all steamboats, and Oarges
and steamboat bulls used as baIges that remain at
the landing for the space OF six hours less, shall
pay the following rates of wharfage, viz: For 100
tons and under, S.; from 100 to 200 tons So: from
200 to 300 tons, 81 from $40 TO 400 tons IS; from
from 700 10 800 tons, Si4: from 500 to 500 tons
Sl6: from 500 to 1901 TONS SlS; from 1000 and
Zach additional tx hours less which they may re-
main after the first term OF six hours All hatbOaIs
>haI . three coliaTs Tor landing and six dollars
the landing, Sundays excepted. The whaTfmaSteF
shall charge and collect from the owners, agents
ing-DlstHct lanuing the regular rates OF wharfage
enaiged steamboats, as laid Gown.
posed Shall Re coi iectd by ne'sO' whaT f
mas er who shall be elected for two years by tine
commissioners of the Taxing District. The com
pensallon ot said whaTfmaster shall be fixed By
said commissioners and provided that said com
pesatlO1 SNAIL rot exceed ten per cent OF the gross
recel.ls Inc Wharimaster SHAH pay any assistants
he may employ out of his said compensation. The
compensation OF said wharfmaster shall be paid out
Of said wharfage fund The Wharimaster shall pay
over 10 the county trustee every week all wharfage
thereof TO said commissioners. He shall give "a
bond In the penalty of $4,000 payable to the State
OF Tennessee conditioned for the faithful perform
ance OF his dulles The said wharfage fund shall
be kept by said trustee separate ana distinct from
all other moneys, and shall be expended By said
commissioners solely In the improvement and re-
pair of the wharf and shall be paid out 10y SAID
trustee for that purpose on the joint warrant Of
two or said commissioners.
Sec .. Be IL further enacted, That section four
teen I'D of the act hereby amended be so amended
as 10 read IhaI the IRE engines hose aud carriages,
horses and wagons, engtnehouSes, public bulldogs,
bnDIic go9nds parks, pronenadsS ~3aIvss, streets
alleys, engineers instruments anu all other prop
eTy, real and personal hitherto used by such cOTpO
transferred to the custody ana control OF said boad
of commissioners, TO remain public property, as IL
erty has hitherto been aJpiee and that all indebt-
edness for taxes or otherwise. whether in litigation
or otherwise, due to the said MUNICIPALITIES. shall
vast In and become the property of the State. to be
disposed OF for the settlement of the debts of sand
extinct municipalities, as shall be hereafter pro-
Vlded by law and suits brought By said Taxing Dis
ricts shall be brought In the name OF the resident
OF the board OF fire and police commissioners. [whO
are hereby authorized to employ competent attor-
to attend to the legal business of the Taxing Dis
trict at salary of $1,000, to be paid 10 monthly
inStallmentS
Sec 8. BE 1t further enacted, That section eighteen
QS) of said act be amended so 10 read; That the
board of fire commissioners, in addition 10 the pO-
llcemen heretofore authorized, may, ii necessary,
employ such adolf 0nal policemen, to be detailed
for that service, as may be required Or taking
of the public parks and square, and for market
masters of the TaxingDiStrict not exceeding three.
The said commissioners are further authorized to
stationhOuse keepers. two turkeys two detectives
also clerk for thu chief If police, who shall also
of fire and police commissioners whilst hold
ing court, and he shall also be the custodian of
The said board of mmissiOners Is hereby author
lied TO fix the compensation of sad clerk which
board OF fire aud police commissioners may employ
city register ana define his duties. at salary not
exceeding $1,000 per annum.
Sec Z. Be 1t further enacted That the following
named kinds of business ana occupations be. and
and shall be taxed as herein provided; and the ex-
eTclsng of any of said privileges without first pay
ing the tax hereby fixed, shall be misdemeanor:
]. Every auctiOneer or finn OF auctiOneers doing
business at one place only per annum, S75
2. Every person Offering to sell patent rights, per
annum, $50, payable quarterly.
3 Every keeper of game or fish store, fer each
store per annum, $50.
4. Every person or firm having merchants IL
cense who furnishes oy- tiers or other refreshments as
they may be called for, In addition to the merchants
license, $50. Annually.
.. Every keeper of Snackh0uS9 or coffee stand,
per anDum. SO.
9. Every keeper of a restaurant, Der annum 500:
but the license TO keep restaurant shall not author
lie the sale or gilt to guests others of any Spirtu
cider, or any light wines, nor tobacco nor cigars;
and every person selling or giving away any OF the
said articles ia or about his or her restaurant shall
list obtain the license there or as herein prescribed
In addition to their restaurant license.
T. Every club room where liquors of any kind are
kept, per annum, $50.
& Every kesper OF a pleasure or beer garden
wherein spirtu JUS, VinOus or malt liquors sold
aDnum, $50.
D. Every keepsr OF sklds tarpaulins to hire, per
TO- Every keeper of house or yard for the sale Of
hrewood, for each house or yard, yer annum, $50.
per annum, $50.
II. Every keeper of Junk or rag store, per an
mum, $780,
10, Every hawker or peddler of goods, wares or
per quarer of three months.
Ii. Every keeper of fruit stand, per quarter Of
three months, So; per annum, $50.
garter OF three months. So; per annum, $50.
10. Every person or firm keeping an Intelligence
Office or acting as labor broker, per annum, $50.
II. Every dealer not oth5IwiSe specified IN tnis
act, except newsdealers, whatever he may deal in
who keeps no LIQUORS of any kind. druggists ex-
is Every person, 1rm or corporation dealing reg
ularly in exchange, or keeping exchange Office In
19. Every street railroad, FOR every car running
within the district, per annum, one horse $50; two
20. Every owner of a cart, wagon or dray OF other
vehicle drawn by one horse otner animal for each
per annum, So.
II. Every owner of the vehicles mentioned in the
last paragraph, drawn by two horses or ether ami
mails, for each, per annum, 81 30.
-. Every owner of the vehicles mentioned in the
last Two paragraphs, drawn by three or more horses
or other animals toE each, per annum, $40.
%. Every owner of omuiouses hacas. carriages or
other vehicles seeking custom upon the streets.
other public places for he purpose of procuring
custom, Tor each vehicle drawn by two horses or
other animals 5 per aunum ana for each vehicle
drawn by three or more horses or other animals
"a Every owner of a carriage or other web icle kept
exclusively for at funerals for hire, Tor each
hicle, per annum, SO.
%. Every owner OF wagons or other vehicles
whether residing In the district or not kept or used
for the free delivery OF goods wares merchandise or
chatIels to customers others I'm the district for
Vehicles OF responding description which run
for hire; and al corporations. associations or firms
by partnership, owning drays tFansferwagons, carts
or any venice known Dy any Other name ana used
for transferring raw OF manufactured articles, shall
pay the same tax as all Other owners pay for like We
hlces proU1ded, hoiceCer, that no tax snail be re-
qured of tie original vendor producer of the pro-
ducts OF the soil or dairy raised or produced by him
self.
20. Every keeper Of a hand express cart for the
delivery of parcels for each vehicle, per annum Sd
u. Every public concert for private profit or gain
lOf eacH twenty nOufS, or o4O per week.
%. Every travelling or local Minstrel company. ex
hibitDg Tor profit, for each twentgfour hoers, Si5
20 Every regular opera troupe, for each eXhibl
tion, SO, or 500 per week.
30. Shows exhibitions within doors, for gain
not otherwise taxed herein SIC for each t~entyiou
81. Each and every chirOpodst and veterlnar!
surgeon, and each and every dentist, pTacticlng
profession IL the Taxing Disrict, shall pay annually
80. Every person who shall, by permission of thu
president Of the board of fire and police commission
eTs, give public bail or dance, or other like enter
tainment wheTeat spFltuous, vinOus or malt liquor
are sold by glass OF are drank on the premises, 70
each wenty1Our hours, Tor each ball other lis
entertainment: net continuing longer than tWent!
| four hours S25.
| "a Every keeper of shed-yard or barn used fol
taking care Of horses, CATTLE or other animals Of
| per annum, $50.
30. Every person. association or company Oper
ating an OdGress FXcavatOr shall be required to pa
tax or license of $500 for the prvile g and use
| the dump provided by the District ard Its @ats
| privileges per annum, and on payment of sue
license the company shall be exempt from the usua
tax wagons used for that purpose.
| 80. Steamboat agents ana the agents OF Tailroa
| companies, other tnan the proper officers of tn
railroad examinations at the Taxing Disuiet sha
| pay privilege tax of $50 per annum, and fees an
separate privilege tax shall be paid Ior each roa
| represented,
| 81. Express companies trans porting goods, ct.
to distant points shall pay an annual tax of 500
besides the tax on vehc es.
| 30. Upon the privilege of crying auction sale:
80. Upon the privilege of doing business as
40. Upon the privilege of keeping a butcher
stall, or house Tor selling butchers meat elsewhel
| than at the maTkethOuse, $50.
| Al. Upon the privilege OF keeping for the purpos
| or public amusement a Jenny Lind, or b 'lltaI
tables, on each tabl-, an annual license of Sl5, an
on each bagatelle table ) per anuuEl.
~. Upon the privilege OF keeping livery. sale
boarding stable, having twenty tails or under ST.
and for each additional stall, until the whole nun
Der shall reach forty, 81; and for every addition
stall above forty, so cents.
43 Upon the privilege of KEEPING hotel or Ia
ern. S25 and one per cent on the actual or rent
value OF the same. said estimated rental value 10
determined by the legislative uncil Of the Taxin
| District.
This act shall not be so construed as to apply
clearinghouse, small hotels or taverns having le
| than ten sleeping-rOoms
| A. Upon the privilege or exhibiting In the Ia
ing-DistFlct circus OF menageTie, or either, $50
| daY for each.
As. Upon the privilege of exhibiting any she
fealS or agility, SeiR ht-Of-hand, or exhibition
tihc lectures. or the exhibition Of the sciences
| arts, or exhibition for charitable purposes, 50
| each exhibition,
as. Each and every telegraph company havir
an Office in the Taxing District annually the sum
, a. Each cattle dealer annually the sum of 50