Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-15
PUBLIC LAWs--sY AUTHORITY.
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AN ACT to authorize municipal corporations having
| more than forty thousand Inhabitants according
10 the Federal census of 1870, to collect taxes on
sEcpfoS l. Be Il eGcod Jg the General Assembly
Of the state OF Tennessee. That much of an act
chsapiy to collect State county ana mnnicpai reveo
| nue." and so much of an act passed March 20,
1871 entitled IAN act to repeal much of the act
entitled, An act eheaply to collect State eoun-
ty and municipal revenue passed March %, 1875,
and to provide for the collection of municipal Teva-
nue." as abO ish the O1ice OF corporation tax col
lector and transfer the collection of municipal taxes
on property, privileges and polls to the equity court
clerk and county trustee be and the same ara hereby
poTations In the State having a population of not
less than twenty thousl md more than forty thou
sand inhabitants according to the Federal of
1870. The collector shall advertise all real es-
tate to be sold fortaxes for thirty days before the day
City dslInquents take notice. o. the - day Of
-, 10. at the courthouse door i'll Nashville,
Davidson couny Will ofIer for public sale The real
estate belonging to city delinquent taxpayers which
real estate has bsen condemned and ordered to be
sold By the circuit court of Davidson county, de-
| scriptiol whereof and the names of the owners
thereof together with the amount of taxes due,
| books In my Office" (Signed by the collectOr)
This notice shall be inserted once per week for
| four weess in some newspapers published in the
city, and posted at the courthouse door.
Sec 2. Be 1t tsrthsr enacted, That all laws and
act OF March 3D. 1875 relating to the collection
of revenue In municp corporations OF the popula
ton aforesaid, be and the same are hereby re-en-
acted; provided, however that no city revenue col
ector shall be entitled any compensation for
ccndsmnatio2 or for making sales OF land there
under; and provided, further that the CLERK of the
circuit court shall be entitled to fee of one dollar
for each separate tract parcel of land enter
of record Ia the judgment of condemnation which he
shall col ect from the delinquent taxpayer, ana In
no case from the city.
Sec 3. Re II further enacted That so much of sub
section ,, sectIon 69i, of Thompson aud Stegers
Code as authorizes the collection of municipal tip
ping licenses by the clerk of the county court be
the same is hereby repealed so far as the same
aDules to corporations of the population Aforesaid,
and said license tax shall hereafter be collected by
Sec 4. BE IL further enacted That this act
take effect from and after Its passage, the public
Passed March II. 1879. J, R. NEAL.
H. P. FOWLKES,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
APp'''''' ALBERT S. MARKS, Governor.
l. Charles N. Gibbs Secretary OF State of the Sste
s taa1 ne a10Se Is S t e0Es tat COPY
Tennessee, the original of which is on file in my OF
fee. CHARLES N. GIBBS, Secretary of State.
Chapter 97.
AN ACT to amend the law Taxing Wagons
& s a. sa TSa o. ne 4sf 10y
ton 553 (I) OF Thompson and Steger's edition OF
the Code, which imposes pTivllt &c tax on express
wagons carts and transfer-wagons. be ana the same
Is hereby amended as to read: For wagons drays
a nd al Gter @ any 0 one 6OTse Gne
additional horse used except for those used as farm.
wagons. and by the original vendor or producer of
the products OF the soil or dairy raised or procured
by himself.
Sec 2. BE it further enacted, That subsection Al
of section $50 (d) OF the Code, be and the is
hereby so amended as TO strike out OF said section
ore, coal ard pigiron.
Sec 3. BE IL further enacted. That the county
court clerk shall be allowed lee of twenty five cents
for suing the license for each wagon dray other
vehele that this act take effect from and after
its passage, the publ welfare requiring II.
Passed March ID, 1879 j. R. NEAL,
Speaker of the Ser ate
II. P. FOWLKES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved March II, 1879.
ALBERT S. MARKS, Governor
Charles Gibbs, Secretary of state of the State of
Tennessee certify that The above is correct copy of
an act of the General Assembly OF the State of Ten
neSgee, the original of which Is nle in my oice.
CHAS. n. GIBBS, Secretary of State.