The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-04-23
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Public Acts.
An Act to more efectually secure the collection
Of the tax on privileges.

Act to more eHecbuaA5 S0SNAS N-A~
of the tax on privileges.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Tennessee, That from and after the
passage Of this act it shall be the
duty of the Justices of the Peace OF
the several counties in this State to
make 10 the Chairmen of the several
County Courts an enumeration OF
the number of persons engaged IN
occupations which are deemed priv
ileges, and to be taxed, and not done
or pursued without license, as fol-
lows:
Artist and photographer, arcfl-
tects, brewers, brokers, civil engin-
GERS, claim agents, dealers in county
certificates and warrants. dealers IN
securities, dental surgeons, keepers
of fruit stands, billiard tables, jenny
lind tables, pool tables, ten pin al
leys, bagatelle tables. keepers OF
livery stables and hotels, liquor
dealers, plumbers and gas ftters'
race tracks, dealers in stocks and
bonds, shavers of notes, peddlers OF
sewing machines, or persons selling
them by samples, skating rinks,
steam ferries, cigar stands, theaters'
variety establishments, drays, hacks,
omnibuses, express wagons and
carts, transfer wagons, and all other
wheeled vehicles, run for pay or
profit, and also how many circuses,
menageries, side shows, gipsey for
tune tellers, connected with circus
or menagerie, slight of hand or leg
erdemain shows, and all other exhi-
billions fer profit have exhibited in
their ward or district during the
quarter preceding the meeting of
the quarterly Court.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of each
Chairman or Judge of a County .
Court to make out himself from the
lists furnished him by the Justices
of the Peace of his county an emu
meration of the persons engaged in
occupations which are deemed priv
ileges and subject to privilege tax,
which he shall forward to the Comp
troller of the State with his official
signature and seal, within 10 days
after the adjournment of each ses-
sion of quarterly Court.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
That if any Chairman or Judge of S
the County Court fails to make the I
report provided for in the 2nd Sec c
ton of this act, the Comptroller shall b
notify him of such failure, and if a
said Chairman or Judge still fails or T
refuses to make said report the I
Comptroller shall direct the At T
torney General of the Judicial Cir
cult in which the Chairman or Judge
may reside to move against said p
Chairman or Judge, and if convict il
ed he shall be removed from office.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted,
That if any Justice of the Peace I
shall fail to perform the duties re-
quired of him in the first section Of
this act he shall be deemed guilty Il
of malfeasance and subject to re- D
moval D
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, c
That the Comptroller is hereby di. o
rected to send each Justice of the f
Peace in this State digest of the Il
taxes on privileges. h
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, f
That it shall be the duty of every h
Constable of district in this State r
to demand to see the receipt for v
State and county privilege tax of ii
every manager of a circus. menage. c
rie, side show, slight of hand or leg d
erdemain. or any other exhibition II
for profit, of persons selling patent t
rights, and of every peddler Of any c
article whatever, on foot. in vehicle, r,
or on horseback, and if the tax re- Il
Ceipt is not produced said Constable ii
shall collect the State and county q
privilege tax and shall within one S,
week after such collection notify the Il
County Court Clerk by mail or 9th D
wise that he has collected such and G.
so much tax, and pay the same to b
said Clerk within one month after 81
such collection, and if said Consta- d
BILE fail 10 turn said tax over TO the ii
County Court Clerk he shall be pro. o
ceeded against, and his Office be de. I
clared vacant. a
Sec. Be it further enacted, a
That this Act take effect from and O
after its passage, the public welfare D
it. o.
Passed March "A. 1879. Il
An Act to run and remark the county line be- :,
tween Hawkins and Sullivan counties. b
Whereas, the county line between u
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