The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-24

ment given of the amount of such sales,
shall assess the person giving such stateme
for what he considers the true amount of su
sales which shall be liable to correction,
the board of supervisors, on exceptions,
shown to be incorrect.
CERTAIN PRIVILEGES TAXED.
SEC 1T. A tax on privileges is levied
follows. to-wit:
On each express company........,..~ 5000
On each telegraph company operat-
ing three hundred miles or more
of wire ............. ................... 1000
On each telegraph company operat-
ing more than one hundred and
less than three hundred miles of
wire .................... 1000 0
On each telegraph company ope-
rating over twenty-five and less
than one hundred miles of Wire 500 0
On each telegraph company operat-
ing less than twenty five miles of
wire for each mile | 0
On each fire insurance company. 1000 0
On each life insurance company. 500 0
On each accident insurance com
pany .......................... 100 0
On each insurance agent............. 10 0
On each sleeping car company. 1000 0
On each billiard or Jenny Lind
table, or nine or ten pin alley, or
any similar contrlvance kept for
public use...,.............-........... so o.
On each wharf boat 100 o.
On each trading boat dealing only
in provisions, produce and prov
ender.... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. so OF
On all other trading boats ,........... 200 OF
On each tavern or hotel, with ca
pacity for twenty five guests, III
city or town of five thousand or
more inhabitant .........-..... IS OF
On same with capacity for less num-
Der of guests, .,.... H.. ........... 40 OF
On each tavern or hotel in city or
town of two thousand and not
more than five thousand inhabit.
ants, with capacity for twenty five
guests 40 0,
Same with less capacity ...,.,.......... 20 o.
On each tavern or hotel in city or
town of less than two thousand
inhabitants ........-... 10 OF
On each private boarding house in
city or town not boarding stu
dents exclusiyely .......................... 5 o.
On each railroad eating house, when
two or more trains stop daily for
meals. ................ 125 u
On same where not more than one
passenger train stops daily for
meals 90 "
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house shall be required to pay
more than one of said taxes, but
when subject to both shall pay
the highest.
Each restaurant in city or town of
more than two thousand inhabit
ants 40 o.
Same in city or town of less than
two and more than one thousand
inhabitants .............. ......... . 20 OF
Same in towns having less than
one thousand inhabitants ........ 10 OF
On each circus and menagerie, or
both combined, for each day or
part of a days performance. ~ 100 o.
On each side ACCOMMODATING
circus or other exhibition, per day
or part.............. .................. 100 o.
On each show, exhibition, concert
or other performance where fee
is charged for admission and not
devoted exclusively to religious,
benevolent or educational pur-
poses, and not being in hall on
which privilege tax is paid, for
each day or part Of it................ 5 o.
On each room or hall used as a
theatre or opera house, for public
exhibitions or performances, in
city or town having more than
five thousand inhabitants, for each
year ...........,. .................. 100 OF
On same in city or town having less
than five and more than two
thousand nhabitants, for a year so OF
On each store, where the stock
never exceeds in value two thou
sand dollars OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 0(
On each store, where the stock
sometimes exceeds two thousand
but never thirty five hundred dol
lars. ................. 10 OC
On each store where the stock
sometimes exceeds thirty-ffve
hundred but never five thousand
dollars .............,,......... .......... IS 90
On each store where the stock
sometimes exceeds five thousand
but not seven thousand dollars. 20 90
On each store whose stock is some
times more than seven thousand
but not more than ten thousand
dollars ...,.................... -. -. 25 90
On each store whose stock is some
times more than ten thousand but