American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-12-04

An act revising section CON-
mencing Oh page 2 of the revised
ordinances of tue City of Canton in
n lation to the specific tax. on prop
erty aud privileges.
Be it enacted by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, tkat hereafter
a specific tax, shall be levied and
collected for the use OF said City OF
Canton, the following pyOPeEty aud
privileges, to- wit.
lst, On each horse or mule
brought into said city fol
sale 333rra vendor Of horses and
mules may be relieved OF this tax
by paying u pri, hege tax pss year
$500.
=, Gu each bank Of deposit -o'
discount, SE5O0
8, On each and every agency fo'
selling Sewing Machines, $500.
| 4, On each Insurance Agent o.
each Company, $500.
/ 8. On each show. exhibition, con
cert or other performance when
fee 10 harged for admission, and
not devoted exclusively to religious
b.neyolent Or educational purposes
aud not being iu Hall on which a
In iyilece tax is paid for each day
I or par: Of day, s. 50.
| G. On each Cireus Or Menagore or
DO b com bined, for each day or part
of DAVIS performance, $4,000
z. On Side Show accompanying a
Circus or Exhibition for day or
part of a day, $1,000.
8. On each Hotel, Inn, house Of
entertainment per annnm, where it
has a capacity for 25 guest or
over, go 90.
Q, On each Hotel, Inn or house
of entertainment per ahnum, when
it has a capacity for less than rs
guests, 1000.
10, On each private boarding
house per annum, $3.50.
IL, On each petty grocery, fruit
shop or retail oyster house or stall
or other stalls or stand whatever
per annum, $1,000.
IL, The same per quarter. 81, 80.
ID, On each restaurant per year,
5000.
u, On each peddler on foot, 81, so.
Is, On each ped'ller with one
horse or mule or other animal per
aanum, $1,000.
l6, On each pedsller with wagon
or other vehicle per annum, el5.OO.
II, The same per quarter, S4.OO
Is, On each billiard or jenylind
table or pool table, ten pin alley, or
any similar continuance per aunum,
$500.
10, On each one horse cart, dray'
carriage or other vehicle kept for
public use. o. used for gain or hired
in any way. for 8 months 400. for
6 months 5000. per annum, $1,000
20, On each 2, 3 or four horse
wagon, omnibus, carriage, cart or
other vehicle kept for public use
or gain, used or hired out in any
way, for 3 months 5000, 8 months
s.. 90 per annum, 1900.
81, On each livery, feesl or sale
stable. provided this gives NO right
to sell stock on commission, 81 80.
%, On each and every market
house per annum, $4,000.
%, On each and every person
fresh meats in said city,
without a regular shop or house
per annum, $50 90. Provided this
does not apply to persons selling
the products of their own farms.
"a, On each barber shop per an
mum. $1,000.
%, On each auctioneer per an
mum, $1,000.
&c, On each soda fountain, $3.50.
81, On each monntebank, or per-
Of any tricks or any exhi-
bition whatever of this nature per
lay, 300.
%, On each organ grinder or
performing on the streets
or alleys Of said city, and soliciting
compensation, whether fixed or
and on each and every
not heretofore mentioned
where compensation is demanded,
there shall he a tax perlay of $500. F.
20, On each room or hall used or
rented as theatre, opera ho,lse, Or
IOr any exhibition or entertainment I
whatever in said city per annum,
IS 90.
80, On each cotton broker or fac
or engaged in buying or selling
cotton and buying ana selling cot
on seed, and not licened IS q mer>
liant, per annum, $1,000.
81, On each street broker per
lnnum, $500.
SO, On each and every person re-
;eiving and forwarding goods or
for profit and not pay
ng privilege tax as merchant,
1000.
80, On each pnbiic cotton weighs
II per annum, $500.
81, On each shooting gallery per
.nnuln. So 90.
81, Same for three months, o 50.
SO, On each resident male citizen
10 and 60 years of age, a
treet tax of $3.50 por annum in
leu of personal labor on the streets
Iot to effect the assessment now
Iue for 1880.
81, On each photograph gallery
'er +; nlrm, $500.
80, On each transient vender OF
GODS. wares or merchandise,
whether the same il offered for
ale in the store of a vender or not,
g 60;
~ each pawnbroker. $4,000