Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-15


ed and qualified, Provided: That any ex>
isting balancy in any of said offices as we'll
as any that may occur between now aud
the date OF said election shall be filed BY
the governor of the State.
Sec 2. Be it further enacted, That at
the election provided for in January 1882.
two Of the members of the board of fire and
police commissioners shall be elected for
four years and one for two years, and
threeof the board Of public work for four
years, and . two for two years and there
after the time of all said offices shall be
tor the period of four years and ever shall
be filed as they occur by the expiration Of
term of off . at ca h succeeding two years
by election to be held for that purpose on
the first Thursday after the first Monday in
January, and that any vacancy which may
occur in said offices otherwise THAI by the
regular expirationof the offices hall be filed
the governor of the State, the persons aps
pointed By the governor to hold for the un>
expired term of the office he is appointed
to FIJI.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That at the
first meeting of the board of police and
fire commissioners after each biennial
election, the said board shall elect from its
numbers a president and vice president
The president 50 elected by the board
shall be the chief executive officer of the
taxing district II case OF
sickness OF death or absence
of the president. the vice-president shall
fill his place for the time being; any va
cancy in the office of president and vice.
president shall be filed by the board from
the members thereof.
Sec 4 Be it further enacted, That sec,
ton 7, mentioned in the caption of this act,
be amended by inserting in the 23d line
from the end Of the said section on the 22d
page of the acts of 1879, between the word
care" and " before" the words "iuvolvs
ing an expenditure Of over 500"
Sec. 5 Be it further enacted, That sec
ton 10, mentioned in the caption of this
act be so amended as to read as fol lows :
THAT the counties in which taxing dis
trlcts are situated and the taxing districts
saall not be liable for damages or injuries
| to persons or property By reasons of detects
| in the streets or ALLEYS or other property
under the control or within the taxing DIS
| trct, or for the conduct OF tho G managing
| the affairs OF such district, nor shall such
counties be in any manner liable to pay
any money on accounts OF such taxing dis
tricts'
Sec G. Be it further enacted, That sec
ton % of the act mentioned in the caption
be amended by rikiDg out oG the I'd line
of said section, rage 70, acts OF 1879, the
words " of the chairman
Sec. 7. Be t further enacted, That sec
ton mentioned in the caption be amended
by adding the following: "Provided that
| in no case shall any regular or special
policeman or fireman directing the hold
ing of an election in Any taxing district be
allowed in any way to interfere with or to
Influence or intimIdate any voter or at.
tempt to do The same any violation If th is
proYis shall be sutic ent ground for
running said offending officer from Office,
and any policeman or fireman who shall be
guilty Of violent OF disOIderly conduct at
or near any polling place during the time
Of he holding of any election shall be
guilty of misdemeAnGr, and upon cons
victiOn thereof snail be fJreyer disqualified
from holding any Ctice Or employ ment
under the taking district government
See. s Be 1t further enac.ed That
! subsection z Of section ! mentioned in
| the caption of this act, be made suosec-
/ len SO of section 7, and the following be
| inserted as subsection II: Every pei son
| dealing in cotton or any Other article
whatever, whether as factor, broker, buyer
| or seller on commission otherwise sou OF
| per annum, and in addition every such
| person or firm shall be taxed al vaorun
| 10 cents on every one hundred dollars OF
amount Of capital invested or used in sucn
| business; provided, however or. that if stfeh
| person or firm carry on the cotton or
| other business IN connection with the gro
vested in both shall only be taxed once,
| but such person or firm must pay the
| privilege tax for both occupations and
provided further, that if the persons taxed
| in this subsection have no capital in
vested, they shall pay 2! per cent. on their
| gross yearly commissions, Charges or com
pensatiOns for said business, and at the
| time of taking out their said license. they
shall give bond to return said gross com.
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trustee at the end of the year, and at the
| end of the year they shall make return to
said trustee accordingly and pay to them
the aid q per cent"
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted That SUBJ
section THU one (3D, mentioned in the
read as follows: Each and every chi
.ropodist and Veterinary surgeon pra ticing
his profession in the taxing district shall
pay annually Ten dollars
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That sub
section thirty five g }, mentioned in the
caption of this act be stricken out and the
| following inserted in the room and stead
| thereof as subsection thirty-five 49, 4:
Every street car company shall paw p tax
| of twenty dollars $50 UO) on every car
used by said company, and they shall be
| required TO get number from the register
and keep the same on each, taxed in the
same manner and under like penal les as
drays and other vehicles are now REQUIRED
to be numb ered'
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That subs
rseclion thirty six 1867, mentioned in The
captiOn of this act, be amended to read ~
follows: Steamboat agents and tn { agents
of railroad com panies, other than the
proper officers of the raj roads, Terminating
at the taxing district snail pay privIl, 2 4.
tax of S25 0 per annuD, and a special
privilege tax shall be paid per each road
represented"
Sec Ii. Be it further enacted, That
subsection 81, mentioned in the caption of
tn act, BE- amended to read rs follows:
Express com panies and railroads having
an express department or engage in tae
express business, on account If themselves
or Others, transporting goods into distant
points shall pay an annual tax of SZ5 p. hes
sides the tax on vehicles"
Sec IA Be it further enacted Thet
subsection IS, mentioned in the caption of
this act. be amended to reid Ms follows
Each and every tel graph and telephone
company having an Ctice in the taxing
district shall pay annually the sum Of
S25O.n
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, That
SUBJ 0ction 40 mentioned in the caption Of
this act, be amended to read as follows;
Each sewingsmaChine establishment or
agency the sum of us co."
Sec. l6 Be it further enacted That
subsection 90 mentioned in the caption of
this act be amended to read IS follows:
All drummes and all persons not having
q regular licensed house Of business in the
taxing district, Offering for sale or selling
goods, wares and merchandise therein bv
sample shall be required to paw to the