The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-05-12

90 annually JlsOi hnnunlJi 500
a saiiy w, tnI5sJSoanno ;5 oaS anpua IF;
on ,ommorcl.I Uryy niuers, ,ollo.
itlnS trad By sstyps Oi 'c, tax Uf
90, 20 hH pall 10 100 90 Il whose fo-
0eipt underGosl shnll huS ..uge II payment.
NJ county, Glfy, or town e. levy or % fsct any
occupation tax IN such drummer. Persons
soliciting for religious, liter r. ur rhetorical
hJoka, ntps, nurSeros, exempt. DInnsers
before soliciting In any COnnty shall ille with
the clJrk ~ county court go uptrOllsr's receipt
Tor tax paid watch olsrk shalt record and re.
turn 10 pnr,y hO dug IL, chsfglLg ieo OF Is
cents, Penalty for soliciting la any county
without flrst havlng comptrOlics's receipt re-
corded, lne of not Iass iLsn fs5 nor moro thHa
500. Tax on land GRauts ~. Lawyers 60. Phy-
sicians S5j bat physiclans, surgeons, ocullsts
or medical r. eeialist of any Kind travelling
rom place to place, Isl In sach county where
10 600 inhabltantso or more, $40; other deatists
". Persons pursuing occupation Of posing
up advertising bills, csrds, notices OF tin,
% Scare or o S'NS enees or .x
county TAX OF 50 In zach county where occupa-
tion io followed Shooting gslleries where fee
Is charged, SO. Every OilIisrd, bags t-lle,
pigeon hole, devil a nong the tai lors, or Jenny
Lind table, or anything of the kind uset for
profit, $50. Horse races where money or
anything s06 Of value is bet ga di'tanSe DOS
entering horse. Pool seller. on horse
races, So for each day they cell pools. Ten or
nine pin alleys used for profits In connection
with - saloon or drug store where intONtcs ting
liquors are Sold, 1000. psrs0us keeping
hobby horses or flying jsnnys for profit, so
for each county where same are used and ktpt.
Foot peddlers $40 in each county where he p d.
dies. Pedder with one.horss or pair of oxen,
SIS; two horses $40, travelling vendors of tin
and earthenware exempted. Every theater or
dramatic representation where pay for ad-
mission is charged, 81 Tor each day, or 5l25
per quarter. Theatrical and dramatic repre-
sensations for instruction or charitable pur-
lNnI. ,laH nit IL
cry performance; acrobatic exhibitions for
profit N t connected with circus, $40 each per-
formance. Slight of hand legerdemain eXhio-
itions, $40. Fights between men and bulls,
dogs and bulls bears and dogs, or between
bulls and other animals, $500 each perform
ance. Cock fights exhibited for profit or upon
which money 0r anyising 81 Sane IS Oes
for admission are charged, $40 per
Ing for "hasitabie purposes or aid Of literary
associations, S.. Livery or feed stables 4Oc.
each stall; 40c. for CHI hack, buggy, or other
vehicles let for hire and not connected with
livery stables, 81 80. Dealers in stocks and
bills Of exchange in city exceeding 10000 In.
liant I OF SS S ees
than 1000, So Life insurance companies,
state tax $500; County, SO Fire insurance H .,.e
coapanes, state tax, 600; county tax $40. State
taxes OF insurance company to be paid to
com ptroller, county collectors receipt to be
authority to work in any particular county.
Lightning rod men, $50 state and s25 county
County tax to be paid In each county
canvassed. Cotton brokers, cotton factors
and commission J., merchants, city more more
cases tax of $25. Merchant who pays tax as
such. shall not be considered cotton bro
key - PawnhrOkers, 800. Cotton buyers, $40;
except merchants who pay occupation tax.
Dealers in sewing machines, $40 state and $40
county. Canvassers for sale of sewing ma
chimes, $50 state and SO county. Merchants
paying occupation tax not required to pay
special tax for selling sewing machines. EX-
press companies, $3.50; to be paid to the comp
troller and no ether tax TO be levied by
sleeping or drawing room cars not owned by
the raiiw ay company on any railroad In this
state, So per mile annually, 10 he PAID TO the
comptroller; no county OF mnnicipal tax TO DC
levied. Railroad cars, steamboats, or st,ge
coaches, one per csntum upon
their gross receipts from all passenger travel
rendered under sth and tax to be paid quar-
terly, to the comptroller. 80 county or mu-
nicipal tax to be levied. Telegraph compa-
Mes one cent for full rate messages and one
half cent for l. IS than full rate messages, to
be paid gu, rtery, upon sworn statement OF
manager of telegraph company, to Inc comp
troller, Railroad messages for running traias
and for company use, shall not be taxed NO
county or municipal tax to be levied for mes
| sages sent. Gas companies, $50
Provides further: that payment OF tax here
tofore i'm posed, shall not authorize any person
or firm to pursue any occupation apon which
tax is imposed under this act, exoept on con-
pliance with provisions of this act; euch per-
sons to have credit on amount Of tax levied in
this act, for amount already paid, or SO much
of the term paid for as snail not expire at the
time tn S act takes effect. The tax levied
under this act upon bagatelle, pigeon hole,
Jenny Lind tables, and upon ten
pin alleys not to exempt per
sons from punishment inviolatiy any
of the provisions of Chapter 8, of the pencil
code; and provided farther that this act shall
not be construed to prevent persons who pay
the occupation tax Of merchants, from solicit
city or town where they reside.
Act takes effect from and after Its passage.
An act to authorize the refundipg of money
paid into the general land Office. under the pro-
visions of ian act to authorize The locaLons
sale and settlement of the Mlssissippi and Pa
cihc railroad reserve, passed August 20, le1O,
and the provisions OF "A supplemental act en-
titled "sn act supplemental 10 an act to au-
thoyiZe the location, sale and settlement OF the
Mississippi and Pacific railroad reserve"
approved Nov. 2S, 1857, In all cases wherein
the state failed TO patent the lands on account
of same being covered by previous grant Tor
which such moneys were paid, and to mske
an appropriation therefor. Approved Msrcn
20, 1881.
Section, Provides for rofundlug moneys
u i'd general land ONCE undor the supplement
ial act above mentioned, 10 pfrtiss making
such payment, and where the state Iaiied 10
Section ?. Commissioner to examine Gains
of parties entitled TO relief under this rci, and
If claim is just to issue his certificate, showing
amount TO which claimant is entitled.
Sect on 3. Comp roller TO draw his warrant
for amount, with Interest at per cent. from
date money was paid TO general land office.
Appropriates slG.
Act takes effect from passage.
An act TO amend article SOC, chapter IL, CT
title H. and to create article 3,0a, chapter l. of
said title OF the revised civil statutes of the
state of Texas, relating to certain towns and
villages Approved March %, 1881.
Provides town or village containing more
than 30 and less than 900 inhabitants may
i've Incorporated az a town or village, In man
ner prescri oed nv law.
Town containing 1000 Inhabitants or over
may be incorporated as . city. Election to be
ordered TO- such Incorporation upon applica-
ton of 80 electors.
an act 20 diminish the civil Jurisdiction OF
the county cOuu Of Bosque and San Patricto
counties, In this state, aud conform the juri'-
dictiOn to the district court Of said counties 70
such change. Approved March 20. l8s
Section i. Give probate iurisdicti5nto coun-
ty court of these cOuntie including partition,
distrbutiOn aud seitlttnen of estates.
Section 3 Tskes jurisdiction IN al other
civil matters from county, aud trhnsierh 70
district courts 81 sid counties.
rection 3 H.qures clerks 0f countT courts
NJ above luutles 10 make franssrlI's o. ciFh
caseB.
Taxes effect from r.sssre.
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