Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-07-02
INC state PrIvfIege Tax

The following is the privilege tax
levied by the legislature on differ
ent branches of business for the
year:
cents on each hundred dollars proUided
that such tax shall not be less than ten dol
lars, and they pay privilege tax of ten
cents on each hundred dollars for school
plumbers and gas alters, same a. mer-
chants
PHOTOGRAPHERS and artists, in towns over
same III towns less than 5000 ana over
1000, SIS.
Same in towns less than 1000, $3.50.
Banks, in cities over 10000 inhabitants,
Same in cities less than 10000 and over
5000 Inhabitants, $3.50.
Same n cities less than 5000 Inhabitants,
brokers except real esfate), 81 800.
brokers, real estate ? per cent on COM.
Brokers, commission and merchandise,
same as merchants.
Pawn brokers, 500.
butchers and meat stores, $50.
Billiard, bagatelle, Jenny Lind and pool
table, each table, $50.
Ten pin alleys, each alley, $50.
Circusses and menageries, each day and
Exhibitions, except circuses, menageries
and theatres day and night, S1-50.z n.as.z
Hacks carriages and vehicles, except,
drays, two or more horses, IS.
Express wagons and omnibuses, SO
Express wagons, carts and wagons hauling
coal, each horse, II.
Hucksters, same as merchants, $40.
Sellers by sample, to consumers, SO.
Dealers in live stock, $50.
Claim agents, SO.
Lumber dealers, al Udl0re11l and privilege
merchants.
Stock yards, each pen, $40.
Livery and sale stables, each stall, 81.
Fruit stands, same as merchants.
Shooting galleries, SO.
Hotels and boarding houses, for transient
Restanran Is, III cities over 10000, $50; III
cities over 10000, $40; in cities less than 10000
Public eating-houses, other than restau-
Intelligence offices, $40.
Sellers of patents or patent rights, except
Inventions OF Tennesseans, semi-annually,
Sellers of patents or patent rights, invent
ed by Tennesseans, s..
PeddleTs of patent medicines and nos
tfums, on foot, semi-annually, $40; same ON
horse, seIni-annually, so; same in vehicle,
Peddlers of merchandise, on foot, quarter
~, $40; same ON horse or vehicle, quarterly,
Wholesale liquor dealers as other mer-
Retail liquor dealers as other merchants,
and IN towns less than 900 inhabitants,
slS0; in towns over 5000 inhabitants, 500.
Skating Kinks, $40 to $50.
Steam ferries, So to $50.
Peddlers, or persons selling sewing ma
chimes, by sample, SO.
Dealers in securities, 3 cents on each dol
lar employed; dealers in stocks and bonds,
other than brokers, same; persons shaving
notes, same.
Theatres, $40 to 500.
Sleeping-car companies, each coach, 40
Telegraph companies, each office, 80.
variety establishments, per month, S5O:
Race tracks, mile, $500; one-half mile,
$50; one-fourth mile, SIS.
Dealers in county warrants and certih-
Gates, $40.
Cigar stands same as merchants.
Lightning-rod agents, Sl00.
On litigation, each suit, law or equity,
$50; each Indictment, $500; each appeal to
supreme court, if defendant is unsuccessful,
$40; each appeal from Circuit or Chancery
to supreme court, 81. so; each appeal from
justice of the peace, 81 each case submitted
under small oftense against law, 50; each
criminal case before Police court, 50.
The above is the privilege tax
levied by the state; in addition, the
county has levied the same for
county purposes and the same for
courthouse tax, and the city of
GAINESVILLE has made levy of one
half amount of state privilege tax
on each business; persons subject to
privilege tax must pay four privi-
leges state, county, courthouse
and city, unless they live, outside
the corporate limits, when they pay
only three.