The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-04-27
TIE NER REKENLLE LIZ

Section first of the revenue law
provides that there shall be a tax OF
40 cents on every 500 worth of tax
able property for the year 1881, and
for every subsequent year thereafter,
80 cents of which shall be for State
purposes and 10 cents for school pur-
poses.
The second section provides that
the County Courts shall be authoriz-
ed to levy an annual tax on every
500 worth of taxable property for
general county purposes, not to eX-
ceed the State tax, exclusive of the
tax for public roads and schools.
The third section provides that
merchants shall pay an ad vaIOrem
tax upon the capital invested by
them Of 80 cents on each 500, pri-
vilege tax shall not in any case be
less than $40, and they shall pay a
privilege tax of 10 cents on each
800 of their capital so invested, for
school purposes.
Section four provides til following
rates Of taxation On plumbers and
gas-ftters keeping stock for sale, as
on merchants annually; on brewers,
$500; artists and photographers in
towns and cities of over 5000 in
habitants, $25 in towns of less than
5000 and more than 200, SIS; in
towns of less than 1000 inhabitants,
81 so; on banks and banking in
cities of over 10000 inhabitants,
1925; on brokers Except real estate
brOkers), l per cent on commits
sions from sales and rents, and such
brokers shall file a bond with the
Clerk of the County court, as re-
quired of merchants on brokers for
commissions on merchandise, the
same raets as charged other mer
chants pawn-brokers, 800 butch
ers, including all offices and stores
for the sale of meat at retail, in all
towns or cities ofover 200 inhabi-
tants, $50; bagatelle, billiard, Jenny
Lind and pool tables and ten-pin al
legs, a privilege tax Of $50 for each
table and alley, the tax to be paid
by every saloon keeper or other,
person who keeps such table or al
ley, in connection with his or her
business and for the use of the pub
lie, whether the same is charged
for or not; on circuses and men
Ageries combined for exhibitions for
each day and night, or day, or night,
$3.50 on exhibitions of sleight-of- |
hand, legerdemain, each day and |
night, or day, or night, 81 so; side
shows and other shows and concerts |
u connection with circuses or men
lgeries shall be taxed separately |
nder their appropriate heads, pro
'ided they charge a separate or adj
litional entrance fee; on hacks,
carriages and wheel vehicles, except |
Trays, that run for profit, without
eference to the residence of the
,wner, SO each, when drawn by
wo or more horses express wagons
nd carts Except those Of express
ompanies, which pay a privilege
AK, carts and wagons hauling
oal or pig iron as a regular business
hall pay, when drawn by one horse,
l per anpm each additional horse,
l Omnibuses and express wagons,
Express companies, from 500 to
200; intelligence offices, $40; sell
RS of patent rights, SO and S.,
eddlers Of patent medicines, $40,
20 and $50; peddIers of
Merchandise, from SO, to $25;
-hoIesale liquor dealers $3.50 and
Sxed as other merchants. Retail
quor dealers, from $3.50 to $500, i'll
ecordance with population.
Incomes derived from stocks in
which are by their
larters exempt from ad UaIOrem
TX, or incomes from any bonds not
lempt from such tax, ) per cent.