The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-04-27

pays an occupation tax, as under
section 8 of this act, shall not be con-
sidered as cotton broker"
From every pawnbroker an an
nual tax ofseventy-five dollars.
From every person pursuing the
occupation of a cotton buyer. seven
dollars provided, that a merchant
who pays an occupation tax as here
In prescribed, shall not be con-
sldered as a cotton buyer.
From every person, firm, agency
or association of persons dealing in
sewing machines, an annual tax OF
fifteen dollars to the state, and
seven dollars as county tax, in every
| county where such business may be
carried on; and upon every person
canvassing for the sale of sewing
machines, an annual tax of fifteen
dollars TO the state, and seven dol
lars as county tax, in every county
where such business NAV be carried
on; ana upon every person canvass
ing for the sale of sewing machines.
and annual tax of fifteen dollars TO
the state, and seven dollars TO each
county in which such caDvassing
may be done; provided, that a mer-
chant who pays an occupation tax as
required by this section, shall not
be required to pay this special tax
for selling sewing machines.
From any person, firm, or associa-
ton of persons, dong an express
business in this state, an annual tax
of five hundred dollars shall be lev
led and collected, this tax to be paid
by such person, firm, or association
OF persons dong an express bust
ness, to the comptroller of public ac-
counts. whose receipt, under seal,
shall be issued to the company or
companies, certified copies of which
shall be evidence of the payment OF
thc state, county and TIrC.RiGipai oc-
cupation tax.
From every person, firm, or asso-
cation of persons, owning or rum
ming any railroad cars, steamboats,,
or stage coaches in this state, there
shall be collected quarterly, on the
LIST days of January, April, July, and
October of each year, tax OF three
fourths of one per centum, upon
their gross receipts from all passen-
ger travel within this state, the same
gross receipts to be returned under
| oath by said owner, agent or man.
ager, to the comptroller, and said
tax 10 be collected by the comptrol.
Ter, under such regulations as
he may prescribe; provided,
tanned shall authorize the levy
of any county or municipal tax
upon such person, firm or associa-
ton of persons.
| From every chartered telegraph
company doing business within this
state, there shall be collected one
per centum for every full rate mes
sage sent by any person within this
state, to any person within this
state, and one-halt that for any mes
sage less than full rate message so
sent. This tax to be paid quarterly
to the comptroller on the sworn
| statement of the chief manager of
said company or companies, who
shall keep a record of such messages,
and the receipts of the comptroller,
under seal, shall be issued to said
company or companies, certified
copies of which shall be evidence of
the payment of the state tax; pro-
vided, railroad messages for run
ming their trains and for company
use, shall not be taxed; provided
further, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall authorize the levy or
collection of any county or munich
pal tax upon such chartered COM
| Danies for messages sent
From each telephone company do
ing business i'll this state, an annual
tax of fifty dollars, and for each
county in which they may do bust
ness, a county tax of ten dollars.
From each street railway company
an annual tax of ten dollars, for
each and every street car actually in
use.
From each gas company, manu-
featuring gas, tnirty-tive dollars
provided further, that the payment
of the tax heretofore imposed by
law shall not authorize any person
or firm to pursue any occupation
upon which tax is imposed by this
act, except on compliance with the
provisions ofthis act; and such per-
son or firm shall have credit on the
amount of tax levied by this act for
the amonnt already paid by him or
them on so much of the term paid
for as shall not have expired at the
time this act shall take effect; pro-
vided, that the fact that tax is
levied by this article upon bagatelle,
pigeon-hole, electromagnetic
ors, Jenny Lind table, or anything
of that kind, used for profit, and
npon any nine or ten-pin alley, or
other alley used for profit, shall
not be construed to exempt from
the punishment prescribed by law
any person who may violate any
Of the provisions of chapter
8 of the penal code; pro-
vided, further, that this act shall
not be construed to prevent persons
or firms of persons who pay an oc-
cupation tax un der this act for pur-
suing the occupation of merchant
in city or town, from soliciting
trade within the corporation limits
of said city or town where they re-
side.
Section 4. Whereas, the various
county commissioners courts
throughout the state are about to
levy taxes for the present year,
therefore an emergency exists that
this act take effect from and after its
passage, and an imperative public
necessity requires that the rule re-
curing this bill to be read on three
several days in each house should be
suspended, and ii is SO enacted.