San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-22
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vided, this tax shall not be assessed
when these performances are given in
side the grounds of any state or coun-
ty fair during the time that said state
or county fair is giving its annual ex-
hibition.
Sub. 81. From every person, firm or
association of persons selling on COM
mission, if in a city of more than ten
thousand inhabitants, fifty dollars;
if in city or town of less than ten
thousand Inhabitants, twenty-five dol
lars. This article is intended to cover
every person, firm or associations of
persons selling on samples only, and
who do not carry any stock of mer-
chandise or anything else on hand:
provided, that this tax shall not APP
ply to commercial travellers or sales
men making sales or soliciting trade
from merchants.
Sub. g. From all dealers of cigar
cites in this State the sum of ten dol
lars per annum, cigarette being with
in the meaning of this act the same as
defined by the laws of the United
States government; provided, that this
tax shall be in addition to the occupa-
ton tax lexied on merchants, and any
other tax levied under the law; and
provided, further, that each dealer
shall be required to procure an annual
license from the county clerk of the
county where he proposes to sell cigar
cites which shall be granted for no
shorter or longer period than one year;
and provided, further, that the license
shall describe the house and locality
where the dealer proposes to sell cigar
cites.
Note-In all occupation taxes where
the law does not provide specially
otherwise the county Occupation tax
is one half the amount of the State.
Sec. 2. For the purpose of suit to re-
cover the taxes and forfeiture, venue
and Jurisdiction is HEREBY expressly
conferred upon the courts of Travis
county, and service upon any officer
or agent of such company within this
State shall in all respects be held legal
and valid.
When the comptroller furnishes col
Iectors with blank occupation tax re-
ceipts he shall furnish the commits
sioner's court with the numbers and
value Of the receipts furnished to their
respective collectors, and such courts
shall charge their respective collectors
with the number and such
proportion of the value of
the receipts so furnished, as shall APP
ply to the county tax, when such col
lectors shall make their settlements
with the comptroller. The comptroller
shall furnish the commissioners court
with the numbers and value of the re-
,ceipts returned, and with the amount
of the occupation taxes collected by
their respective collectors.
Sec. 8. Whereas, the occupation
taxes collected are not adequate, and
an imperative public necessity exists
that they be in some instances
increased, in order that the State may
Immediately derive benefit of the same,
therefore, an imperative public neces-
sity exists for the suspension of the
constitutional rule requiring bills to be
read on three several days in each
house, and that the same take effect
from it's passage, and it is so enacted.
Note-The foregoing act passed the
House by vote of yeas 81, nays 10;
passed the Senate with amendments
by a two-thirds vote, yeas %; nays 2;
and the House concurred in Senate
amendments, vote not given.l
Ncte-The foregoing act was present.
ed to the Governor of Texas for his
approval on Sunday, the twentieth
day of June, A. D., 1897, but was not
signed by him or returned to the house
in which it originated within the time
prescribed by the Constitution, and
thereupon became a law without his
SIGNATURE. w. Madden, Secretary
of STATED
Takes effect ninety days after adj
iournment. JOSE CASIANO,
Collector Bexar County, Texas
Sept. Goth, 1897. 9-22-6i
FREE PILLS.