The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09

No. SD AN Acf. aJ s, To amend subdivisions ts. 20, sa and sl f-s of Sections flzz of the Code as amend ed by an act of the Legislature, ap- proved March {, 19os.
 : Section l. Be 1t enacted by the Lexis-
 lature of Alabama, That subdivision IS of Section f1z3 of the Code as amended by an act of the Lexisiatufe approved March 1. 19d5. be amended So as to read as fol- lows: Commercial or Mercantile Agen- cies. 1s. Each person. firm or corpora- ton or association of persons inuuiring into and reporting upon the credit and standing Of persons in this State shall pay to the State annually the sum of $3c0. and the payment of this license in any one county shall be sufficient; and the pay merit of this license shall not be required lin any other county in the State.
 Sec. 2. That subdivision 20 of Section ff2z of the Code as amended by an Act of the Legislature approved March 1. 1903,
 he amended so as to read as follows: Collecting Agency. 20 Each collecting agency in towns and cities of twenty thousand and more. $10o; in towns and cities of less than twenty thousand. $2S. Each person. firm. association or persons or corporation which sraE employ agents to solicit claims for collection. or shall send out circulars or other notices solic- itinG claims for collection from persons. firms or corporations in the State, or
 which shall agree or contract with any
 person. firm or corporation to give any compensation rebate or other thing of
 value to any person for the purpose of procuring or inducing such person to se- licit. or procure for him or them any claim for collection. shall be deemed q collecting agency within the meaning of
 this section: provided that any person. firm or corporation which shall pay the license tax ss commercial or mercan-
 tile agency. as provided in subdivision 1S.
 shah not be liable for the license tax as a, collecting agency except in one County in the State.
 Sec 3. That subdivision q of Section fl22 of the Code as amended by an act of the Legislature approved March | 1903. be amended so as to read as follows: Dummy Railways, g. For each dummy railway being operated in this State the following license tax in countless of forty thousand inhabitants or over $50: in coun- ties of thirty thousand inhabitants and less than forty thousand. s40; in counties of less than thirty thousand inhabitants. s1o.
 Sec. 4 That subdivision si 1-2 of see- tion l122 of the Code of Alabama as amended by an Ac. of the Legislature. approved March l. 1908. be amended so as to read as follows: Junk Dealers. S 1-2. Each junk dealer In cities and towns of over ten thousand inhabitants. $50; in cit- ies or towrs of three thousand inhabi- tants and less than ten thousand inhabi- tants. $25; in cities or towns under three thousand inhabitants. s; each junk deal- CT, his clerl, agent or employe. who buys or sells metals after, dark shall forfeit his license. Each junk dealer, his clerk. agent or employe, shall keep a book. open to inspection. in which he shall make en- tries of all articles or railroad iron and brass. pieces of machinery and plumbing material purchased by him. together with the name of the party from whom pur chased, and upon failure to keep such book of record and produce 1t upon de- mand, the dealer shall forfeit his license. Each junk dealer. his clerk. agent or em- ploye, to whom any new and unused ar- ticles of railroad iron and brass, and pieces of machinery shall be presented for sale shall notify the police authorities that such articles are offered for sale. within a reasonable time thereafter. oth. erwise his license shall be forfeited.
 Approved Sept. 30. 1903.
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