The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11

State Tax CommisSloner, or his deputies, | may require sworn statements to be made by agencies, persons, firms, or corpora | tions. of their gross amounts of sales, for the previous calendar year, which may be accepted with the approval of the State board of compromise for fixing the | amount of said license for the current year. Any agency. person, firm or cor | poration. falling to make said sworn statement when sd required, forfeits to the State three times the amount of said | license.
 That subdivision ffty-nine of Section
 APP of the Code as amended by act of the General Assembly. approved March 5. 1901. | be amended so as to read as follows: | PAWNBROKERS.-59.
 l For each pawnbroker, one hundred and | fifty dollars. But this shall not be con-
 strued to allow the sale of pistols. unless
 an additional license of fifty dollars is | paid.
 That subdivision sixty-one of Section
 APP of the Code as amended by act of the General Assembly, approved March 5, 1901. | be amended so as to read as follows: | PEDDLERS.-61.
 | For each peddler of medicines or other | articles of like character, one hundred dollars for each county in which they ped | dle; fifty dollars of said amount to be
 paid to the county in which said license l l State; and for each peddler of spectacles or eyeglasses five dollars for each coun- ty in which they peddle; for peddlers of | medicines with vocal or instrumental mu- | sic. or both, one hundred dollars for each 1 county in which they peddle; for peddlers | in wagon drawn by one horse or other l animal twenty five dollars; in a wagon drawn by two horses or more, or other other amin als, thirty-hve dollars: on a | Iotfa l foot, ten dollars: when accompanied by singers or performers on any musical in- | strunents, one hundred dollars; but ped | dlers of tin-ware only, and peddlers of | wooden or stone or clay hollow ware | only. and tanners who manufacture leath- | CT goods, and peddle these only, shall not | be required to procure license. A ped I dler's license shall entitle him to peddle | only fin the county where it is taken out.
 Any person may demand of peddlers, itinerant dealers and travelling agents
 their license. and unless they exhibit the
 same, or show~that they have a right un- l der the Jaw to peddle the articles carried | by them or to carry on the business they l are engaged in without a license, such l person may and Is hereby authorized to arrest such peddler. itinerant dealer or travelling agent. and carry him before the | nearest county court judge, justice of the I town. or notary public exercising the
 power of justice of the peace. and such | officer before whom such peddler, 1tiner- | ant dealer or travelling agent is carried l before must, if he finds such person to be | dealing without license, forthwith issue a warrant for his arrest, returnable to any court of the county having criminal | jurisdiction, which warrant may be exe- cuted by the sheriff, or by any constable of the county, any city or town marshal, l policeman. or any officer having authority | to make arrests. It shall, however, be | lawful for any person having but one arm | or leg. or whose sight has been impaired | as the result or exposure. injury or dis l ease during his service in the Confederate army. or any other disabled Confederate
 soldier who is permanently disabled from 1 any cause, or any person who has lost l his eyesight in any way so that he is in- | competent to perform manual labor, or any other person who is physically un-
 able to perform manual labor 0f he shall | secure the certificate of a physician and | the certificate of the judge of probate of
 such facts). to peddle in any county of
 the State free of license; nor shall this | act be so construed as to require a H. | cense of peddlers of fish, oysters game,
 fresh meats, poultry. fruit and all farm
 products raised by the seller. For each
 peddler of clocks doing business in this State, State license tax of five hundred dollars and county license tax of two
 hundred and fifty dollars for each county
 in which such business is carried on. | That all the citizens of this State, who
 have resided here for five years next be- | fore the passage of this act. and who
 were soldiers of the Confederate States of
 America. or engaged in the naval ser vice thereof, and do not own property ex- | ceeding in value one thousand dollars, be | allowed to peddle any produce or mer- | chandise in any and all the counties Of
 this State. except in any incorporated vil- l lage. town or city, without the payment
 of the license required of such peddlers. | That any such soldiers or sailors desiring
 such licenses to peddle, must apply to the
 judge of probate of any county In this | State, and make and submit his proof of | having been such soldier or sailor and if
 1t Is sufficient to satisfy said judge nc | will issue the license without payment of
 money therefor, and such license shall
 be authority to peddle such commodities | in any of the coun of this State l Provided, that under s act there shall
 be no pedding of patent medicines by persons exempted from taking out a H. | cense to pedde!
 l That subdivision sixty-two of Section
 4122 of the Code as amended by act of the
 General Assembly. approved March s. 1901. | be amended so as to read as follows: | PHOTOGRAPHERS.-
 For each travelling photograph gallery | going from county to county In railroad
 car. twenty-hv dollars For each travel ling photographer. travelling in another
 way. five dollars. Payment of this license tax in any county, evidenced by the re-
 ceipt of the probate judge, shall relieve
 the party from further license tax for
 such business of that year.
 That subdivision sixty-three of Section
 APP of the Code as amended by act of tho
 General Ass ~mbly, approved March 5. 1901.
 be amended so as to read as follows: PISTOL. BOWIE OR DIRK KNIEES-6S. For dealers in pistols. bowie or dirk
 knives, brass knucks. whether principal
 stock in trade or not. fifty dollars
 That subdivision sixty-five of Section
 4l22 of the Code as amended by act of the
 General Assembly, approved March 5, 1901,
 be amended 50 as to read as follows:
 PUBLIC HALLS.-65.
 For each public hall let to hire in
 towns or cities of five thousand or more
 inhabitants, twenty-five dollars; of less than five thousand and more than two | thousand inhabitants, fifteen dollars: in
 all towns of two thousand inhabitants or l less, ten dollars.
 That subdivision sixty seven of Section
 4122 of the Code as amended by act of the
 General Assembly, approved March 5, 1901,
 be amended as to read as follows:
 PLUMBERS OR GAS FITTERS.-67.
 For each person, firm or corporation,