The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1903-03-27
ELECTION NOTICE!

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18TH 1903. An election to ratify or
reject the act entitled Gan Act
Authorizing the town Commissioners
of Pinebluff, Moore County, N. c., to
provide necessary funds for advertis
ing the town as desirable winter
resort
Section 1. To provide a special fund
for advertising the advantages Of Pine
bluff, Moore County, N. c. as desirable
winter resort the Commissioners of said
town are hereby authorized and directed
to levy and collect a special tax as
follows: tO-Wit:
1. On all real and personal pro-
perty within tho corporate limits Of said
town of Pinehluf, including money or
hand, solvent credits, investments in
bonds, stocks, and all other SUBJECTS
taxed by the General assembly ad vaorem.
a tax not exceeding five cents on every
one hundred dollars valuation.
2 On all taxable polls, a tax not
eXdeeding fifteen cents, on each poll; who
may be residents in the town on the first
day of June Of each year.
g. On every one dollar valuation
of goods. wares and merchant Sc, pur-
chased for resale by any merchant trading
in the town for each six months from the
first day of January and July in each year
for the privilege of carrying on said
business the sum Of two cents.
On income of hotels, boarding
houses. apartment houses and private
homes taking boarders renting rooms or
houses five per cent of all gross receipts.
s On incomes from livery stables,
hack drivers: express teamsters and all
other public carriers. who haul or trans
Cort for profit or consideration, five per
cent OF all gross receipts
On doctors, lawyers, dentists.
nurses. including those giving massage,
or any special treatment or service, laun-
dries, laundry workers coal and wood
dealers, butchers, dairymen, husksters and
fresh meat dealers, bakers BARRIERS. boot
blacks, neWsdealers shows, lecturers and
entertainments of any kind for profit.
billiard tables and games of all kinds five
per cent Of all gross receipts
On incomes earned within the
incorporate limits of the town two per
cent thereof where incomes exceed one
dollar day. The employer of any person
may be held liable for income taxes of
employees if written notice is served on
him that he or she is liable for TAX due
by those whom they employ to the e. tent
8. On all real estate doalers selling
or buying real estate in said town for
profit ten per cent on all gross sales Of
lands or real estate situated in said town.
The taxes above imposed, other
than the ad valorem tax set forth,
shall be imposed as license tax for
the privilege of carrying on the bust
ness or doirg the act named, and moth
ing in this act contained shall be con
strued to relieve any person Or cotpor
alton from the payment Of the ad va
loren tax On account of additional
privilege taxes herein imposed.
Every person liable for the payment
Of the said privilege shall make re-
turn of same under oath to the said
Commissioners of the town of Pine
bluff, on or qefore the 5th day of Jan
uary and the 18TH day of July of each
year, and the said Commissioners
shall record same in book to be kept
or said purpose, and certify a copy
thereof, together with taxes levied bv
hem for said purpose to the tax col
ector of said town. who shall be full
y authorized to collect said taxes
named therein, and shall have all
power and authority so to do as con-
erred upon him to collect the regular
i'd va]orem taxes of said town
Sec 2. Said taxes herein provided
or shall be levied and collected annu-
lily by the Board of Commissioners of
oineblnff in the same manner and I'M
Ter the same penalties that other taxes
If said town are levied and collected,
Except the privilege taxes as afore-