The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1903-08-20

by imprisonment in the county jail not more
than six months.
Sec 50. That all telegraph companies now
doing business under separate names whether
incorporated under the laws Of this State, or
any other State, or whether incorporated at
all or not, shall on the first day Of October
of each year pay to the State Comptroller a
license tax Of FIVE hundred dollars for State
purposes, and no further license tax shall be
required by any county or municipality. Pro-
vided, That private telegraph lines not for
public use shall be exempt from such license
tax. Consultations shall not be exempt from
this tax.
physically incapable of manual labor shall be
allowed to peddle without paying a license
using only their own capital, in the counties
hack or dray without paying State county
or city license; Provided the hack or dray be
long to himself, Provided. That this exemption
shall not apply to the sale Of spirituous vinous
OF malt liquors.
Sec. IS. It shall be the duty Of the Tax
Collector before issuing license based on a
property valuation or capital stock to require
the party applying for said license to file I'M
der oath duly authenticated, q statement Of the
value OF the property or the amount OF the
properly authenticated shall be attached to
the monthly report Of license made to the
Comptroller. A failure on, the part of the
Tax Collector to- require and attach said oath,
as aforesaid shall be cause for suspension
from Office, and II Is hereby made the duty of
the Comptroller to report all such failures to
the Governor on receipt OF the license re-
port
Sec. Sc. That any person engaged In the
selling at auction of horses OF mules In droves
or otherwise shall pay license tax of ten
dollars in each county in which they so sell or
offer to sell.
Sec, 81. Amy person or persons, firm or as.
business or profession for which a liceItse IS
required, without first obtaining such license,
shall, except in such cases are otherwise
provided for in this act, be guilty of mis-
demeanOr. and conviction shall he MS.
ished by fine of not more than double the
amount, required for such license. The ray
ment Of all license taxes may be enforced by
the seizure and sale of the property by the
Collector and it is hereby made a special
duty of the Tax Collectors and County Judges
to report to the Comptroller and States AT.
torneys any violation Of this act ANY person
or persons, firm or association that shall sell
OF. cause to be sold or keep for sale any
first paying the license required in this act shall
upon conviction, be fined 1 a sum not less
than two hundred and fifty nor more than
one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned in The
Sheriffs and Deputy SheriFs and Collectors
ard Deputy Collectors a1d any police officer
thoriaed and empowered without t" warrant 40 TO
enter any building where they have cause to
suspect such liquors are kept for sale and
engaged, and one hundred dollars Of the sS ne
SO collected shall be paid to such officer for
his services.
Dec. % Every Otate or county license shall
be furnished BY the County Judge under his
seal of office. to the Tax Collector on the
blanks published by the Comptroller. after
sig signing the same and taking hi; receipt there;
sign each license before issuing the same TO
the person or persons paying him the nee
shall make duplicate of each license issued
in the book furnished by the County Judge
for that purpose, and shall file such duplicate
lice license with the County Judge. and the per;
keep the same exhibited conspicuously at
their place Of business, and upon failure to
90 So shan be subJeet to another, license for
engaging IN or managing the business or oc-
eupation for which such license was OBJ
Sec. So Each County Judge shall transmit to
month in each year, a statement showing the
AMOUNT OF money received for State and Coun.
y license under the provisions Of this act, and
printed in said county by one insertion in each
year, and tor the publication Of said statement
t q. state shall pay two-thirds Of the cost and
lhe county one-third; and to the County
commissioners a statement Of all money re-
eeived for county license during the preced.
ing month, with the name Of each person pay
ing the same amount paid by. each. the date
OF each payment, and the business or profess
sion for which the same was issued: and said
statement shall be signed by the Tax ColIec.
lector may pay the amount collected by him
for State licenses to the State Treasurer on
the hrst Monday IN each month; and ct the
same time shall pay to the County Treasurer
the amount collected by him for county H.
Sec. 60. The Count Judge shall report to
the grand jury each term OF the court or the
Clerk OF the Circuit when no grand Jury IA
ordered, which shall be filed in said clerks OF.
hce, the names of all persons that have pro-
cured licenses under the provisions Of this
act,
Sec. 81. The Comptroller of the State Of
Florida shall furnish such blanks as are re-
quired for licenses In book form 10 the Coun.
" Judge OF each county, who shall give his
receipt therefor, stating the number Of blank
licenses in each book received and the County
Judge shall return such books for examination
At my time when requested to do so by the
Comptroller.
Sec. 80. Any County Judge or Collector
that shall neglect to make returns shall be
removed from office, and any Collector falling
to make such report as herein required or 10
pay the amount collected to the State or
County Treasurer, as the same may be pay.
able, shall be deemed guilty Of embezzlement,
and shall be liable to the penalties prescribed
Tor larceny Of the amount withheld.
Sec. 81, That nothing In this act shall be
construed as In any way abrdging or limiting
the powers which have been or NAV be
granted to any municipal corporation BY spe-
cial act or charter act for the purpose Of re-
curing the payment Of license taxes.
Sec. "a. That all laws and parts OF laws In
conflict with the provisions Of this act are
Approved June 9. 1905