The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-19
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Creating Privilege Taxes on Certain
Industries In the City Of TupeIo.

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| Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of the
city of Tupelo that 9 privilege tax Is
hereby created on the following indus
tries in the city Of Tupelo:
Animals, Exhibition Of Trained.
Sec. 2. On each exhibition of train
| ed animals, not being a circus or me-
nagerie, for each day or part of day ex-
hibition for fee charged or collected,
$3.50.
Auctioneers.
Sec. 3. On each auctioneer, $1,000.
And every person who makes a bust
ness of selling at public auction Tex
| cept judicial sales) shall be considered
an a%uctioneer, whether he charges or
receives compensation for his services
or not.
Billiard Tables.
Sec. 4. On each billiard table, jen-
ney-lind table, pool table, nine or ten
pin alley, or any similar contrivance
kept for public use, whether a fee be
charged for such use or not, $500.
Bill Posters.
Sec. 5. All persons engaged in post
ing or lacking bills or other printed
matter, $500.
Cane Racks.
Sec. 6. On each can rack, knife
rack, artful dodger, ring board, or
| similar continuance by whatever nam
| called, kept or operated for public or
private use, $500.
Cigarette Dealers.
Sec. 7. On each dealer in cigarettes,
cigarette paper, in addition to any
other privilege tax paid, whether the
cigarette paper be sold, given away,
attached to packages of tobacco, or
thrown down or away, or so placed as
to put parties in possession OF the
same by artifce or trick, an addition
to n other privilege tax, $3.50.
Circuses.
Sec. 8. On each animal show, cir
Gus or menagerie. or any exhibition
advertised as such, whether horses be
shown in the ring or not, or whether
admission fee be charged or not, for
each day or part of day performance.
$500.
Coal Dealers.
Sec. 9. On each dealer in coal other
than charcoal, $6.25.
Cotton Brokers.
Sec. 10. On each cotton broker or
firm or agent engaged in buying or
selling cotton not licensed as a mer-
chant, $3.50.
But this shall not apply to n
broker or buyer who purchases only
from the producer, whether such pur'
chaser is buying for himself or as
agent or employee Of anothef.
Round Bale Press.
Sec. II. On each round bale press
pressing less than one thousand bales
of cotton or two thousand half bales
Of cotton, $3.50.
On same pressing more than one
thousand bales of cotton or two thou
sand half bales Of cotton, and less
| that two thousand full bales of cotton
or four thousand half bales, $1,000.
On same pressing more than two
thousand full bales of cotton and four
thousand half bales, $500.
Cotton Seed Buyers.
Sec. II. On each agent for the pur-
buyer, $500
On each ginner buying cotton seed
and selling at a profit or acting as
agent for a cotton seed oil mill, where
a commission is paid, $500.
But a merchant paying a privilege
tax as a merchant who buys cotton
seed at his place of business shall not
be liable for said tax.
Exhibitions.
Sec. 10. On each show, exhibition
Oh concert or other performance
where a fee is charged or collected,
or any contribution received for adj
mission and not devoted exclusively
to religious, benevolent OF educational
purposes, not being otherwise herein
taxed, for each day or part of day,
$3.50.
Magic Lantern.
Sec. IA. On each magic lantern ex-
hibition, $3.50.
Fair or Festival.
Sec Is. On each fair or festival,
the proceeds of which are not devoted
exclusively to religious, benevolent,
agricultural or educational purposes,
$3.50.
Feather Renovators.
Sec. 16. On each feather renovator,
$25.
Fortune TelIers.
Sec. II. On each fortune teller,
$4,000.
Gypsies.
Sec 1S. On each travelling band of
| gypsies, OF commonly known as gyp-
sizes, trading horses or telling for
tunes, $4,000.
Hack Lines.
Sec. 10. On each hack or stage line
for public use, not connected with tie
| business of a licensed hotel, where no
fare is charged, or a licensed livery
stable. $3.50.
| Horse Traders (T%ransient).
Sec. 20. On each vendor of horses
or mules, his agent or partner, $3.50.
On each transient vendor of hoses
or mules sold at public auction, lis
agent or partner, whether agent, OWL
er or employee, $3.50. y
But parties selling horses or mules
~ tho oO11pfu of thpir own rnCidapcO