The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-07-30
CITY ORDINANCES


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See. 50, ANY person Cyceptod from
the ymC df privilege taxes hv the
state are also excepted from pavmcnt
of said taxes to the CITY,
Sec 80. ANY pcrson or curporation
desiring to cuiov any of the uriviIprrs
taxed by ordnance in this city. shall
first pay the taN prescribed tn the city
tax collector and obtain of him the IL
90 CcnsC herein required for The priyi1prr
ANY person or corporate hodv who shall
90 exercise any ul the uriyllcrcs taxed hv
ordinance in this rity. without fast nay
90 inr the tan and procuring the license a,
90 required. shall, on conviction be fined
not less than double the tax imposcl on
such privileges, provided that the inu
90 shall in no case exceed one hundred
dollars, or shall be imprisoned in the
90 city iail not 20 exceed thirty DAYS, or
both, And any citizen shall have the
90 right to demand Of any transient person
the exhibition Of any of the licenses
in this ordinance, and upon failure of
the holder to SO exhibit, shall be prima
90 racia evidence that said license has not
been paid.
Sec 81. The CITY Tax Collector shall
90 keen A n privilege tax rcpistcr in which
the names of all privilege taxpayers
shall be recorded showing amount naid
so the number of license, for what occupa.
tjon or profession issncd, and the inter
90 val Of time paid for. This record shall
he furnished to the civ clerk when hjs
30 final settlement is due with the unused
licenses and privilege tax stubs To be
submitted to the City Council. Il the
same be found correct, and the amounts
represented thereon to have been paid
30 into the City treasury, the City Clerk
90 shall endorse for tho City Council the
register, Examined and found correct.
This register shall constitute a pcrna-
90 nent record Of the Tax Collectors office
and always be Oncn for the inspection Of
90 the public.
See %. All persons or corporations
who sball be liable for privilege tan,
% who shall fail to procure the license
during the month in which il il due
shall be liable for double the amount Of
the tax, and il is hereby made the duty
50 Of the Tax Collector to collect the
amount, issue n separate license there
fot, and to endorse across it's face the
90 words COLLECTED az damages.
Sec 03. On all licenses not paid dur.
ing the month when due, and on which
90 double tax is collected, the tax collector
shall be entitled to retain 0uo-baIf of
said damages rs compensation for his
30 extra service in addition to his regular
commissions.
Is See 81. The City Clerk il authorized
to prepare and have printed the priyi-
so legc licenses necessary to carry this
ordnance into effect. The City Clerk
90 shall charge the City Tax Collector with
all privilege licenses thus prepared and
30 turned over to the tax collector.
Sec 05, The privilege tax paid to the
90 Tax Collector shall be reported by him
monthly, and paid into the city treasury
80 Az other taxes and tho collector shall
make at the end Of Gach month TO the
90 city council n detailed report of the Ii
conse issued by him during the month,
90 showing the number and date Of the IL
cense, the namc OF the licensee, the
90 privilege for which they were issued,
and the amount collected for them.
90 This account of the city council with
the City Tax Collector shall be kept by
90 the CITY Clerk, and shall show by do
nominations and numbers exactly what
Do licenses charged to the tax collector by
the Clerk are in his hands at any time;
90 and upon final settlement Of the collect
or, the council shall require the return
% by him of all the licenses charged to
him and not issued by him, but such
collector shall receive credit for all H.
censes charged to him and not issued
by him. and which he shall return to
70 the clerk for the council and all licenses
the collector shall not thus account for,
w he shall be held liable for, and for 80
much money as equals the amount OF
such license.
a. Sec ~. The collector shall counter
w sign all licenses when issued by hiL1,
m and he shall keep IN his Office a BOOK N
w which he shall enter the lumber o. the
license, The cate, the tull hhme Oh inc
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