The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-26
AN
Creating Privilege Taxes on Certain
Industries in the City Of Tupelo.

Industries in the City Of Tupelo.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen Of the
city of Tupelo that a privilege tax Is
hereby created on the following indus
tries in the city of Tupelo:
Animals, Exhibition Of Trained.
Sec. O.. 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.
Auetioneers.
Sec. 3. On each a%uctioneer, $1,000.
And every person who makes a bust
ness Of selling at public auction Tex.
cept judicial sales) shall be considered
an ~auctioneer, 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 continuance
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 cane rack, knife
rack, sartfuI .dodger, ring board, or
similar contrivance by whatever name
called, kept or operated for public or
private use, $500.
Cigarette Dealers
Sec. Z. On each dealer in cigarettes,
cigarette paper, in addition to my
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 artifice or trick, in addition
to any other privilege tax, $3.50.
Circuses.
Sec. 8. On each animal show, cir
Gus or m~enagerie, or any exhibition
advertised as such, whether horses be
shown in the ring or not, or whether
admission fee be charged or not, for
zach day or part Of day performance,
$500.
Coal Dealers.
Sec. 9. On each dealer in coal other
than charcoal, 1925.
Cotton Brokers.
Sec. 10. On each cotton broker O r
firm or agent engaged in buying or
selling cotton not licensed as a mer-
chant, $3.50.
But this shall not apply to any
broker or buyer who purchases only
from the producer, whether such pur
chaser is buying for himself or as
agent or employee of another.
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 n
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. -. On each agent for the pur-
chase of cotton seed or cotton seed
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. IS. On each show, exhibition
Oh concer or other performance
where a fee is charged or collected,
or any contribution received for ad-
mission and not devoted exclusively
to religious, benevolent or educational
purposes, not being otherwise herein
taxed, for each day or part of day,
$3.50.
Magic Lantern.
Sec. ID. On each magic lantern ex-
hibition, $3.50.
Fair CIR 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 IS. On each travelling band of
g~ypsies, OF commonly known as gyr-
sizes, trading horses or telling for
tunes, $4,000. q
Hack Lines.
Sec. 10. On each hack or stage line
for public use, rot connected with the
business of a licensed hotel, where no
fare is charged, OF a licersed livery
stable. $3.50.
Horse Traders (Transient).
Sec. 20. On each vendor of horses
or mules, his agent or partner, $3.50.
On each transient vendor Of hoses
OF mules sold at public auction. lis
agent or partner, whether agent, OWL
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