Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-09-11
Ordinance No. II.

Ordinance No. II.
An ordinance to provide reye.
nue. for the town of Summertown,
Tennessee, that the taxes on every
one hundred dollars worth of real
property shall be at the rate of one
dollar for the year 1906, and for
every subsequent year thereafter.
The Mayor and Alderman shall fix
the rate for said current year at
their regular meeting IN February,
seventy.fye cents of which shall
be for current exhenses of town
government, such as paying Mar
shall, and the other officers of the
town, and twenty five cents of
which shall be for paying the ex.
penses of organizing the town gov.
eminent and bnying lot and
erebting a calaboose or work house
thereon until such work is com.
pleted.
SECTION 2.
That all merchants shall pay a
privilege of s 500 and merchant
having over $500 in stock shall
pay a privilege of 1874 per cent on
the one hundred dollars in stock,
seventy.five cents of which shall
be for purposes of current expenses
Of the town government such as
Marshal and other officers of the
corporation, and twenty-five cents
of whic shall be for expenses of
the organization of the corporation,
provided that such privilege tax
without regard to the time they Go
business shall in no case be for
less than five dollars which five
dollars is to be paid when the H.
cense is taken out, and said five
dollars shall be divided as above
provided and all merchants are re-
quired to settle whenever they 60
out of business or renew their H.
cense.
SECTION 3.
Be it further ordained that each
vocation, occupation and business
hereinafter named in this section is
hereby declared to be a privilege,
and the rate of taxation on such
privilege shall be as hereinafter
fixed. which privilege-tax shall be
paid to the town treasurer as pro.
vided by the general law for col
Letting revenue in the County or
State or taxes paid to County Court
Clerks of the State.
ARTISTS and PHOToGRAPAERs
Each artist or photographer per
annum So 90 and this tax shall in,
clude stationed or travelling artists
and photogrphers-open air CALLER
les or tent galleries or tent gal
lery--tin type-and all who en-
gage in picture taking for profit
and this license shall not be issued
for less than one years time, each
agent soliciting pictures to be en-
larged out side of the State-peI
annum $500 which license shall be
issued annually.
AuCTIONERs.
(which shall include all persons
selling goods wares, merchandise,
all other chattels, live stock, reaI
estate or securities, at public out
crytEhether they charge for same
or not but is not to apply to judi
cial sales or sales by trustees. said
license to be issued only annually
Each per annum, $3.50
This shall not apply to persons
selling effects of estates of deceased
persons who at time of their deatf
resided in said town or effects were
in this town.
Transient AuctiOners each pei
week $1,000
BARBECUEs, PICNICs & FESTIVALS
Each person. corporation or firm
who eitherat stall, booth or from
wagon or otherwise shall sell barbe
cue, ice cream or other refresl
ments at any picnic, barbecue, or
festival shall pay for each day anC
each night or day or night $2,5t
BASEBALL PARKS.
$ Where admission is charged eacl
= per annum $50
q Travelling baseball teams not pay
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