The Tupelo journal., 1909-07-23

ow ier or employee, not raised in thi
But any party selling only his ow
stock raised by himself in this State
shall not be subject to this tax.
Section 2. Each transient person de
livering articles of any kind or descriD
tian, when the agent or solicitor AL,
same. or took orders therefor. ia,
escaped the privilege tax, the party de
livering such articles, or collecting fol
same, shall a a privilege .taa
Section 8. Nothing in this ordinance
nor the payment of any privilege tai
herein provided, shall legalize any bust.
ness. employment, transaction, article
J OF device of any kind, or the operation
thereof, in violation of any ordinance
of the City, now existing, or which
may hereafter be adopted.
Section 4. Any person, or corpora
ton, or Arm, liable for any Of the
above privileges. who shall carry on
any. of the businesses, professions,
trades, or calliHgs. above taxed, with
out first having paid the taxes due
thereon to the City. shall be guilty OF a
misdemeanor, and ON conviction shall
be fined. not exceeding five times the
amount of such privilege tax 40 due,
and not IN excess Of one hundred dollars,
or Imprisoned not exceeding thirty
days.
Section 5. ANY person or corporation
liable for any of the above privileges,
shall pay the same to the Clerk of the
Mayor and Board or Aldermen, who is
hereby required to collect the same,
and to issue such privilege tax therefor
as s i Rs5Si / Isl s sSss ssl.on., firms or
corporation as are exempted by the
state law for any cause from the pay
ment of privilege license, on any of
the business, callings, trades. profess
sions, and occupations to tbs state Of
Mississippi; shall ilaH ID s1emPt from
Of TGpelo.
Section Z. The licenses on all of the
aboye trades, callings, profeasiaAs,
businesses. etc, above named, shall be
due and EayAbla ca the hfrstt day of May
" eash EsaEon all sueh businesses, etc.
as are n8w being carried Oh. and for
which licenses or privilege taxes have
already been paid, and the same shall
be due on any new business, profess
sion, ETC., which may hereafter becoaae
liable for taxes before the lal day of
May, 1919 at the tiNts If the commence
ment Ct ssYal businesses, callings ETC.,
w,IhtnI TIE cc5Ity limits.
Sectlon g The Clerk of the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen. 10 hereby
ordered and directed 10 have prepared
Privilege tax license blanks, which
shall be issued far y period of twelve
mQnthS. BY such Clerk to the party an.
plying for the same, with twelve cou-
pons attached, and shall run from the
first day of May in any year, through
April. and for 4 shorter period. with ali
the coupons attached. which represent
the month paid for, and running through
the thirtieth day of April followiIs.
where issued later in the yeas ttsssAAn 81
sbcys the ns list: l All lpp9;lyIsss PIX St Mssn ,ss
Oar " tAsiFE't~e x1pAirati6h 'to tie 30fh day
Of the fblll0widg April, and, ii casa ne
applicant. has not been 'bTSXpussl4
s %G1 e zig $3s y sagS 5dss a II ;ss i ta|R's sSsSs;
ArrIl.
Section 9, The Clerk Of the Mayor
and Beard OF Aldermen shall publish
far four consecutive weeks, during the
April of each year, in some newspaper
published in the municipality. a notice
informing all persons. liable for priv
ilege tax, that the amount will be due
the following May. but a faiiusa ~
make such publication, shaA NAe alfeeS
the liability ct AIN person or corpora
ti!4h ffaAtfitrEs 70 nav the same Ia the city
sieeIheeE srliminaly or eivilly.
Section ~, All persons or corpora
tions who are liable fo.' privilege tax,
who shall fail to procure their license
the month in which is due, shall
be liable for double the amount of tax,
and it is hereby made the dHtg Of the
clerk of this board "a eslldct the same,
Section !. TAg licenses hereinabove
pruyiAHH ANAL be a personal privilege.
enjoyable only by the person to wkc...
able. sSe'a
Section u, All psssaps liable to she
City 81 S. inpssAMA t~Qr'taxes for privileges
heret0tQknss enjoyed by them under the
ordinances as they heretofore existed.
shall be, and = still held liable for
same, Ard such ordinances are hereby
kept in force FOR the purpose Of collect
ing such amounts "a may be due under
them and NRBAid.
Souttann Ia. That upon the taking eff
fect of this ordnance. that all other
privilege tax ordinances of said city, be
and the same are hereby repealed ex-
cent as hereinabove provided.
The above ordinance was reduced to
writing previous to being voted on. and
was read and GnAsidered by sections at
a pubic adjourned meeting of the
May0F ana Board of Aldermen of the
City Of Tupelo, held at the Mayors of.
fee and the vote on its final passage
was taken by a yea and may" vote;
there being present p. W. Robins.
Mayor, and D, S, Ballard and F. q.
WilssS saS d ". ' Tsny. @ ;.o.r j. IL 81
Aldermen. Each of sai' members Of
salo board voting ,ea" on each Sec
Iats the 5 day of July, 1909.
y. ". ROBBINS, Mayor.
j. M. TRICE, City Clerk.
AN ORDNANCE Fixing the amount
which shall be paid to the City by
people having or using electric fan!
attached and run by the electri'
light plant.
Be it ordained by the Mayor ant
Board of Aldermen of the City of Tu
pelo, that from and after this date tn
following rate of charges or fees b.
and are hereby fixed to be paid by al
persons having electric fans attaches
to and run by electricity furnished b.
the Municipal Light Plant, viz,
For Socket Fans per month, 81. 90