The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-10

ter shall subject to fine not less than five $500 dollars
than fifty $5OOo dollars unless otherwise provided
CHAPTER XIV
AND
167 property rea personal Mixed subject to the
State County taxes persons for poll tax when
have duly now
appointed general State shall
BY the City City municipal purpose hereinafter
provided but all or persons exempted from taxron by
City of johnson City, shall be exempt from taxation by the muni
every business, calling occupation decar-
ed to be roiviege taxed SUCH the laws of
ecsng said business privileges calngs or occupations
pay ordinance adopted
City Johnson City, and section of the ordinance shall
from the payment privilege taxes Any one
sy @ @ se n 5 the
paion in which he engages s guilty Of violation this od-
owed or DUE in addition to penalty OF fifteen per cenum on the
Every merchant, merchants
when applying for cence shall before receiving the
City Johnson City, good security
approved by the recorder, hundred $2oOo
lars conditioned that such merchant or taxed
date of the bond true statement under oath of the amount of
will the recorder other proper officer the thereon
Said oath shall the form required
the State of Tennessee in such cases.
no The 10th day of June is fixed as the day upon which all
days subject any person.
corraton engaged in any business or vocation for which
day said person firm corporation shall continue such business
charge applicant
fifty oO cents for taking the bond and issuing the
herein provded the to be accounted for by him
the Board
light fire. police and sanitary departments shall be filed with
the City Commissioner and all others with the Treasurer
claim mzed, the city
bill will be acted if received later than noon the day
City recorder,
all salaries due officials and employees of the City, and list of
all bills and claims against all the departments
ia The Auditing Committee shall between the
check all bills and claims all of which shall approved the
and no claim shall be allowed BY such
order The said Committee shall have the right to require the
do, claim rejected
Gn maven Of @
Auditing Committee be paid by the Treasurer at any time for
us The Auditing Committee shall in no case audit any bill
department to which said claim properly chageabe and should
there be audited through otherwise that
@ ~ S a of tb ne ld pay Su'n
The issue on
the first day of each calendar month"; Of each month hereafter
payroll Of the City commissioner and in addition thereto the
Mayer snd e ss he city e em S
provided the cash available in the department which
III The Treasurer shall pay all labor weekly on rolls
Fitting by the Auditing Committee He shall pay interest war
ardc o orders presentation above items to be paid by
n his his G pay
bills feed parties living
under age and such minor items and obtain credit for
ce that liar meeting of the Board.
lion to the reports required by Section 10. Arti>
session D. Article of the Charter the Treasurer shall
ruitR - annual report statement showing all unpaid liza
4 witty to whom payable The Mayor and Chairman of the
Uomtee shall check all reports of the Recorder and
afer aud examine the securities of the Sinking
at least once each and report to the Board.
shall be the duty of the City Commissioner and all
Il of the city deliver to the City Treasurer for collection
accounts against indebted to the CITY, and no
department officer of the city shall receive payment of
Sb and the receipt of the City Treasurer
omed the only sufficient and valid discharge of debts
c
the collection of bills of the department.
bills charge of officers of the city, in pursuance of the
visions of law.
duty City Treasurer
which be due the city He shall forthw it'll
all and bills which delivered him for
collection and in which he be unable obtain
settlement of bill account he shall the
same o the City Attorney for collection.
He shall public property book in which he shall enter
of belonging to the City, properly ndexed
made shall credit debit
Of property, with all changes in value.
his 70 the thrteth day of November
inclusive financial year shall begin the first day
December in each year. -
the shalt be deposited
eauav in the banks in the City of Johnson City.
fgi All city SHALL their official capacity
any behalf of the city, shall forthwith the
TO accompanied statement the purposes
sor which the received
All departments officers charged with the collection dis