The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-05-11

ONCE In SAID city, this, saturday.
April 80. 1910. there were present,
Mayor Hoffman. Clerk Bryne and
Aldermen Wentworth. Bee, Bag
gett. Abrams and Heuck.
The following proceedings were
had and done, to-wit:
PRIVILEGE TAXES.
An Ordinance creating privilege
taxes on certain occupations and
industries in the city of Brook
haven. Mississippi.
Be it enacted by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen That a privilege
tax be levied on the following in.
dustries and occupations in the
City of Brookhaven:
Section Animals. Exhibition
of trained: On each exhibition Of
trained animals not being circus
or menagerie, for each day or part
of days exhibition for fee charged
or collected, $3.50.
Section 2-Architects. On each
architect charging for his services
as such. $3.50.
Section 3-Auctioneer. On each
auctioneer $12. SO. Every person who
makes a business Of selling at pub
lie auction Except judicial sales)
shall be considered an auctioneer,
whether he charges or receives
compensation for his services OF
not.
Section Barber shops and
chairs. On each barber shop for
each chair, $50.
Section 5-Bed Springs. See
vendor of bed springs, transient.
Section 6-Billiard Tables. On
each billiard table, jenny lind
table. pool table, nine or ten pin
alley or any similar contrivance
kept for public use, whether fee
be charged for such use or not,
$500.
Section Bill Posters. All
persons engaged in posting or TAX
ing bills or other printed matter in
cities or towns Of two thousand in
habitants or more, $500.
Section 8.-Bottling Establish
ments. On each establishment for
tile bottling of ale, soda, or other
drinks not herein specifically taxed,
$500.
Section 9-Brick Yards. On
each brick yard where brick is
moulded, $500.
Section 10-Brokers. See also
cotton brokers, paWnbrokers, etc.
On each broker engaged in buy
ing or selling notes. bonds, or
other securities. $25. 90.
Section Building and Loan
Associations. On each building
and loan association whose stock
or shares represent monthly pay
ments, $1,000.
Same. Whose stock or shares
held by resident owners in this
State represent monthly payments
of not more than three thousand
dollars. $500.
Section 12-Bicycles. On each
firm or person where BICYCLES are
kept for hire and fee charged
therefor, $500.
Section 13-Cane Racks On
each cane rack, knife rack. artful
dodger, ring board. or similar con-
trivance. by whatever name called,
kept or operated for public or
private use, $25.0 90.
Section Ia Cigarette Dealers.
Cigarettes: On each dealer in
cigarettes, cigarette paper. IN adj
dition to any other privilege tax
paid, whether the cigarette paper
be sold. given away. attached to
packages of cigarettes or thrown
down or away, or SO placed as to
put the parties in possession of the
same by artifce or trick, and this
shall apply although the party
pay privilege tax as other deal
ers. $3.50.
Same. On each merchant who
deals in cigarette paper, or pack
ages Of tobacco with cigarette paper
attached, thrown down, placed So
as to be obtained by any one, in
addition to privilege taxes as a
merchant. ESQ.
Section 15-Circuses. On each
animal show. circus or menagerie,
or an exhibition advertised as such,
whether horses be shown III the
ring or not, or whether admission
fee be charged or not, for each
days or part of days performance
to be paid before any performance
be given. where the show, circus.
menagerie or exhibition has seat,
ing capacity Of over five thousand,
$4,000.
Same. On each animal show, 0I
menagerie. or any exhibition ad-
pertised as such whether horses BE-
shown in the ring Or not. 0r wheth
er admission fee be charged or not,
for each day S Of part Of day S per-
Torrance. TO be paid before any
Performance can ba given where the
show, circus, menagerie cr exhibi-
tion has 2 seating capacity Of not
more than five Thousand nr ipes