The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-09
THE NEW REVENUE BILL
AZ Adopted by House May Increase
Rsvonua of state SS0e,o0o.

Rsvenus Of State $50, 900.
Under the new revenue bill as adopt
ed by the house Of representatives
on nnal passage, subcommittee Of
finance expects an increase Of $780,
900 In the revenues OF the state. OF
this amount $200,eo is derived from
defendants in litigation.
Tax on undertakers In cities of $4,000
or more is raised from $50 to 500 a
year; cities of 10000 to $4,000. in
creased from $50 to $50; 10000 to 20.
900, $40 to $35; 5000 to 10000, $40 to
$40; under 5000, So.
Moving picture theater tax was ar
ranged as follows: In cities under 5000
population, $40. Others between 5000
and 10000. 500. For fve-cent theaters
with seating capacity Of 200, per year.
$50; theaters with capacity of 800,
500; thesters with capacity of 400,
s125; for 10-cent theaters, with ca
pacity OF 200 and less, $50; with ca.
pacity of 800. $3.50; with capacity Of
400, $3.50.
Dealers in moving picture films were
assessed tax OF $50 per annum.
The Pullman Sleeping Car company
taI was increased from $4,000 to $4,000
per year.
The following raises were made In
cases Of litigation: Each suit by I'M
successful party In courts Of RECORD
from $3.50 to So; each indictment or
presentment, from S. to $3.50; each
appeal to the supreme court in Grim.
inal cases, from $3.50 to $40; writ OF
error or certiorari to supreme court.
from IS to $3.50. Representative Stew
art stated that this item alone would
mean $4,000 to the state.
Advertising companies, advertising
In street cars, in cities between 10000
and $4,000 inhabitants, raised from
SIS to $40 per annum; in counties
under this population, from $3.50 to
$1,000.
Transient auctioneers In cities over
$4,000 population were raised from SIS
to $25 q week.
Automobiles, garages or dealers were
raised In cities OF over $4,000 popula-
ton from SIS to 800; in cities be-
tween 10000 and $4,000, raised from
$50 to SIS; other towns raised from
$40 to $40; trucks and sightseers, not
taxed in 1909 bill, are taxed In thsi bill
Sightseers In cities, tax $40 each
for capacity of eight passengers; cars
seating over eight, taxed SIS each.
Trucks were taxed $25 each. This in.
cludes trucks for hire only.
Businesses hitherto escaping taxa
ton, but taxed in the present bill, are:
Barber shops, one dollar per chair;
Russian and Turkish bath houses, SIS
per anum in cities of 10000 population;
in cities of less population. $40 year;
dance halls, in cities of 10000 popula.
ton or over. $50; in cities of less pop
ulation. between 10000 and 10000 pop
ulation. s25; in towns. SIS.
Bottlers Of mineral water hitherto
untaxed we're imposed tax on
graduating scale of population, s26.
SIS and SO.
Brokers' licenses, except those deal
ing in futures, we're decreased SS 1-s
per cent.
Circuses were raised from 800 to
s200 In large cities, and from SIS to
$3.50 in towns. Cities were also given
power to tax parades.
The only change made In the tax on
coal dealers was to decrease from sac
to s25 per annum those dealers hav-
ing less than ten wagons.
Cigar stands were raised from $40
to SIS in large cities, and from s. to
$40 in smaller towns.
Coal oil dealers were Increased In q
graduating scale Of population from
$500, $500. $3.50. SIS and $50. to $500.
$500. 5000, 800 and SIS.
Collection agencies were hit hard.
Those In towns Of 10000 population or
over were raised from $50 to 500 and
In small towns from $40 to $50.
Soft drink stands were taxed SIS .
year. This IS a new item.
Feather renovators we're increased
from 1900 to $500.