The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-07-08


cation, occupation, or business or
selling or dealing in spirituous, vi
nous OF malt liquors, or any other
beverages containing more than one
half of one per centum of alcohol, by
volume, is hereby declared to be
and the rate of taxation on
such privileges shall be as hereinaf-
ter fixed, which privilege tax shall be
paid to the Recorder or Treasurer OF
said City, going into thfe general
fund of said city or town. Such deal
er whether wholesale or retail, in adj
dition to the tax paid by other mer-
chants, shall pay the sum of five
hundred dollars per annum, which
said sum shall become due and pay
able for the term of one year SO soon
as such dealer begins business"
Section 4. Be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of privi-
lege tax payers under this Act to
promptly pay the privilege tax levied
under this Act when the same be-
comes due; and in case the same is
not paid when the same becomes due
by law, the person, firm, association
or corporation liable therefor shall
pay a penalty of one per centum a
day for each days delinquency. The
recorder or treasurer whose duty it
is to collect said privilege tax shall
do so promptly when the same be-
comes due, and he is hereby empow-
cred and authorized, and it is hereby
made his duty, as soon as the privi-
lege tax becomes delinquent, to issue
q distress warrant fort he collection
of the taxes and the penalties there
on. and to enforce the collection of
the same as in other cases. Under
such distress warrant the officer into
whose hands it may come, shall levy
the same on the goods and chattels,
lands and tenements of the delin-
quent and sell the same as in cases
under execution.
Section 5. Be it further enacted.
That Section 2 of Article I'D OF said
Act or Charter of Johnson City be
amended by the addition of the fol-
lowing language at the end thereof:
provided, however, that the Board
may allow fees for services rendered
by said official in Courts of Record,
but it shall be discretionary with the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen as to
whether or not it will allow such
fees to be fixed and determined be-
fore the services are rendered
Section 6. Be it further enacted
That the word Fifteen" in line IL of
section 2, of Article (2) Two, of said
! Act or Charter, be stricken out and
that the word Eighteen" be inserted
in lieu thereof.
| Section Z. Be it further enacted,
That Article A of said Act or Charter
shall lie amended by adding the fol-
lowing language at the end Of Sec
ton of said Article A: "Also to Ii
cense, levy and collect a privilege tax
of not more than $4,000 per annum
for each automobile run for hire in
said City and of not more than $1,000
per apnum for each automobile run
for private or domestic purposes,
such privileges, when collected, to
become a part OF the street fund.
Section 8. Be it further enacted
That Section 6 of Article 4 OF SAID
charte, be ameDded by adding the
following at the end of said Section
''The city is fully authorized and EN-
powered to lay water mains without
the city limits, and to furnish water
to residents residing outside said
CITY limits and charge therefor; an6
the city is authorized and empowered
to contract for furnishing water &c
such residents, and also to furnish
water for the inmates of the Nationa
Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol
diers at Johnson City, and for al
purposes for which water may be re
uired for said Home The City is au
thorized and empowered to furnish
water outside its corporate limits al
above provided in the event the cor
porate authorities are of opinion tina
the water so furnished will not de
prive its residents and citizens of al
ample water supply. and all acts o
the City heretofore performed il
furnishing water outside its corpor
ate limits are ratified and confirmed
The city may charge for water furn
ished outside it's boundaries rentals
in excess Of those charged to its cit
liens.
The furnishing of water outside 1t
boundaries in the manner above pro