The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1919-07-18
M PROPOSES
TAX
orvENUEs RUNNING
..n,,,F EXPENSES CON-
|. RI CLIMB TO DIZZY
hrs.

TO CLIMB TO D'AN
hrs.
.aa;tional revenues are
.snsh sdS1''Ul1 an occupation tax tax
hr0uMEa MEarianna will find itself
thsa safore the close Of the
Oen'. en January 1, 1920, ,,ss as-
n Oh statement made Wed.
. ;oht by Mayor Johnston at
lgns gnsd !, meeting of the city
uaIlv' TSe city has been forced
,ate des its s''r revenues and draw
ps11ector pa1e or of taxes for some
aS +otal , resources, estimat-
nc he eity from now until jan
nc suonnt o to approximately
rh;,e the actual expendl-
,sssary wS,as to carry on the or
81 Is about $4,000. Under
ronditions, unless more rev.
rroyided through an occu-
r Il is thought the city
4 out $4,000 in the hole at
Of the year.
LIST Of labor and materials
20, Going up for more than a
M the revenues derived
ans sources by the city have
practically stationary.
.;ss in the state face the
',St;ou that now confronts
and they are solving their
4 difficulties by placing an
In tax on the various busi-
ferurises. Forrest City has
sed an ordinance evying an
En- tax, which will yield ap-
kely $4,000 additional rev.
layor Johnston estimates an
On tax based on the Forrest
pdule will yield about $4,000
a revenue for Mariana.
fter was informally and IA
discussed at the council
Wednesday night. 1t was
Of the council that pub
given the proposal to levy
pstion tax in order that the
men might have their at
called to the matter and at
uent meeting of the council
ect will come up for final
ation and action, at which
it has been suggested rep
i've business men appear and
be members of the council
ling out an equitable sched-
|axes. he schedule of tax
h in the Forrest City ordi-
as follows:
IN 2. For convenience and
b repetition under several
the following schedules of
is hereby created and de-
IND called schedule A, and
[ter referred to as Schedule
B said licenses as fixed by
Finance, under schedule A
as follows, to-wit:
[ule A. Any business where
rage stock carried on hand
thousand dollars, or less, five
per annum; one to three
4 dollars, $40; three to five
4 dollars SIS; FIVE to ten
3 dollars $40; ten to twenty
4 dollars, $50; above twenty
+ dollars, $50.
Pn 3. The license as pro-
this ordinance are hereby
ID defined under the several
\ follows:
noblle dealers or persons or
pairing automobiles for hire
|ies where articles are kept
or exchange, $40.
A shops, SIS.
stores or news dealers
|ftlcies are kept for sale or
L, schedule A.
Ers, each bother of aerated.
rea or mineral waters of
Fa'ption, each bother of soft
I|svca-cola, root beer or fla
r |Uua drinks, employing FIVE
a |Rcsrsons, $40. six to ten per-
u, over ten persons $50.
|sfs y and dealers in fish. $50.
y N. and furniture dealers.
ucies are kept for sale and
u schedule A.
|ng |r stores, wholesale or retail
l ''eles are kept for sale or
g schedule A.
| seed oil mill, cotton seed
4 eealers, dealers in cotton.
esy or china dealers u,haro
soh ale kept for sale or exs
schedule A.
| ,s"ent os stores, carrying va,i-
d ', merchandise under one
ownership and manage
ec.ant nn.aa and floor sween deal.
,ts' ,ttssansSifaacturers, sia SIS. 0sa'-
rs;s 'rsis, wholesale or rst.;,
i. sres srSr are kept FOR sale or
'ooJ osJtnedule A. "
aries dealers, schedule A.
and machine shops
and shrubbery dealers,
'.ehedule A e'S or manufac-