Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-07-09


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ORDINANCE No. 1913, PASSED
An ordinance Imposing a privilege
tax on occupations, Business and call.
ings carried on within the COZ pOrals
limits of the City of Macon, Missis-
sippi, and the collection thereof and
the damages and penalties for the
failure to pay same and repeating all
privilege tax ordinances heretofore
passed by said City.
SECTION 1:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the City of Ma
con, State Of Mississippi, that privi-
leege taxes be and are hereby levied
on the following industries, occupa-
tions and callings carried on in said
City, to-wit:-
SECTION 2:
Animals, Exhibition or Trained
on each exhibition Of trained animals,
not being circus or menagerie, for
each day or part of a days exhibition
for fee charged or collected $500
SECTION 3:
Automobile Accessories, AutOmo-
bile Tires. On each person, firm or
corporation dealing in automobile Ac-
cessOrIes ------------------- $500
This shall not apply to garages, auto
dealers or repair shops, who have
paid the privilege taxes due by them
and who handle automobile acCessor-
les as an incident to their business.
The words automobile accessories W
as used in this ordinance shall apply
to all individual parts of automobiles,
all equipment for automobiles, inclu-
ding tires, tubes and materials used
for repairing same.
SECTION 4
Automobile Garage or Dealers
On each dealer or corporation or
firm of dealers daling in automobiles, |
or on each public garage ------ $3.50 /
On each automobile repair shop $75O
An automobile repair shop will be .
construed to be a place where automo-
biies are repaired whether i'm house
i'm d tent or in the open.
On each person. firm or corporation
dealing in automobiles whether as
dealer agent or su5-agenC---- $3.50
And each person or individual sell
ing or Offering for sale automobiles,
whether new or second hand, shall pay
this tax.
On each automobile for hire or rent
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES --- 5000 /.
SECTION 5;
Architect. On each architect, cnarg
ing for his services as such----- $500
SECTION q:
AucJioncer. On each Auc-loueer in
said City----s---------- $1,000
And any person who makes a bust
ness of selling at public auction tex
cept judicial salesJ shall be considered .
an aucJioneer, whether he charges or
receives compensation for his services
or not,
SECTION z:
Barber Shops and Chairs. On each
barber shop operating only one chair
in said city------------------ Sl25
And a like sum upon each additional
chair in any and all barber shops.
SECTION 8
Billiard Tables Etc. On each place
hall or establishment where Billiards,
Jenny Lind, Pool or similar games are
played whether fee be charged or not
$4,000 .
Where more than seven tables are
used in one establishment Thirty /,
Seven and One-Haf lS37.50) for each
additional table
SECTION 9:
Bill Posters. All persons engaged
IN posting or taking bills, or other
printed matter in said City 5000
SECTION 10: /,
Bottllng Establishments. On each \,
establishment for the bottling Of ale,
soda or other drinks not herein specI-
hcally taxes in said City, $500 l.
SECTION Il:
buckyards. On each brckyard =
where brick are moulded, making per .
annum more than thirty five thousand
and less than Five Hundred Thousand !
brick for sale -------------- $500 !
Same, making per annum over One +
Million for sale-------------- $1,000 p
SECTION y:
Brokers. On each broker engaged l
IN buying or selling notes, bonds or d
other securities in said City $1,000 :
SECTION 10:
Building and Loan Associations. :
On each building and loan associa-
-lon where stock or shares represent n
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