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


rltory or agencies to local agents in
SAID City to sell washing machines or
bed springs in said City 1855 $3.50
SECTION 95.
Vendors; transient of Jewelry.
Or. each transient vendor of jewelry
whether it is offered for sale in the
store of licensed merchant or not; to
be paid in said City -------- $500
SECTION SO.
Vendors of stoves; ranges; clocks
and vehicles. On each transient ven
dor of iron or steel ranges; stoves;
clocks or any kind of vehicle in said
City ------------------ $4,000
SECTION 81.
Vendors; transient of merchandise.
Upon all transient dealers in merchan-
disc of any kind whatever; who shall
take security therefor upon any other
property of any kind additional to the
property sold for said City $4,000
And the prepayment of the above
privilege tax is prerequisite to the
validity of any mortgage; deed of trust
bill Of sale or other security of the
kind above taxed and without such pay
ment all such securities and also the
Indebtedness attempted to be secured
shall be void and uncomfortable in the
Courts of said City.
SECTION 90.
Veterinary Surgeons. On each vet
Urinary surgeon charging for his serv-
ice as such $500
SECTION 80.
Dealers in deadly weapons. On each
person or firm dealing in pistols dirks
knives; sword canes brass or metallic
knuckles or other deadly weapons
(shot guns and rifles excepted) $3.50.
And which shall be in addition to all
and every other taxes or privileges
paid.
On each firm or dealer selling air
guns; target or fobert rifles and this
shall apply even if the same has a Ii
cense to sell merchandise pistols or
cartridges ---------------- $3.50
SECTION 100
Warehouses. On each public ware
house where storage is charged $500
All congresses that charge for sto-
rage shall be liable for the above tax
in addition to any privilege tax i'm
posed for COMPRISING.
This tax shall include the privilege
of weighing cotton.
SECTION 101.
Privilege Tax on Transient Persons
in Certain Cases-Be it further or
dained that on each transient person
delivering articles in said city Of any
kind or description WIN the agent or
solicitor who sold the same or took or
der therefor has escaped the privilege
tax the party delivering such articles
or collecting for same shall pay (and
such agent in order to escape his tax
tax must deliver and collect under the
tax of the solicitor and have same IN
his pOssession) privilege tax Of
Five Dollars 5000
SECTION 1872.
Unlawful Business Not LOCALIZED
BE it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen that nothing
in this chapter nor, the payment Of
any privilege tax herein provided
shah legalize any business, employ
ment, transaction, article or service OF
any kind or the operation thereof IN
violation of any Statute Of the State,
or any Ordinances of said city herein
now existing or that may hereafter
be adopted.
SECTION 1903
Privilege Taxes; to Whom Paid, and
Penalty for Non-payment-Each per-
son, firm, partnership, corporation or
association, desiring to enjoy any
privilege taxed by this ordinance
Shall first pay the tax prescribed to
the CITY clerk, and obtain OF HIM the
license required for the privilege And
any person, firm partnership. corpo-
ration or association that shall eXer-
else any privilege taxed under the
provisions Of this ordinace, without
having first paid the tax required,
shall upon conviction be punished Dy
a fine of not less than double the
amount of the tax required on the prl-
yilege. or by Imprisonment not IN eX-
cess of thirty days or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
SECTION l04.
Damages in Case Of Failure to Pro-
cure License-All persons firms part
nerships or corporations liable for prl-
vilege taxes who shall fail to procure
the license therefor before beginning
the business taxed or who shall fail
to renew. during the month in which
it due the license on a business on
which he had heretofore paid PRIV
lege tax shall in eac hor either such
instance be liable for double the
amount of the tax and it is hereby
made the duty of the City Clerk to !
collect the amount issue a separate
license therefor and endorse across
its face COLLECTED AS DAM 8
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SECTION 1O5. 4
Privilege l. icense; How Printed
That all privilege tax license shall
bear date the first of the month OF Its
issuance and it shhall be good for one
year from that date.
SECTION 106. L.
Form of License to be lssued.-ln
the right hand upper corner be the dol !
lar mark and in the left hand upper
corner shall be the number; in the
center of the license shall be the q
words: "BY AUTHORITY OF THE e
CITY OF MACON. Party's name l
paying the privilege. Having com.
piled with the laws and ordinances OF
the City of Macon and having PAID
into the treasury of said city the sum
of-----------Do Dollars is hereby IL !
censed and fully authorized to carry |
on the business of
within the limits of said city for one
year. q
Given under my hand and seal OF )
Office this the ----day of--------i9 = d
------OlVy OieAh'