The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 191
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
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cents on every hundred dollars worth of merchandise, of every kind
or description whatsoever, sold by him, her or them, in each and
every establishment which lie, she or they may have, estimating the
year's term between the first of March of one year and the first of
larch of the year following; which estimate of amount of sales of
merchandise shall be given in to the Assessor, by such wholesale or
retail merchant, trader or marchand, inder oath; and if the person
or persons vending merchandise; shall refLse to give in a list of the
amount of merchandise or goods sold, on or before the first day of
June annually, he, she or they, shall forfeit and pay a penalty of
one thousand dollars, to be collected by the Sheriff as other taxes
are collected: and be it further provided, that all retailers of merchandise,
who vend wines, or spiritous liquors, cordials, and for
which they mllst take out a separate and distinct license: and for
a license to sell wines, spiritou ors or cordials, or either of
them in quantities less than one quart, he, she or they shall be subject
to the provisions of the law made and provided for such cases.
For each billiard table, there shall be paid a license tax of two hundred
and fifty dollars per annuml each nine or ten pin alley, or any
game of that kind, shall pay a license tax of two hundred dollars
per annum. Each public inn or tavern, where persons are entertained
and lodged for pay or hire, within the limits of any ineorporated
city or town, shall pay a an annual license tax, of one
hundred dollars: each public boarding-house shall pay a license
tax of fifty dollars per annmn: provided, that no boarding-house
shall come under the denomination of "public boarding-house,"
when there shall not be a greater number of persons than five
entertained with boarding, for pay or hire; and if, at any of the
beforementioned establishments, the privilege of selling, or otherwise
disposing of wines or liquors, shall be practised or desired,
in qluanitiies less than one quart, there shall be exacted and required
the tax which the law praovides in such cases: but if the
quantity of wine or liu!nor sold, or otherwise disposed of. be a
qulart and lupwards. there shall be exacted in addition to the ]icense
for boarding and entertaining. a tax of one hnndred dollars:
each keeper of a cook-shop, oyster-house, or restaurat. shall pay
a license tax of fifty dollars per annum: and if the additional privilege
of retailing wines and liquors be recquired, the additional license
tax shall be exacted as provided in the cases of taverns,
inns and boarding-houses: and all persons neglecting or refusing
to comply with each special provision of this section, when appli(191)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6726/m1/195/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .