License fee; bond requirements.
Batesville Code of Ordinances § 8-84
in effectSec. 8-84. - License fee; bond requirements.
(a) Each applicant for a transient vendor license shall include a license fee in the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) with the application, which fee shall be deposited in the general fund of the city. The applicant shall also execute a cash bond or a surety bond issued by a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state in an amount that is the lesser of either two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or five (5) percent of the wholesale value of any merchandise or service to be offered for sale by the applicant. The surety bond shall be issued in favor of the state and shall be conditioned upon payment of:
(1) All taxes due from the applicant to the state or to a political subdivision of the state;
(2) Any fines assessed against the application or the applicant's agents or employees for a violation of this article; and
(3) Any judgment rendered against the applicant or the applicant's agents or employees in a cause of action commenced by a purchaser of merchandise or services not later than one (1) year after the date the merchandise or services were sold by the applicant, and shall further be conditioned that such transient vendor shall comply with all provisions of the ordinances of the city relating to transient vendors.
(Ord. No. 94-10-481, § 4, 10-18-94)
Source: City of Batesville, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/batesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH8LIBURE_ARTIVTRVE_S8-84LIFEBOREFetched: 10/31/2026