Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-03-06
PEDLAR'S ACT,

Among tbe acts passed by the last Vir-
GINA Legislature, is one touching Licences
to Merchants. pedlars, &c. &c which aims
an unusual restriction IT the latter dssCrIp-
ton OF persons. correcting in some degree
the inequality, in point OF taxation, be-
tween the regular merchant and the wan-
deFlng peilar. 10 the latter, the present
act now gives sort oil " local babtatlon /"
AS this act may be interesting to both
merchants and pedlars, we 'ay compre-
hensive sketch of 1t before our readers:
Richmond Complies.
An act, to amend the several laws i'm
posing tax on licences to merchants and
Others, and for other purposes ; provides
master broker, or yender of tin or pew
ter. dealer in plate, plated ware and je-
welry, exhibitor OF shows or keeper of or
dinares, sc. shall carry on his trade, &c.
without preyiously paying the tax and ob.
tanning licenCe agreeably to this act.
On producing to the commissioner OF the
revenue receipt from TIVE sheriff, SER
geant, &c Tor the amount OF the tax i'm
posed by law tor such privilege, such CON-
missioner shall grant license 10 sell
goods, wares, &c. OF foreign and domes-
tic growth or manufacture, by wholesale,
retail, or by retail only, according TO the
tax paid; to Sell goods, SC. OF domestic
growth only, or to vend silver plate, pla-
ted ware and jeweIry which license shall
designate the place at which they may be
sold, and the time for which such license
i. granted. And il any person shall vio-
late this provision, he shall forfeit the SUN
of DlO0, sc. No hacker or pedlcr shall
offer for sale or barter any tin or pewter
ware, &c. not OF his or her manufacture
within this commonwealth, unless such
person shall have previously paid the tax
and obtained license therefor. Any per-
son desiring to sell or barter such articles
in any county or corporation shall previ
ousIy pay the tax to the collector OF The
revenue, on which the clerk of the court
shall grant license 10 this purpose. Ii
any person shall violate this provision, he
shall forfeit for every such offence D5O.
Upon information on oath before any JUS
tIce oil the peace, afording reasons 10 sus-
pect any hawker or Pedlar offending here
10. he shall issue bis warrant, and have
such person apprehended and brought be.
fore hint on examination, the justice
shall then find good cause to suspect the
person guilty of violation of this act, be
shall commit him to Jail to abide the judy
nent of the court. The commonwealth
attorney shall proceed by motion against
such person, tor the penalty. He is to be
discharged from Jail, however, on giving
sufficient bail TO abide The judgment of the
court. No person shall exhibi: any public
show, without paying the tax and obtain
ing the license, under penalty OF D50-
the license to run tor twelve months only.
The license to keep an ordinary, OF house
OF private entertainment, shall hereafter
be paid 10 the sheriff or collector Of the
revenue, or it no such sheriff, &c. TO return
TO the clerk Of the court !; and receipt
shall be produced before such license hall
be granted AL licenses under this act,
except 10 hawkers. &c. &C. exhibitors OF
public shows, shall expire on first May
after their date. For every license grant
ed under this act, ihe clerk is entitled 10
one dollar. He shall on each day stick