Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-04-23

! CO auctioneer commencing uusihehs,
twenty dollars; on every license 10
tobacco auctioneer 10 continue the busi-
ness after the same has been carried on
for a year, the lax shall be the same
rates as that imposed on merchants IL
censed to sell provisions or agricultural
commodities.
Sec. 9. Or every license 10 mer-
chant tailor, twenty dollars, and il the
license be 10 continue The business after
the same has been carried on for year,
the tax on such license shall be at the
same rates as that imposed on merchants
or mercantile firms; but the cost Of man.
ufacturing articles made up by such
merchant tailor shall not be included
in the amount OF sales.
Sec. 10. On every license TO lum-
Der merchant, twenty dollars; and if
the license be TO continue The business
after the same has been carried on Tor a
year, the lax shall be al the same rates
as that imposed on merchants or mercan-
tile firms licensed 10 sell provisions or
agricultural commodities; on every Ii
cense 10 a dealer in coal and wood, or
either OF them, twenty dollars; and ii
the license DO to continue the business
after The same has been carried on Tor a
wear, the tax shall be at the same rates
as that imposed on merchants or mer-
camille firms licensed to sell provisions
or agricultural commodities; on every
license 10 a merchant or mercantile
firm selling for others on commission,
or for profit, horses, mules, cattle, sheep
and hogs, or either Of them, twenty
dollars: and il the license be to contin-
ue the business after the same has been
carried on for year, the tax shall be
a, the same rates as that imposed on
merchants or mercantile firms to sell
provisions or agricultural commodities
on every license to The owner oil a feed
store, twenty dollars; and il the license
be 10 continue the business after the
same has been carried on for year, The
tax shall be a. the same rates as that in
posed on merchants Or mercantile firms
licensed to sell provisions or agriculiu-
raj commodities; on every license to a
person selling goods by sample, card Or
otherwise than at some storehouse or
place Of trade, one hundred dollars; on
every license 10 sell or barter patent,
specific orquack medicines, # by whole
sale, twenty dollars; il by retail only
ten dollars; on every license to hawk
er or pedlar to deal in tin and pewter,
twenty dollars; 10 deal in clocks. fifty
dollars; 10 deal in goods, wares and mer-
chandise, or other articles, Except tin
pewter and clocks ninety-six dollars
10 deal in goods, wares and merchandise
except clocks, when the license is lssa
ed in one of the counties bordering on
: the Ohio river to trade in said river Of
, at the shores thereof, one hundred dol
lars; on every license to a ship broker
I or forwarding merchant, twenty dollars
| and ifthe license be TO continue the b'''
siness after the same has been carried
> on for a year, the tax shall be at the
same rates as that imposed on merchant:
or firms licensed TO sell provisions o.
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the renting of houses, ten dollars; or
every license to person engaged as q.
gent Tor the hiring Of negroes, ten dol
, lars; on every license 10 person OBJ
tanning subscriptions to books, five dol
lars; on every license to a person sell
ling prints, five dollars; on every license
! to a pedlar Of pamphlets or periodical
papers, FIVE dollars; on every license to
person who may receive rough frame
workofany description from other States
and put it together in this, for the pur-
pose Of sale, thirty dollars; on every Ii
cense 10 the proprietor Of a distillery,
if a new beginner, and said distillery is
to be kept in operation as much as four
months in the year, the tax shall be ten
dollars; II for six months, twenty dol
lars; and il for longer time than six
months, fifty dollars; and il such distil-
lery has been kept in operation as much
as four months in the year next prece-
ding the time Of obtaining such license,
the proprietor thereof shall pay, in ad-
dition to the tax imposed on new be-
ginners, one fourth OF one per centum
on the amount of sales ofsuch dstillery
for the twelve months next preceding
the time Of obtaining such license; on
: every license 10 the keeper Of livery
stable fifty cents for each stall thereof.
Sec. II. On every license to the own
er Of a iackass or stallion for the servi.
ces Of which compensation is received,
twice the amount ofsuch compensation,
when the charge is for such service by
the season; and when such services are
less than season, then twice what the
commissioners may Judge to be a rea-
sonable charge therefor; the tax, how
ever, in no case less than ten dollars; on
every license permitting theatrical per.
folmances in public theatre, six dollars
each week Of such performances; on eve
ry license permitting for year the
sale Of refreshments in a theatre during
such performances, one thousand dol