Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-07


mercantile firm TO sell provisions or agrl"utu
raj commodities, the growth or productions
this State, or some of the United States, If com
mencing business, the tax shall be fifteen dollars
and ii TO continue the business after tue same
has been carried on for year, the tax on suct
license shall be one PER centum, on the aEoun
OF commissions received, and this tax snail D,
IN addition TO sucn tax as may be imposed OIL
license to such merchant or hrm 10 sell srocs
rIes or other goods, wares, or merchandise.
On every license TO merchant tailor, twenty
dollars, and If the license be TO continue the Dus
mess after the same has been Carried OIL Tor
year, the tax or such license shall be at the same
rates as that imposed on merchants or mercah
tile FIRMS but the cost OF manufacturing articles
made up by such merchant taIlors, snail not o'
included In the amount OF sales.
On every license 10 Il lumber merchant lor'y
dollars: and II the license be 10 continue the
business alter the same mas been carried on ioI
a year, the tax snail be al the same rate as thai
imposed on merchants or mercantile hrms IL
Censed
On every License TO dealer in coal or wood
or either of them. twenty dollars, and II the H.
cense be 10 continue the business at;er the same
mas been carried on for year, the tax shall be
az the same rate as that Imposed Oh merchants
or mercantile firms.
On every license to the owner Of feed store
twenty dollars, and If the license be to continue
the business alter the same has been carried on
for a year, the lax shall be at the same rate az
that imposet on me chants or mercantile hrms
On every license to sell goods by sample, card
or otherwise, than at some store, house or place
OF trade, one hundred dollars
On every license to sell or barter, patent
specific or quack medicines, II by wholesale
twenty dollars, II by retail ten dollars, but Drug
gs's and others selling patent and SPECIFIC
medicines at their regular place OF business
shall not come within the meaning OF this act.
On every license 10 d HawKer or Pedlar 10
deal IN TIN or pewter, twenty dollars; to deal III
clocks, twenty-five dollars; to deal in goods
wares or merchandise other than tin, pewter
aud clocks, fifty dollars.
On every license 10 ship.broker or forward
ing merchant, twenty dollars; and if the License
be 10 continue the business after the same has
been carried on Tor a year the tax shall be a.
the same rate as that imposed on merchants or
mercantile trims licensed to sell provisions or
agricultural commodities.
On every license to person engaged in the
renting OF houses OF Tue HII'HS Vi HeSiOesi IcH
dollars
On every license to person selling prints
ten dollars.
On every license to pfd ar OF pamphlets or
periodical papers, five dollars
On every license 10 person obtaining sub
scriptlous 10 books, five dollars
On every license 10 person who may receive
rough or smooth frame work of any descrip'
ton, and put II together for sale IN THIS city,
thirty dollars.
On every license 20 proprietor OF disuI.
lery, if new beginner, thirty dollars; but II
such disli!leIy has been IN operation tor tour
months preceding the time OF obtaining such
License the proprietor thereof shall pay al addI'
ttenaI tax OF / per centum oil the amount OF
sales during the twelve months preceding the
time OF obtaining SUCH license.
On every license to the keeper OF livery
stable fifty cents on every stall thereof
SEC s. On every license permitting theatrca!
performances in public theatre, Tor each week
o. such performance, ten dollars.
On every license permitting the sale oil re
freshmeuts in theatre during such periorman
ces, fifty dollars per annum.
On every license permitting the proprietor o.
any room fitted for public exhibition 10 use the
same Tor year. forty dollars
On every license permitting any pubic sho"
or exhibition, or performance, elsewhere, ioi
every twenty four hours. or fol- each time o.
performance, i've dollars, and tor every exhib
ton OF a circus or mendgerIe, Tor the same
length OF time twenty dollars
On every license permitting billiard table
10 be kept Tor one year. forty dollars provided
that II there be more than one such table kept
in any one room, twenty dollars each shall! be
charged for the excess over one
On every license permitting bowling alley
or saloon, fifty dollars and where there Is more
than one such alley in one room, twenty-five
dollars shall be- paid Tor every additional alley
SEC 7. On every license to physician, sur
geon, dentist OF attorney at ldw, tive dollars
aud il the yearly income derived rom the prac
tee OF any such calling OF profession, DUNG
the year next preceding the time at which such
license IS ssed, Shall exceed four hundred
dollars pei cent on such excess.
On every license TO the owner OF daguer
rean gallery, ten dollars.
On every license to person Offering TOR sale
or barter coaches. carriages barouches buggles
gigs. carryalls, or other vehicles manufactured
without the limits OF TINS State, twenty dollars
On every omnibus kept for hire, ten dollars.
On every stage kept tor hire, five dollars.
On every cart. dray, or other wheeled carrlagc
kept for hire one dollar.
SEC s. b, IL further eaGctsd, That the follow
ing additional license tax shall be levied ant
collected as follows, 10 Wit
o. all hucksrers, ten dollars.
On every dealer in horses and mules, twenty
five dollars.
On every insurance company keeping theI
principal office in this city, Iorty dollars.
On every manufacturer OF pop or mlnera
water, or bother OF beer, porter or ale, or asen
OF such, twenty dollars provided, however, 4
the value OF such manufacture shall not erceeJ
two hundred dollars Tor the year next preceding
such assessment, when the same shall nave
been carr ed on for such preceding year, tn
tax shall be five dollars.
On every agent OF brewery, twenty dollars
SEC. 9 ind bcH J~ihr sndc,cd, That penalty
OF two dollars aud MY cents shall be IMPOSE,
upon the owner or keeper OF eacn dog, and pen
alry OF five dollars Tor each bitch; but IN every
cas-. "a here more than one sucn dog shall be
owned or kept By any person, then penalty o
five dollars snail be pad by such person ioi
every dog and ten dollars Tor every bItch, more
than one. by him or nor Owned, kept, or harbor
ed and it shall be the duty of the police consta
BILE, Zone in eac ward,) 10 be assigned to hin
by the Mayor. immediately after the passage o
this ac. TO make dlIlgent enquiry and exam
ma sosl tor all dogs within the several wards o
the city, and the owners, or Keepers, or haroor
ers thereof, and 10 return 10 the mayor, on Of
before the Isl day of July next, list OF dogs
owned, kept or harbored by each person.
Each constable snail De entitled TO Tee o