Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-11-10


fist, as the case may be, within the
meaning Of this act.
Forty-five. Architects and civil en-
ginecrs shall pay ten dollars for each
license. Every person whose bust.
ness it is to plan, design, or superln.
tend the construction of buildings. or
ships, or of roads, or bridges. or ca
nails, or railroads, shall be regarded
as an architect and civil engineer un-
der this act Prorided, That this shall
not include practical carpenter who
labors on building.
Forty-six. Builders and contractors
shall pay twenty-five dollars for each
license and if his said contracts in
any one year exceed in amount twen-
ty.fve thousand dollars, he shall pay
one dollar on every additional thou
sand dollars in excess thereof. Eve
ry person whose business it is to con-
struct buildings, or ships, or bridges,
or canals, or railroads by contract,
shall be regarded as builder and
contractor under this act: Prorided,
That no license shall be required from
any person whose building contracts
do not exceed two thousand five hun.
dred dollars in any one year.
Forty-seven. Plumbers and gas-fit-
tcrs shall pay ten dollars for each IL
ccnse. Every person, firm, or corpo-
ration, whose business it is to fit, fur
nish, or sell plumbing materials. gas
pipes, gas burners, or other gas-fix
lures, shall he regarded plumber and
gas filter within the meaning of this
act.
Forty-eight. Assayers. assaying
gold and silver, or either, of value
not exceeding in one year two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, shall
pay one hundred dollars for each IL
cense, and two hundred dollars when
the value exceeds two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars and does not ex-
coed five hundred thousand dollars.
and five hundred dollars when the
value exceeds five hundred thousand
dollars. Any person or persons or
corporation whose business or occu.
patton it is to scparte gold and silver
from other metals or mineral substan.
ces with which such gold or silver, or
both, are alleged, combined, or united,
or to ascertain or determine the guam
tity of gold or silver in any alloy or
combination with other metals. shall
be deemed an assayer for the purpose
Of this act.
Forty-nine. A license fee Of tel
dollars shall be required Of every per
son, firH, or corporation, engaged IL
any business, trade, or profession
whatsoever, for which no other license
is herein required, whose gross annu
al receipts therefrom exceed the sur
of one hundred thousand dollars pc
annum.
Sec. 80. And he il further ceacted
That where the annual gross receipt
or sales of any apothecaries, confec
TONERS, eating-houses, tobacconists
or retail dealers, except retail dealers
in spirituons and malt liquors, shall
not exceed the sum of one Thousand
dollars. such apothecaries. confection
ers, cating-houses, tobacconists, ant
retail dealers shall not be required Il
take out or pay for license, anything
in this act to the contrary notwith
standing; the amount or estimated
amount of such annual sales to be as
certained or estimated in such manner
as the Commissioner of Internal REEVE
nue. shall prescribe, and so Of all 9th
er annual sales or receips. where th,
suro- -sssc rsccssoO go q ...Sssss~ss>A ~y 80.
amount Of salns or receipts ant
where the amount of the license or tn,
rate has been increased, or is liable Il
be increased, by law above tn,
amount of any existing license to any
person, firm. or company, or has beer
understated or underestimated, sucl
person. firm, or company, shall b
again assessed and pay the amount o
such increse, which shall be indorset
on the original license. which shall
thereafter be held good and sufficient
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted
That nothing contained in the proceed
ing sections of this act, requiring Ii
censes, shall be construed to requir,
an additional license as a dealer fo
the sale of goods, wares. and mer
chandise made or produced and solt
by the manufactures or producer a
the mandatory or place where tn
same is made or produced. or at tn
principal Office or place Of business
as provided in section serenty-three sew
enty-fourl of this act nor to rinte,
tvintners who sell, at the place wher
the same is made, wine Of their ow
growth /; nor to apothecaries, as I
wines or spirituous liqors which the.
nse exclusively in the preparation o
making up of medicines nor shal
any provision be construed to prohib
it physicians from keeping OIL hans
medicines soley for the purpose of max
ing up their own prescriptions fo
their own patients.
Sec. 80. And he it further enacted
That every individual, partnership
firm, association, or corporation, Zane
any word or words in this act indica
ting or referring to person or persons
shall be taken to mean aud include
partnerships, firms, associations, OIL
corporations, when not otherwise de
signated or manifestly incompatible,
with the intent thereof shall compl,
with the following requirements, tba
is to say:
First. Before commencing, or, il
already commenced, before continu'
ing, any manufacture liable to be as.
scssed, under the provisions of this
act, and which shall! not be different.
ly provided for elsewhere, every per-
son shall furnish, without previous dc.
mand therefor, to the assistant asses.
sor statement, subscribed and sworn
to, or affirmed, setting forth the place
where the manufacture is to be car.
ricd on, and the principal place of bust
ness for sales, the name of the manu-
featured article, the proposed markc,
for the same, whether foreign or do.
mcstic. and generally the kind and
quality manufactured or proposed Il
be manufactured.
Second. He shall within ten days