Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-30

Onevery bowling alley or saloon $40, ana
where there shall be more than one such alley
in any room or house. $50 shall be paid on
every alley more than one.
s>Onzevery7 bagatelle table: 500 - ee-
On the owner or keeper OF q daguerrean Q:
or sun picture gallery Or saloon,
$50.
On cveay person. Offering for sale or barter as
81 business, coaches, carriages, .bugg'es. or other
riding vehicles; $50 I1s3i;s
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, that there
shall be levied upon and collected from the per-
sons required to be listed as subjects of aslicense
and tax, the following taxes viz,
On every license to keep an ordinary or house
of public entertainment $50 on SO much OF the
yearly value thereof as does not exceed two
hundred dollars, and u per cent. on so much OF
the yearly value thereof rs does not exceed i've
hundred dollars q. 1-r.Car.
On every license to keep a house of private
entertainment or private boarding house, sly
for so much of the yearly value thereof as does
not exceed two hundred dollars, and per ct;
on so much Of such value as does exceed
two hundred dollars, but no house, shall be
deemed private boarding house, which shall
have therein fewer than FIVE boarders -
On every license to>keep a cookshop or eat
ing house, $40 on so much of the yearly value
thereof as does not exceed fifty dollars; per Ct
dollars, -
On every huckster $50.
On every butcher for each stall occupied by
him in the market, S25. 9 ~ r.., ,.. =
On every dealer in salt meat, other thsn
butchers, Sl5. ~ .i,- sg..tli.l:i .i.s!-,. a1E
On every license, to q person or company
doing an express business for compensation,
commencing business $50 and where the bust
ness has been carried on for year next prece-
ding the first day of April, 1866, whose gross re,
ceipt4 at their office place of business fer said
year shall be ten thousand dollars, $50; over
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dollars. S10O; over twenty thousand
dollars, $500. --lr s..,..e.... -
On every person or company having tele,,
graph office in this city a tax OF one hundred
dollars each. ~ - J ~ ~
On every dealer in horses or mules $40.
On every insurance company, keeping their
principal Office in this city, 500.
On every manufacturer of pop or mineral wa
ter bother of beer porter or ale, or agents OF
such, $50. FMS @-i gr
On every brewer, $50. .1a -a ."@
On all agents or dealers in beer or ale by the
cask, and not manufactured IN this city, ana
brought here for sale, $50 asL ..,f j.:
On every master of vessel selling by retail
provisions or agricultural commodities, the
growth of this or any other State, $50 for every
cargo or parts of q cargo SO sold. .@". =. t..t
On every dealer in soda water or ice cream,
when not sold in connexlon with any business
taxable By this act $40.
On every pistol or shooting gallery $50.
On every license to broker or firm of brokers
or pawnbroker $50. .'.--
On every license to merchant or mercantile
firm, where a specified tax is to be paid, $50;
provided that the capital employed by any such
merchants or firm be less than five hundred (S5O0l
the tax to be paid in such case shall be, $3.50,
and where the tax is in proportion to the sales;
if under one hundred dollars (Sl00, SIS.
If one hundred dollars (S1OO) and under if
teen hundred dollars (Sl500) SIS.
If fifteen hundred dollars l$l50Og and under
twenty five hundred dollars (2500) $50.
If twenty-five hundred dollars (S25O0) and
under five thousand dollars (S500O) S25 ..
If five thousand dollars (S5000) and under ten
thousand dollars ($lO0C0) $50
If ten thousand dollars (S10,0O0) and under
fifteen thousand dollars (Sl5OO0) $50.
II fifteen thousand dollars ISIS 0O0) and un-
If twenty thousand dollars $50, O00) and un-
der thirty thousand dollars $780, 00O) S55.
If thirty thousand dollars (S30OOO and under
forty thousand dollars (40,OO0) S65.
If forty thousand dollars (S40,00O) and under
fifty thousand dollars ESQ., 0OOl SIS and slOfor
cess of sales over fifty thousand dollars $50 OO0)
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted that there
shall be levied, and collected, upon, and from,
all persons and firms licensed as hereinafter
mentioned the following taxes, viz:
On every license to sell provisions or agricul-
this or any other Of the United States; if COM
business, $50 and if to continue the
business after it has been carried on for year,
2 per cent on the amount Of commissions recev-
ed and this tax shall be in addition to such tax
as may be imposed upon license of the person
or firm to sell groceries or other goods wares or
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On every license to 4 merchant tailor, $50;
and if the license be to continue; the business
after the same has been carried on for year,
the tax shall beat the rateimposed on merchants
or mercantile firms; but the cost of manufacture
ed articles made up by such merchant tailors,
shall not be included in the amount of sales.
On every license to q lumber merchants $50
and if the license be to continue the business
after the same has been carried on for year,
the tax shall be at the same rate as that imposed
on merchants or mercantile firms. j. g lG
On every license to a dealer in coal or wood,
or both, $40 and if the license be to continue
the business after the same has bsen carried on
for year, the tax shall be ut the same rate as
that imposed on merchants or mercantile firms,
On every license to the owner of feed store,
S40 and if the license be to continue the business
after the same has been carried on for year,
the tax shall be at the same rate as that imposed
on merchants or mercantile firms
On every license to sell or barter patent, spe-
cific, or quack medicines; if by wholesale $50;
if by retail $50; but druggists and others, sell.
ing such medicines, at their regular places Of
business, shall mot come within the meaning Of
this clause. ..a-.Er ..r.- -s
Onevery license to an Auctioneer, $50, in ad-
dition to the per cent. on sales as provided by
law; on every license to sell by sample card,
or otherwise, than atsome storehouse or place of
trade, SlCO. So i
On every license to ship broker, commission
merchant, or forwarding merchant $50; and if
the license be to continue the business alter the
same has been carried on for year, the tax
shall be at the same rate as that imposed on
merchants or mercantile firms licensed to sell
provisions or agricultural commodities.
sOn every license to persons engaged in rent
ing houses $50. ~
On every license to person selling prints SIS
/ On every dealer in, or pedlar of, Books maps,
or periodicals, $25 -.
On every dealer in junk, old iron, rags, Sc,
On every license to keeper Of a livery sta
bic, $40. = tnEs".lflE =
u On every license to dealer in ice $50.
On every license permitting theatrical per-
formances ina PUBLIC theatre or hail. for each
week Of such performances, or less time $50.
On every license permitting the sale of re-
in theatre or hall, during such per-