The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-17
An Ordinance

assessing Taxes for Lhe Guy Of Wheeling JOr the
year 1867.
sE1TIoNI /. BE it ordained By The City Of
Wheeling. That for the year 1867, there shall
be levied, collected and paid on the persons
and subjects within the city mentioned in
this Ordinance for the use and benefit OF the
City OF Wheeling, the tax as follows, to wit:
On nil lands, lois and real estate in tho city
not exempt nom taxation, forty (4O) cents
on every one hundred dollars value thereof
cents.
SIC. .. On all personal property in the city
not exempt from taxation, forty cents on
every hundred dollars value thereof.
SEQ. j. ON every commission or forwarding
merchant, u tax OF ntS dollars.
SEC. 4. On every license to hawker or
petller at the rate Of twenty-five dollars per
annum, and no such license shall be issued
for less than one year, or the unexpired TART
of tne license year, or transferred, nor any
person transact business hereunder, except
the person named therein.
SEC. 8. On every license to an auctioneer,
hity dollars.
Sic. 4. On every license to ..vender OF
goods, wares or merchandise, or either OF
them, who sells spirtuous liquors by whole
sale or by Wholesale and retail, not TO be
drank at the place where sold, tax OF
seVenty-hve dollars.
SEC. 7. On every license to keep a wharf
boat, two hundred dollars.
SEC. T. On every license Tor a theatrical per-
Torrance, the sum OF five dollars for each
days performance. Forlicense for such per-
Torrance per month, sixty dollars, for three
months one hundred dollars, or for one year
- 800
| three hundred dollars.
SECS 9. On every days circus performance
or eQueStertan featS, one hundred dollars.
SEC. 10. On every days exhibition OF wire
or rope dancing or JuggleTy or puppet show,
twenty dollars
SEC. II. On all other shows concerts or ex-
| hIbitions, i've dollars per day, for admission
| to which money is charged.
SEC. IL. On every gift concert, gift enter
prise, or similar purpose, fifty dollars for each
SIC. IS. On every license to keep house of
private entertainment, ten dollars, on every
BOARDING house, i've dollars.
SEC. II. On every license for the wholesale
OF gunpOwder, twenty-five dollars. On every
license for the sale OF Gunpowder by retail,
five dollars.
SEC. Is. on every license to keep a billiard
room for the use and entertainment OF per
sons, twenty-five dollars for each table.
SEC. lG On every license to keep bowling
vtded no such alley shall be connected with
any place where sptri'uous or malt liquors
are sold.
SEC. IL. On every license for public pistol
gallery ten dollars.
SIC: is. on every license on wheeled car
riageS kept for hire, or for use and hire, with
in said city, the following tax, TO wit:
On every four horse four wheeled carriage,
On every two horse four wheeled carriage,
three dollars.
ON every one horse four wheeled carriage,
two dollars.
On every four horse wagon, three dollars.
dollars.
on every one or two horse cart, dray or
SEC. 10. On every license to an agent for
each company, or sub agent for an Insurance
company or office, Incorporated or RuthoriZ-
ed by another State, doing business in this
city-Seventy-fved dollars.
SEC. 20. TN every license to n broker doing
business In this city one hundred and fifty
dollars.
SIC. q, The above mentioned tax shall be
levied, collected and paid in addition to any
tax which mRy be payable on the same sub.
ject to the State OF West Virginia.
SIC. y. Any person doing within this city
any business for which any license is here
after assessed without having first obtained
such license, shall, upon conviction thereof,
forfeit and pay TO the city fine of not less
than nye nor more than twenty dollars for
SEC. q; This ordinance shall be In force
from and after Its passage.
Passed May eth, 1857.
myl7-lt II. F. FEENl City Clerk.