The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-22
AN ORDINANCE


n CITY of Wheeling for the year ISIS
SIC. !. Be il ordained by tie City of Whtel.
ing, That for the year 1865 there shall be levied
and paid on the persons and subjects within the
city mentioned iii this ordinance, for the use
and benefit of the City of Wheeling, the tax rs
follows, tO-wit:
On all lands and lots and real estate in the
city not exempt from taxation forty cents on
every hundred dollars valIe thereof, and sn
every titAeabe in the city fifty cents.
SEC =. On all personal property in the city
not exempt from taxation forty cents on every
hundred dollars value thereof.
SEC 3. On every commission or forwarding
merchant tax of fifty dollars.
SEC ! On every license to q hawker or ped
der 1T the rate of twenty-five dollars per ali.
mum, and no such license shall be issued for less
than one year. or the unSXpiTed part of the
license year neither shall such license be trans
ferred nor any person transact business thercuu.
der except the person named therein.
sec. ). On every license to an auctioneer fifty
dollars.
SEC i. On every license tn n vender of goods,
wares or merchandise, Or either of these, who
sell spirituous liquors by wholesale, or by
wholesale and retail, not to he drank at the
place where sold, a tax Of sevanty.hve dollars.
SEC. :. On every license to keep wharf boat
one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, pro.
vided they occupy the macadamized, instead Of
the paved, portion of the wharf.
SEC. g On every license for a theatrical per.
Torrance the sum of live dollars for each day 5
performance; for license for such performance
per month sixty dollars; for three months one
hundred dollars; for one year two hundred dol.
lars.
SEC. Q. On every days circus performance or
equestrian feats fifty dollars.
SEC. ~. On every days exhibition of wire or
rope dancing or jugglery or pnppet show, TWEEN,
ty dollars.
SEC. II. On all other shows, concerts or exhi.
hitfnna tiya IplIo-s Il far .IfntsSinu q,
which money is charged.
SEC. IL. On every gift concert gift enterprise,
or similar purpose, fifty dollars for every day.
SEC. Is. On every license to keep house of
private entertainment fifty dollars. On every
boarding house five dollars
SEC. II. On every license for the wholesale of
gunpowder twenty-five dollars; on every license
for the sale of guIpOwder by retail five dollars
SEC ID. On every licenss to keep billiard
room for the use and entertainment of persons
twenty dollars on each table.
SEC. IL. On license to keep bowling or ten.
pin alley twenty dollars for each; provided. no
such alley shall be connected with any place
where spirtuous or malt liquors are sold.
SEC. II. On every license for public pistol
gallery twenty-five dollars.
SEC Is. On every license on wheel carriages
kept for hire, or for use and hire, within said
city, the following tax, to.wit:
On every four.horse four wheeled carriage
five dollars.
On every two.hOrse fourwhccled carriage
three dollars.
On every onehorsc four.wAceled carriage two
dollars.
On every four.horse wagon three dollars.
On every two or threehOrse wagon three dol.
lars
On every one or twohorse cart, dray or wagon
three dollars.
SEC. 10. On every license to an agent for each
company, or sub-agent, for an insurance com.
pany, or office incorporated or authorized by
another State, doing business in this city, fifty
dollars.
SEC. 90 On every license TO a broker doing
business in this city one hundred and fifty dol.
lars.
SEC. 81. The above mentioned tax shall be
levied, collected and paid in addition TO any tax
which may he payable on the same subject to
the State Of West Virginia.
SEC. ~ ANY person dOiag within this city
any business for which any license is herein
assessed, without having first obtained such
license, shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit
and paw to the city 4 fine of not less than five
nor mere than twenty dollars for each offence.
SEC. %. This ordinance shall be in force from
and after its passage.
Passed April i4th, lS6S.
apr2alt II. +. FEENY, City Clerk.
(Intelligenccr copy.