Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-28

offer for sale from house to house. or from wagon,
dry goods fancy goods, notions, toys, and similar
two hundred dollars annually. Any person Who
wsgon, articles enumerated in paragraph thirty six
of this section, shall be known as a Nonresident
Thirty eighth Real estate agents shall nav twenty
five dollars annually, ard in addition pay monthly
very person whose business il is to sell or or for
sale real estate for others 70 rent houses, stores
for others shall be regarded as real estate AGENT
Pyor,dsd That license as real estate agents shall
out license such.
Thirty ninth. Rcctifers shall nay twenty five
collars annually. Every person who rectiies, pur-
fes, or rehnes distilled spirits or wines by any pro-
cess or who; by mixing distilled spirits or wine with
ton compound liquors for sale, under the name Of
whisky brandy gin, rum, wine, spirits, or wine
btteIs, or any other name. shall be regarded n
Iect'her PTOrtdtd, That rectiers shall not require
c nse a. quor dealer for the sale Of spirits, and
forth, OF their own rcctifCatiOn.
Fortisth Projectors Of restaurants and eating
pare lie bnpInSess ef beb T. m
and refrei ; EXCEPT distd or fernsnted
be regarded as rest urant or atm house.
6 TIE pTopGedt o OF thestr shall nay
Licenses may be granite for theatrical performances
for one week on the pay nent OF twenty dollars.
cratic, other representations, plays, perfornan
oes, or burlesques, for admission TO which entrance
Their charges, 10 distilled or fermented liquors wines
but not including ball rented or occasionally ned
for concert or theatrical representations, shall be
Forty second Tile proprietors Of variety theatres
shall pay five hund-c dollars annually. livery hall
ratio Representations or other funny plays o: per
formances, shall be known as variety theatre, aud
shall include also places where liquors are sod dis
pen,ed, or given to persons in the audience: Pro
ridsd, That nothing herein contained shall be SO
liquors: PrCrided further, That license may be
granted for one week ON the payment of twenty five
FOrty-t third. Contractors, whose gross receipts
are IN excess OF hve Thousand year, shall pay
contracts for building railroads., bridges, ships, o.
buildings; or fHr paying or grading streets or side
like character, shall be regarded as contractor.
B9 a5 TS s sh psy ten dollars
ict subscriptions for deliver books maps, shall
be &c On GR
books, mars, or eDgrayings under one license.
shali pay a tax Of FIVE hundred dollars annually.
Forty sixth. Claim agents shall nay fifteen dollars
proseene claims before the ESeeue pepar msnts
Of the Genera Government or the District of Co
lumba shall be regarded as a claim agent.
fForty seventh. Patent agents shall pay twenty
hve dollars annually. Every person whose business
to procure patents shall be regarded as patent
Forty-eighth Ice dealers shall pay annually four
business il is TO sell ice shall be regarded ice deal
ice from house to house and not acting the agent
or employe Of any person, firm corporation shall
not be liable for any license except on the wagon
used for the purpose.
SEC. p. And be IL further enacted That for the
of this aci, the word person shall signify
and include firms corporations, or company. v ords
Of one number snail signify and include words of
both numbers respectively. Words of one gender
shall signify and include words Of every gender
respectively. The word agent shall SIGNIFY and
include every person acting for another fhe word
Of commerce. whether sold in bulk, by sample, cata-
logue. or otherwise. Dealers shall signify and in
clude every person engaged in selling or Offering for
sale by sample, catalogue. or otherwise.
SEC %. And be if further enacted, That IN conse-
1uence Of the increase in the rates of license over
the old laws and ordinances of Washington, George
town, and the Levy Court, the tax on personal
hundred dollars PTOrided, That the tax on bonds
promissorv notes, and other securities bearing in
terest shall not exceed five per cent upon the income
thereof
SIC. "a And be IL further enacted, That all laws
and ordinances Of the corporations Of Washington
and Georgetown and the Levy Court, providing po-
lice regulations for the several businesses the
citizens of the District of Columbia hereby
timed in force and all acts and ordinances parts
Of the same. of the said coTporations of washington
and Georgetown and the Levy Court and the District
OF Columbia inconsistent with the provisions Of this
act, are hereby repealed and whereas an emergency
exists. this act shall go into effect Immediately ON
and after its passage.
CHAS. L. HULSE,
Sneaker House Of Delegates
WILLIAM STICKNEY,
Approved. August %. 1871.
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