Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-05
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imposing license on trades, business and
projections practlsed or carried on In the
District District Of CG pL1, approved August
one, and providing for the enforcement
and collection Of fines and penalties for
carrying on business In the said District
without licenses.
Be u enacted by he Legisldtipe Assembly, of
The District Of Columbia, That an act entitlsd
An act imposing license on trades, Fms
ness and professions practlsod or carried "a
in the District of Columbia" approve = A vn
gust twenty-three, eighteen hundr =. IA
seyonty-one, be, aud the Same ! I Snu
amended, as follows, that Ia to ~ "e'00y'
That section three bo amend Al ar,k,,g
out the words "non-resldent dealers "a NM
That section four DO .r..,a., h. .,s,,t.u
ing in lieu thereof ths SnliaS an Hnu i 11Ths,
every person llabl" for IIespse an who NAV
IAN 70 ~ p"y ~ ,Ame before engaging In bus-
husn 10 ~ AZ N the license may DO required,
s ,,l ~ a. alton to the license tax Imposed,
pay !, =" or penalty Of not less than five nor
, .o,o Jan ntty dollars for each ofense, To be
l,l n! <ed and collected As provided In this
W.. Commercial agents, managers Of the
atriCal performance exhibitions, and con-
Certs for gain, (not Including exhibitions aud
concerts given by or for the benefit Of ro-
ligiOus or charitable Institutions or societies.
NbDN khFuNhhf NAANNHQa, NuNDEHIlhNAR anu
race courses, onc-hali TO the use OF the In
former"
That section six be amended by striking
out the words ''non-Tesident traders" In line
two, and inserting In lieu thereof the words
commercial agents." and by striking out
all after the word provided" In section six.
That section seven be amended by striking
out the words "non.resldent dealer or" In line
four, aud inserting In lieu thereof the word
commercial"
That section eight be amended by striking
out all after the enactlng clause TO and IA.
Guiding the word Include IN line soysu, and
inserCngln lieu thereof the following, WTbnt
no license shall DO required Of"
That section seventeen. bg amended by
striking out all after rdo enacGng clause "a
and including the Word "month" In line seven,
aud inserting L, lieu thereof the following
That Whersver In this act tax Is imposed
seml-anEuslly. on sales or receipts, returns
Tor 40 same shall be made 70 the Register,
dnder oath or Affirmation, on or before the
tenth of January and July OF each year, aud
the same shall he due and payable 70 the Col
lector, on or before the thlrtleth Of said
months, and all such taxes remaining unpaid
after the thlrtlcth Of said month.
Shat section tweuty-one DO amended b,
striking out the word monthly" In CLAUSE
second, In line two, aud Inserting In llet
thereof the word "semi-aunually," by stTik
ing out all OF clause third, and inserting IL
lieu thereof the following, Third. CONNER
Cial agents shall pay two hundred dollar
annually. Every person whose business 4
is, as agent 70 offer for sale goods, wares
or merchandise by sample catalogue, o.
otherwise, shall be regarded as q commercial
agent" Clause fourth, by striking out th,
word monthly" In line thirteen, and insert
| x In lieu thereof the word semi annually
b. striking out In lines thirteen and four
{ 'en, the words ''one twentieth" and insert
ilg In lieu thereof the words lone fortieth;'
ny adding alter the word "deposits," In line
fourteen, the words received dnring thu
previous six months" by striking out all o
clause twelfth, aud inserting in lieu Thereof
the following; Twelfth. Commission mor
chants ahall pay forty dollars annually
Every person except commercial agents
whose business II Is, az agent for others, d
negotiate sales or purchases Of goods, wares
or merchandise Of any kind whatever, or l.
negotiate ireights for owners OF shipo o
vessels, or Tor tho shipper or consignee, o
c0nslgnGes OF tfelght carried by ships or ves
sels, shall b. regarded as q commission mer
chant, or 10 make sales for or 10 aid au
eomus orclal agent or dealer by sample, VIII
NJ not taken out a license In accordanc
with this act; ProUided, however, That icens
as commission merchants shall not be col
strIied TO grant the right TO buy aud Sc
iguOds as dealers, or 10 allow said merchant
his agent, lOT employee ~ buy and sell good
rs ueAlefb, or 10 hllOW talu mettuhnl, III
agent, or employee TO solicit orders or ole
for sale merchandise Of any kind whateye
by sample or catalogue, outside Of the oflc
or store Of said commission merchant" D
adding 10 clause sixteenth the fOllowin
words: Nor for carts and wagons used eN
'ClusiTdy on a farm or garden, or for brlnl
ing Tarm or garden produce TO market, an
MOI Kept for hire"
That clause twenty-second be amended
adding nj tho and NhRranf the NOllOWip
words: persons selling fruit, cakes, swee
meats or othSr eNtableS, from basksts .
rtauds whose average capital Woes not %
coed twenty dollars, shall not be liable tC
license tax" By striking out clause twent!
third and twenty-fourth; In llne 1--WE, claui
twonty-slXth, by Inserting after the wOrC
street cars" the words drawn by one hors
three dollars, aud by two horses" By strll
ing out In line two In clause thlrty-hrst th
word monthly and Inserting In lieu therct
the word ''seml-annually." By striking out
clause thlrty-siXth the words "reslding
the District of Columbia" In lines one an
two, and the words "a resident Of the Dl
tTiCt of Columbia" In lines two and tire
and Inserting after the word "Artlcle, " 10 III
five, the words delivered at the time Of sale
By striking out oil Of clause thirty-seyent
By striking out the word monthly In Iii
two, clause thirty-eighth, and inserting
lieu thereof the words "semi-annuallY," az
Ia line three by striking out tho words ''Ol
fourth" and Inserting In lieu thereof Il
word 'One," and Ia the same line by striklT
out the words gross receipts" aud insertit
In lieu thereof the words their commissions
By striking out all after the word "rccelyet
in line seven, 10 and including the word "els
where" In liRo ten Of clause forty. first. !
sCrt In line one Of section twenty-Oue, clau
fifteen, after the word ANNUALLY" the wo
rental"
Strike out In line six, section twenty-oi
clause fifteen, the word license, and lns,
rental |" strike out In section twenty-oI
clause twenty-second, In line Tour, alter
word stall" the word "stores !" In line &
clause tweuty-second Of section twenty-ol
the words Tor for selling groceries !" also
line twelve, after wagons" "Rnd for sto
at the same time"
Amend section ten by striking out all Of
the word house In the same line, Mi
down TO and including the word Same"
line ten, and insert the words ION the sa
side Of the square where II Is desired TO
cate such business, and of the same side
the square fronting opposite the same"
In clause sixteen, section twenty one, STR
out the word, In line second, Eight" q
insert "hye," aud strike out -four" aud lns
two and a hall" and In line three strike
-four aud insert 1.-TWO and half
Thet in clause thlrty-nlne Of section tw
ty-One, In the following words, the prov
hC stricken out: "PrOuided, That reetih
shall not require license as liquor dealers
the sale Of spirits Of their own rectlhcAtio
Sec. .. And be IL further enacted, That
the penalties or fines imposed or In any m
nCr created by this act, or the act OF
Legislative Assembly entitled IAN act
posing license on trades, business aud I
iussiOus practiced or carried on In the
trict Of Columbia" approved August tweI
three, eighteen hundred and seventy-o
shall be recovered In the police court OF 3
District, on information under oath, d
therein by the attorney OF the District or
assistant, IN the name Of the District OF
lumbia, aud In the same manner as WAs !
ylded for IN section sixteen Of an act OF .
gress of the United States, entitled IAN
10 establish police court for the Dlstric
Columbia" approved June seventeen, Of
teen hundred and seventy, for tho Tecoy
of fines aud penalties for the violation Of
dlnances Of the late corporations of VIZ
ingtOn, Georgetown, and tho Levy 20
PrOUided, That when any penalty shall
allowed iu part to the lnformer, the u
ment or finding Of the court shall set IL
that Il Is for the District aud indicate
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