Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-08-18

employed in any trade or business
[ Moneys and credits actually and ac-
lively used and employed in carry
ing on trade or bus ness,
and all solvent bonds, demand
or claims made or contracted in the
course of business, during the preced-
ing year, shall be held to be capital in
such trade or business. and shall not
be taxed otherwise than as such capt.
tai but real estate shall not be listed
as such capital, but shall be assessed
and taxed as other specific property;
but nothing herein shall be held to
exclude from taxation any property
which is the subject of such bust
ness. The aggregate amount of
money and the value of principal and
interest of personal estate and credits
under the control of a receiver or
commissioner in pursuance of any
order, judgment or decree of any
court. The amount of any money.
and the value of any personal estate
or credits deposited to the credit of
any suit, and not in the hands of
receiver.
LICENSES.
Liquor Merchants. Wholesale and
Retail $4,000
Liquor Merchants Retail only $500
Commission Merchants, specific
License, 1000
and one per cent on the amount
of his commissions
Pedlars of anything whatever offer
ed for sale except as allowed 10y the
State 81 to $25.0O
Professional Fortune Tellers, $500
Book Agents (escept Bible and
Hymn Books $500
Agents for Manufactured articles
or machines of other States, Churns.
Cider Mills, &c. $5 toSlO.00
Running q ! or 2 Horse Hack or
Dray, one $500 two 90
General Auctioneers, $500
Real Estate Auct:oneers. $500
Tobacco Auctioneers, $500.
Common Criers. 100.
No Auctioneer shall be allowed to
sell Goods, Wares. &C., unless the
owner thereof has obtained license
and hiss paid tax as merchant and
as much as a merchant would be re-
quired to pay fJr on the same amount
of purchases
Merchants $1,000 up to $4,000. 90
cents per Sl00 on their invoices.
as assessed by the State, and to be
collected quarter yearly.
Bankers, including parties in regu-
lar practice of paper shaving 5000.
Pawnbrokers. 1000
Manufacturers Of malt hquor ID. 60
Ordinaries, $4,000, with an ad
ditional tax of per cent on the an
nuai rent of the property in excess of
$4,000.
Private entertainment, $500, with
an additional tax of one per cent On
the annual rent in excess of $500 90
Eating houses without bar, Is 90.
8" -' with bar, 5000.
Boiling Saloons. $50 90, and for
each alley exceeding one, $1,000
additional.
Billiard Saloon, $500 and for
each additional table, 1000.
Bagatelle Saloon, each table. TO- 90.
Theatres Panoramas or any public
exhibition or performance of any
kind except for benevolent, charita
BILE, or educational purposes, 2 dol
lars for each performance or Z dol
lars for each week of such performs
ance,
Shows. Circuses Menaseries 20 del
lars per day, and p dollars for each
Lawyers, $500.
Dentists, 800.
Physicians, 800,
Surgeons, 500.
A license to practise either profes
sion confers the privilege of practis ng
in all four of the aforesaid profess
ions. And all Eye Doctors, Cancer
Doctors, and all practitioners on the
human body are included i'll this
classification. whatever they practise
by Sc ling receipts and prescriptions
or otherwise. Corn Doctors 200
Tanners. $1,000.
Snack Venders 800
I" one day, LOO
Daguerrean Artists, 500.
Lumber Yards, 800
Livery Stables, 1000.
Fiscal year from 18th day of may
to 18th May of each year.
Any violations of the provisions |
of this ordnance shall be punished ID
the manner precribed by the laws of
the State of Virginia for like offenses
except the penalty in each such case
shall be one half of the penalty |
designated in the Revenue laws of the
State.