Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-10
OFFICIAL.

Sec. !. Be 1t enacted Dy the Clty Councll OF
Alexandria, That the following taxes be levied
upon the people and property of the city OF
Alexandria to meet the current expenses and
demands upon the corporation for the next fiscal
year.
Upon all property, both real and personal, Of
overy kind aud description, held or owned by
citizens of Alexandria, or located within the
city, or subject to taxation under the constitu
ton of the State aud under the State laws, there
shall be- levied two dollars on every one hundred
| dollars of their assessed valve: Provided, that
the machinery and capital employed by the
manufactures shall be exempt from taxation.
On all ground rents where the lands are un-
! improved the tax shall be on the assessed value
| of the lands where the lands arc improved the
tax shall BE- on the income OF the ground rents
| and on the improvements separately.
On every male inhabtant of said city who has
attained the age OF twenty ono years, who shall
not have passed the age of three score and ten, u
| capitation tax of fifty cents.
Sec 2 BE it further enacted, That there shalt
be levied upon and collected from all persons
required to be listed as subject to license tax
| the following taxes, viz:
| On every person or persons acting as agent or
agents for any fire. marine or life insurance
company or companies, having an Office in the
city of Alexandria, forty dollars; on each COM
pany or companies represented by such agent or
business for or soliciting for any company or COM
| panies, who have no agency in the city of Ale1-
andria, fifty dollars for zach company 50 rep
| resented.
On every person keeping billiard table for
| public use fifteen dollars: Provided, II more
than one be kept in any one house or room five
dollars shall he chsrs ed on every table more
| than one
On every person or persons keeping bsga-
| telle table or tables for pubic use five dollars
| on zach table.
On every person or persons keeping bowl
ing alley or saloon for public use, fifteen dollars
and where there slall be more than one such
alley in any room or house five dollars shall be
paid on every alley more than one.
On evnry attorney at law, physician or dem
| tist, ten dollars.
On every owner or keeper Of q daguerrean or
photograph or sun picture gallery, Nv enty dol
lars.
On every hotel, ordinary or house of public
entertainment thirty i've dollars.
On every cook shop, tive dollars.
On every person canvassing for the purpose of
buying any matter or substance, and who shall
sell the same within the public market or within
the corporation limits, there shall be levied q
tax of twenty dollars: Provided, that butchers,
commission merchants and merchants shall be
exempted from this tax. This law ppes to
hucksters.
On each and every butcher selling meats of
any kind within the corporation limits, twenty
five dollars.
On every telegraph Office within the city ono
hundred dollars.
! On every money broker or firm of bankers,
having an Office within the city, one hundret
and fifty dollars.
On every pistol and shooting gallery ten dol
lars.
On pawnbrokers one hundred dollars
On every real estate broker and aucLioneer
there shall be levied specific tax Of forty dol
lars, and in addition thereto one half OF one PER
cent on the amount of sales, made either at pub
lie auction or private sales.
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half OF one per cent on their commissions.
On every ship broker or commission merchant
thirty dollars.
On every person canvassing to sell books
maps, prints or pictures already published, or
peddling the same, thirty dollars
| On every person canvsssing for subscribers to
any book or map, print or picture, not yet pub
lished ten dollars.
On every exhibition of menagerie or circus,
or either of them, for the first twonty-four
hours thirty dollars, and fifteen dollars for eve
ry twenty -four hours thereafter and for every
| side show or exhibition connected Herewith five
dollars for every twenty four hours.
On all agents for the sale of lager beer, porter
or ale, manufactured out of the city, one hum
dred dollars.
On each agent for the sale in this city of gin
ger beer, pop, mineral water, catLWba or soda
| water. manufactured without the city, sixty dol
lars and said agent shall be privileged to dis
tribute the same to his customers anu collect his
bottles and fountains without tax on the horse
and wagon used for the purpose.
On every theatrical performance in any hall or
public ROOM where an admission fee is charged,
for each week of performance twenty. five dol
lars; if less than one week. five dollars for each
performance.
For every person selling or offering to sell
refreshments IN any such hall during such per-
formance, two dollars.
On the proprietor or proprletors OF any room
fitted up for public exhibition, for which rent is
charged, fifty dollars.
On every public show or exhibition in any
| hall, room or tent, where q charge Is mndo Tor
admission, for every weeks performance or
| exhibition twenty. five dollars; if less than one
| week, five dollars for each.
On every exhibition or show where gifts or
prizes are distributed twenty live dollars for the
first performance, and ten dollars Tor eacn per-
| Torrance thereafter.
| On every license to sell ardent spirits or wines
at Who'll esale there shall be levied tax Of sixty
| dollars.
On every license to sell wines, ar lent spirits
| or malt liquors, or any mixtures thoreot al re-
! tail thirty dollars.
| On every license to sell wines, ardent spirits
or malt liquors, to be drunk on the premises,
| thirty dollars
On every male dog one dollar.
| On every female deg two dollars.
On every junk dealer one hundred dollars.
| On persons csnvassing or buying any junk,
or any other matter for any junk dealer, or Tor
| sale to junk dealer ten dollars
| On every ice dealer fifteen dollars.
| On every bill poster ten dollars
On every green grocer fifteen dollnrs-mean-
| ing by these terms any person or persons VINO
shall sell Ut his or their place OF business butch
! ers meat and vegetables.
On every livery stable forty dollars, and TWEEN
! ~. five cents for each slall therein.
On every rectiisr of distilled spirits or wines,
| by any process, fifty dollars.
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the State of Virginia, specific license Lax ol
three hundred dollars in addition TO the lax on
the assessed value Of their property.
On sill agents for the sale of manufactured
articles, all machines made in other States or
territories and sold by them on com mission, thir
ty dollars.
On every common cryer fifteen dollars
On every agent for renting houses or other
real estate fifteen dollars.
On every person keeping any house. or lot or
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