Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-04
The District in CONGRESS-.


ness and professions practiced or carried on
In the District OF Columbia. 1t will undoubt-
edly De amended in many particulars, but is
OF especial interest to the business cOmmun-
| lily, as showing the basis and data upon which
the committee is working in its effort to frame
a license bill:
The bill under consideration provides that
every person engaged i'll any trade, occupa-
ZION OF profession, for which a license tax is
imposed by the laws of the District of Column
| bia; SHALL at the time for procuring the same,
make application to the treasurer, and
shall state, under oath or affirmation, such
| facts as may be applicable to licenses as
ap0thecarIeS commercial agents, bankers,
banks, bar-rooms, sample-rOOmS, and tipping
houses: billiard, bagatelle, and Jenny Lind
| merchandise: distilled and fermented liquors,
wines, and cordials: hacks, carriages. cabs
omnibuseS,an Street-cars: hotels fire and life
insurance companies livery stables, manutac-
turers, peddlerS, resident or otherwise. The
treasurer shall then issue to the applicant
| certificate, stating the particular kind
| OF license for which application has been made
| and the amount of money srequired by law to
| be paid therefor. Said certificate shall be de-
n n TO the collector, who shall, upon the re-
| celpt OF the sum OF money stated therein, give
| a certificate of deposit, stating the amount of
money paid and the kind of license required.
and it shall be the duty of the treasurer to issue
| said license. Every license shall state the name
| of the person to whom granted, and the num-
| Der OF the house and street where it is desired
| such business or occupation has an established
| location and the kind of business for which il
| is required, and shall be signed by the treasu-
| rer and impressed with the seal of his office
| Licenses may be transferred to persons TO
| continue the same business in the same house.
| or to remove a place of business under
| the same regulations as the original license
| All licenses for produce dealers. peddierS and
| commercial agents shall date from the 1St of
April Of each year; and expire on the 3Ist of
| March following. All licenses for carts. wag
| onS and drays, and for hacks, carriages. cabs
0mnlbnsGs and stfeetcars, shall date from the
| lSt of July of each year and expire on the 3th
d FOLLOWING.
| licenses shall date from the lSt of November of
| each year and expire on the 3lSt OF October
| following. And the license OF every person
liable for license-taN after the. lst of April.
july, and November aforesaid shall date from
The first of the month in which the liability
began, and payment shall be made for pro-
| pOrtl0nate amount. That every person liable
for a license-tax who may fail to pay the same
before engaging in the business Tor which the
| license may be required shall pay fine or
| penalty equal to the amount of the license re-
| quired, together with an additional sum Of not
less than $ nor more than so for each offence.
That in every case where more than one of the
| pursuits or occupations hereinafter described
shall be pursued or carried on in the same
place, by the same person, al the same time,
tax shall be paid for each accord
ing to the rates seyerally prescribed.
| That except in the case of commercial agents,
peddlers, book agents, insurance agents and
| auctiOneerS, licenses granted by the District
OF Columbia shall only be good for the con-
Quoting of business at the location named
facturers diStillers or rectitiers of distilled or
| fermented liquors, or manufacturers of cigars
chandiSe. or other articles of his, her. or their
| own manufacture, if manufactured within the
District of Columbia, free from any charge for
| license. If any person. resident or non
resident of the District Of Columbia, who may
have obtained license to sell merchandise.
shall permit any dealer or commercial agent,
license, or to occupy any portion of his prem
Uses for the purpose OF Offering for sale mer-
chandse , under his license, the person so
each oifenSe. to be imposed and collected as
other fines. No license shall be required of any
person nI bringing to the city wood, lumber,
or to persons bringing marketing to the
ssst wo T9e e asspsr or Of msry Es
SHALL before engaging in such business,
obtain the consent in writing of majority of
Of the residents Keeping house, on the same
side of the square on which is the principal
front OF the stable or yard about to be built or
mediately opposite, for him to enter upon and
engage In such business, the treasurer to de-
termine which is the. principal front; and
without such permit being first obtained, it
shall be unlawful to grant such license Every
place where distilled or fermented liquors are
sold in less quantity than one pint shall, unless
sampie.room. or tipping house. as the case case
may be; and it shall be the duty of the propri.
etOr OF every such place to present. with his
application for license, the written permission
of a majority of the owners of real estate, and
of majority of the residents keeping house,
on the same side of the square where it is de-
sired to locate such business, and of the same
side of the square fronting opposite the same,
which permission shall be certified to by the
superintendent of assessments, and such IL
Gense shall not be issued until approved by the
Board of metropolitan Police: Provided, that
the failure OF any keeper of a hotel, eating
house,, tavern; or restaurant to obtain license
fn tah form m. tod lin
quantity less than one pint shall not other
wise affect said business of keeping hotel
eating house, tavern or restaurant, he having
a license for the same. Any person selling
distilled OF fermented liquors OF wines in min
eral or soda water, or other like beverage,
shall be liable for the same license and under
the same restrictions as provided in the pre-
ceding section. Every apOthecary having a
license as such shall be allowed to sell distilled,
purposes only, in quantity not to exceed one
half pint al one time TO the same purchaser.
without the taking of an additional license
therefor. In addition TO other regulations
governing the granting of licenses to apothe-
carries, which may be imposed by law re ulat-
carries shall include in their affida1its, at the
time of making application for license the
words, and will not sell, or cause to be sold,
cept alcohol. in quantities exceeding half
pint at any one time to the same purchaser,
and then only when deponent has reason to
believe the same will be used for medicinal
purposes Nothing contained in this act
shall authorize any person to keep his place of
business open on Sunday for the sale of any
merchandise whatever, except medicines
tending SHAH be liable to ' a fine fine Of
not more than Sl00 for. each offence
| No person whatsoever shall sell, or expose for
sale, at auction any property, real or personal
within the District of Columbia, without hav-
ing first obtained license as auctiOneer.
Every person who may offer to sell at auction
any property or merchandise without license
shall be fined not less than one hundred dol
lars for each ofense. Every licensed auc-
tiOneer shall give bond to the District of c.
lumbia in the sum of five thousand dollar
with two good and sufficient Sureties, to be
approved by the superintendent of assess
ments for the honest and due performance of
all duties required by law. Failure to comply
| with the provisions of this section or the laws
| of the District OF Columbia governing such
sales shall, on conviction, forfeit his license
and be fined not less than $780, There shall
be levied and paid to the District duty on the
| amount of all sales at auction by the auction
GERS licensed pursuant to this act, at the fol
lowing rates; that is to say: upon all real es
tate, vessels public securities, bank. and other
Incorporated stocks, at the rate of One-fOurth
of one per eentum; upon all watches, jewelry
cutlery, perfumery, and stationery, at the rate
of five per centum; and upon all other
goods, articles, or things, of whatever sort
or kind, whether in the raw or man
ufactured state, at the rate of one Der
, Centum except on sales of any pronertv of