Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-11

w luC aoStSS;u Nulu3 Ol tEC.T EfGDSItf.
Al. On every uuchaI,cd express ccupsDr ~
person or firm loing 40 txtress business n ~.
city other than such embraced 10 section 4;
fifteen dolIsrs ~
As. On every Livery stable. G:sy d,l.,s "A
for each stsll therein tweniy 69o cuts.
40. On every peIs)n k.tp;rg sn5 ftu:c -
lot or yard for stoilg goods, wares rcrcEo.
disc. wood or coal. lime. salt, gusuo or sr,h
Ike commodities Tor compensation, ten Dol,
so. Ga every bill poster, ten dollars.
81. GA every male dog. one dollar.
So. "a every female dog, ouo dollar and
6fsy cents.
50. Ga every license TO ptrioD, or firm IA
keep Tor compensation aoV house, yard or To-, As
shooting gallery the tax stall b, FIVE doiI,r.
per week.
ST. For every licerse Oh four horse omo,.
bus or wagon, whether used for hire or not ten
dollars.
IS. 0, every licetso on two borac onu,r,
used Ter hire or otEerHlSs, eight dollars.
Sc. Two horse Wagon, four dollars.
81. Oos Horse cert, wagon, hu2gY, or othfr
vehic's Of the like KIDD. two dollars.
IS. o. a two horse hack r csrisgc len.
dollars. But this shall not apply to ieeo.rt
livery stable keepers.
oSi W. oSciJ ucslSo, leu
CO. On every person selling upon tho prL;,
streets sDy patSnt medicines, patent right, r.
ceipts prescriptions. or knv drug or alticc &,
any kind or description, Whatsoever. there LA
be tax OF ono dollar per day or Eve dollar H.,
week.
81. On every packer and .hicper Of cy,n.,
there shall be tsx Of fifteen dolar.
62. All persons owning or hiring horses s.:
vehicles, aud who mako any charge Tor hsu!i:g
their own merchandise, CT the merehsnc.oo;
others, shall be liable 10 tho license lax OF ,wn
dollars on horses snd vehicles.
All persons embraced in this ordinascn A.,
required to make returns TO the Commissioner ~
the Revenue at his office in The market building.
He shall sssess the license tax chsrrsble in tlIs
ordinance and shall furnish 10 the Mayor, u,
Auditor, and the Finance CommiILeo tho De-
tailed amount OF the assessment msdo on license
The n.mo Of tho person or finn. and the pe,I,G
for which said license is issued to each and sns
duly certify The same on oath. The said amo.r,
of tax shall be paid 10 the Mayor befora ho sh.u
issue the license, end al licenses shall STATIC Tia
amount assessed and paid tor the privilege t, ,.
exercised, and for Wha. period of tine IT,,
Commissioner Of ReveLus !h4ll DO cn,;llct T..
collect Of Tho party taking the license {. fec of 81
cents for etch license. Where licenses tor ,v,
or more vehicles of The came Kind src issuet
only fee Of 81 cents shall DO charged. Tie
liceenses so granted ss Aforesaid. shsl na p,7,
bic on or before the lO'h day Of July, ISL snI
shall be payable only in gold or silver coin rr
United States treasury notes, or National B.lk
notes. AID
ANY person who shall engage in, CT cxasci.s
any business, employ msnt or profession wlthr..
License where one is required, shall psy ;tr
CT not less than three dollals, nor moro thsa I've
dollars par day.
Every license granted for the une.pirci po;,
tion OF tho term heretofore mentioned, shall l.
charged pro rata. unless otherwise provided, bu,
no licenses shsIl bo granted Tor q Longer Iu.li
IL = -
license shall be granted FOR & smaller sum ltaa
one dollsr.
All subj sc!s not specifically tmorscel ia tbs
ordinance and lisble 10 tsxaton under The low,
of the Stste shall be assessed by tho Comm i:so1
or of tho Revenue IT SAUCE rs Tor State purposes.
This &C! shall be in fierce from and sftrt ils
Passed Bosrd OF Aldermen Juno s, 1881.
E. K. BOWMAN. President.
Passed Common Council, June s, lS;I
j. T. BECKHAM, President.
Approved June TO- 1881.
COURTLAN y H. SMITH, Mayor, g..
Toste: JAMES T. CATION, Crk &. /.
AN ORDINANCE fer mpo:ils and eocc!ite
taxes 90 Persons, Property, lueom', &c.
wiIhiu tho City Ct Alexandra, Tor rh3 ya:r
com nencing on lst June. 1851, Sud ecGitr
on tho Slit of May. 1852
BE 1t ordained by the CW LomtR cj' ALr,
andria. 10 tito monuer following, that Is 10 Say:
Inc annual ,sxss % persons, prop,riy, iEcou.'
&o.. fer the fiscal ysar comHeGcue 90 lie |!
OF june 1851, AID ending on the 81 o. MAY
1882. shall be levied ard coll, Icd a; the To-
lowing rates:
Upon all proper y. both real ard pctSOns, a
every kind and description. owned or bed "
clNz.ns of Alexandris, or located wi in he
city ct AlrXatd;is, or suLiaot 10 Taxation uIlA
the Co.'s iIui2n and laws Ct tho State, ,hsr
shall &c leviuG tax of Isl coats on every
hundred dollars Of The assessed value thereof
Provided. That the msch;n.ry Ecd c,rla,
employed BY msLrf .o,Cii 10 said ci shall h.
tEompt from teXlioo.
Va all ground rents where the The lands ole
unlmDroved. the tax shall bo on tho as s-cr
value oil the lauds; wttro tho lsuts are lr-
proved the tex shall be m the iuc7m, OF liz
ground rents, aud on tbs improvement SOP
aratey.
On cver5 male iahsbitart Of this city over to
seventy ycns. thtrA shall be levied capita 10:
tax of fifty ccuts
10 all bonds or sleek is uod by this CJfpia
ton Owned or held By ct;xlus of Alexardrr
whether the s,me shsli be registered, or IL ou
bonds, thero shall b. lived Tax tou,! to
$50 CENTS 90 tho hundred dolIars make;
Value OF The bonds or stock. Hxcopt bonds ALL
interest certificates issued under an scl of lhr
General Assembly of Virginia, approved g,b
iuaty q, 1879, and Of an ordinance o. said c2r-
poraslon. approved May 2 1879. which sro e.
empted from taxation by said act II shsN te
the duty of the Auditor Immediately upon tho
passage of this act. and on the fret dsy Of June
annually thereafter, 10 ascertain from the b,st
sources obtainabie the market vsuo Of The $50
corporation bonds and stock, and to no,lf5 tho
Clerk of the Common Council Of the value cfa!
bonds and stock sscertsineG as aforesaid uho
snail include ead lax in tho tax bills for the en-.
suing year.
1hero shall DO levied q tax Of $50 cents on oy.
Org hundred dollars CT tho value of ell ollatarsi
inhertsrces. as the same may &c asctrta;ncd tF
purposes of State taxation. Ihe assessed valuc
OF shares of bank stock for city tsxes shall &c the
MARKET value thereof, as they are or shall be ss.
seeeed Tor State taxation and shall be so returned
oy The Commissioner of tho Revenue on thes'.
seesment books of The city,
Inestcckholder5 in any bank CT banking &c.
socisilon doing business in this ctr, Wheeler
resident or ron re:idelt thereof, shall 10