Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-02
IN TFaE DHSTrs FCT OF
COLUMBIA
The New Bill Prepared by Chairman
Neal.

Hon. II. 8. Neal. chairman of the District OF
Columbia committee, has completed the bill to
regulate licenses In the District Of Columbia,
which he viii Introduce in the House on Mon
day. 1t covers thirty-nine sections. 1t pro-
vides that any person engaged in any trade or
business, for which license tax is imposed,
snail make application for license to the as
SCISSOR Of the District, and shall give under
oath or affirmation such information as may be
required Of him. The assessor shall then issue
to the applicant certificate stating the partic-
uar kind OF license for which application is
made and the amount Of money required to be
paid therefor which certificate shall be delivered
to the collector, who shall, upon receipt of the
sum OF money therein stated, give certificate
OF deposit, stating the amount of money paid
and the kind of license required, which shall be
issued by the assessor. Licenses may be trans
ferred to persons to continue the same business
in the same place. or to remove the place of
business under the same regulations as the
original license.
All licenses are to date from the LIST day of
July in each year, and expire on the 30th OF June
following. Those issued after July LIST shall
date from the first of the month, in which the
liability began, payment to be made In proper
tOnate amount to the end of the license year.
The rates of licenses are fixed as fOllows:-Tele-
graph companies $3.50 and 81 on each telegraph
pole in the District; telephone companies 300;
auctioneers 500, and a quarterly tax on gross
amount Of sales of d of per cent except upon
sales made by the decree Ofany court; wholesale
liquor dealers $500; apothecaries shall be allowed
to sell liquor for medical purposes only, not to
exceed one-half pint at one time to the same
purchaser without taking out a license;- whole
sale dealers in malt liquors, 500 annually;
brewers 500, if of larger quantities than
5000 barrels, $500; dstlers 500; rectiiers. $50
IN addition to the license as wholesale dealer;
bar rooms, sample rooms and tipping houses.
S2j0 beer saloons, 500. 1.-THE law requiring a
majority of the residents on the side of the
square where it is proposed to locate q bar room
to sign an application for license is retained !
Billiard, bagatelle and Jenny Lind tables, $40
each bowling alleys. $40 for each alley: shoot
inc galleries, SO; horse race and tournament
grounds, S25 per day when used; junk dealers,
$50; crcuSeS. $500 week. or 800 day;
exhibitions Ofwld animals. 225 per week; thea
ters $3.50; for theatrical performances, $50 per
week: variety theaters $500, provided it shall
not be construed to include license for the
sale of liquors; skating Kinks, 500; wagons,
drawn by two or more horses. SIS; one horse,
50; carts. $3.50; drays, $3.50. The proprietors
OF vehicles Tor transporting passengers for
hlre shall pay annually: For two horse
vehicles, SO: one horse s.: other vehicles
capable OF carrying ten passengers or more at
one time, $40; livery stable keepers who do not
place their vehicles upon public stands, nor
street railroad companies who are required to
Keep up the tracks upon which they run their
cars, shall be exempt from this license tax;
pawnbrokers $500; peddlers. $50: those whose
stock does not exceed $40 are exempted. pro-
yided they have the written permission of the
Commissioners.
Any person who engages in business for which
license is required who fails to take out a license
Is to pay fine of not less than So nor more than
$50 for each ofltnse.
Every licensed auctiOncer is to give bond in
the sum Of $1,000 for the honest and due per-
1ormance of all duties required by law All
violations OF the license act are liable to fine
not exceeding $500 and the revocation Of the
license