Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-06-03
OFFICIAL.
LICENSE LAW

De u oIuutHcd Oy ne t2tg Council OF Ater-
and17d That there shall be levied upon and
collected from all persons required to be lis
tea as SUBJECT TO i license tax, the following
taxes, viz:
l.. On every license to sell ardent spirits or
Wines at wholesale, There shall be levied tax
of sixty dollars
=. On every license to sell malt liquors at
wholesale, twenty dollars.
8. On every license to sell wines, ardent
spirits, or malt liquors. or any mixture there
of at retail, thirty dollars.
i. On every license to sell wines, ardent
spirits, or malt liquors, to he drunk on the
premises, thirty dollars.
D. On every commission merchant or firm
the specific license or tax shall be thirty dol
lars
t. On every person for the privilege of
peddling or bartering the tax shall be ten
dollars.
| I. On every real estate broker and auc-
tiOneer, there shall be levied specific tax
of forty dollars, and in addition thereto. one
half of one per cent on the amount of sales
made either at public or private sale
s; On every person canvassing to sell
books, maps prints or pictures already pub
lished, or peddling the same ten dollars.
.. On every person canvassing for subscri-
bers to any book, or map print or pictures
not yet published, ten dollars
10. On all agents for the sale ofmanufac-
tured articles, machines made in other
states or territories, and sold by them on
commission, or otherwise, ten dollars
II. On general auctioneers, thirty dollars
and one half Of one per cent on their COM
mission, but no general auctioneer shall sell
real estate, without. in addition, taking out
license rs real estate broker or auction
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y. On every junk dealer, one hundred
dollars
IL. On persons canvas4ng or buying any
junk or any other matter for any junk deal
er or for sale to any junk dealer fifteen dol
! lars.
IA. On every person who shall sell tobac-
co or cigars in quantities not less than one
box, except manufacturers, five dollars
10. On every ship broker, thirty dollars.
Is. On every money broker, or firm or
brokers or bankers, having al Office with
in the city, one hundred and fifty dollars.
II. On every common crier thirty dollars.
Is. On every pawnbroker, fifty dollars.
~. On every rectifer of distilled spirits or
wines by any process, sixty dollars.
20. On every commercial broker, as de-
fined in the revenue laws of the state,
there shall be license tax of one hundred
dollars.
81 On every person or persons acting as
agent or agents for any fire, marine or life
insurance company or companies, having IN
Office in the city of Alexandria, forty dollars
on each company represented by such agent
On every person seeking business for OF
soliciting for any company or companies,
who have no agency in the city of Alex.
andra, fifty dollars for each company SC
represented.
%. On every hotel ordinary, or house OF
public entertainment, thirty five dollars, on
so much Of the yearly value thereof as does
not exceed two hundred dollars, and on Sc
much of the yearly value thereof as does ex-
coed two hundred dollars, five per cent
%. On every house of private entertain.
ment the license tax shall be five dollars
and five per cent. on the rental value in ex.
cess Of two hundred dollars
"a. On every cook shop or eating house
the tax shall be five dollars.
%. On every person or persons keeping 6
bowling alley, or saloon, the specific license
tax shall be ten dollars, and five dollars on
each alley ill such house in excess of one.
26. On every person or firm keeping a
billiard table or pool table for public use
whether charge be made for playing OF
not, fifteen dollars, and five dollars on each
table in excess of one.
q. On every person or firm keeping a
bagatelle or other similer table for public
use whether charge be made for playing OF
not, five dollars on each table.
Is. On every theatrical performance or
any performance similar thereto, panorama
or any public performance or exhibition OF
any kind, lecture, literary readings and
performances, except for charitable or edu.
cational purposes, in any hall or public room,
or other building, where an admission fee is
charged, for each week Of performance ten
dollars, if less than one week, three dollars
for each performance.
80. On every public show or exhibition in
any hall room or tent, where charge is
made for admission, for every weeks per-
Torrance or exhibition ten dollars if less
than one week three dollars for each.
30 On every exhibition of o circus OF
menagerie or either Of them for the first "a
hours thirty dollars and fifteen dollars for
every "a hours thereafter, and for every side
show or exhibition connected Herewith or
travelling Herewith, five dollars each for
every "a hours.
On every exhibition or show where gifts
or prizes are distributed or promised. fifteen
dollars for the first performance and five
dollars for each performance thereafter.
81. On the proprietor Of any room fitted
up for public exhibition for which rent is
charged, twenty-five dollars.
81 On every person selling or Offering to
sell refreshments, in any such hall room or
tent, during such performance, two dollars.
80. On every attorney at law, physician
or dentist, fifteen dollars.
81. On every owner or keeper of daguer-
rean or photograph or sun picture gallery
ten dollars
IS. On every agent for renting houses or
other real estate, fifteen dollars,
36. On every person or firm except licens-
ed merchants who shall sell or offer to sell.
buy or offer to buy for themselves or others,
grain of any kind or description whatsoever,
or other produce on Change, there shall be
levied specific tax of twenty dollars
81. On every merchant tailor there shall
be levied tax of twenty-five dollars
81. On every green grocer forty dollars:
meaning by this term any person or persons
who shall sell at his or their place of bust
ness butchers meats and vegetables, but no
green grocer shall sell meats within tho