Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-02

80. On every exhibition of circus or
menaperie. or either of them, thirty dollars
for each days performance, and for every
sidesbow or exhibition connected Herewith
or travelling Herewith ten dollars for each
davis performance. OHevery exhibition or
show where gifts or prizes are distributed
or promised, twenty dollars for each days
performance. 81,
81. On the proprietor of any room fitted
up for public exhibition for which rent IS
charged, twenty-five dollars.
32. On every person selling or offering to
sell refreshments in any such hall, room or
tent, during such performances, two dollars.
SO. On every attorney at law, physician
or dentist, fifteen dollars.
81. On every owner or keeper OF da-
guerrean or photograph or sun picture gal
lery, ten dollars.
81. On every person canvassing for the
purpose of enlarging photographs or sun
pictures, fifteen dollars.
S5. On every agent for renting houses or
other real estate, fifteen dollars.
SO. On every person or firm except llcens-
ed merchants, who shall sell or offer to sell,
buv 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.
IS. 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 the
market square. And on every green grocer
who does not sell meat, fifteen dollars.
80. On each and every butcher, selling
& I. ,,,l t1,n
limits, twenty-five dollars.
49, On every person canvasslng for the
purpose of buying any matter ofsubsistence,
and who shall sell the same within the pub
lie market or within the Corporation limits,
there shall be levied tax of five dollars
Provided, that butchers, commission mer-
chants or merchants shall be exempt from
this tax. This law applies TO hucksters.
Al. On every person selling on commits
sion, horses mules cattle and hogs, or any
of them, or buying or selling the same for
profit fifteen dollars.
40 On every person selling wood, ice, and
coal, or either OF them, there shall be levied
specific license tax of live dollars, and forty
cents on every hundred dollars ofpurchases
in excess OF one thousand dollars. And this
tax shall be in lien Of oil other tax for Cor
poration purposes on the capital employed
in business.
43. On all agents for the sale of lager beer,
porter, or ale, manufactured out of the city,
| twenty dollars.
Al On each agent for the sale in the city
Of ginger beer, pop, mineral water, catawba
or soda water, manufactured without the
city, fifty dollars, and said agent shall be
privileged to Distribute the same to his
customers and collect his bottles and tou"'
''tln, "'.ho"V S'A w VIC ho'So ~ agon
10. On every telegraph Office with, the
city one hundred dollars. "'
AS. On every telephor a con,,o,y tho
sum of fifty dollars. ''"l''S' WV
16. On every exp 49,. oo,,,,,,. moi .bor-
tered by the st" 90 or S V;rr;";o s,ao;fc
tax of one hu- r 'a1 ~ GIis I"iiars Is aa,
lheir nv me tax on the assessed value OF
'N AZ .operty.
On every unchartered express COM
any or person or firm doing an express
business in the city, other than such en-
braccd in Section i6, fifteen dollars.
As. On every livery stable, thirty-fve
dollars, and for each stall therein fifty cents.
40. On every person keeping any house
or lot or yard for storing goods, wares, mer-
chandise, wood or coal, lime, salt, guano,
or such like commodities for compensation,
ten dollars.
So On every bill poster, ten dollars.
81. On every male dog one dollar.
So On every female dog, one dollar and
fifty cents
So. On every license TO 4 person, or firm,
to keep for compensation, a house, yard, or
lot as shooting gallery, the tax shall be
five dollars per week.
81. For every license on four horse
omnibus, or wagon, whether used for hire
or not. ten dollars.
SIS. On every license on two horse omni-
bus, used for hire or otherwise, eight dollars
Sc. Two horse wagon. four dollars.
81. One horse cart, wagon, buggy or other
vehicle of the like kind: two dollars.
SIS. On a two horse hahk or carriage, four
dollars. But this SHAH not apply to IL
censed livery stable KEEPERS.
SO. On every hearse, ten dollars.
60. On every person Sailing upon the pub
lie streets any patent smedicines, patent
rights, receipts, prescriptions, or any drug
or article of any kind or description what
soever, there shall be- tax of five dollars
per day, or fifteen dollars per week.
81. On every packer snd shipper of oys-
ters, there shall be a taS of ter dollars.
G2. All persons ownicg or hiring horses
and vehicles, and who rake any charge for
hauling their own merchandise, or the mer-
chandise of others, shall;be liable to the IL
cense tax of two dolarson horses and We
hicles.
All persons embraced in this ordinance.
are required to make returns to the Com
missioner of the Revenue at his office in the.
market building. He shall assess the IL
cense tax chargeable in this ordinance, ana
shall furnish to the Mayer, the Auditor nd
Finance Committee the detailed amount of
the assessment made Oh license, the name
of the person or firm, and the period for
| which said license is issued TO each, and
shall duly certify the same on oath. The
said amount of tax shall be paid to tie
| Mayor before he shall issle the license, an d
all licenses shall state the amount assesst d
and paid for the privilege to be exercised, a nd
for what period of time. The Commission er
eff the Revenue shall be entitled to collect of