The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-05
THE LICENSE TAXES.
SUBSTANCE OF PRESENT Law.

What Merchants, Pedlars' Lana Agents,
Auctioneers, Junk Dealers, Canvassers,
Brokers and Bankers, SC, Must Pay.
| The following memoranda OF the cost
OF licenses under the new tax-bill were
prepared by Assistant-Treasurer Tinsley
and Commissioner Munford for use here In
Richmond:
Merchants, IS on 1000; $40 on 1000; 30
cents on 500 from 2,000to $4,000; 10 cents
on 100 over $4,000.
Commission merchants, $50; over 1000,
500; and 80 for each 1000 over 1000.
| Sample merchants, S75.
'Pedlars, $50, on foot; otherwise, $3.50;
State at large, $3.50.
Patent rights, s25.
Land agents, $50 and OF per cent. on
sales.
Book agents, $40.
Fertilizer agents, 800.
General auctioneers, $3.50 and Of per
cent. on sales.
Real estate auctioneers, 800 and 1 Of 1
per cent. on sales loans on real estate,
800.
Tobacco auctioneers, 800.
Junk-dealers, canvassers, &C.. $50. Can
vassing, S25.
Retailers OF tobacco, S..
Common criers, So.
Shipbrokers, $50.
Stockholders and private bankers, $3.50 (;
coupon-brokers, $1,000, and 90 per cent.
on facr-value; private bankers, $50 TO
1000, 800 to $4,000, $3.50 to $4,000,
$3.50 to 100000, and per cent. on each
81 900 in excess.
Pawnbrokers, $3.50.
Commercial and insurance e-brokers, $3.50.
Private entertainment, S5, and per
cent. on rent over 800.
Boarding. houses, S5, and per cent. on
rent over 800.
Eating-houses, S25, and per cent. on
$1,000 rent; over $1,000 and under $4,000,
per cent.
Bowling saloons, S25, and $40 for each
! alley in excess OF one.
Billiard saloons, $50, and S2j for each ta-
ble in excess OF one.
Bagatele saloons, so, and 81 for each
table in excess Of one.
! Theatres, SO each performance, 80 per
week, and per cent. on gross receipts.
| Shows, circuses, and menagcries. 800
! for each performance, and per cent. on
gross receipts.
| Hobby-horse machines, &C., $40.
Public rooms, $50.
+AttOrneys-at-law, Sl5 under five years
| S25 over five years. Ii receipts under
$500, S15. Coupon attorneys, $3.50 addi-
tiOna.
Physicians and dentists. s2j; receipts
under $500, 80.
Daguerrean artists, $50.
stations and iackasses, $40.
Agents for renting houses, $50.
| Labor agents, S2j.
Storage or impounding house, $50; inn
pounding lot, SO; compensation less than
$50, nothing.
Livery stables. s2J, and SOC. for each
stall.
Sale OF horses and other live stock, S2j
Sewiug-machine agents, apply to Audi
tor.
Manufacturing articles other than sew
| ing-machines, $50.
1. Sample merchants, Qiquor,) $3.50 and
| $40 duplicate.
.. Wholesale dealers, Qiquor,) $3.50.
3. Retail dealers, Qiquor) S125.
4. Bar-rOom dealers, Qiquor.) 1925 ant
/ 10 per cent. on rent value OF room.
8. Ordinary-keepers, Qiquor,) S125 and
per cent. rent 1000: over 1000 and un
der 1000, 5 per cent; over 2,0C0 3 Pcl
cent.
G. Rectifers, $3.50.
7.Wholsale dealers licensed as retail
dealers. $3.50 and G2t additional.
6. Retail dealers licensed as bar-roon
dealers, S125 and 625 additional
8. Bar-room dealers licensed as retail
dealers, 1925, - per cent. on real value
and 629 additional.
10. Ordinary-keepers licensed as retail
dealers, SG2.50 additional.
II. Wholesale dealers in malt liquors
$50.
12. Retail dealers in malt liquors, $50.
Is. Bar-room dealers in malt liquors, $50
! No abatoment on all Nyitl, n = onnoeite