Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-31
LICENSES IN THE DISTRICT.
Provisions Of the Bill introduced fr
the Senate by Mr. ingalls,.

LICENSES I'M THE DISTRICT.
Provisions Of the Riu introduced I'm
the Senate by Mr. Ingalls,.
The bill to regulate licenses in the District of
Coiumbia, introduced some DAYS since I'm the
senate by Mr.. ingalls,, provides that every per
son engaged In or about TO engage in any bust
ness. trade or occupation, requiring license
snail make application for the same to the as.
SCISSOR and, under oath, shall give him such in
iormation as he may require; that in every
case ~here more than one pursuit is carried on
oy the same person at the same place q license
snali De taken out for each pursuit; that all
| licenses shall be kept publicly displayed, The
ioiiowing license fees are required annually:
Auctioneers. 500 annually and a Quarterly
sales 81 or one per cent on the gross
ana TO give bond of %, 900.
ELECTRIC COMPANIES.
Telegraph. telephone and electric light COM
panies, $3.50 year and 81 for each pole used.
ana every corporation using poles In Washing
ION and Georgetown shall pay that license of
;nI eaen, ana hereafter no additional telegraph.
telephone or electric light poles shall be erected
wlthln the limits of Washington and George
town.
LIQUOR LICENSES
Wholesale dealers in distilled malt or fer
mented liquors, 500 annually: but such per-
sons shall not sell such liquors in less quantity
than one pint or to re drunk on the premises;
put apothecaries shall be permitted to sell
liquors ior medical purposes upon the prescrip-
uohsol physicians, but not to exceed half q pint
az one time to the same person. Manufacturers
OF brewed or malt liquors $3.50 annually, and
s uhaer inns license brewers shall be allowed to
sen matt liquors In any quantity at their brew
cry premises without other license DistilIers
ana manufacturers of spirituous or intoxicating
license as wholesale dealer Bar-rooms. $50.
ana every place where liquor is sold, to be
drunk on the premises is a bar.room; the writ.
zen PERMISSION OF majority OF real estate own
ers ana nousekeepers on the side of the square
where 1t is desired to locate the bar.room
ana OF the side of the square fronting opposite
and the approval OF the Commissioners shall
n oe !, necessary to procure license. Liquors
snail not be sold to minors nor intoxicated per
and am. of each and every day But where
no complaint has been made by majority of
License issued. the proprietor OF the bar-room
shaii not be required to file every year, with his
application for renewal, the permission of
property owners and residents; but where such
complaint has been made the proprietor must
obtain anew the permission of his neighbors.
ADJUSTMENTS AND GAMES.
Billiards, pool, bagatelle and kindred tables,
kept for public hire gain, 81 o: bowling alleys,
$40; shooting galleries, $40; race courses, S25;
billions OF wild animals, S25 per week, bnt a
circus license shall also cover license to exhibit
animals. Theaters, $3.50 annually or $40 per
week; theaters or places OF amusement where
liquors are sold, $500 annually; skating Kinks,
500 annually concerts, exhibitions, lectures
ah har Kinared entertainments for gain and games
per week; but no license shall be required for
exhibitions for religious charitable or school
purposes or for scientific purposes where the
Commissioners shall authorize such exhibit
lions, ETC., without license.
HOTELS. RESTAURANT, ETC
Hotels of 20 rooms or less $50 annually and
81 for each room over 20: but hotel license
shall not authorize the sale of liquors; restau-
rants and eating houses, $25.
STREET RAILROADS AND VEHICLES
Street railroads companies, $50 for each car,
provided that no license shall be granted for a
less number of cars than the following: To the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad COM
pany, 12O cars: to the Metropolitan Railroad
and South Washington Railroad company. 40
cars: to the Columbia Railroad company 90
cars, or to the Anacostia and Potomac Railroad
company. d cars; steam railroad companies
owning ana occupying an established general
depot, $4,000; wagons drawn by two or more
no 30: drawn by one horse, s3, and $3.50
passengers drawn by two horses SO; by one
horse, SO; every other vehicle carrying eight or
more passengers, S25; livery stable not exceed
ing lO stalls, $50, for each additional STALL $40.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Junk dealers, $50; pawnbrokers, $500; ped
oilers, $50; manufacturers of illuminating gas,
one dollar on every hundred dollars of capital
stock; fire and marine insurance companies
dOmiciled In the District, $500, and IL, per
cent in addition on their gross receipts life in
snrance companies, $500 and H. per cent Of
gross receipts; insurance agents, $50 and IL,
cial agents, $780, real estate agents. S5O intelIi-
gence offices, SO; soap factories, asphalt coal
tar, or ammonia works, manufacturers of
pOudrette or fertilizers and wholesale dealers
In fertilizers, 500; banks and bankers.
license equal in amount to onetenth OF one per
cent per annum upon the sum OF their capital
average 00DOSfS mrs
the amount Of such deposits 10 be determined
held on the fifteenth day of each OF the
months during the year Aforesaid; cattle
s2s sloe lob using
presses, $50; keepers of Turkish, Russian.
bath, $25.
DEALERS IN PRODUCE, ETC.
Dealers in merchandise Of any kind whatever
not herein otherwise provided for shall nav
annually SO on the first 81 900 or less, and in
addition thereto SIS on each additional 81 900
or fractional part thereof Of capital used. en-
TO their wagon license, $40 annually. Every
person whose business II Is to sell from a wagon
or other vehicle fish, game, poultry, butter eggs,
salted or smoked, vegetables and all pershable
merchandise not enumerated as peddlers shall
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person whose business It is to sell country or
garden produce, fish, fruits, game, poultry, but
ter, eggs, vegetables or meats OF any kind,
whether fresh, sailed or smoked, shall be re-
garded as produce dealer in q market. Coun-
trymen, or persons selling nothing but vege-
tables, fruit. poultry or other farm produce of
their own raising, shall not be required to paw
a license for selling the same In market or else
where. Commission merchants, $50. The bill
also provides for the usual dog tax.
They Set . Good Example.
From the Philadelphia Ledger
Miss Cleveland and the ladies of the cabinet
officers families at Washington set q good
example by Joining actively in the work of
the Children's Christmas Club, an organi-
xation that carries out the best spirit of
the Christmas time by providing useful gifts
for otherwise neglected boys and girls. It is
well to think OF the helpless, unfortunate or
forsaken people to whom q little help and
kind word at this season of the year will no of