Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-05-29


of the yearly rental value thereof IL does not tx
coed two hundred dollars aud on mi.c! al tie
yearly rental value thereof rs does exceed two
hundred dollars. five per cent.
o4. On every house Of private ultert 'inn"n ..
the license tux shall be FIVE dollars, and five per
cent. Oh the rental value in excess of two hun
dred dollars
%. On every cook shop or eating house the
tax shall be five dollars.
2G. On every person or persons Keeping bowl.
ing alley, saloon, the specific license tax shall
be ten dollars, and five dollars on each alley in
such house in excess of one.
27. On every person or firm keeping billiard
table pool table for public usc whether n
charge be made for playing or not. fifteen dollars
and five dollars each table in excess of one.
2s. On every person or firm Keeping Il haga
tcc or other similar tables for publicnsc, whether
charge be male for playing or not, five dollars
on each table.
80. On every theatrical performance, any
performance similar thereto, panorama. or any
public performance or exhibition of any kind,
lecture, literary readings and performances, rx
cept for charitable educational purposes. in
any hall or public room or other building where
a.. admission fee is charged for each week OF
performance, five dollars; if less than week.
two dollars for each performance.
30 On every public show or exhibition in amy
ball, room tent where n charge is made for
admission, for every weeks performance tx
hlbitlOn. ten u0lIarS II less IMAM one Wrcf iNf.c
dollars for each performance.
81 On every exhibition OF a circus or sac:lage-
RE or either of them thirty dollars for each days
performance, and for every side show or exhibit
tion connected Herewith or travelling Herewith,
five dollars for each days performances On every
exhibition or show where gifts or prizes arc dis
tributed or promised ten dollars for the first
days performance, and five dollars for each atdi-
tional day, provided said performances are given
within ono week.
81 On the proprietor Of any room fitted up for
public exhibition for which rent is charged,
twenty dollars for assembly or other halls, ten
dollars.
33. On every person selling or offering to sell
refreshments in any such hail. room tent,
during such performance two dollars.
81. On every skating rink there shall he
levied tax of five dollars per month.
80. On every attorney at law, physician or
dentist, fifteen dollars.
SO. On every owner or keeper Of Il daguerrean
or photograph or sun picture gallery, ten dollars
81. On overy person canvaSsing for the pur-
pose of enlargng photographs or SIM pictures,
fifteen dollars.
80. On every agent for renting houses or other
real estate. fifteen dollars.
30. On every person or firm except licensed
merchants, who shall sell or offer to sell. buy
offer to buy for themselves or others, grain nfany
kind or description whatsoever, or other produce
on Change. there shall be levied 4 specific tax of
twenty dollars.
40. On every merchant tailor there shall he
levied TAX of twenty. five dollars.
IL. On every green grocer, thirty-iyc dollars:
meaning by this term any person persons who
shall sell at his or their place of business butchers,
meats and vegetables. And on every green grocer
who does not sell meat, ten dollars.
Do. On each and every butcher or dealer IN
fresh meats. selling meat within tic public mar
ket five dollars.
42l!,. On each sid every butcher dealer in
fresh meats. selling meat outside of the public
market, twenty-five dollars.
43 On every person canvassing for the pur-
pose OF bu, ing any matter of subsistence, and
who shall snil the same within the public market
there shall nc levied :. tax of five dollars: rrorid-
ed, That butchers, commission merchants or MGR
chants shall ne exempt from this tax. This law
applies to huckstcrs.
44. On every person selling on commission.
horses mules cattle and hogs. or any of them. or
buying or selling the samc for profit. fiji cen dol
lars.
40. On every person selling wood, ice, and COAL
or either of them there shall be levied spcciii"
license tax of five dollars. and forty rents on
every hundred dollars of purchases in excess of
one thousand dollars And this tax shall be in
lieu of all other tax for corporation purposes on
tho capital employed in business.
i6 On al agents for the sale Of lager beer,
porter, or alo manufactured out Of the city, TWEEN
ty dollars.
Al On each agent for the sale in the city OF
ginger beer, pop, mineral water, cataW ba or soda
water, manufactured without tho city, fifty dol
lars and said agent shall be privileged to distrb
ute tho same to his customers and collect his
bottles and fountains without tax on the horse or
wagon used for the purpose.
AZ. On every telegraph Office within the city
ono hundred dollars.
40. On every telephone company, the slim of
twenty five dollars.
10 In ram mt chs -
by the State Of Vrginia,a specific tax of ono hum
dred and fifty huilars, in addition to the tax on
the assessed val,Ir If their property.
81. On every uucharercd express company or
person or firm doing an express business in the
city, or other than such embraced in Section 80,
fifteen dollars.
So. ON every Lively Stable, thirty-iivc dollars.
and for each stall therein fifty cents
53. On every person Keeping any house OF lot
or yard for storing goods, waics merchandise,
wood. coal, lime. sat, rnan", ar such liir COM
mnditics for compensation, ten dollars.
81 On every hill poster ten dollars.
6All. On any person or persons distributing
illustrate ell papers or printed matter of any de-
scription. except regularly licensed bill io.crS ton
dollars, but this shall not apply 10 residents of
this city advertising their business hy haad :l!s,
cards, circulars, pictures, &c.
65. On every na!n dog, one dollar
56 On every fcma'c dog, dollar and fifty
cents.
ST. On every lic,lsc to q person firm To keep
for compensation house, yard, or lot as a
shooting galley, the tax shall he five dollars per
month
5S For every license n four-horsc omnilns
or wagon, whether used for hire not, eight
dollars.
90. On every license on two-horse omnibus,
used for hire or otherwise, five dollars.
CO. On two. horse wagon, four dollars.
81. On y one-horsc cart wagon, buggy, or other
vehicle Of the like kind two dollais bu: this does
not apply to licensed livery stable keepers.
62 On n two horse hack or carriage four dol
lars But this shall not apply to licensed livery
stable keepers.
63. On every hear e, ten dollars
6l On every person selling upon tho public
streets any patent medicines, patent rights, re-
,cpts. prescriptions or any drug or articles Of
any kind or description whatsoever, there shall
bo tax Of five dollars per day, or fifteen dollars
per week.
G3. On every packer and shipper ofoystcrs,
there shall be- tax of ten dollars.
GO All persons owning or hiring horses and We
hclcs, and who make any charge for hauling
their own mcrchs ndisc, the mcrch ndisc Of
others, shall be liable 10 tho license tax of two
dollars on horses and vehicles.
All persons embraced in this ordinance re.
uuircd to make returns tn the Commissioner of
the Revenue at his office III the market building.