Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-28
be ten dollars. and five dollars on each sno.
such house in excess Of one ~! 10


tele or other similar table for publicuse wbo,ta
charge be made for playing or not, five S oI
on each table. af'
%. On every theatrical performance =,
performance similar thereto panorama n. any
public performance or exhibition of an any
lecture, literary readings and performsnco." 'Ii,
cept for charitable or educational pnrnosI. eA'
any hall or public room or other buildinr nj IN
sn admission fee is charged. for each wo "tefe
performance Of six consecutive daye, five dolla,
if less than one week, two dollars for escb
Torrance. per
30. On every public show or exhibition in o.
hall, room or tent where n charge is msS. 'ay
admission, for every weeks Performance ~. 'Of
hibition of six consecu i've DAYS Ten do,o'A,
less than one week. three dollars for each ~
formance. ~"
81. On every exhibition of a circus or mon.
RE OF either of them, thirty dollars for earb
performance, and for every side show ar avL',
ton connected Herewith or travelling tber.,.,y' '
five dollars for each days performance. On,
exhibition or show where gifts or prize, ara -!
tributed or promised. ten dollars for tho us us
days performance, and FIVE dollars for eqa, ga,
tional day, provided ssd rformances ara si" ''.'
within ono week.
80. On the proprietor of any room fitted fl, :.
public exhibition for which rent is cha, 'O'
twenty dollars: for assembly or other hail. w.
dollars.
49, On every person selling or OFFERING to.,.u
refreshments in any such hall, room Or ,s 'o,'
during such performance two dollars.
81. On every skating rink there shall ~
levied tax of five dollars per month
30. On every attorney at law, physician ~
dentist, fifteen dollars.
SO. On every owner or keeper of daguerresr
photograph or sun picture gallery, ten dollars
81. On every person csnvassing for the Iur.
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1ftcen dollars.
39 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 bDv ~
offer to buy for Themselves or Others, grain ofapy
kind or desert ption whatsoever, or other produr.
on Change, there shall be levied a specific tax of
twenty dollars.
40. On every merchant tailor there shal! be
levied tax of twenty i've dollars.
Al. On every green grocer thirty dollars
meaning by this term any person or person. who
shall sell at hsor their place of business butchers,
meats and vegetables. And on every green grocer
who does not sell meats ten dollars.
40. On each and every butcher or d, aer in
fresh meats, selling meat within c public mar.
ket five dollars.
42ls. On each and every butcher or dealer in
fresh meats, selling meat outside Of the public
market, twenty dollars.
AZ. On every person canvassing for the pur
pose of buying any matter of subsistence. and
who shall soil the same within the public market
there shall be levied a tax of five dollars PrOrd-
ed, That butchers commission merchants or mcr-
chants shall be exempt from this tax This law
applies to huckStcrs.
IA. On every person selling on commission
horses, mules, cattle and hogs or any of them, or
buying or selling the same for profit fifteen dol.
lars.
ID. On every person selling wood, ice, and coal.
or either of them. there shall be levied a specific
license tax of five dollars and forty cents Oh
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
the capital employed in business.
49, On all agents for the sale of lager beer
porter or ale, 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 BIZ or Sois
water, manufactured without the city, fifty dol.
lars, and said agent shall be privileged TO disirb
ute the same to his customers and collect his
bottles and fountains without tax on the horse or
wagon used for the purpose.
4S. On every telegraph Office within the city
one hundred dollars.
40. On every telephone company, the sum of
ono hundred dollars.
so. On every express company, not chartered
by the State of Virginia, specific tax Of one hun
dred and fifty dollars, in addition to the tax Oh
the assessed value Of their property
81. On every unchartered express company or
person or firm doing an express business IN Tie
city, or other than such embraced in Section 90
fifteen dollars.
30. On every livery stable, thrty-fye dollars,
and for each stall therein fifty cents
SO. On every person Keeping any house or lot
or yard for storing goods, wares, merchandise
wood or coal, lime. salt. guano, snch like com
modities for com pcnsation, ten dollars.
81. On every bill poster, ten dollars
o4t. On any person or persons distributing
papers or printed mater of sny de.
scrption. except regularly licensed ii posters ten
dollars, but this shall not apply to residents Of
this city advertising their bushes by hand bills,
cards, circulars, pictures, &c.
90. On every male cog. one dollar.
66. On every fema'e dog, one dollar aud nifty
cents.
81. On every license to a pcr.on or firm to keep
for compensation house, y yard. or lot, rs .
shooting galley, the tax shall be five dollars per
month
80. For every license on a four-horSe omnibus
or wagon. whether used for hire or not eight
dollars.
SO. On every license on a two-horsc omnibus,
used for hire or otherwise. i've dollar
bO. On tw0-hOrSe wagon, four dollars
I'll. On q one horse cart. wagon, buggy. or other
vehicle of the like kind, two dollars, bu this does
not apply to licensed livery stable keepers
G2. On two horse hack or carriage, four dol
ars. But this shall not apply to licensed livery
stable keepers.
SO. On every hearse. ten dollars.
"a. On every person selling upon the public
streets any patent medicines, patent rights re.
,eipts prescriptions, or any drug or article OF
my kind or description whatsoever, there shall
De tax of two dollars and fifty cents per day, or
en- dollars per week.
65. On every packer and shipper ofoysters
here shall be tax of ten dollars.
66. All persons owning or hiring horses and ye'
iiclos, and who make any charge for hanlin:
heir own merchandise, or the merchandise oil
,thers, shall be liable to the license tax of two
dollars on horses and vehicles.
All persons embraced in this ordinance are re.
luired TO make returns to The Commissioner oil
he Revenue at his office in the market binding
lie shall assess tho license tax chargeablc in this
and shall furnish to the Mayor, the
Auditor, and Finance Committee the detailed
mount Of the assessment made on license. the
lame of the person or firm and the period ior
which said license is issued to each. aud shall
July certify the same on oath. The aid amonnI
II tax shall be paid to the Mayor before be 'bsli
ssue the license and all licenses shall state tine