Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-05-28
OFFICIAL.
LICENSE LAW.

An Ordinance for Imposing and Collecting Licenses
within the City Of Alexandria, for the Year
mencng on the LIST day Of June, 1888, and ending
on the 3lst day Of May, 1889.
Be it Ordained by the City Council Of Alexandria,
That there shall be levied upon and collected
! from all persons required to BIO listed as subject
to license tax, the following taxes, viz:
1. On ovory license to sell ardent spirits or
wines at wholesale there shall be levied tax OF
sixty dollars This applies to persons selling in
quantities of five gallons or moro.
2. On every license to every brewer or whole.
sale dealer in malt liquors. twenty dollars.
). On every license to sell wines, ardent spirits,
or malt liquors, or any mixture thereof at retail,
thirty dollars. This applies to persons selling in
quantities of less than ii We gallons, and not to be
drunk on the promises.
4. On every license 10 sell wines, ardent spirits,
or malt liquors, to be drunk on the premises,
forty dollars.
lNote.-Any person desiring to carry on the
bu mess of wholesale liquor dealer and also that
OF retail liquor merchant. shall obtain separate
license for each, but his retail license shall only
be one-haf of that required by section three.
3. On every commission merchant or firm the
specific license tax shall be thirty dollars
b. On every person for the privilege of ped
ding or bartering, the tax shall be ten dollars
and only the person named therein shall be priv
LEGGED to pedde under this license.
I. On every person or corporation conducting
tioneer there shall be levied specific tax of fifty
dollars.
s. On every person canvassing to sell books
maps, prints or pictures already published ped
ding the same, ten dollars.
y. On every person canvassing for subscribers
to any book or map, print pictures not yet
published, ten dollars.
TO- On all agents for the sale of manufactured
articles, sold by them on commission, or other
wise, ten dollars.
IL. On general auctoneer, forty dollars; but
no general auctioneer shall sell real estate with.
out, in addition, taking out o license as real
estate broker auctoneer.
II On every junk dealer, one hundred dollars.
IL. On every person canvassng or buying any
junk or any other matter for any junk dealer,
or for sale to any junk dealer doing business in
this city, fifteen dollars, and only one person can
canvass under this license.
ID. On every person who shall sell tobacco or
cigars in quantities not less than one box except
manufa cturers five dollars.
ID. On every ship broker, thirty dollars.
10. On every money broker, or firm of brokers'
or bankers. having an Office within the city, one
hundred and fifty dollars.
~ On every common crier forty dollars.
10. On every pawnbroker. fifty dollars.
10. On every rectfer of distilled spirits or
wines by any process, sixty dollars
20. On everv commercial broker as defined in
the revenue laws of tho State there shall be a
license tax of fifty dollars. This does not apply
to bucket shops.
y. On every proprietor of bucket shop or
dealer in puts, calls or futures on or for -four
grain, cotton, pork, lard or oil, two hundred and
fifty dollars.
- On every person or persons acting as agent
or agents LOT any fire, marine or life insurance
company, or companies, having an office in the
City OF Alexandria thirty i've dollars on each com.
pany represented by such agent On every per-
son seeking business for or soliciting for any
companies who have no agencies in the City OF
Alexandria, City dollars for each company so
represented.
;. 70. On every hotel, ordinary or house of pub.
Tic entertainment, forty-fve dollars. on SO much
oil the yearly rental value thereof as does not ex-
coed two hundred dollars, and on so much of the
yearly rental value thereof as does exceed two !
hundred dollars, five per cent.
"a. On every house of private entertainment
the license tax shall be five dollars, and i've per
cent. on the rental value in excess of two hun
1red dollars.
25. On every cock shop or eating house, the
tax shall be FIVE dollars
26. On every person or persons keeping bowl.
ing alley, or saloon the specific license tax shall