Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-01

water manufactured without the city, fifty dol
lars, and said agent shall be privileged to distrb
ute the same TO his customers and collect
bottles and fountains without tax oh the horse Vi
Wagon used for the purpose.
| Is. On every fi5h dealer, wholesE1e or etail
/ tn dollar, but this shsl ntt appls 70 p,l,on:
| va4o sell the fish they themselves have caught.
AZ. On every telephone company, the sum OF
I one hundred dollars.
! 90. 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 on
the assessed value of their property.
81. On every unchartered express company or
person or firm doing express business in the
city, or other than such embraced in Section so,
! fifteen dollars.
90. On every livery stable, thirty-fve dollars,
and for each stall therein fifty cents.
53. On every person keeping any house or lot
| or yard for storing goods, wares, merchandise,
wood, or coal lime salt, guano, or such like COM
modlties for compensation, ten dollars.
3D. On every bill poster, ten dollars.
o4 p. On any person or persons distributing
| illustrated papers or printed matter of any de-
scrption except regularly licensed bill posters, ten
dollars hut this shall not apply to residents Of
this city advertising their business by hand bills,
cards, circulars, pictures, &c.
30. On every male dog one dollar.
SO. On every female dog, one dollar and fifty
cents.
81. vi EVERY HCeISe W Il person OF uTul 10 Keep
for compensation a house, yard, or lot, as a
shooting galley, the tax shall be five dollars per
month.
571a On every license to person to keep 3
flying horse machine, two dollars and fifty cents
per month.
5S. For every license on four-horse omnibus
or wagon, whether used for hire or not eight
dollars.
SO. On every license on two-horse omnibus,
used for hire or otherwise, five dollars.
60. On twohorse wagon, four dollars.
81. On one-horse cart, wagon, buggy, or other
vehicle of the like kind two dollars, but this does
not apply to licensed livery stable keepers
90. On two-horse hack or carriage, four dol
lars. But this shall not apply to licensed livery
stable keepers.
SO. On every hcarse, ten dollars.
64. On every person selling upon the public
streets any patent medicines, patent rights, re-
CENTS, prescriptions or any drug or article of
any kind or description whatsoever, there shall
be tax of two dollars per day, or ten dollars per
wcck
60. On every packer and shipper ofoysters,
there shall boa tax of ten dollars.
&c. All persons owning or hiring horses and ve-
hiclcs, and who make any charge for hauling
their own merchandise, or the merchandise of
others, shall be liable to the license tax Of two
dollars on horses and vehicles.
All persons embraced in this ordinance are re-
quircd to make returns to the Commissioner of
the Revenue at his Office in the market building
He shall assess the license tax chargcable in this
ordinance, and shall furnish to the Mayor, tho
Auditor, and Finance Committee the detailed
amount Of the assessment made on license, the
name of the person or firm, and the period for
which said license is issued to zach, and shall
duly certify the same on oath. The said amount
of tax shall be paid to the Mayor before he shall
issue the license, and all licenses shall state the
amount assessed and paid for tho privilege to be
exercised. and for what period of time. Tho Com
missioner of the Revenue shall be entitled to col
lcct of the party taking the license fee of 5O
cents for each license. Where licenses for two or
more vehicles of the same kind are issued only
fee of 80 cents shall be charged. The licenses so
granted as aforesaid. shall be payable on or before
the LIST day of July, 1889.
Any person who shall engage in or exercise any
business, employment or profession without
license, where one is required, shall pay fine OF
not less than three dollars, nor more than five
dollars per day.
Every license granted for the uncxpired portion
of the term heretofore mentioned shall be charged
pro rata unless otherwise provided; but no IL
censc shall be granted for longer period than
to the first day of june 1880, and no license
shall be granted for smaller sum than one
dollar Prorided, That in case of any person be-
ing brought before the Mayor for doing business
without proper license, such person or persons
on conviction shall in addition to such fine i'm
posed be required to take out license for the
whole year.
All subjects not specifically embraced in this
ordinance and tablet to taxation under the laws Of
the State shall be assessed by the Commissioner of
Revenue the same rs for State purposes.
This act shall be in force from and after its
passage.
W. H. MARBURY, President
Passed Common Council May 81, 1889.
JOHN I. SWEENEY. President.
Approved June 1, 1850.
E. E. DOWNHAM, Mayor.
Teste: JAMES &. CATION, Clerk c. c.
LAW IMPOSING TAXES ON PERSONS &C.