Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-03

bottles and fountains without tax on the horse OF
wagon used for the purpose.
so. On every fish dealer, wholesale OF retail
ten doarH but this Shall not apply TO persons
who sell the fish they themselves have caught.
81. On every telephone company, the sum of
one hundred dollars.
$50. On every express company, not chartered
by the State of Virginia. the tax shall lie on the
assessed value of their property.
90. On every unchartered express company or
person or firm doing express business in the
city, or other than such embraced in Section 80,
fifteen dollars.
53. On every livery stable, thirty-fve dollars,
and for each stall therein fifty cents.
81. 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
modities for compensation, ten dollars.
55. On every bill poster, ten dollars.
SO. On any person persons distributing
illustrated papers printed matter of any de-
scrption except regularly licensed bill posters ten
dollars, but this shall not apply to residents of
this city advertising their business by hand bills,
cards, circulars, pictures, &c.
81. On every male dog, one dollar.
5S. On every female dog one dollar and fifty
cents.
SO. On every license to person or firm to keep
for compensation house, yard, or lot, as a
shooting galley, tho tax shall be five dollars per
month.
60. On every license to person to keep 8,
flying horse machine, two dollars and fifty cents
per month.
81. For every license on four-horse omnibus
or wagon, whether used for hire or not, eight
dollars.
SO. On every license on two-horso omnibus,
used for hire or otherwise, fvo dollars.
63. On two horse wagon, four dollars
64. On a one-horse cart wagon, buggy or other
vehicle of the like kind, two dollars, but this does
not apply to licensed livery stable keepers.
65. On two-horse hack or carriage, four dol
lars. But this shall not apply to licensed livery
stable keepers.
&c. On every hearse ten dollars
81. On eve2y person selling upon the public
streets any patent medicines, patent rights
ceipts, 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
week.
CS. On every packer and shipper ofoystcrs,
there shall be- tax of ten dollars.
SO. All persons owning or hiring horses and vo-
hicles and who make any charge for hauling
their own merchandise, 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 chargeabe i'll this
ordinance and shall furnish to the Mayor the
Auditor, and Finance Committee the detailed
name of the person or firm, and the period for
which said license is issued to each, and shall
duly certify the same OIL oath. The said amount
of tax shall bc paid to the Mayor before he shall
issue tho license, and all licenses shall state the
amount assessed and paid for the privilege to be
exercised and for what period of time. The Com
missioner of the Revenue shall be entitled to col
lect OF the party taki1g the license q fee of 90
cents for each license Where licenses for two or
moro vehicles of the same kind are issued, only a
fee of so cents snail be charged. The licenses so
granted, aforesaid. shall be payable or before
the LIST day Of July, 1890.
Any person who shall engage in or exercise any
business, employment or profession without
license, where one moro is required, shall pay
fine of not less than three dollars, nor more
than five dollars per day.
1t shall be the duty Of the Captain or Lieuten-
ant of Police, or such officer IS the Mayor
may detail. to call quarterly upon each and every
person doing business in the city and demand an
exhibit of his or her license. The officer shall
make his report TO the Mayor, stating whether or
not any person is doing business other than that
FOR which he or she has taken out a license, and
should such be the case, the offender shall be fined
not less than i've nor more than ten dollars,
and be required ID e mt the proper license.
Every license granted for the unexpred portion
OF the term heretofore mentioned, shall be charged
pro rata unless otherwise provided; but no Ii
cense shall be granted for longer period than
to the first day of June, 1891, and no license
shall be granted for smaller sum than one
dollar.
All subjects not specifically embraced in this
ordinance and liable to taxation under the laws of
tho 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.
Passed Board of Aldermen May o. 1890.
w. II. MARBURY, President.
Passed Common Council May 10, 1890.
JOHN T. SWEENEY. President.
Approved June 3, 1890.
E E. DOWNHAM, Mayor
Tcstc: JNo. T. JOHNSON, Clerk c. C.