Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-05-30
OFFICIAL.
LICENSE LAW.

LICENSE LAW.
an Ordinance for Imposing and Collecting Licenses
icithin the City Of Alexandria, for the Year COM
meneing on the LIST day of jane, 1891, and ending
on the 31st day of May. 1892.
Be it Ordained BY the City Council Of Alexandria,
That there shall be levied upon and collected
from all persons required to be listed as subject
to q license tax, the following taxes, viz:
1. On every license to sell ardent spirits or
wines at wholesale, there shall be levied a tax of
sixty dollars. This applies to persons selling in
quantities of five gallons or more.
2. On every license to every brewer or whole.
sale dealer in malt liquors, twenty dollars.
3. On every license to sell wines, ardent spirits
or malt liquors, or any mixture thereof at retail,
forty dollars. This applies to persons selling in
quantities of less than five gallons, and not to be
drunk on the premises.
4. On every license to sell wines, ardent spirits,
or malt liquors, at retail, to be drunk on the
premises, or not, fifty dollars. This law applies
to bar rooms or where q bsr is kept.
[NOte.-Any person desiring to carry on the
business of a wholesale liquor dealer and also that
of a retail liquor merchant, shall obtain q separate
license for each, but his retail license shall only
be one-half of that required by section three.l
5. On every commission merchant or firm the
specific license or tax shall be twenty five dollars.
8. On every person for the privilege of ped
ding or bartering, the tax shall be ten dollars,
fshh why bhS ASO tAA1S0
ileged to peddle under this license.
Z. On every person or corporation conducting
the business of real estate agent, broker or
auctioneer. there shall be levied a specific tax of
fifty dollars.
s. On every person canvassing to soil books,
maps, prints or pictures already published or ped
ding the same, ten dollars.
9. On every person canvassing for subscribers
to any book or map, print or pictures not yet
published, ten dollars.
10. On all agents for the sale of manufactured
articles, sold by them on commission, or other
wise. ten dollars.
IL. On general auctioneer, forty dollars; but
no general auctioneer shall sell real estate with
out, in addition, taking out a license rs a real
estate agent broker or auctioneer.
u. On every unk dealer, one hundred dollars.
13. On every person canvassing 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.
II. On every person who shall sell tobacco or
cigars in quantities not less than one box, except
manufacturers, five dollars.
Is. On every ship broker, thirty dollars.
10. On every money broker, or firm of brokers
or bankers. having an Office within the city, ono
hundred and fifty dollars.
II. On every common crier, forty dollars.
10. On every pawnbroker, fifty dollars.
10. On every ~rectifcr of distilled spirits or
wines py any pTOCCSS, SILKY uOllaTS.
20. On every commercial broker, as defined in
the revenue laws of the State, there shall be q
license tax Of forty dollars. This does not apply
to bucket shops.
81. On every proprietor of p bucket shop or
dealer in puts, calls or futures on or for flour,
grain, cotton, pork, lard or oil, two hundred and
fifty dollars.
%. On every person or persons acting as agent
or agents for any fire, marine. life or other in
surance company, or companies, having an office
in the city of Alexandria, forty dollars on each
company represented by such agent: and for each
assistant or soliciting agent ten dollars. On every
person seeking business for or soliciting for any
companies who have no agencies in the city OF
Alexandria, fifty dollars for each company so
represented.
%. On every hotel, ordinary or house Of pub
lie entertainment, sixty dollars.
"a. On every house of private entertainment
or boarding house the license tax shall be five
dollars, and five per cent. on the rental value in
excess of two hundred dollars.
25. On every cook shop or eating house, the
tax shall be five dollars.
26. On every person or persons keeping a bowl.
ing alley, or 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 q billiard
table or pool table for public use, whether a
charge be made for playing or not, fifteen dollars,
and five dollars ON each table in excess of one.
%. On every person or firm keeping a baga-
tellc or other similar table for publicuse, whether
a charge be made for playing or not, five dollars
on each table.
%. On every theatrical performance, or any
performance similar thereto, panorama, or any
public performance or exhibition of any kind,
lecture, literary readings and performances, eX-
cept for charitable or educational purposes, in
any hall or public room or other building, where
an admission fee is charged, for each week of
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if less than one week, two dollars for each per-
formance.
80. On every public show or exhibition in any
hall, room or tent, where a charge is made for
admission, for every weeks performance or ex-
hibition of six consecutive days, ten dollars if
less than one week. three dolla-3 for each per-
formance.
81. On every exhibition of a circus or MENACE
RE or either of them, thirty dollars for each days
performance, and for every side show or exhibi-
ton connected Herewith, or travelling Herewith,
FIVE dollars for each days performance. On every
exhibition or show where gifts or prizes are dis
tributed or promised, ten dollars for the first
days performance, and five dollars for each addi-
tional day, provided said performances are given
within one week.
80. 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.
SO. On every pr1son selling or offering TO sell
refreshments in any such hall, room or tent,
during such performance, two dollars.
81. On every skating rink there shall be
levied a tax of five dollars per month.
35. On every attorney at law, physician or
dentist, whose practice does not exceed ST. 900
per anuun, fifteen dollars; OF those whose prac-
tice is in excess Of 81 600 and less than $1,000,
twenty dollars, and on those whose practice is
moro than $4,000, twenty-five dollars.
SO. On every owner or keeper Of n daguerrean,
photograph or sun picture gallery, fifteen dollars.
81. On every person canvassing for the pur-
pose of charging photographs or sun pictures,
cfteen dollars.
38. On every agent for renting houses or other
real estate, ten dollars.
80. On every person or firm except licensed
merchants, who shall sell or offer to sell, buy or
offer to buy for themselves or others, grain ofany
kind or description whatsoever, or other produce
on Change, there shall be levied a specific tax of
twenty dollars.
40. On every merchant tailor, whose stock in
trade Is less than $500, ten dollars, and on those