Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-14


andrid That there shall lc levied upon aud
collected from all persons required 10 ht
listed as subject To Ii. case tax, the follow
ing taxes, viz:
1. On every license t, sell ardent spirits
or wines at wholCs HE. there saall be levied
a tsx OF seventy dollars. This apples tn per-
sons selling il quantities OF five gallons II
more.
3 On every license to cvery br,w,r or
wholesale dealer in malt liquors. twenty
five dollars.
3 On every license to sell wines, ardent
spirits, or malt liquors, or any mixture
thereof at retail, fifty dollars This applies
to persons selling IL quantities OF lcss than
| five gallons, and not To BE- drunk on the
promises.
4 On every license to sell wines, ardent
spirits or malt liquors, OF r.tAi', to be
drunk on the premises, or not, Sky dol
lars. This law applies IT, II roolms o: where
bar is kept
Noie.-Any person d, string to carry on
the bu mess of Il wholesale liquor dta,er and
also that OF retail liquor merchant. shall
obtain separate license for each, but his re-
till license shall only be one-half of that
r,qnired by section three.
s. On every commission merchant or firm
the specific license or TAX shall be twerty
five dollars
E. On every person for the privilege of
peddling or barteriug, the tax shall be ten
dollars, and only the person named therein
shall By privileged to peddle under this
license.
Z. On every person or corporation con-
ductii,g the business OF real estate sg"nt
broker or auctioneer. there shall be levied
specific tax of fifty dollars.
8. On every person cauvasiing to Sell
books, maps, prints or pictures already pub
lishcd or ped1ling the same, ten dollars.
8. On every person cauvassng for SUBJ
scribcrs to any book or msp, print or pie
lures not yet published, ten dollars
10. On all agents for the sale Of manu-
featured articles SOLD by them Oil commits
sion, or otherwise, ten dollars.
IL On every junk dealer, one hundred
dollars.
II. On every pers,n canvassing or buying
any Junk or any other matter for a.y junk
dealer, or for SAFE to any Junk dealer doing
business in shis city, fifteen dollars, and
only one person eau canvass under this
license.
13. On every person who shall sell to-
bs,co or cigars in quantities not less than
one box, except manufacturers, 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, ono hundred and fifty dollars.
16. On every pawnbroker, fifty dollars.
II. On every rcctifier of distilled spirits
or wines by any process, sixty dollars
IS. On every commercial broker, as de-
fined in the revenue laws of tho State,
there shall DO license tax Of f'rty dollars
This does MT apply to bucket shops.
10. On every proprietor OF bucket shop
or dealer in puts, calls or futures OH OF
for -four, grain, cotton, pork, lard or oil, two
hundred andlifty dollars.
20. On every person or persons acting as
agent or agents for any fire, marine life II
o.her insurance company, or companies, hav.
ing an office in the city of Alexandria,
by such agent; and for esca xs.stant or
soiiciLing sg mt ton do!lsr5 On every porson
seeking business for or soliciting for any
companies who have no agencies in the '1ty
of Alexandria, FIFTY d)llars for each conf
panv so represented.
21. On every holel, ordinary or house Of
public entertainment, evenly dollars
22. On every house Of private cntertiin.
mcl the license TX shall be five dollars,
.ud five por cent. on tho rental value in
exccss of two hundred dollars.
23. On evory cook shop or eating house,
the tax shall be five dollars.
"a On every person or persons keeping
bowling alley, or saloon, the specific license
tax shall be len dollars. and five dollars on
each alley in such house in excess of ono.
20. On every person or firm keeping a
billiard table or pool table for public Use,
whether charge be made for playing or
not, fifteen dollars, and five dollars on each
table in excess Of one.
90. On every psrson or firm keeping q
bagatelle or other similar table for public
use, whether charge be made for playing
or not, five d,!lars on each table.
81. On eyery theatrical performance, or
any performance similar thereto, panorama,
or any public performance or exhibition of
any kind, lecture, literary readings aud psi-
formances, except for charitable or eeuca-
tioual purposes, in any hall or public room
or other building, where H. admission fee
is charged for each week of performance
of SIX consecutive day, five dollars; il less
than one week, one dollar for each per
formsncc.
%. GA every exhibition Of = circus or
menageric or either Of them, fifty dollars
for each days performance, and for oyery
side show or cXh bition connected Herewith,
or travelling Herewith, five dollars for each
days performance. On every exhibition or
show where gifts or prizes arc distributed
or promised, ten dollars for the 6ist days
performance, and Ave dollars for each add.
tionsl day, provided said performances are
given within one week.
% 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.
80. On every person selling or offering to
sell refreshments in any such hall, room
or tent, during such performance, two dol
lars.
81. On every attorney at law, physician
OF dentist, whose practice es not exceed
81 ,OUO Yer annu;A, fifteen dollars OF these
Woe pratt &C is in cxcrs, Of 81 co AID
less than $1,000, twcnty Go lsrs, and on
these whose practice 10 moro than $2,CV,
twerty i've dollars.
81. On every owner or keeper OF dagucI-
rean, photograph or sun picture gallery, Il :
teen dollars.
33. On every person canvassing for the
purpose of charging photographs or sun
pic.urcs, fifteen dollars.
~ On every agent for renting houses or
other real estate, ten dollars.
30. On every person or firm except Ii
censed merchants who shall sell or offer 10
sell, buy CT offer to buy for themselves or
others, grain of any kind or description
whatsoever, OF other produce on Change,
thelo shall be levied specific tax OF twenty
dollars.
80. On every merchant tailor. whore stock
in trade IS ,c,s than $500, ten doll as. and
on thAte Wi ose stock is more thsn SoU',
twenty five dollars.
81. On every green grocer, tw M.ty dol
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