Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-25

BE il Ordained by The CIy Council Of .Aler
dndriG That there shall nc levied upon ana
collected from all persons required to be
listed as subject to Ii ease tax, the follow
ing taxes, viz:
l. On every license t, sell arden. spirits
or wines at wholesIie there Shall be levied
tax OF seventy dollars. This apples to per.
sons selling in quantities OF FIVE gallons u
more.
2. On every license to ev,ry brewer OF
wholesale dealer in matt liquors, twenty
five dollars.
3. On every lecns, to sell wines. ardent
spirits, or malt liquors, or ANY mixture
thereof at retail, fifty dollars. Tins applies
to persons selling in quantities o! less than
five gallons, and not to b. 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 net, sixty dol
lars. This law applies u b:r roo.ns o. where
bar is kept
[NOte.-Any person desiring to carry on
the business of a wholesale liquor dealer aud
also that of q retail liquor merchant. shall
obtain aseparete license for each, but his re-
tail license shall only be oue-half Of that
required by section three.
3. On every commission merchant or firm
the specific license or TAX shall be TIVE! ty
five dollars.
6. On every person for the privilege OF
| peddling or bartering, the tax shall be ten
dollars, and only the person named therein
shall be privileged to pcddle under this
| license
7. On every person or corporation con-
ductrg the business OF real estate as"nt
or broker, thee shall be levied a specific
tax of fifty dollars.
8. On general auctionccr forty dollars; but
no general auctioncer shall sell real estate
without, in addition taking out license as Il
real estate agent or broker.
8. On every person canvassing to sell
books, maps, prints or pictures already pub
lishcd or ped fling the same, ten dollars.
10. On every person canvassing for sub
scubers to any book or map, print or pic
lures not yet published, ten dollars
IL. On all agents for the sale OF manu-
featured articles, sold by them on commits
sion or other wise, ten dollars.
IL On every junk dealer, one hundred
dollars
10 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 shis city, fifteen dollars, and
only Que persou can canvass under this
license.
IL On every person who shall sell to-
bacco or cigars in quantities not less than
one box, except manufacturers, five dollars.
-. On every ship broker, thirty dollars.
1G. On every money broker, or firm of
brokers or bankers, having an Office -within
the city, ono hundred and fifty dollars.
II. On every pawnbroker, fifty dollars.
Is. On every rectiticr of distilled spirits
or wines by any process, sixty dollars.
10. On every commercial broker, as de-
fined in the revenue laws of the State,
there shall be license tax Of forty dollars.
This does not apply to bucket shops.
20. On every proprietor Of & bucket shop
or dealer in puts, calls or futures on or
for flour, grain, cotton, pork, lard or oil, two
hundred and fifty dollars.
II On every person or persons acting as
agent or agents for any fire, marine life or
o.hcr insurance company, or companies, hsv-
ing an office in the city of Alexandria,
forty dollars on each company represented
By such agent: and for eaCa 50 slant or
solici ing aernt ten dollsrs On every person
seeking business for or soliciting for any
companies who have no agencies in the city
of Alexandria, fifty dollars for each com
pany so represented.
% On every hotel, ordinary or house Of
public entertainment, evenly dollars
% On every house of private cntert sin
mcnt the license tx shall be five dollars,
and five per cent. on tho rental value in
excess of two hundred dollars.
"a On every cook shop or eating house,
the tax shall be five dollars.
% On every person or persons keeping 4
bowling alley, or saloon, the specific license
tax shall be ten dollars. and five dollars on
each alley in such house in excess of one.
% 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.
81. Ga every person or firm keeping a
basatclle or other similar table for public
use. whether charge be made for playing
or not, five dollars on each tahle.
%. On every theatrical performance, or
any performance similar thereto, panorama,
or any public performance or exhibition o!
any kind, lecture literary readings aud per-
formances, except for charitable or eGuca-
tional purposes, in any hall or public room
or other building where AZ 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
| fOrmancc.
30. On every exhibition OF q circus or
menagerie or either OF them, fifty dollars
for each days performance, and for every
| side show or e2h biiioi connected Herewith,
or travelling Herewith, five dollars for each
DAYS performance. On every exhibition or
show where gifts or prizes are distributed
| or promised ten dollars for the first day 5
performances, and FIVE dollars foc each addi-
| tional day, provided sail performances are
| given within enc week.
80. On the proprietor CT any room fitted
up for public exhibition for which rent is
charged twenty dollars; for assembly or
other halls, ten dollars.
81. 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 ii law, physician
or dentist, whose practice es not exceed
81 1000 pc. annun, fifteen dollars: o. ;h"1;t
whose practice is in cIc:s. nj 81. co aud
less than So 100 twenty Go.ltrs, and OIL
those whose prac ics s more than $4,000,
twenty i've dolla,s.
Sd. On every owner or keeper of daguer.
rean, photograph or sun picture gallery, OF
any photographer doing business in this city,
fifteen dollars.
81. On every person canvasiing fer the
pictures, fifteen dollars.
= 30. On every agent for renting houses OF
other real estate ten dollars.
So On every person or firm except Ii
ceused merchants, who shall sell or offer tc
sell. buy OF offer to buy for themselves Oh
others, grain of any kind or description
whatsoever, or other produce on Change
there shall be levied a specific tax of twenty
dollars.
81. On every merchant tailor, whose stocs
in trade IS le1s than $500, lea dollars, anc
on those whose stock is more than 500
twenty-five dollars.