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

COAL, o. tlIllcl VI SudiI DS ltf lt'
specific license tax of five dollars, an'
forty cents on every hundred dollars o
purchases in excess OF one Thousand dollars
Aud this tax shall be in lieu OF all othe
tax or corporation purposes on the capita
employed in business
AZ. On all agents for the sale of lsse
beer, porter, or ale. manufactured out of The
ely. twenty dollars.
AZ. On each agent for the sale in the city
OF ginger beer, pop, mineral water. catan b'
or soda water. manufactured without tn,
city, fifty dollars, and said agent shall b.
! DR. Wicked 10 distribute the same 10 hi
ustorners and collert his bottles and ut
| aims without tax on the horse or Wagon used
ior the parpose.
Is. IN every telephone company, the sum
OF orc hundred dollars.
10 On every express company. not char
tered by the State of Virginia specific tax
of one hundred and fifty dollars in addition
To the tsx on the assessed value of their
property.
80. On every livery stable, thirty-fv
dollar. 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, sd t, guano,
or such like commodities for compensation,
| ten dollars.
| 81. On every bill poster, ten dollars.
55 On any person or persons distributing
! illustrated papers or printed matter of any
description, except regularly licensed bill
po.ters, ten dollars, bnt this shall not apply
| {, re idents of this city advertising their
business by hand bills, cards, circulars pic
| lures sc.
81. On every male dog, one dollar.
50. On every fema'e dog, one dollar and
| fifty cents.
Sc. On every license to person or firm to
keep for compensation house, yard, or
lot. AS a shooting galley, the tax shall be
| five dollars per month
81. On every l,cense to person to keep
8 fiyiny horse or swinging machine, run by
hand three dollars, by steam ten dollars per
month.
IS. For every license on four-horse ON
nibus or wagon, whether used for hire or
not. eight dollars.
30. On every license on two-horse ON
nibus, used for hire or otherwise, five dol
lars.
60. On a two. horse wagon, four dollars.
81. On one-horse cart, wagon, buggy, OF
other vehicle of the like kind, two dollars,
but this does not apply to licensed livery
stable keepers.
g.. On a t.o-horse hack or carriage, four
dollars. But this shall not apply to licensed
livery stable keepers.
63. On every hearse, ten dollars.
CT. On every person selling upon the
public streets any patent medicines, patent
rights, receipts, prescriptions, or any drug
or article of any kind or description what
soevcr, there shall be tax of two dollars
per day, or ten dollars per week.
G5. On every packer and shipper OF oys'
tiers. there shall be tax of ten dollars.
G6. al persons owning or hiring horse6
and vehicles, 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 ve-
hicles
All persons embraced in this ordinance
are required to make returns to the Com
missioner oft Revenue at his office in the
market building. He shall assess the license
tax chal gcablc in this ordinance, and shall
furnish to the Mayor, the Auditor, and Fin
ance Committee the detailed amount Of the
assessment made on license, the name OF
the person or firm. and the period for
which and under what section said license
is issued, and shall duly certify the same on
oath. The laid amount OF taI shall be paid
to the Mayor before he shall issue the IL
cense, and all licenses shall state the amount
assessed and paid for the privilege to be
exercised, and for what period Of time. The
Commissioner of the Revenue shall be en-
titled to collect OF the party taking the
license Zee of so cents for each license.
Where licenses for two or more vehicles OF
the same kind are issued, only fee Of 30
cents shall be charged. Tho licenses so
granted as aforesaid. shall BIO payable on or
hnfnra tho II dav of July 1871
Any person who shall engage in or exer-
else any business, employment or profession
without license, where one or more Is re-
ouired. shall pay fine Of not less than
three dollars, nor more than five dollars per
day
it shall Re the du:y of the Captain or
Lieutenant of PolicS. or zach othcer as
the Mayer may detsil, to o,l quartz ly upon
ea h end every person doing business In the
city aud N and sn exhibit Of his or her
licen .. The officer shall IN ike his report o
the Mayor, stating whether or not any Ter-
son is doing business other than that
which h. o. she has TAX n out license, and
should ,uch be the csss the offender shall be
fl 7et not les than five 81 nor more than
ten do lar, AID be required TO ia ont the
proper license.
Every license granted for the unexpired
portion of the term heretofore mentioned,
shall be charged pro rata unless otherwise
provided but no license shall be granted
for a longer period than TO the first day OF
June, 1894 and no license shall DO granted
for smsller sum than one dollar.
All subjects not specifically embraced in
this ordinance and liable to taxation under
the laws OF the State, shall be assessed by the
Commissioner of Revenue the same as for
State purposes,
Sec 3, This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Passed Common Council May %, 1898.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Passed Board of Aldermen May %, 1893
". H. MARBURY. President.
Approved May %, 1895.
HENRY STRAUSS, Mayor
I>p n IotrSSp>- CLARK