Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-01

an office in tne city of Alexandria, Virginia,
and receiving goods, and wares and merchan-
disc, and forwarding them TO points in the
state of Virginia, or receiving goods, wares
and merchandise within the State of Vir-
ginia, and delivering them in the city of AL
exandria, in addition to the tax on the as
sessed VALUE of their property, one hundred
and fifty dollars.
5O. 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 commodities for compensation,
ten dollars
81. On every bill poster. ten dollars
%, %. On any person or per. ons distributing
illustrated papers or printed matter Of any
description, except regularly licensed bill
posters. ten dollars, but this shall not agply
to residents of this city adv Rising their
business by baud bills, cards, circulars, pic
lures, &c.
81. On every dog, regardless of sex. one
dollar and twenty five cents.
80. On every lict nse TO person or firm to
keep for compensation a house, q yard, or
lot, as shooting galley, the tax shall be
five dollars per month
o6 On every lcence to a person to keep
flying borse or swinging mschinp, run by
hand three dollars, by steam ten dollars per
month.
az. For every license On four-horse ON
nibus or wagon, whether used for hire or
not. eight dollars.
5S. On every license on a two-horse ON
nibus, used for hire or otherwise five dol
lars.
50. On two-horse wagon, four dollars.
OO. On one horse cart, wagon, buggy, or
other vehicle of the like kind, two dollars,
but this does not apply to licensed livery
stable keepers.
81. On two.horse hack or carriage, four
dollars. But this shall not apply to licensed
livery stable keepers.
62. On every hear$e, ten dollars,
63. 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
soeyer, there shall be tax of two dolars
per day, or ten dollars per week
"a. On every pacte =. and shipper of oys-
'eA'.- lie shall be a tax of ten dollars.
90. All persons owning or hiring horses
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 OH horses and We
hicles
All persons embraced in this ordinance
are required to make returns to the Com
missioner of the Revenue at his Office in the
market building. He shall assess the license
tax chargcable 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 said amount of tax shall be paid
to the Mayor before he shall issue the Ii
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-
license fec of 80 cents for each license.
Where licenses for two or more vehicles of
the same kind arc issued, only fec of so
cents shall be charged. The licenses so
granted, as aforesaid. shall be payable on or
before the LIST day of July, 1895,
Any person who shall engage in or exer-
else any business, employment or profession
without license, where one or more is re-
quired, 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
Lieutenant of Police, or such officer ss
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 rer-
son ia doing business other than that FOR
which he or she has taken out license, and
hould such be tho case, the offender shall be
faed not less than five (5) nor more than
ten do!lsrs, srd be required TO taNe out 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 longer period than to the first day of
June, 1896, 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 the State, shall be assessed by the
State purposes.
Sec. &C. This act shall be in force from its
massage.
Passed Common Council May %, 1895.
HUBERT SN0WDEN. President.
Passed Board of Aldermen May %, 1895.
W. H. MARBURY. President
Approved June 1. 1895.
HENRY STRAUSS, Mayor.
Teste JNo. I. JOHNSON. Clerk c. c.