The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-24
FUTURE LICENSE TAX
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/ each alley, whether charge is made for
| playing Or not
Circuses, shows. menagaries, for every
| twenty-four hours or part thereof. $50
each. and for each parade OF a circus,
show or menagarle. $500.
Side shows. for each tent. $40 for every
twenty-four hours or part thereof.
Musicians. itinerant. each 81 per week
Every proprietor of occupier or a pub
lin theatre or other public rooms, fitted
for public exhibition. where no admis-
sion fee is charged shall pay $500 per
year or part of year for the privilege.
This tax does not include liquor license.
Skating Kinks. each rink $50 per month,
payable In advance.
Roller coasters. each $3.50 per year, or
part of u year.
Merry go-rounds. or fiying-horses.
whatever way propelled. $40 per week,
payable in advance.
Shooting galleries. 81 per week each.
On every theatrical performance, or
any performance similar thereto, piano.
rama. or any public performance or ex-
hibltion of any kind where admission
Zee is charged, except for religious and
charitable purposes. when the whole Of
the net proceeds are applied to said pur-
poses. 50 for each performance, or $40
for each week of said performance, or
$3.50 per year, or part of wear, payable
in advance.
SCHEDULE C.
Auctioneers. general, each person or
firm. 500.
Auctioneers and agents, real estate.
each person or firm, 800.
Brokers and private bankers, each
person or firm. 5000 and per cent. of
income over $500.
Commission stock brokers, each per-
son or firm. $50 and 2 per cent. on in
come over 5000.
Commercial and merchandise brokers
and manufacturers agents, resident or
having offices in the city each person or
firm, 500 and per cent. on income in
excess of $1,000.
Brokers, ship, each person or firm.
$50.
Banks or banking associations. each.
$500 for the year. and further sum Of
per cent on the dividend derived
from such business. and the tax herein
imposed shall be in lieu of all tax upon
the capital employed in such business,
but nothing herein contained shall be
construed to exempt from taxation any
real estate or office furniture and fix
lures belonging TO such bank or bank
ing association. f4f ft=
commission merchants, each person
or firm. $40, and an additional tax on
gross commissions over $1,000 Of sl.5O
for each $780, The tax hereby imposed
shall be in lieu of all tax upon capital
actually employed by said merchant or
mercantile firm in said business
Building and loan associations, $50
each.
Buyers or sellers of corn, cotton or
other produce, same having offices in
the city. not required TO be licensed UNI
der existing ordinances as merchants or
commission merchants, shall, each per
son or firm, before they do any business,
get license from the city. and pay for
doing such business $50 per year or part
of year.
Buyers or sellers on commission, con-
tracts for future delivery of cotton, grain
or other produce or provisions, whether
bought or sold direct or through others,
either in the city or elsewhere, each
person or firm, $780,
Seamen's shipping offices, each s25.
Common criers. each, $50.
Express companies, each 500 per wear
or part of year, and an additional tax
on each cart. dray or wagon, as is pro-
Nided by ordinance entitled, Carts.
DrayS and Wagons
Insurance agents. for each marine COM
pany, $50.
For each life company, whether in
Surfing persons or animals S125
For each fire company, $500.
Junk dealers. each, 500; for each agent
or canvasser, $40.
Merchants-On every license to n
merchant or mercantile firm and per
sons engaged in the avocations of buck
sters, both in and out of the markets.
butchers and butcher shops. bakers.
plumbers oyster shippers or packers or
dealers. fishmongers and shippers, grain,
lruit. vegetable or produce dealers and
Ishippers, undertalters, dealers in barrels
barrel covers, boxes and crates, there
shall be paid a specified tax of So. and an
additional tax on purchases, graded as
follows:
II $1,000 or under. Sc
| II over $1,000 and under So, 600. SIS,
If over $1,000 and under So. 600. sos.
| II over $4,000 and under $1,000. $50
IN addition TO the above from 81 600
10 $4,000 20 cents on the 500, and in
ADDITION from $4,000 to $40. 900, Is cents
on the 500; and in addition from $50. 600
10 1900, 10 cents on the 500; and in
ADDITION from 100000 to 5000 900. 8 cents
| on all purchases over $1,000 the
TAX shall be cents on every
800 In excess of 100000. The tax hereby
imposed shall be in lieu of all taxes
| upon capital actually employed by said
merchant or mercantile firm.
| Retail dealers in tobacco. SNUFF or
cigars snail pay special tax of five
! dollars $50, which shall be in addition
10 the regular merchants license, or
any other license required to be paid by
| them under the provisions of this ordi-
nance.
Iel7graph companies. $3.50 each
| telephone companies, 5000
Gas companies, furnishing gas, 5000.
ana II they furnish electric lights s3OO