The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-24
FUTURE LICENSE TAX
The Years Financial Budget Adupisd bs'
the Councils Last Might, @
AND VERY FEW CHANGES WERE MADE.
From the Eieenae Tax Figures oS
Last Year arr. neasiey InseTts asa
An'endment 10 anit izis Views and
Then Refuses to Vote for ths ofas.
nance ON Moral GroHnds.

n called meeting OF both branches Of
the city Councils was held last nigfif,,
each branch being called to order in Z
Its respective chamber The meeting
was held to consider the financial budl
get for the fiscal year of 1s98.'57, Ths /
following gentlemen answered roIl-esii
In the respective branches: Ss
common Council-Presldent Roper and
Messrs. Camp, Brickhouse, Peelle. Cof.S'
Inns. j. c. White, r. c. White. Walker,
Arps. frost. Leigh, Sheldon and Snalt.5
select Cbuncll--Presidefit Winston.
Messrs. Wrenn, Beasley, Brouaffof,.
Grubb. Goodridge, Tredwell, BriSsT.
Cooke and ROLAND 57s
Each branch also heard read the min.
utes of the last meetings Of the bodies 81
atter winch the members OF the Select
branch entered the Common Council
Chamber to go into Committee OF ffsHs
Whole to consider the matters for which \
the session had been called.
Mr. Winston was called to the chatrH
In Committee of the Whole
The report OF the Finance Committee
with an ordinance imposing taxes for
the year beginning July /, 1896. was thefs
read by sections and afterwards adj
opted as a whole. Following Is the lissi
cense tax bill as adopted: ~
The rate on personal and real estate
was made S1.70 on the S100 In the four.
old wards; 20 cents per s10o In the sixtk
Ward. and 81 per S10o In the Fifth ward
SCHEDULE A. ii
Agents for selling books. each 3i2 tcT
year; for n less time. $3.50 per month";
agents. land. each, $50; agents for labor,
each. S25: N
Agents. each agent or. Arm renting
houses or collecting rent, s3O "a
! Agencies. mercantile, reporting stafif-
Ing of merchants and Others each. $ioo cs
Artists daguerrean and photogtAss
piers, 800 per yeRr; for a less time, 81 B
| per month. fiS X -
Attorneys at law. licensed from one 10
ive years. $40; licensed five. years and
under ten years. SEQ: licensed ten years
and over, S75; provided that no attorney
at law shall pay more than $40 whose re-
ceipts are less than $500 per annum. Is N
Conveyahces and architects. each IL
censed from one to five years, $25; AZ
! censed over five years md under ten
years, $50: licensed ten years and sover.
$75; provided that no conyeyancer or ar4 !
ch!tect shall pay more than S25 whose
receipts are less than $500 per atiiiufi.
All persons other than duly licensed I
attorneys at Law who, for con1psfs6 Es,
tion Or reward shalt prepare deeds; conf
tracts, Wills or other writings, shall he
deemed conveyancers, and all persons X
who for compensation furnish plans and ss
specif1ca tions for erection or impfovsl s.
ment of buildings, shall be deemed af-S
chitects within the meaning OF this see-
tion.
physicians. surgeons, opticians och
lists dentists, civil engineers and stif.S
veyors. each, licensed from one to Ave
years, $40; licensed over five years ana
under ten years, $50: licensed ten years
and over. SIS; provided that the license
tax as above shall not be more than
$40 per annum ii the receipts be less
than $500 per anntim. as
Boarding-houses, each, $40. sl
Barber-shops. each s12 per year.
Btll-posters each, SIS. f9 N Z ss
lCatingthouses. stands and coolx-sfinnsS Il.
each. $50 per year; for less time. Sd "
per month. 5es'5J;9s
Livery stables, each $50, and an addI-S
tional tax of SO cents for each stall In \
the stable, and an additional tax on each
cart. dray or wagon, as provided by orr
| dinance entitled, Carts Dfays ana
Wagons. ~
Dealers in cattle. shesp or hsSs. eacts 4
person or firm. $50 sss N
Dealers in horses and mules, each pea
son or firm, 800.
Storage and impoundlng, ON every r
house or cart-house. $50; on every yard
| wagon yard or lot, s25. IN
| The Norfolk Street Railroad Gempat1y.
for the first twenty cars, s1o0 per car, ofi "
each car car above twenty cars. up TO forty
! cars, $40; on each car above forty cars 81 3;
| $50 per year or any part of year.
stations and jacks keepers foF every
animal let to mares, SO. " IS
Physicians, surgeons. dentists, of5fissl
clans, and oculists, itinerant, each StD6. "a
Vendors OF medicines and salves
sold on the streets, each IS per weeis. a
Peddlers of market produces ON tf,e
streets. $40 per quarter sssa rsss
Vendors of manufactured or paterteffz
articles sold on the street. each SCI Der
week. q s5sss'sa .sSss
Vendors OF fruit nuts. candles efs
on streets, each $40 per quarter. SIS 1 l
Vendors Of goods. itinerant, brctiaHsH
into the city for sale as BANKRUPT. s9 -
signee. trustee or fire stock. pers day ) fijfts
Pawnbrokers. $3.50 per year. or ps sts 3f%
a year. sEls
Peddlers, except market produces sc f5s "
| week; for less time. $2 per day for cd SKI,
| person, not transferable "a O.
Patent right sellers, each $40 ssls
| Waiter license. selling on the tire III T.;
not peddlers. fruits. yeRetab ables, .fiss n assF}
victuals, zach ss per year: or rs cell s3;:
! per month. &
| SCHEDULE b. S s3 81 :;
| Billiard, pool and bagateiIe sal fi$ ea3tss
for each table. or any game pert a Fl {is "a
| thereto. whether O. charge IS "a " 3as:(
4 playing or not .sSs Il rs; IS
Bowling saloons and aiiess ID s<
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Continued on seces1& ii Il vs. 's: