Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-28

| lie market, five dollars.
40 On each and every butcher or dealer
in fresh meats, selling outside of the public
market, fifteen dollars.
Al. On every person canvAssing for the
purpose of buying any matter of subaist-
ence, and who shall sell the same within the
public market, there shall be levied . tax OF
five dollars: horided, That butchers, COM
mission merchants or merchants shall be ex-
empt from this tax. This law applies to
hucksters.
AZ On every person, Tor the privilege OF
peddling green grooerieson the streets Of the
oity there shall be levied tax of fifteen
dollars, but this shall not apply to persons
who sell vegetables of3their own raising.
43. On every fish dealer, wholesale or
retail, ten dollars, but this shall not apply
to peIsons who sell tho fish they themselves
have caught. q -- @
a. On every person selling, on COM
mission, horses, mules, cattle hogs, live
E'ock. or any Of them! or buying or selling
tho same for profit, fifteen dollars.
40. On every person OF firm selling ice,
coal, and wood, or either Of them, where such
person or firm requires two or moro wagons or
carts in their business for tho delivery and
sale of ice, coal and wood. or either Of them,
there shall be levied aSspecifc license tax
of twenty dollars, and twenty-five cents on
every hundred dollars ofpurchases In excess
OF two thousand dollarssan on each person
or firm using one cart or wagon In their busi.
ness specific Ii cnse tx Of ten dollars, and
twenty iys cents on each hundred dollars Of
purchases in xcess Of two thousand dollars, and
on every person or firm selling at their place
of busioess ice, coal and wood or either OF
them in small quaint, t,ties specific license tax
Of five dollars.
46 On all agents for the sale of lager
beer, porter, or ale. manufactured out OF the
city. twenty-five dollars
At. On each agent for the aale in the city
of ginger beer, pop, mineral water, cataN ba
or soda water, manufactured without the
city, fifty dollars. and said agent shall be
privileged to distribute the same to his
customers and collect his bottles and fount-
aims without tax on the horse or wagon used
for the purpose.
4S. On every telephone company, the sum
Of one hundred dollars.
49. On every telegraph company receiving
messages In the city of Alexandria, Virginia,
and forwarding or transmitting thom to
points within the Stats of Virginia, not in
cluding any buliness done for the Government
Of the United States, itz officers or agents,
and not including sny business done to and
from points without tho State or recsiving or.
transmitting messages from points within the
State of Virginia and delivering the said mes
cages in the city of Alexandria, Virginia, not
including any business done for the Govern
ment Of the United States. its officers or
agents, and not including any business done
to and from points without the State. in ad-
dition to the tax on the sssoesed value OF
their property, one hundred dollars. :;
nSrvty,
goods wares and merchandise, in the city Of
Alexandria, Virgins, and forwarding them
to points within the State Of Virginia, or re-
ceiying goods, wares or merchandise within
the State Of Virginia, and delivering them
in..the city Of Alexsndria, Virginia, and not
including any business done to and from
points without the State, in addition to the
tax on the assessed value Of their property,
there shall be levied and collected . license
tax Of one hundred dollars.
so. On every livery stable, thirty five
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.
SO. On every bill poster, ten dollars.
53. On any person or persons distributing
illustrated papers or printed matter Of any
description, except regularly licensed bill
posters, ten dollars, but this shall not apply
to residents of this city advertising their
business by hand bills, cards, circulars, pic
tnres, &c.
54. On every dog, regardless Of se1, one
dollar and twenty-five cents.
55. On every license to person or firm to
keep for compensation house, yard, or
~ CHI tha fo~ ohon ha
five dollars per month.
56 On every license to person to keep
. flying horse or swinging machine, run by
hand three dollars, by steam ten dollars per
month.
81. For every license on four-horse om-
nibus or wagon, whether used for hire or
not, eight dollars.
So. For every license on two-horse om-
nibus, used for hire or otherwise, Ave dol
lars.
So. On two.horse wagon, four dollars.
60. 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 q two-horse hack or carrisge, four
dollars But this shall not apply to licensed
livery stable keepers.
SO. On every hearse, 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
soever, there shall be a tsX of two dollars
pcr day, or ten dollars per week.
Ga. On every oyster dealer, there shall be
a specific taI of three dollars.
So. 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 ON horses and ve-
hicles.
ALI 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 chsrgeablc 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 amonnt Of tax 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 tsking the
license fee Of 90 cents for each license.
Where licenses for,two or more vehicles Of
the same kind are i@ued, only fec Of so
cents shall be charged. The licenses 30
granted, as aforesaid. shall be payable on Or
before the LIST day Of July, 1886.
Any person who shall engage In or e1er
else any business, employment or profession
without license, where one or more is re-
quired, shall pay fine Of not less than
tbroa 6oIla 70 NOR r,nora than a Nh dolloro mar