Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-28

purpose of buying any matter of subsist.
ence, and who shall sell the same within the
public market, there shall be levied tax OF
five dollars: Provided, That butchers, COM
mission merchants or merchants shall be ex-
empt from this tax. This law applies to
hucksters.
40 On every porson for the privilege of
peddling green grocer les on the streets of the
city there shall be levied a tax offifteen dol
lars. Provided, no license shall issue for a
shorter period than one year. and every such
peddler shall show his license on demand of
any police officer of this city. but this shall
not apply to persons who sell vegetables of
their own raising.
43. On every f.h dealer, wholesale or
retail, ten dollars, but this shall not apply
to persons who sell the fish they themselves
have caught.
Al. On every person selling, on COM
mission, horses, mules, cattle hogs, live
a ock or any of them, or buying or selling
the same for profit, fifteen dollars.
40. On every person or firm selling ice,
coal, and wood, or either Of them. where such
person or firm requires two or more wagons or
carts in their business for the delive and
sale of ice coal and wood, or either of them,
there shall be levied specific license tax
of twenty dollars, and twenty-five cents on
every hundred dollars of purchases in excess
of two thousand dollars, and On each person
or firm using one cart or wagon in t cir bust
ness specific Ii cnse Tux Of ten dollars, and
twenty-five cents on each hundred dollars Of
pu chases in excess of two thousand dollars, and
on every person or firm selling at their place
of business ice, coal and wood or either Of
them in small quantities a 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.
Al. On each agent for the sale in the city
of ginger beer, pop, mineral water, cataw 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.
~. On every telegraph company receiving
messages in the city Of Alexandria, Virginia,
and forwarding or transmitting them to
points within the State of Virginia, not in
Guiding any business done for the Government
of the United States, its officers or agents,
and not including any business done TO and
from points without the State or receiving or
State of Virginia and delivering the said mes
sages 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 assessed value Of
their property, one hundred dollars
4912. On every express company receiving
goods wares and merchandise, in the city of
Alexandria, Virginia, and forwarding them
to points within the state o. Virginia, or re-
ceiving goods, wares or merchandise within
the State of Virginia, and delivering them
in the city of Alexandria, 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-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
50. 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
lures, &c.
54. On every dog, regardless of sex, one
dollar and twenty-five cents.
55. On every license to a person or firm to
keep for compensation house, yard, or
lot, as shooting galley, the tax shall be
five dollars per month.
% 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 a four-horse ON
nibus or wagon, whether used for hire or
not, eight dollars.
5S. For every license on two-horse ON
nibus used for hire or otherwise, five dol
lars.
So On two.horse wagon, used for hire.
four dollars.
90. On one-horse cart, wagon, buggy, OF
other vehicle of the like kind used for hire
two dollars but this does not apply to
licensed livery stable keepers All carts or
wagons for hire shall have a tag affixed
thereon to be furnished by Commissioner of
Revenue when license is granted.
81. On a two-horse hack or carriage, four
dollars. But this shall not apply to licensed
livery stable Keepers.
SO. On every hearsc, 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 tax of two dollars
per day, or ten dollars per week.
Cd. On every oyster dealer, there shall be
specific tax of three 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 on horses and ve-
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 chargeablc 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
tho 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 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 ell
titled to collect of the party taking the
license a fee 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. The licenses so
granted, as aforesaid. shall be payable on or
before the 1st day of July, 1898