Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-15

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five dollars: Prorided, That butchers, com
mission merchants or merchants shall be ex
empt from this tax. This law applies t
hucksters.
AZ On every person for the privilege O
peddling green groceries on the streets of th,
city there shall be levied tax of fifteen dol
lars. Provided, no license shall issue for
shorter period than one year, and every such
| peddler shall show his license on dcmanl O
any police officer of this city, but this shal
not apply to persons who sell vegetables o.
their own raising.
43 On every fish dealer, wholesale OF
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
q ock or any of them, or buying or selling
the same for profit, fifteen dollars.
10. On every person or firm selling ice,
COAL and wood, or either of them. where such
person or firm requires two OF more wagons or
carts in their business for the delivery 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 their bus-
ness specific Ii ense tax of ten dollars, and
twenty-five cents on each hundred dollars of
purchases in excess oftwo thousand dollars and
on every person or firm selling at their place
of business ice, coal and wood or either Of
them in small quaint ties q specific license tax
of five do lars,
46. On all agents for the sale of lager
beer, porter, or ale. manufactured out of the
city, twenty-five dollars
AZ. On each agent for the sale in the city
of ginger beer, pop, mineral water, cataW ba
or soda water, manufactured without the
city, twenty-five 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.
As. On every telephone company, the sum
of one hundred dollars.
40 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
cluding any business done for the Government
of the United States, its officers or agents,
and not including any business done 10 and
from poiuts without the State or receiving or
transmitting messages from points within the
State of Virginia and delivering the said mes
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 adj
dition to the tax OH the assessed value OF
their property, one hundred dollars.
1915. On every express company receiving
goods, wares and merchandise, in the city of
Alexandria, Virginia, and forwarding them
to points within the State OF 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, i'll addition TO the
tax on the assessed value of their property
there hall 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
business by hand bills, cards, circulars, pic
lures, &c.
54 On every dog, regardless of sex one
dollar and twenty-five cents.
80. On every license to person or firm to
keep for compensation house, a yard, or
lot, as shooting galley, the tax shall be
five dollars per month.
So On every license to a person to keep
a flying horse or swinging machine, run by
hand three dollars, by steam ten dollars per
month.
81 For every license on a four-horse om-
nibus or wagon, whether used for hire or
not, eight dollars.
So. For every license on two-horse ON
nibus, used for hire or otherwise. five dol
lars.
50. On a two. horse wagon, used for hire,
four dollars.
CO. On a one-horse cart wagon, buggy, or
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 tag affixed
thereon to be furnished by Commissioner of
Revenue when license is granted.
81. On two-hOrSe hack or carriage, four
dollars But this shall not apply to licensed
livery stable keepers
60. 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.
65. 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 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 chargeable 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-
titled to collect of the party taking the
license fee of so cents for each license.
Where licenses for two or more vehicles Of
the same kind are issued, only fee of 80
cents shall be charged. The licenses SC
granted, as aforesaid shall be payable on or
before the 1st day of July, 1899.
Any person who shall engage in er exer-
else any business, employment or profession
without a license. where one or more is re-
ouired, shall pay fine Of not less than
three dollars, nor more than five dollars per
Ior