Evening star., 1900-02-16

any other goods, merchandise or property,
or the proceeds of the same, and shall fail
to pay over the avails or proceeds, less his
proper charges, within five days after re-
ceiv1ng the money or its equivalent from
the purchaser or purchasers of said goods
or produce. or his or her duly authorized
agent, he shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and, upon information and con-
viction in the Police Court of the District
OF Columbia, shall be fined not more than
$1,000. or be imprisoned not exceeding six
months, or both, in the discretion of the
court.
Section "a prohibits clairvoyants, sooth-
sayers or fortune tellers, by whatsoever
name called. from practicing their profess
sion IN the District; and any of the afore-
said so doing shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor. and. upon conviction thereof
In the Police Court, shall be subject to a
hne of not less than So nor more than $50.
Dealers in old barrels shall pay $40 an
nually.
Distillers shall pay $50 annually, and
every person who distills or manufactures
spirits shall be deemed distiller
BY section 81 dealers in ice merchandise
must pay 500 annually and every person,
nrm, company or corporation whose bust
ness 1t is to sell ice shall be regarded as
an ice dealer; provided, that persons selling
or peddling ice from house to house, not
selling as an agent for others, shall be ex-
empt from the requirements of this section.
section ~ requires every person who ex-
hibits paintings, pictures or Works of art, or
makes Industrial. mechanical, agricultural
food or floral exhibitions, including cattle
and poultry shows, freaks and museum at
tractlonS. side shows, and all other lawful
exhibitions not otherwise provided for to
pay license tax of So per day or $40 per
week; provided, that a license may be is
sued Tor two or more consecutive weeks by
the additional tax of So per week after the
hrst payment; and provided further that
an annual license in suitable building
may be issued for 800
OF restaurants oyster houses, cook shops,
Ice cream parlorS, dairy lunches or eating
houses, by whatever name designate ted
where food. meals or refreshments are
served to transient customers, to be eaten
on the premises where sold, shall pay SIS
annually. but that this section shall not
apply to the proprietors of hotels liable
under a separate section of this act, nor to
the propretors of private houses where
BOARD and lodging are provided for guests
by the week or month
fuei hucksters shall pay s5 annually, and
every person who vends sells fuel, oils
or gasoline, wood or coal from house to
mouse, from wagons. carts or vehicles, shall
De regarded as a fuel huckster
lhe proprletors. lessees. agents or man.
ayers OF hotels, apartment houses build
inSs commonly designated as flats or board
ing houses. who advertise for, solicit the
patronage of or accommodate transient
guests. where furnished rooms are let or
rented to travellers, guests or tenants by
or both. are furnished to transient So
journers in said building. are required by
section Al to pay for each parlor, recep-
,ion room, reading room, dining room and
Ded room 90 cents annually. beginning No
Vember ]. But this section shall not he
construed so as to apply to rooms in apart
ment houses or flats, occupied by families
housekeepers or dodgers, under a monthly
tenancy.
Hucksters or produce dealers shall pay
us annually dating from April /. Every
person who vends, solicits or sells either
lresh, smoked or salt fish. meats, oysters,
game or produce of any kind. including but
ter and eggs, vegetables, fruits, berries,
candies and nuts, from wagons carts or We
hlcies OF any description, shall be regarded
as huckster or produce dealer. A sepa-
rate license tax shall be paid for each
wagon, cart or vehicle Every driver shall
be furnished with badge corresponding
to the number of his license which shall
be conSDicuously worn while transacting
business. A similar number on metal shall
also be attached to each licensed wagon
cart or vehicle. No license shall be re-
quired of any person bringing to the sew
eral markets produce of his own raising
ana unless selling at the several markets
or by wholesale. cart. car or wagon load,
raisers OF produce transacting the business
OF produce dealer by retail shall not be
exempt from the license tax imposed by
this act. ~
The proprietors or lessees of grounds used
Iof morse racing, tournaments, athletic
sports, base ball foot ball. polo and kin
dred games. or where feats of horseman
snip are performed, shall pay $50 per week.
or 81 per day when so used.
The proprietors of hacks coaches, onani-
buses. carriages, wagons and all nassenper
vehicles drawn by horses or other animals
shall pay as follows: Vehicles drawn hy
one animal 81 per annum; all other vehicles
as defined in this section, 50 per annum.
licenses dating from July l. The driver of
every licensed passenger vel
upon his breast a badge, to be issued bv
the assessor, showing the number of his
vehicle, which shall correspond with his
license, and for each badge the srrn of 5o
cents shall be charged
me proprietcrs of intelligence offices shall
pay S12 annually. Every place known as
an information bureau. registry or employ
ment office, and so forth. where information
or employment IS procured. registered or
furnished, for profit or gain, shall be re-
garded as an intelligence office.
The proprietors of any building, structure
or tank used for the storage of any descrip-
tion of infiammable oils. including gasoline
or naphtha, in quantities exceeding five
barrels at one time shall pay So annually,
dating from November 1; provided that no
License shall be issued except on the ap-
proVai of the fire marshal of the District
of Columbia.
Livery Stables.
The proprietors of livery stables shall pay
as follows: Fifteen stalls or less. s25, and
81 for each additional stall in the stable
exceeding fifteen. Any person who makes
a business of keeping horses, horses and
carriages. or carriages without regard TO
motive power, for hire, or keeps boards or
feeds horses for profit or gain, or who keeps
wheeled vehicles for hire shall be regarded
as a livery stable keeper: provided that moth
ing contained in this section shall be con-
strUed so as to exempt livery stable keep