Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-29
OFFICIAL.
LICENSE LAW.

| collected from all persons required 70 DC
| lated as subject TO q license tar, the toiio"
| ing taxes, VIZ: :, sn;,;,s
| mr. wines at wholesale there shall DC leVieo
a tax Of seventy dollars. This applies 70 per
sons selling in qusntites Of ave gai'ons u
| more. a. ..,--, ~,
| .hs hn.;nes, or Wholesale liquor dealer and
4 sIso that Of retail liquer merchant shall Cd
tsio sera rate license for each, hut his retaii
Tcense shall on.y be one half OF that required
by section three
% On every license TO every brewer or
l1bo5 sale dealer in malt liquors, twenty
| five dollars.
| 3 ON every license to sell wines, ardent
1 spirits or malt liquors, or any mixture
| thereof at retail, seyenty-fve dollars. -
| license to sell liquors by retail shall lnclude
| the privilege TO sell in quantities not exceed
ing five Is gal, ons at any one time TO any indl-
yi5n.I This shall include the privilege TO sell,
| IN be delivered TO the purchaser IN bottles,
1 Jugs and demijohDs or other vessels snc also
| the privilege TO be drunk where sold.
| 4. On every ordinary ninety-fve dollars,
| and the right TO keep an ordinary shall coz,
tain all the rights and privileges oil a retail
| liquor dealer.
/ 3. On every commission merchant or firm
tthe specific license or tax shall be twenty
| five dollars. =.
6. On every person for the privilege of
| peddling or bsrtering, the tax shall be
! twenty dollars per year or three dollars l.r
rnonth, and only the person named therein
shall bs privileged to peddle under THIS
license. fi1 .@1Hy -Fg.. .-L..,
| 7. On every person or corporation CON
ductiLg the business OF real estate agent
4 = Il Ill ha 1aufad cnpPi6c
tax Of fifty dollars
| On every auctioneer forty dollars, and
| no auctioneer shall sell real estate at public
auction without taking out a license under this
! 9. On every person canvsssing 70 sell
books maps, prints or pictures already pub
| lished or ped ling the same. ten dollars
10. On every person canvassing for Rub-
& scribers TO any book or map, print or pic
Fture not yet published, ten dollars.
IL. On all agents for the sale OF manu-
! featured articles, sold by them on commits
sion. or otherwise, 6ftfen dollars, "a
~. On every junk dealer, one hundred
| dollars.
-. On every person canvassing or buying
any Junk or any other matter for any junk
dealer, or for sale to any junk dealer DONG
business in this city, fifteen dollars, and
| only Ouo PoIeoh Nen "eH'"
| license
| ia. On every person who shall sell to-
bacco or cigars in quantities not Tess than
| one box, except manufacturers, five dollars.
| IS. On every ship broker, thirty dollars.
| is. On every money broker, or firm OF
| brokers or bankers, having an Office within
the city one hundred and fifty dollars
| II. On every pawnbroker, fifty dollars.
IS. On every recti6er Of distilled spirits
| or wines by any process, sixty dollars.
10. On every commercial broker, as de-
L fined in the revenue laws Of the State,
Z there shall be license tax OF forty dollars.
This does not apply to bucket shops
20. On every proprietor OF . bucket shop
or dealer in puts, calls or futures on or
for -four, grain, cotton, pork, lard or oil, one
hundred and fifty dollars.
21 On every person or persons acting as
agent or agents for any fire, marine life OF
o,her insurance company, or companies, hsv-
| ing an Office, in the. city of Alexandra,
| forty dollars on each company represented
1 by such agent: and for,.eachs ASSISTANT or
| soliciting agent ten dollars On every person
seeking business for or soliciting for any
| companies who have no agencies in the city
| Of Alexandria, Gfty dollars for each COM
pany 50 represented.
%. On every hotel or house Of public en-
| tertainment, twenty dollars. Liquors can
| not be sold under this section. r.,
| %. On every house Of private entertain
ment the license tax shall be five dollars,
| and five per cent. on the rental value in
excess of two, hundred dollars, ..r-r-
| "a. Oplevery cook shop or eating house,
/ the tax shall be five dollars.
| 25. On every person or persons Keeping
bowling alley, or saloon, the specific license
/ Ill 10 dolloro and five dnllQro
| each alley in such house in excess Of one.
Z 20. On every person or firm keeping a
billiard table or pool table for public use,
whether a charge be made for playing or
not, five dollars on each table.
81. On every person or firm keeping a
bagatelle or other similar table for public
use, whether charge be made for playing
/ or not, five dollars on each table.
2S. On every theatrical performance, or
any performance similar thereto, panorama,
o: any public performance or exhibition Of
any kind, lecture, literary readings and per-
| formances, except for charitable or educa-
| tional purposes, in any hall or public room
| or other building, where an admission fee
is charged, for each week of performance
| of six consecutive days, five dollars; If less
than one week, one dollar for each per
Torrance. ShsILL fkL
| 30. On every exhibition OF circus or
menaperie or either of them, one hundred
dollars for each days performance, and for
every side show or exhibition connected
/ Herewith, or travelling Herewith, five dol
| lars for each days performance. On every
exhibition or show where gifts or prizes are
distributed or promised, ten dollars for the
FIRST days performance, and five dollars for
each additional day, provided said perform
ances are given within one week.
| 30. On the proprietor Of any room lifted
| up for public exhibition for which rent is
charged, twenty dollars: for assembly or
/ other halls, ten dollars.
| Al On every person selling or offering to
sell refreshments in any such hall, room
| or tent, during such performance, two dol
| lars.
80. On every attorney at law, physician
or dentist, whose practice does not exceed
ST. 600 per annum, fifteen dollars on those
whose practice is in excess Of 81 GOO and
less than $1,000, twenty dollars, and on
those whose practice is more than $1,000,
twenty five dollars.
33. On every owner or keeper Of daguer-
rean, photograph or sun picture gallery, or
any photographer doing business in this city,
/ fifteen dollars.
| "a. On every person canvassing for the
purpose of enlarging photographs, or sun pic
| lures, or LOT mdklnB Cidyolo, PhouoslaPhSi
paintings or other pictures whether charge
be made or potfor such enlarged photographs,
sun pictures, crayons, photographs, paintings
or pictures, fifteen dollars.
341h. On every person canvassing for the
sale of picture frames, or holders Of any kind,
fifteen dollars
80. On every agent for renting houses or
other real estate, ten dollars.
| &C. On every person or firm except IL
censed merchants, who shall sell or offer to
sell, buy or offer to buy for themselves or
others, grain of any kind or description
whatsoever, or other produce on Change,
there shall be levied asspecifc tax Of twenty