Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-05-31
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

And on every green grocer who does not sell
meats, five dollars
80. On. each and every butcher, or dealer
in fresh meats, selling meat within the pub
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 subsst-
ence, and who shall sell the same within or
without the public market, there shall be
levied tax of five dollars: Prorided, That
butchers, commission merchants or mer-
chants shall be exempt from this tax This
law applies to hucksters.
AZ. On every person for the privilege of
peddling green groceries on the streets of the
city there shall be levied tax oftwenty-iye
dollars Provided, no license shall be issue
for shorter period than one year, and every
such peddler shall show his license on deman
of any police officer of this city, but this shall
not apply to persons who sell vegetables Of
their own raising. Fresh meats cannot be
sold under this license.
SO. On every fish dealer, wholesale or
retail, ten dollars. Provided, that no license
snail be Issued for shorter perioi than one
year. Persons who sell the fish they them
Al. On every person or finn selling ic
there shall be levied sre,fi; ii enc tax of
fifteen dollars per anLum upon each wagon
used for the delivery and rae Of ice. and on
every person or firai selling at his or their
places OF bushes, ice ia small quantities
specfi, license tax OF five dollars shsl be
wed.
40. On every person or firm selling
coal and wood, or either Of them, where such
person or firm requires two or more wagons or
carts in their business for the delivery and
sale of 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 bust
ness, q specific license tax of ten dollars and
twenty-five cents on each hundred dollars of
purchases in excess of two thousand dollars,a and
on every person or firm selling at their place
of business coal and wood or either Of
them in small quantities 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 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.
AZ. On every telephone company having
| $50 transmitters or less, there shall he levied
| tax of one hundred dollars, and fifty cents
| for each transmittar in excess Of 100.
40. On telegraph companies receiving mes.
| sages 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
transmitting messages from points within the
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 lin ad-
dition to the tax on the assessed value of
the property shall be divided into two classes,
| as follows:
| Telegraph companies doing business in the
| .ty Of Alexandra Virginia, having dfty (6O)
or more offices in the State of Virginia, shall
| % classed In the first class. and be taxed one
hundred dollars ($1O0.O0) per year. All
companies having less than fifty 500 offices
the State of Virginia shall be classed as
econd class and be taxed fifty dollars
3 5000 per year.
49ib. 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
4 in the city of Alexandria, Virginia, and not
including any business done to and frcm
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 stcring goods, wares,
merchandise, wood, or coal, lime, salt, guano,
or such like commodities for compensation,
l ten dollars.
so. On every bill poster or lihogrspber,
| ten dollars.
90. 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.
81. On every dog, regardless of sex, one
dollar and twenty-five cents.
90. On every license TO person or firm to
keep for compensation a house, yard, or
lot, as shooting galley, the tax shall be
| fiveidollsrs per month.
90. On every license to a person TO keep
| q flying horse or swinging machine, run by
hand three dollars, by steam ten dollars per
| month.
| 81 For every license on four-horse ON
nibus or wagon, whether used for hire or
not, eight dollars.
SO. For every license on a two-horse ON
nibus, used for hire or otherwise, five dol
lars.
90. On two-horse wagon, used for hire
four dollars
go. On one-horse cart, wagon, buggy, or
other vehicle of the like kind used for hire,
two dollars, but this does not apply to
wagons for hire shall have 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.
81. On every hearse, ten dollars.
81. 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 tax of two dollars
per day, or ten dollars per week.
"a. On every oyster dealer, there shall be
a specific tax 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 We
hicles
SO. Th on each and every person, firm or