Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-30

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80. On every green grocer, twenty uoi-
lars; meaning by this term any person OF
persons who shall sell at his or their place Oh
business butchers meats and vegetables
And on every green grocer who does not sell
meats, five dollars.
SO. On each and every butcher, or dealer
In fresh meats, selling meat within the pup
lie market, five dollars.
40. On each and every butcher or dealer
in fresh meats, selling outside OF the puoIlc /
market, fifteen dollars.
Al. On every person canvassing for the |
purpose of buying any matter of subsist- |
ence, and who shall sell the same within or |
without the public market, there shall be |
levied o tax Of five dollars: Provided, That |
butchers, commission merchants or mer-
chants shall be exempt from this tax. This |
law applies to hucksters.
~ On every person for the privilege Of
peddling green groceries on the streets Of the
city there shall be levied tax oftwenty-fve
dollars. Provided no license shall be- issued
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. Fresh melts cannot be
sold under this license.
43. On every fish dealer, wholesale or
retail, ten dollars. Provided, that no license
snail be Issued fer shorter period than one
year. Persons who sell the fish they them
selves have caught are exempt from this tx.
A. On every person or finn selling ice
tbere shsll be levied @ sre fie Ii en,e tax OF
fifteen dollars per anLum upon each wagon
used for the delivery sEd ga OF ice. and on
every person or firm selling at bis or their
places Of business ice In email quantities q
specific license tax OF five dollars fhAll be
levied.
as. 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 tbe delivery and
sale of coal aud 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 busl-
ness Q specific Ii enss tx Of leu dollars, aud
twenty-five ceuts on each hundred dollars OF
purchases in excess oftwo thousand dollaIs,a and
on every pelson or firm selling at their place
of busircss coal and wood or either OF
t1eDi IN imali guam. ties specific licep.e tax
Of five do lars.
rs. On all agents for the sale Of lager
beer, porter, OF ale. manufactured out OF the
Guy, twenty five dollars.
ii. On each agent for the sale in the city
of gIoger beer, pop, mineral water, catam pa
or soaa water, manufactured without the
civ. twenty We dollars. and said agent shall
be D. ivileged to distribute the same to his
GU stcmers and collect his bottles and fount-
| aims without tax on the horse or wagon used
| for the purpose.
48, On every telephone company having
/ $50 transmitters or less, there shall be Levied
tax of one hundred dollars, sud fifty cents
| for each transmittsr in excess Of LOO.
40. On telegraph companies receiving mes
ssges in the city Of Alexandria, Virginia,
ana forwarding or transmitting them To
pcints within the State of Virginia, not in
clueipg any business done for the Government
of the United States. its officers or agents,
and rot including auy business done to and
from points without the State or receiving OF
transmitting messages from points within toe
State of Virginia aud delivering the said mes
sAges in the city of Alexandra, Virginia, not
including any business done for the Govern
ment of the United States, its officers OIL
agents, and rot including any bu3lne.s done
to and from points without the Elsie Tin adj
dition TO the tax on the assessed galue Of
the property shall be divided into two cli'ses
as ioli0w3:
Teeglaph companies doing business in the
CITY of Alexsudra, Virginia, having fifty 100.
or more offices 10 the State Of Virg, mia, snau
bs clas,ed In the first class and be taxed one
hundred dollars ($10000) per year All
companies having LEGS Than fifty 800 Offices
in the Site Of Virginia shsll be classed az
second class, and DO taxed fifty dollar
$3.50 90 per year.
49lb. On every express company receiving
goods wares and merchandise, in the city Of
Alexandra, Virginia, and forwarding then
to points within the state of Virginia, or 70
| Teving goods, wares or merchandise within
the State of Virginia, and delivering then
In the city of Alexandris, Virginia, and moi
including any business done TO and frcn
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.
90. On every livery stable, thirty-fivC
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.
90. On every bill poster or lithOgrapSeT
ten dollars.
90. On any person or persons distributing
illustrated papers or printed matter OF any
description, except regularly licensed Dll
posters, ten dollars, but this shall not aPply
to residents of this city advertising theii
business by hand bills, cards, circulars, pic
lures, &C.
"a. On every dog, regardless OF sex, one
dollar and twenty-five cents.
90. On every license to a person or firm to
keep for compensation house, yard, or
lot, as shooting galley, the TAX shall be
1--WE dollars per month.
| SO. On every license to q person to EeeI
flying horse or swinging machine, run by
hand three dollars, by steam ten dollars pei
month.
81. For every license on four-hOrse ON
nibus or wagon, whether used for hire OF
not, eight dollars.
SO. For every license on two-horse ON
nibus, used for hire or otherwise, five dol
lars.
80. On two.horse wagon, used for hir'
four dollars.
90. On one-horse cart, wagon, buggy, o.
other vehicle of the like kind, used for hire
two dollars, but this does not apply Il
licensed livery stable keepers. All carts o.
wagons for hire shall have tag alike!
thereon to be furnished by Commissioner o
Revenue when license is granted.
81. On tro.horse hack or carriage, foul
dollars. But this shall not apply to licensed
livery stable keepers.
81. On every hesrse, ten dollars.
81. On every person selling upon thu
public streets any patent medicines, paten
rights, receipts, prescriptions, or any drul
or article Of any kind or description what
soeyer, there shall be q tax of two dollar
per day, or ten dollars per week.
"a. On every oyster dealer, there shall b.
a specific tax Of three dollars.
60. All persons owning or hiring horse
. and vehicles, and who make any charge 70
hauling their own merchandise, or tn
merchandise Of Others shall be liable to tn
, license tax Of two dollars on horses and We
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