Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-05-15
on those whose stock is more than $500


twenty. Ave dollars.
IS On every green grocer, twenty dol
lars: meaning by this term any person or
me- sous who shall sell at hisor their place oil
bnsjness butchers' meats and vegetables
And on every green grocer who does not sell
meats, Eve 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 Tor the
nnrnose of buying any matter Of subsist-
ence. and who shall sell the same within CT
y t,out the public market, there shall be
levied a tax Of five dollars: PreUided, That
butchers, commission merchants or mer-
chants shall be exempt from this tax. This
law applies to hucksters.
AZ On every rson for the privilege OF
.eddlinx green groceries on the streets OF w
CITY there shall be levied q tax 0ftwenty.hve
ioilare Provided, no license shall be issue1
for a shorter period than one year, and every
sueh peddler shall show his license on demant
of any police officer of this city. but this shsll
not apply to persons who sell vegetables OF
their own r,ising. Fresh nests cannot DC
.oli under This license
AZ. On every fsh dealer, wholesale or
retail, ten dollars. Provided, that DO license
shall be Issued for shorter period than one
year. Persons who sell the fish they them
selves have csught are exempt from TINS tsx'
A. On every person o nm Selhng &c
there n III be levied ere f. II en- tax Of
fifteen dollars per anLum upon each wagon
used for the delivery and "a Of ice, and on
syerv person or frm selling at his or their
places Of business les in small quantities
specjfs license tx OF five dollars 'hsll be
levied. -.
AS. On every person or firm selling
coal and wood, or either Of them, where such
persou or firm requires two OF more wagons OF
| carts in their business for the delivery and
sale of coal and wood, or either OF them
there shall be levied q 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 us ng one cart or wagon In t. cir Dusi
ness a specific Ii ense tax Of ten dollars, anc
twenty. five cents on each hundred dollsrs o.
nurchsses in excess of two thousand dollars,anc
on every person or firm selling at their place
of business coal and wood or either o
them in small quaint ties specific license TAI
OF five dollars.
as. On all agents for the sale OF lsge
be r., porter, or ale. manufactured out Oh I'M
city. twenty. five dollars.
II. On each agent for the sale in the cit.
Of ginger feer. pop, mineral water, cataW b
ar soda water. manufactured without tn
citv. twenty FIVE dollars. and said agent shall
be privii eyed to distribute the same to hi
ustomers and collect his bottles and founl
aims without tax on the horse or wagon use
for the purpose.
AZ. On every telephone company hsViD
I6O transmitters or less, ters shall be levie
a tar of one hundred dollars, and fifty cent
for each trsnsmitter in excess OF 100.
40 On telegraph companies receiving mei
sages in the city of Alexandria, virgins
and forwarding or transmitting them Z
Doints within the State Of Virginia, not in
Guiding any business done for the Government
of the United States, its officers or agents
aud not including any business done 10 an
from Dol ats without the State or receiving Q
transmitting messages from points within tn
State of Virginia and delivering the said mes
sages in the city of Alexandria, Virginia nc
including any business done for the Govern
ment of the United States. its officers
agents, and not including any business dol
10 and from points without the Stale lin ad
dition to the tax on the assessed value G
the property sba be divided into two utsse
IS 10, ows:
Telegraph pspies doing business in tn
city of Alexandra, Virginia, having 1fty loC
r more Offices 10 the State Of Virginia, shs
Ia clss ,ed in the first class. and be taxed on
hundred dollars ($100O0) per year A
computes having less than fifty (oOl othc.
iu the st. TO of Virginia. shsll b. dasstd =
second class, and be taxed hffy dollai
$50 90 per year
1915. On every express company recelVln
Gods, wares and merchandise, in the city
Alexandria Virginia, and forwarding theI
3 to noints within the State of Virginia, or II
reiving goods, wares or merchandise with
the state of Virginia, and delivering tbei
In the city Of Alexandria, Virginia, and nc
= including any business done to and froi
points without the State, in addition to IN
tax on the assessed value of their property
there shall be levied and collected hcens
tax of one hundred dollars.
so. On every livery stable, thirty-hv
dollars, and for each stall therein fifty cent
81. On every person keeping any hous
or lot or yard for storing goods, ware
merchandise, wood, or coal, lime. salt, guan'
or such like commodities for compensation
en- dollars.
81. On every bill poster or lithOgrspbe
ten dollars.
illustrated papers or printed matter of an
description, except regularly licensed d.
posters ten dollars, but this shall not apPl
to residents of this city advertising thei
business by hand bills, cards, circulars, PHI
lures, &C.
"a. On every dog, regardless Of sex, on
dollar and twenty-five cents.
So. On every license to person or firm +.
keen for compensation a house, yard, Q
lot, as a shooting galley, the tax shall b
FIVE dollars per month
SO. On every cense to a person to kee
flying horse or swinging machine, run b
hand three dollars, by steam ten dollars pc
m nth
81. For every license on four-horse ON
nibus or wagon, whether used for hire o
not, eight dollars.
So. For every license on two-horse on
nibus, used for hire or otherwise, I'VE do
, lars. .
SO. On a two.horse wagon, used for hir
four dollars.
: go. On one horse cart, wagon, buggy,
other vehicle of the like kind, used for hir
two dollars, but this does not apply
Q licensed livery stable keepers. All carts
wagons for hire shall have tag affixt
thereoa 10 be furnished by Commissioner
Revenue when license Is granted.
r 81. On two. horse hack or carriage. fol
! dollars. But this shall not apply to license
r livery stable keepers.
1 90. On every hearse, ten dollars ~,
: 81. On every person selling upon u
: public streets any patent medicines, patei
e rights, receipts, prescriptions, or any Dirt
e or article of any kind or description VIVA
r soever, there shall be tax Of two dolla
per day, or ten dollars per week.
Ga. On every oyster dealer, there shall
7 . specific tar Of three dollars.
65. All persons owning or hiring hors
, and vehicles, and who make any charge 4