Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-17

20 ON each and every butcher, or dealer
4 In fresh meats. selling meat within tao 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 c2nvassing for the
purpose of buying any matter of subsist-
ence. and who shall sell the same within or
wityout the public market, there shall be
levied a tax OF five dollars: Prorided, That
butchers, commission merchants or mer-
cbaDts shall be exempt from this tax. Tins
law applies TO hucksters.
AZ On every person for the privilege OF
peidling green groceries on the streets OF the
oity there shall be levied tax oftwenty -nve
dollars. Provided no license shall be is5ne1
for shorter period than one year, and every
such peddler shall show his license on demani
Of sny police officer Of this city. but this shall
not apply to persons who sell vegetables OF
their own raising. Fresh nests cannot be
sold und'r This license
43. On every fish dealer, wholesale or
retail. ten dollars. Provided, that 10 license
snall be issued for shorter period than one
yea. Persons who sell the fish they them
selves have caught are exempt from this tax.
Al. On every person o. finn selling leo
there Rh.ll be levied sIe'itll Il en'e tax OF
fifteen dollars per anLum upou zach wagon
used for the delivery ard "a Of ice, and on
every persou or frni selling at bis or their
places OF business ice In small qosDti los q
specif, liceose tax OF five dollars thal be
wed.
As. On every person or firm selling
coal aud wood, or either Of them. where such
person or firm requires two or more wagons or
carts in their business for the delivery ard
sale of coal and wood. or either Of Them
there shall be levied speci6c license tax
of twenty dollars, aud twenty-five cents on
every bundled dollars of purchases in excess
Of two thousand dollars, and on each person
or firm using one cart or wagon In . err busl-
ness a specific Ii euse tax OF ten dOilsls, and
twenty five cents on each hundred dollars OF
purchases in excess oftwo Thousand dollars, and
on every person or firm selling At their place
of business coal and wood or either OF
them in small quaint ties specific liceose tax
of five dollars
46. On all agents for the sale Of lager
beer, porter, or ale. manufactured out oil the
CITY. twenty-five dollars.
AZ. On each agent for tho sale in the city
of ginger beer, pom, mineral water, cataw ba
or soda water, manufactured without the
city. twenty five dollars, and said agent shall
i,e privileged to distribute the same 10 bis
customers and collect his bottles and fount-
aims without tax on the horse or wagon used
for the purpose.
49. On every telephone company one
doilsr on es~h 800 Of their gross receipis.
40. Ontelegsph companies receiving mes
sases in the city of Alexandra, Virginia,
, and forwarding or transmitting them to
points within the State Of Virg, ola, not in
, Guiding any business done for the Government
, of the United States. its officers or agents,
Z end not including any business done 10 and
from points without he State or receiving or
transmitting messages from points within the
State of Virginia and delivering the said mes
ssqes in the city Of Alexandria, Virginia, not
Including any business done for tine Govern
meut of the United States. It's officers or
, ageuts, aud not including any busiaess done
to and from points without The Stale lin adj
dillon 10 the tax on the assessed value OF
tue property shall be divided iAlo Two clssses,
IS follows:
Telegraph companies eoiug business in the
city OF Alexandra, Virginia, having ofty (6U)
or more offices 10 the State Of Virginia, shall
be ciassed in The first clsss and be taxed one
hundred dollars ($10000l per year All
compauies having less thsn fly (OO) Offices
in tue Site of Virginia. shsll be clsssed as
second class and 10 taxed fifty dollars
$50 COY per year
1915 On every express company receiving
Ponds wares aud merchandise. IN tne city OF
Aiexaudiia, Virginia, and To- warding them
10 points within the state Of Virginia, or re-
reving goods, wares or merchandise within
the State of Virginia, and delivering them
in the city Of Alexandria, VfgiUia, aud not
including any business done to and from
points without the State, in addition to the
tax on the assessed value of their property,
thee shali be levied aod collected license
tax of one hundred dollars.
so. On every livery stable, thirty-dve
dol lars. aud for each stall therein fly cents.
oil. On every person keeping aoy house
or lot or yard for storing goods, wares,
merchandise, wood, or coal, lime. salt, euano,
or such like commodities for compensation,
ten dollars.
so. On every bill poster or lithogrspber,
ten dollars.
%. 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.
o.. On every dog, regardless Of sex, one
dollar and twenty-five cents.
90. On every License to person or firm TO
keep for compensation house, yard, or
lot, As shooting galley, the tax shall be
FIVE dollars per month
Of. On every license 70 person 10 Keep
q flying horse or swinging machine, run by
hand three dollars by steam ten dollars per
mo1th.
81. For every license on a four-horse ON.
pibus or wagon. whether used for hire or
not, eight dollars.
So. For every license on a two-horse om-
nibus, used for hire or otherwise, five dol
lars.
50. On two.horse wagon, used for hire
| four dollars.
60. On a one-horse cart, wagon, buggy, OF
other vehicle of the like kind, used for hire,
Two dollars, but this does not apply to
licensed livery stable keepers. Ali carts or
wagons for birc shall have a isg affixed
| thereon to be furnished by Commissioned 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
g. On every person selling upon the
public streets any patent medicines, patent
| rights, re -eipis, prescriptions, or any drug
or article OF any KIDD or description what
soever, thefe shall be a tax Of two dollars
per day, or ten dollars per week.
Ga. On every oyster dealer, there shall be
a soecifc tax Of three dollars.
%. All persons owning or hiring horses
aud web icles, aud who make any charge for
hauling their own merchandise, or the
merchandise of Others, shall be liible 10 the
| liceuse tex of two dollars on horses and We
! hicles.
SO On every person or finn for The privi-
less OH eping q marble yard and selliog
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