Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-17
License Law for 10000

1905.
Re IT Ordained By The City Council Of Aler,
andria. That there shall be levied upon ana
collected from all persons required 10 DC
lated as subject to a license tax, the toiio"-
/. On every license to sell ardent spirits
or wines at wholesale, there shall be ievied
a tax of seventy dollars. This applies 10 per-
sons selling in quantities of five gallons OF
more.
TNorE.-Any person desiring to carry on
he business OF a wholesale liquor dealer ana
also that of retail liquor merchant, shall OBJ
tain separate license for each, hut his retail
license shall on'y be ope-half Of that required
by section three
9. On every license to every brewer or
wholesale dealer in malt liquors, twenty
five dollars.
8. On every license to sell wines, ardent
sririts, or malt liquors, or any mixture
thereof at retail, seventy-fve dollars. "a
license to sell liquors by retail shall inclnde
the pIiyilege to sell in quantities not exceed
ing 1--WE Is gal obs at any one time to any mo-,
vidual: this shall include the privilege 10 SELL
L, be delivered to the purchaser In bottles
iues and demijohns or other vessels ano also
the privilege to be drunk where SOLO, =,
4. On every ordinary ninety.fve collars,
and the right 70 keep an ordinary shall cor.
tain all the rights and privileges OF retali
liquor dealer.
8. On every commission merchant or nrm
the specific license or tax shall be twenty
fve dollars.
6. On every person for the privilege OF
peddling or bartering, the tax shall lie
twenty dollars per year or three collars PEI
| month. and only the person named therein
4 a.A IN naddla uni9r tnIB
license.
Provided any person or ptrsons selunR or
pedd ling oil from vehicle or tsnk wagon, shall
psy a sps cific sum Of I've dollars for each and
every vehicle or tank wagon so eng 'ged.
7. On every person or corporation con-
Quoting the business OF real estate agent
or broker. there shall be levied specific
tax of fifty dollars.
8. On every auctioneer forty dollars, and
no auctioneer shall sell real estate at public
auction without taking out license under this
section. >,
8. On every person canvassing to sell
books, maps, prints or pictures already pub
lished or ped1ling the same, ten dollars.
10 On every person canvassing for sub
.cribers to any book or map, PRINT OF PIC
ture not yet published, ten dollars.
II. On all agents for the sale Of manu-
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sion. or other wise, eft en- dollars.
10. On every junk dealer, seventy ivC
dollars.
IL On every person canvassing or buying
arv iunk or any other matter for any juns
dealer, or for sale to any junk dealer doiut
business in shis city, fifteen dollars, and
only one person can canvass under TINS
| license.
I31 On syery per,on or dealer selpnl
antique. or second hand furniture, nteeu
| dollsrs: provic Ell such person or dealer u
nat taxed under some other section OF tnl'
| Law or 10 sbsrgsd With tar on cspith'.
Ia. On every person who shall sell to-
bacco or cigars in quantities not less than
one box, except manufacturers, hve dollars
IL. On every ship broker, thirty dollars
is. On every money broker, or firm OF
brokers or bankers, having an once wlGnin
the city, one hundred and fifty dollars.
IL: Ga every pawnbroker, fifty dollars.
18. On every rectifer of distilled spirits
or wines by any process, sixty dollars
10. On everv commercial broker, as de-
fined in the revenue laws Of the Stale
there shall be license tax Of forty dollars.
This does not apply TO bucket shops.
90. On every proprietor Of bucket shop
or dealer in puts, calls or futures on OF
for -four, grain, cotton, pork, lard or OIL, one
hundred and fifty dollars.
81. On every person or persons acting as
agent or agents for any fire, marine lie OF
other insurance company, or companies, hav'
| ing an Office in the city Of Alexandria
| 6.ty dollars on each company represented
| by such agent: and for esch assistant OF
soliciting agent ten dollars On every person
seeking business for or soliciting for any
companies who have no agencies in the city
of Alexandria, 8fty dollars for each COM
paDy so represented.
2ilh. On every person or persons acting az
agsnt or AGENTS for furnishing suretes, cr
surety bond., hi ere shall be levied sps'ifi
license tax Of ten dollars for each company
represented,
%. On every hotel, or house of public en-
tertainment, twenty dollars Liquors can
not be sold under this section.
% 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.
"a. On every cook shop or eating no ,,
the tax shall DO five dollars.
%. On every person or persons Keeping a
bowling alley, or saloon, the specific license
tax shall be ten dollars. and five dollars on
each alley in such house in excess OF one.
26. On every person or hrm 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
bagatelle or other similar table for public
use, whether charge be made for playing
or not, five dollars on each table.
%. On every theatrical performance, or
any performance similar thereto, panorama,
or any public performance or exhibition of
ltfaro raadinOo Q0A
formances, except for charitable or ednca-
tional purposes, in any hall or pablo room
OF other building, where an admission fee
is charged, fer each week Of performance
of six consecutive days, five dollars; IL less
than one week, one dollar for each per-
Torrance.
%. On every exhibition OF circus or
menagerie 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.
29k On every exhibition Of sktll, whether
uudOr canvas or not, which has sesting c.
pseity OF less than q teen hundiei, forty
dollars; if over fifteen hundre1 and less than
three'thousand, sixty dollsrs, AMI for all over
three tboussud, seveuiy-fvs dolsrs.
80. On the proprietor of any room fitted
up for public exhibition for which rent is
charged, twenty dollars; for assembly or
other halls, ten dollars.
81 On every person selling or Offering to
sell refreshments in any such hall, room
or tent, during such performance, two dol
lars.