Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-31


/ lie market. Eve dollars.
40. On each and every butcher or dealer
in fresh meats, selling outside OF the public
market, fifteen dollars.
Al. On every person canyassing for the
purpose Of buying any matter Of subsist-
ence, and who shall sell the same within OF
without the public market, there shall be
levied tax Of five dollars: Provided, That
butchers, commission merchants or mer.
chants shall be exempt from this tax. This
law applies to hucksters.
40 On every person fer the privilege OF
| peddling green groceries on the streets Of the
city there sbsll be levied a tax Of twenty-five
| dollars Provided no license shall be issued
| for q shorter period than one year. and every
such peddler shall show his license on de.
mand of any police officer Of this city, but
this shall not apply to persons who sell vege-
tables of their own raising. Fresh meats
| cannot be sold under this license.
| 43. On every fish dealer, wholesale or re-
tail, ten dollsrs. Persons who sell the fish
they themselves have caught are exempt
| from this tax.
| A. On every person or firm selling ice
there shall be levied a specific license tax OF
| fifteen dollars per annum upon each wagon
used for the delivery and sale Of ice, and on
every person or firm selling at his or their
places of business ice in small quantities q
specific license tax Of FIVE dollars shall be
levied.
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
OF firm using one cart or wagon In t,eir bust
ness. specific Ii ense tax Of ten dollars, and
| twenty-five cents on zach hundred dollsrs OF
purchases in excess oftvO thousand dol'arsand
on every person or iiin So NJ ~ tfeiF place
of business coal ~ d wad e.Ger oil
them in small quaint ties Specific license tax
| Of five dollars.
As. On all agents for the sale Of lager
beer, porter, or ale. manufactured out of the
city, ffty dollars.
At. On each sgcnt for the sale in the city
Of ginger beer, pop, mineral water, cataw bs
or soda water, manufactured without the
city, twenty five dollars, and said agent shall
| be privileged to distribute the sSme to his
| customers and collect his bottles and fount-
aims without tax on the horse or wagon used
for the purpose.
As. On every telephone company one dollar
on each one hundred dollars of their gross
receipts.
40. On telegraph companies receiving mes
cages in the city of Alexandra, 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 ami
| 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 cOmpsnies doing business in the
city of Alexandria, Virginia, having fifty
(60) or more Offices in the State Of Virginia,
shall be classed in the first class and be taxed
one hundred dollars (tl0l. ~ per year. All
companies having less than fifty (6O) Offices
in the State Of Virginia shall be classed as
second class and be taxed fifty dollars (SjO0J)
per year.
491b. 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-
reiving goods, wares or merchandise within
the State Of Virginia, and delivering them
In the city of Alexandria, Virginia, and not
including any business done to and from
points without tie 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 storing goods, wares,
merchandise, wood, or coal, lime. salt, guano,
or such like commodities for compensation,
ten dollars.
50. On every bill poster or lithegrapher
ten dollars.
So. 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.
"a. On every dog, regardless Of sex, one
dollar and fifty cents.
SO. On every license TO person or firm to
keep for compensation house, yard, or
lot, as a shooting galley, the tax shall be
five dollars per month
SO. On every License to 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 8 two-horse ON
nibus, used for hire or otherwise, i've dol
lars.
So. On q two horse wagon used for hire,
four dollars.
60. On q one-horse cart, wagon, buggy, or
other vehicle of the like kind, used for hire,
two dollars, but this does not apply to
licensed livery stable keepers. All carts or
wagons for hiro shall have Tag affixed
thereon TO be furnished by Commissioner Of
Revenue when license is granted.
81. On tvo-horse hack or carriage, four
dollars. But this shall not apply to licensed
livery stable keepers.
so. On every hearse, ten dollars.
So. 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 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.
Go. 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.
&C. On every person or firm for the privi-
lege Of keeping marble yard and selling
tombstones and monuments, ten dollars.
81 On cvaTu afaam or hand laundry or
person acting as agent for q laundry, five
dollars.
IS. On every person or firm selling cigars
at retail, two dollars and fifty cents.
50. On every person or firm conducting the |
business of g,s filter and plumber, ten |