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

81. On vendors Of goods itineEant, brought
into the city for sale as bankrupt, assignee,
trustee or FIRE stock per day. ten dollars.
Such stock shall not be sold by any su tioneer
or common crier except upon the pay mcDt OF
the above mentioned sum per day.
81. On every person, 6rm or corporation
conducting the manufacture and sale OF pop,
ginger ale, sarsaparill3 or other aerstet water
from wagons, ten dollars.
IS. On every person, firm or corporation
selling corn, oats, hay mi feed, &c, fifteen
dollars il not otherwise taxed.
"a. Every person r firm taking contract
TO do any work as defined in section ninety
one (9i) Of the State license law of 1908, shall
pay license tax to be graduated as follows
All contractors, the gross amount Of whose
contracts taken within the preceding year
shall aggregate not more than ten the usand
dollars shall pay five dollars, and FIVE dollars
on each additional five thousand dollars of
contracts tak en-. This section shsll not apply
TO excavators who employ wagons or carts
already licensed by this citv.
All licenses assessed under any section of
this ordinance, exclusive of that assessed
under section fifty.four which license shall
be paid to the City Auditor as provided for
in section two. chapter twenty-seyen, laws Of
the City Of AleI andria, shall be paid TO the
Mayor, and all persons embraced in this or
dinance are required TO make returns to the
Commissioner Of Revenue at his Office in the
market building. He shall assess tbs license
tax chargeable in this ordinance, and shall
furnish to the Mayor, the Auditor and FL
nance Committee the detailed amount of the
assessment made on Licenses, the name Of the
person or firm and the period for which and
under what section sait license is issued, and
shall duly certify the same on oath. The said
amount Of tax shall be paid TO the Mayor be-
fore he shall issue the license and all licenses
shall state the amount assessed and paid for
the privilege to be exercised and for what
period Of time. The Commissioner Of Reve-
nue. shall be entitled to fee of fifty cents for
each license, which amount shall be added
to and ) e made part of such license, and the
Commissioner Of the Revenue paid by war
rant on the CITY Treasurer in the sum of fifty
cents on each license.
The Auditor shall be entitled to fee of
twenty FIVE cents upon each license issued
under section tifty.four of this act (which fee
has been added to section fifty-fOur) and he
shall deposit in the City Treasury all moneys
collected by him, when such collections
amount to one hundred dollars or more, tax
ing the City Treasurer's receipt therefor, and
shall be paid by warrant on the City Treas
urer as in the case Of the Commissioner of the
Revenue.
The Mayor shall be entitled to q commits
all licenses collected by him, as provided in
an act of the City Council, approved June
30th, 1881, and whenever the collections in
his possession shall amount TO one hundred
dollars or more he shall deposit such amount
with the City Treasurer, taking his receipt
therefor.
When licenses for two or more vehicles of
the same kind are issued, Onlv fee of fifty
cents shall be charged. The license so grant
ed, as aforesaid. shall be payable on or be-
fore the first day of July, 1907, and should
any license remain unpaid on December LIST,
1907, the Mayor shall make report Of such
delinquents to the Finance Committee on or
before January LIST, 1908.
Any person who shall keep or harbor
dog, or who shall engage in or exercise any
business, employment or profession without
a license, where one or more is required, shall
pay fine of not less than three (3) nor more
than five (5) dollars per day.
1t shall be the duty Of the bief or Lifuten-
ants of the police,o such officer as the Mayor
may detail, to call quarterly upon each and
every person doing business in the city and
demand an exhibit of his or her license. The
officer shall make his report to the Mayor,
stating whether or not any person is doing
business other than that for which he or she
has taken out license, and shall such Re the
case, the offender she'll be fued not less than
five dollars, and be required to take out the
proper license.
Every license granted for the unexpired
portion of the term heretofore mentioned,
shall be charged pro rata unless otherwise
provided; but no license shall be granted
for a smaller sum than one dOllsr.
ALI subjects not specifically embraced In
this ordinance and liable to taxation under
the laws Of the State, shall be assessed by the
Commissioner of the Revenue the same as for
State purposes.
Sec S5 This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Passed Board of Aldermen May IA, 1907.
J. r. N. CURTIN, President.
Passed the Common Council May %, 1907.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Approved May 81, 1907.
FRED. J. PAFF. Mayor.
Teste: DANIEL r. STAEsBURY. Clerk c. c.