Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30

per year
4g1b. On every express company receiving
goods, wares, and merchandise, in the city OF
alexandria, Virginia, and forwarding them
10 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 the State, in addition to the
tax on the assessed value of their property,
there shall be levied and collected a 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 photographer
ten.dolars.
63. On any person or persons distributing
illustrated papers or printed matter Oh any
description, except regularly licensed Dill
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 Fl ty cents.
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keen for compensation house, yard, or
lot, as a shooting galley, the tax snail De
five dollars per month
56. On every license to a person TO keep
a 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 OF
not, eight dollars.
So. For every license on two-hOrse om-
nibus, used for hire or otherwise, 1--WE dot
lars.
So. On 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 hire shall have tag affixed
thereon TO DO furnished by Commissioner 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.
02 On every hearse, ten dollars.
g. On every person selling upon the
public streets any patent medicines, patent
rights, re eipts, 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.
o.. 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.
e.. On every steam or hand laundry or
person acting as agent for a laundry, hye
| dollars.
6s. On every person or firm selling cigars
at retail, two dollars and fifty cents.
SO. On every person or firm conducting the
business of gas filter and plumber, ten
dollars.
20. On each person or firm doing only the
business Of gls filter or plumber, i've
dollars.
II. On every fruit dealer or firm other than
commission merchants, ten dollars.
| ". On every license TO any person or firm
| to conduct a printing Office and bOok-bindery
| or either, the tax shall be five dollars.
70. Ca any person. firm or corporation who
< shall engage in the business Of selling bricks
other than those who are merchants aud pay
merchants license tax, twenty-five dollars.
| "A. On every person. firm. company or cor
poration known as trading st mp companies
| there shall be a specific license tax OF five
hundred dollars.
74I. On every merchant, firm or company
using trading stamps in connection with
! their bu mess there shall be a specific license
tax of two hundred and fifty dollars for each
place Of business where they use such stamps.
L auNholf mr. nilQr pnmnaulpg
| each person or firm doing business or having
an office or agent in the city, ten dollars.
rs On each person or firm selling or hiring
| bicycles, five dollars.
| II. On every tarher shop, two dollars and
| fifty ctn,s, and fifty cents for each chair in
Excess Of one.
| IS. On any per'on, firm or corporation en-
gagged in the business Of fixing or wiring
houses with electrical apparatus, fifteen dol
lars per year if not Otherwise taxed.
70. On every fortune teller, spirit medium,
clairyoyant OF palmist, one hun ired dollars
per var or part If year.
81. o. every bakery tea doilirs. This
section applies only TO each baker or bakery
using one or more wagons in connection
with their business; and any person or COM
pauy being represented in this city by an
age ut or other persons for the sale aud distri-
but on Of their goods.
81. On. vendors of goods timer mt, brou h t
| into the city for sale as bankrupt, assignee,
trustee or FIRE stock, per day, ten dollarsi
Such stock shall not be sold by any au' toneer.
or common crier except upon the payment Of
the above mentioned sum per day.
80. On every person, firm or corporation
conducting the manufacture aud sale OF pop,
ginger ale, sarsaparila or other aeratet water
| from wagons, ten dollars.
20 IN QyoFv neFGOu firm OF roFnOrQflOn
selling corn, oats, hay. mi feed, &C., fifteen
dollars il not otherwise taxed.
"a. Every person or firm taking contract
10 do any work as defined in section ninety
one (9l) Of the State license law Of 1908. shall
pay a 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 thousand
dollars shall pay FIVE dollars, and FIVE dollars
on each additional FIVE thousand dollars OF
contracts tai en-. This section shall not apply
to excavaiOrs who employ wagons or carts
already licensed by this city.
All licenses assessed under any section Of
this ordinance, exclusive Of that assessed
under section ffty-four which license shall
be paid to the City Auditor as provided for
In section two. chapter twenty seven, laws Of
the City of Alexandria, shall be paid to the
Mayor, and all persons embraced in this Or
dinanee are required 10 make returns TO the
Commissioner Of Revenue at his office in the
market building. He shall assess the license
tax ehareeable In this ordinance, and shall
furnish 10 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 said license is issued, and
shall duly certify the same on oath, The said