Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-29
Tax Ordinances

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Council Monday night, April %,
the following tax ordinances were
passed, most of which had never
been subjects of taxation hereto
fore:
Accident, Health. Guarantee.
Bonding, Burglar, Plate Glass and
Boiler lnsurance-The specific tax
on each and every Accident.
Health, Guarantee, Bonding,
Burglar, Plate-Glass and Boiler
Insurance Company shall be So
per annum. Provided, That if
any company issues any separate
policy of insurance upon any of
the above subjects, it shall be
assessed and pay the above speci-
fled tax for each kind of policy SO
issued.
Auctioneers - The specific tax
or license to Il general auctioneer
shall be 50. Provided, That the
tax for general auctioneer TO sell
only at his place of business shall
be - per annum.
Barbers-The specific license tax
on BARRIERS shall be 81 on each
shop.
Building and Loan Associations
The specific license tax on every
building and loan association doing
business in this town shall be
$3.50.
Charlottesville specific license
tax on each contractor doing busi-
ness in this town shall be So.
Drays-The specific license tax
for the privilege of running a
conveyance of any kind for the
transfer or hauling of freight.
baggage, expressage. furniture OF
other articles shall be S3.
Gas and Electric Light Com
panieS, Telephone and Telegraph
| Companies-The specific license
tax on each and every gas. electric
light. telephone or telegraph com
pany doing business in this town
shall be S25.
Fire and Life Insurance Com
panies-The specific license tax or
every insurance company for the
privilege of doing business in this
town shall be as follows: Fire In
surance. $40; Life Insurance. So.
job Printing - The specific
license tax on any person, firm OIL
corporation who shall engage in
the job printing business by hand
power shall be $3.50: when by
other than hand or foot power. SO.
Laundry Agents-The specific
license tax on every person. firm
or corporation who collects tn,
goods for a foreign laundry anC
then delivers and collects tn,
money for the work shall be So.
Lightning Rod Merchants ol
Agents-The specific license tay
on every person, firm or corpora
ton who is an agent for lightning
rods shall be $40.
Stage Lines-The specific licens,
tax on the business of running
stage line of vehicles for the trans
portation of passengers between
the town of Berryville and othe
towns or places shall be So.
Storage Warehouse-The spe
citic license tax on every person
firm or corporation who receive
on storage any merchandise, pro
duce or commodities shall be s..
Selling Snacks, Lunches-Upol
each person selling upon the street
, of this town or in other publi
places candies, SnackS, soft drinks
, etc, not otherwise licensed by tn
town, a tax of 81 per day.
Slot Machines - The specih
license tax on each slot machin
in the town shall be $3.50.
Selling Ice-The specific licens
tax on each person, firm or cor
pOratiOn engaged in selling on tn
streets from wagon or other vehi
Gle shall be So.
Veterinary Surgeon-The Spe
> citic license tax on each and ever,
veterinary surgeon practicing hi
profession in this town shall be s.
Real Estate AgentS-The specifi
license tax on each person, firm o
r corporation engaged in acting a
o agents for sale of real estate sha
. be S5.
= UndertakerS-TheS Speciiclicens
n tax on persons or firms engaged i
1 burying the dead shall be 81
Soft Drinks. elders Etc -Tb