Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-30
License Law for 10000.


far the wear commencing on the LIST day OF
June. 1908, and ending ON the Slst day o.
May, 1909. n
Re Ordained bv The City Council Of Ater.
andria, That there shall be levied upon ana
collected from all persons required 10 DC
listed as subject TO a license tax, tho 'oilo"-
ing taxes, viz: =, " I'll.
I On every license TO sell ardent spirits
| mr. wines at wholesale, there shall be levied
| a tar of ninety-liye dollars. This applies 10
persons selling in quantities oil nye gallons
or more.
INoTE.-Any person desiring to carry on
| the hnsiness OF wholesale liquor dealer and
also that of retail liquor merchant, shall Oh.
tain separate license for each, hut his retail
license shall only be one-half Of that required
| by section three
2. On every license to every brewer OF
| wholesale dealer in malt liquors, twenty
| FIVE dollars.
3. On every license to sell wines, ardent
spirits, or malt liquors, or any mixture
thereof at retail, one hundred dollars. "a
license 10 selr liquors by retail shall Include
| the privilege 10 sell in quantities not exceed
ing five (5) gallons at any one time to any moi
vidual; this shall include the privilege 10 svh'
to be delivered to the purchaser in bottles
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| he privilege 10 be drunk where sOld)
4. On every ordinary Que hundred and
| twenty five dollars and the right To keep sn
ordinary shall contain all the rights ana
privileges of retail liquor dealer.
a. Ga every hotel or house of public en-
tertanment twenty dollars, and when liquors
are sold one huGdred and twenty dollars.
5. On every commission merchant or hrm
the specific license or tax shall be twenty
| five dollars.
q. On every person for the privilege OF
peddling or bartering, the tax shall De
| twenty dollars per year or three dollars per
month. and only the person named therein
shall be privileged to peddle under this
| license. -.
Provided any perEon or persons selling or
peddling oil from vehicle or tank WAGON shall
nav specific sum of five dollars for each
| vehicle or tank wagon so engaged.
Z. On every person or corporation con-
ducting the business Of real estate agent
or broker there shall be levied a specific
tax of fifty dollars.
8. On every auctioneer forty dollars, and
no auotioneer shall sell real estate at public
auction without taking out license under this
| section. -,
8. On every person canvassing to sell
books, maps, prints OF pictures already pub
| lished or ped1ling the same, ten dollars.
10. On every person canvassing for sub
scribers TO any book or map, print or pic
| lure not yet published, ten dollars.
IL. On all agents for the sale Of manu-
| factured articles, sold by them on commits
sion, OF other wise, fifteen dollars.
10. On every junk dealer, seventy I'VE
| dollars.
10. On every person canyassing or buying
any Junk or any other matter for any junk
dealer, or for sale to any junk dealer doing
| business in this city, fifteen dollars, and
only one person can canvass under this
license
| 13I. On every person or dealer selling
antique or second hand furniture fifteen dol
| lars, provided such person or dealer Is not
taxed under some other section Of this law or
is charged with tax on capital.
IA. On every person who shall sell to-
bacco OF cigars ia quantities not less than
one box, except manufacturers, five dollars.
10. On every ship broker, thirty dollars.
| 10. On every money broker, or firm OF
brokers or bankers, having an office within
the city, two hundred and fifty dollars.
| II. On every pawnbroker, fifty dollars.
| IS. On every rectifer Of distilled spirits
OF wines by any process, eighty hye dollars.
| 10. On every commercial broker, as de-
| fined in the revenue laws of the State,
there shall be license tax Of forty dollars.
This does not apply to buckeI shops,
20. On every proprietor OF bucket shop
or dealer in puts, calls or futures on or
| for -four, grain, cotton, pork, lard OF oil, one
hundred and fifty dollars.
| u. On every person or persons acting as
| agent or agents for any FIRE, marine. life OF
other insurance company, or companies, hav-
| ing an Office in the city Of Alexandria,
| fifty dollars on each company represented
| by such agent: and for each assistant or
| soliciting agent ten dollars. On every person
seeking business for or soliciting for any
companies who have no agencies In the city
of Alexandria, Gfty dollars for each com
pany so represented.
%. On every person or persons acting as
agent or agents for furnishing sureties or
surety bonds there shall be levied a specific
| license tax of ten dollars for each company
represented.
%. 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.
| 24. On every cook shop OF eating house.
the tax shall be five dollars.
| 25. On every person or persons keeping
| 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.
90. On every person or firm keeping q
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 a
bagatelle or other similar table for public
use, whether charge be made for playing
or not. five dollars on each table.
2S. On every theatrical performance, or
any performance similar thereto. panorama.
or any public performance OF exhibition OF