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

formances, except for charitable or educa-
tional purposes, in any hall or public room
or other building, where an admission fee
is charged, for each week OF performance
of six consecutive dsys, five dollars; if less
than one week, one dollar for each per
Torrance.
20. On every exhibition of a circus or
mensgerie or either Of them, ore hundred
dollars for each days performance, and for
every side show or exhibition connected
Herewith, or travelling Herewith, five dol
lars for each days performance. On every
exhibition OF show where gifts or prizes are
distributed OF promised, ten dollars for the
first days performance, and FIVE dollars for
each additional day, provided said perform
ances are given within one week.
s9I. On every exhibition Of skill, whether
under canvas or not, which has seating ca
pacty OF less than fifteen hundred, forty
dollars, If over fifteen hundred and less than
three thousand. sixty dollars. and for all
over three thousand, seventy.five dollars.
30. On the proprietor Of any room fitted
up for public exhibition for which rent is
charged, twenty dollars; for assembly or
other halls, ten dollars.
81. On every person selling or offering to
sell refreshments in any such hall, room
or tent, during such performance, two dol
lars.
32. On every attorney at law, physician
or dentist, whose practice does not exceed
81 900 per annum, fifteen dollars on those
whose practice is in oxcess Of 81 COO and
less than $1,000, twenty dollars, and on
those whose practice is more than $1,000,
twenty-f dollars.
80. On every owner or keeper of daguer-
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any photographer doing business in this city
| fifteen dollars.
"a. On every person canvassing for the
purpose of enlarging photographs, or sun pie
lures. or for making cayOns photographs
paintings or other pictures, whether charge
be made or not for such enlarged photographs
sun pictures, crayons, photographs, painting
or pictures, twenty-five dollars per year, Oh
| five dollars per month.
34lb. On every person canyassing for the
sale of picture frames or holders Of any kind
twenty-five dollars per year, or five dollar'
per month.
30 On every agent for renting houses Of
| 9TH II rcal estate, fifteen dollars.
| 80. On every person or firm except IL
censed merchants, who shall sell or offer tC
sell, buy or offer to buy for themselves OF
others, grain of any kind or description
whatsoever, or other produce on Change
| there shall be levied a specific tax of twenty
| dollars.
81. On every merchant tailor, whose stoch
| in trade is less than $500. ten dollars, anC
on those wi ose stock is more than 500
| twenty five dollars.
| 80. On every green grocer, twenty dol
| lars; meanirg by this term any person Of
persons who shall sell at hisor their place o
| business butchers meats and vegetables
A nd on every green grocer who does not sci
meats, FIVE dollars.
80. On each and every butcher, or dealer
| in fresh meats, selling meat within the pub
| lie market. five dollars.
40. On each and every butcher or dealer
| in fresh meats, selling outside Of the public
market. fifteen dollars.
Al. On every person canvsssing for thu
purpose of buying any matter Of subsist
| ence, and who shall sell the same within o.
without the public market, there shall b'
| levied tax Of five dollars: Provided, Tha
butchers, commission merchants or mer
chants shall be exempt from this tax. Thii
law applies to hucksters.
| AZ. On every person for the privilege o
peddling green groceries on the streets Of thu
| city there she'll be levied a tax Of twenty-ty,
| dollars Provided no license shall be ISSUED
| for a shorter period than one year, and every
such peddler shall show his license on de
mand of any police officer Of this city, blu
| this shall not apply to persons who sell vege
! tables of their own raising. Fresh meat
cannot be sold under this license.
| 43. On every fish dealer, Wholesale or re
tail, ten dollars. Persons who sell the isl
they themselves have caught are exemp
| from this tax.
A. On every person or firm selling ic'
there shall be levied specific license tax
| fifteen dollars per aDnum upon each Wagon
used for the delivery and sale Of ice, and oil
every person or firm selling at his or theil
| places Of business ice in small quantities {
| specific license tax Of five dollars shall BIZ
/ levied.
40. On every person or firm sellinl
coal and wood, OF either Of them, where suci
person OF firm requires two or more wagons o
| carts in their business for the delive y aDG
sale Of coal and wood, OF either Of them
| there shall be levied a specific license tai
| of twenty dollars, aud twenty-five cents or
overy hundred dollars Of purchases in excess
| Of two thousand dollars aud on each person
OF firm us ng one cart or wagon In q cir bust
| ness. q specific Ii ense tux Of ten dollars, ant
twenty-five cents ON each hundred dollars o
purchases in excess Of two thousand dollars,an6
| on every person or firm selling at their plac'
of business coal and wood or either o
them in small quaint ties specific license tai
Of five dollars.
46. On all agents for the sale Of lagei
| beer, porter. or ale, manufactured out OF the
city. Il ~ dollars.
| AZ. On each agent for the sale In the city
of ginger beer, pop, mineral water, cataN b
or soda water manufactured without the
city, twenty i've dollars, and said agent shall
be privileged to distribute the same to hi:
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 gros'
| receipts.
40. On telegraph companies receiving mes
sages in the city of Alexandria, 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 aud
| from poiats without the State or receiving OF
| 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 OF
agents, and not including any business done
70 aud from points without the State lin adj
dition to the tax on the assessed value of
the property shall be divided into two classes,
as follows:
Telegraph companies doing business in the
city Of Alexandria, Virginia, having hfty
| 1907 or more Offices IN the State OF virginia,
shall be classed in the first class and be taxed
one hundred dollars tSl00.fO) per year, All
companies having less than bfty (5Ol Offices
in the Efafe Of Wirrrir.in nhan ha clnEaad "a