Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-19

coHNcu moKCH1HtsJ VINO SHALL sell OF Oncr II
sell, buy or offer to buy for themselves o.
others, grain of any kind or description
whatsoever, or other produce on Change
there shall DO levied specific tax of twenty
dollars.
81. On every merchant tailor, whose stock
in trade is less than $500. ten dollars. and
on those whose stock is more than $500
twenty-five dollars.
80. On every green grocer, twenty dol
lars; meaning by this term any person OF
persons who shall sell at hisOr their place OF
business butchers meats and vegetables.
And on every green grocer who does not sell
meats, FIVE dollars.
80. On each and every butcher, or dealer
ia fresh meats, selling meat within the pub
lie market. five dollars.
40. On each and every butcher or desler
in fresh meats, selling outside Of the public
market, fifteen dollars.
Al. On every person canvas singfoT the
purpose of buying any matter of subsst-
enee, and who shall sell the same within or
without the public market, there shall be
levied a tax Of five dollars: Provided, That
butchers, commission merchants or mer-
chants shall be exempt from this tax. This
law applies to hucksters.
40. On every person for the privilege Of
peddling green groceries on the reefs of the
city there shsl be levied a tax Of twenty five
dollars: Provided no license shall ur 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, but
this shall not apply to persons who sll vege-
tables Of their own raising. Fresh meats
cannot be sold under this license.
43. On every fish dealer, wholesale or re-
TAIL Ten dollars. Persons who sell the fish
they themselves have caught are exempt
from this tax.
A.. On every person or firm selling ice
there shall be levied a specific license tax of
fifteen dollars per annnm upon each wagon
used for the delivery and sale of ice. and on
every person or firm selling at his or their
places Of business ice in small quantities q
specific license tax Of five dollars shall be
levied.
45. On every person or firm selling
coal and wood, or either Of them, where such
person OF firm requires two or more wagons or
carts in their business for the delivery and
sale Of coal and wood, or either of them,
there shall be levied a specific license tax
Of thity dollars, and twenty-five cents on
every hundred dollars Of purchases in excess
of three thousand dollars, and on each person
or firm using one cart or wagon in their bust
ness. q specific lifense tax of ten dollars, and
twenty-five cents on each hundred dollars Of
purchases in excess oftwo thousand dollarsand
on every person OF firm selling at their place
OF business coal and wood or either Of
them in small quantities specific license tax
Of five dollars.
As On all agents for the sale of lager
beer, porter. or ale. manufactured out of the
city, fiftY dollars.
AZ. On each agent for the sale in the city
of ginger beer, pop, mineral water, cataw ba
or soda water, manufactured without the
city, twenty FIVE dollars. and said agent shall
be privileged to distribute the same to his
customers and collect his bottles and fount-
aims without tax on the horse or wagon used
for the purpose.
4S. On every telephone company one dollar
on each one hundred dollars Of their gross
receipts.
40. On every telegraph company receiving
messages 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 and
from points without the State or receiving OF
transmitting messages from points within the
State Of Virginia and delivering the said mes
ooSCp IA bhO AAhJ VI AiNAdbullhs Flklulds uOb
including any business done for the Govern
ment of the United States. its officers OF
agents, and not including any business done
to ana from points without the State lin adj
dition to the tax on the assessed value of
the property shall be taxed fifty dollars per
yesr.
49i2. On every express company receiving
goods, wares, and merchandise in tne city of
Alexandria, Virginia. and forwarding them
to points within the State OF Virginia, or re-
Ieiying goods, wares or merchandise within
the State of Virginia, aud delivering them
In the city Of Alexandria, Virginia, and not
including any business done TO and from
points without the State in addition 10 the
tax on the assessed value of their property,
there shall be levied and collected license
tax of one hundred dollars.
80. On every livery stable, thirty-hve
dollars, and for each stall therein fifty cents. |
oil. On avery person keeping any house |
or lot or yard for storing goods, wares, |
wood or coal, lime, salt, guano |
or such like commodities for compensation,
ten dollars.
81. On every bill poster or photographer
ten dollars.
%. On any person or persons distributing /
papers or printed matter of any
description, except regularly licensed bill
posters, ten dollars but this shall not apply
% residents of this city advertising their
business by hand bills, cards, circulars, pic
lures, &c.
81. On every dog, regardless of sex, one
iollsr and fifty cents.
90. On every license TO person or firm to
Keep for compensation house, yard, or
ot a: a shooting galley the tax shall be
I've dollars per month.
56. On every license TO a person to keep
flying horse or swinging machine, run by |
land three dollars, by steam ten dollars per
month.
81. For every license on a four-horse ON.
'ibus OF wagon, whether used for hire or
lot, eight dollars.
SO. For every license on two.horse om-
ibus, used for hire or otherwise Ave dol
ars
SO. On two horse wagon used for hire,
our dollars.
go. On one-horse cart, wagon, buggy, or
ther vehicle Of the like kind used for hire
wo dollars, but this does not apply to
censed livery stable keepers. Ali carts or
agons for hire shall have 8 tag affixed :
iereou TO be furnished by Commissioner of
evenue when license is granted.
81. On two-horse hack or carriage, four
pillars. But this shall not apply to licensed
very stable keepers.
81. On every hearse, ten dollars.
63. On every person selling upon the :
iblic streets any patent medicines, patent
ghts, receipts, prescriptions, or any drug
article of any kind or description what
ever, there shall be tax Of two dollars
IT day, or ten dollars per week.
81. On every oyster dealer, there shall be .
specific tax of three dollars. 7
50. All persons owning or hiring horses
ID vehicles and who make any charge for ,
Iuling their own merchandise, or the
Of Others shall be liable to the
;erse tax of two dollars on horses and We