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

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lars per year il not Otherwise taxed.
~. Ga every fortune teller, spirit medium
clairvoyant or palmist, one hundred dollars
per year or part Of a year.
SO. On every bakery ten dollars. This
section applies only to each baker or bakery
using enc or more wagons in connection
with their business; and any person or COM
pany being represented in this city by an
agent or other persons for the sale and distri-
button of their goods.
81. On vendors of goods itinerant, brought
into tue city for sale as bankrupt, assignee,
trustee or fire stock, per day. ten dOlarsi
Such stock shall not be sold bv any auctoneer.
or common crier except upon the payment of
the above mentioned sum per day
Slt' On every automobile uaed for hire
ten jolsrs.
50. On every person. firm or corporation
| conducting the manufacture aud sale of pop.
ginger ale. sarssparilla or other aeratei water
from wagons. ten dollars.
SO. On every person, firm or corporation
selling corn, oats, hay. mill feed, &C., fifteen
dollars il not otherwise taxed.
1 "a. Every person or firm taking contract
to do any work as defined in section ninety
one (9l) Of the State license law Of 1908. shall
pay 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 i've dollars, and five dollars
on each additional FIVE thousand dollars of
contracts taken. This section shall not apply
to excavators 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
dinance are required TO make returns to the
Commissioner of Revenue at his office in the
market building. He shall assess the license
tax chargeable in this ordinance, and shall
furnish 10 the Mayor, the Auditor aud 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, anG
shall duly certify the same on oath. The said
amount Of tax shall be paid 10 the Mayor be
fore he shall issue the license and all licenses
shall state the amount assessed and paid for
the privilege to be exercised aud for what
period Of time. The Commissioner of Reve-
nue. shall be entitled TO fee of fifty cents for
each license, which amount shall be added
to and he made part of such license, and the
Commissioner Of the Revenue paid by war
cents on each license
The Auditor shall be entitled to a fee of
twenty-five cents upon each license issued
under section Gfty.four Of this act (Which fee
has been added to section fifty-fOur) and he
shall deposit in the City Treasury all moneys
collected by him, when such collections
amount to one hundred dollars or more, tax
ing the City Treasurer's receipt therefor, and
shall be paid by warrant on the City Treas
urer as in the case of the Commissioner Of the
Revenue.
The Mayor shall be entitled to commits
sion of two and one half (24) per centum on
all licenses collected by him, as provided in
an act Of the City Council approved June
30th, 1881, aud whenever the collections in
bis possession shall amount to one hundred
dollars or more he shall deposit such amount
with the City Treasurer. < taking his receipt
therefor
When licenses for two or more vehicles of
the same kind are issued, onlv fee of fifty
cents shall be charged. The license so grant
ed, as aforesaid, shall be payable on or be-
fore the first day Of July, 1909, and should
any license remain unpaid on December LIST,
1909, the Mayor shall make report of such
delinquents to the Finance Committee ON or
before January LIST, 1870.
Any person who shall keep or harbOr a
dog or who shall engage in or exercise any
business, employ meat or profession without
license, where one or more is required, shall
pay fine Of not less than three 90 nor more
than five (5) dollars per day.
II shall be the duty Of the Chief or Lieuten-
ants Of the police,or such officer as the Mayor
may detail, TO call quarterly upon each and
every person doing business in the city aud
demand an exhibit of his or her license. The
officer shall make his report to the Mayor,
stating whether or not any person is doing
business other than that for which he or she
has taken out a license and shall such he the
case, the offender shall be fined not less than
five dollars. and be required TO take out the |
proper license.
Every license granted for the unexpired |
portion of the term heretofore mentioned,
shall be charged pro rata unless otherwise
provided but no license shall be granted |
for smaller sum than one dollar
All subjects not specifically embraced in !
this ordinance aud liable to taxation under |
the laws of the State, shall be assessed by the |
Commissioner Of the Revenue the same as for |
State purposes.
Sec SO. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Passed Board Of Aldermen May II, 1909.
j. r. N. CURTIN President. |
Passed Common Council May IA, 1909.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Approved May 10, 1903.
FRED j. PAFF, Mayor.
Teste: DAM L r. STASsBURY, Clerk.