Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-30
Official.
License Law for 1901

An ORDINANCE Tor imposing anu conecunk
Licenses within the city of Alexandra, Va:
for the rear commencing on the LIST day OF
June, 1910, and ending on the 3lst day Of
May, 1911.
Bed Ordained by the City Council Of Aler-
andria, That there shall be levied upon and
collected from all persons required 70 DC
! listed as subject to license tax, the follow
| Ing taxes, viz;
/. On every license TO sell ardent spirits
or wines at wholesale, there shall DC levied
a tax of one hundred and twenty dollars.
This applies to persons selling in quantities
of five gallons OF more.
[NoTE.-Any person desiring to carry Oh
| the business Of wholesale liquor dealer and
also that Of retail liquor merchant shall oD'
| tain separate license for each, but his retail
license shall only be one-baf OF that required
| by section three
2. On every license to every brewer or
wholesale dealer in malt liquors, fifty
dollars.
3. On every license to sell wines, ardent
spirits, or malt liquors, or any mixture
thereof at retail, one hundred 81 tweaty-
FIVE dollars. "a license to sell liquors by re-
tail shall include the privilege to sell IN
quantities not exceeding five (5) gallons at
any one time TO any individual; this shall in
clude the privilege to sell, to be delivered to
the purchaser in bottles, jugs and demijohns
or other vessels and also the privilege to be
drunk where sold)
4. On every ordinary one hundred aud
| City dollars and the right To keep an
ordinary shall contain all the rights and
privileges of retail liquor dealer.
A. On every hotel or house Of public en-
tertainment twenty dollars, and when liquors
are sold one hundred and fifty dollars.
5. On every commission merchant or firm
| the specific license or tax shall be twenty
| five dollars.
6. On every person for the privilege OF
peddling or bartering, the tax shall DO
twenty dollars per year or three dollars per
month, and only the person nsmed therein
shall be privileged to peddle under this
| license.
Provided any person or persons selling or
peddling oil from vehicle or tank wagon shall
pay specific sum Of five dollars for each
vehicle or tank wagon so engaged.
| z. On every person or corporation con-
| Quoting the business Of real estate agent,
or broker, there shall be levied specific
| tax of fifty dollars.
8. On every auctioneer forty dollars, and
no auctioneer shall sell real estate at public
auction without taking out a license under this
section.
8. On every person canvassing 70 sell
books, maps, prints or 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
ture not yet published, ten dollars.
II. On ali agents for the sale Of manu-
factured articles, sold by them on commits
| sion. or otherwise, fifteen dollars.
~. On every junk dealer, seventy fye
dollars.
: 10 n, o,,nr,, ,arzoY convaasino or huvinQ
auy Junk or any other matter for any junk
dealer, or for sale to any junk dealer doing
business in this city, fifteen dollars, ana
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 a tax on capital.
IA. On every person who shall sell to-
bacco OF cigars in 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.
10. On every rectifer of distilled spirits
OF wines by any process, eRhty five 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 bucket shops
20. On every proprietor of a bucket shop
or dealer in puts, calls or futures on or
for flour, grain, cotton, pork, lard or oil, one
hundred and fifty dollars.
81. On every person or persons acting rs
agent or agents for any fire, marine. life or
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, Fifty dollars for each COM
pany so represented.
%. On every person or persons aching as
agent or agents for furnishing sureties or
surety bonds there shall be levied specihe
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.
"a. On every cook shop or 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 a
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 a 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 or exhibition OF
any kind Except exhibition Of moving or
moving and talking pieiuIe) lecture, lit
erary readings and performances, except for
charitable or educational purposes, IN any
hall or public room or other building, where
an admission fee is charged, for each week
of performance of six consecutive days, five
dollars if less than one week, three dollars
for each performance. Any license Issued
under this section shsll slso include tie
right to operate . moving or moving and
taking picture amusement as pant Ct the
peIfoi nance.
2sJ. On ev cry person, firm or corporation,
conducting place Of amusement commonly
called, moving or moving and talking pic
tnres. 10 which en- admission fee is charged,
for each week Of six consecutive days for con-
Quoting the same, three dollars. If less than
one week, one dollar fol each exhibition or
performance. A license issued under this
section shall be for the privilege Of moving
or moving and talking pictures only.
90 On every exhibition Of circus or
mepagerie OF 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 or show where gifts or prizes are
distributed or promised, ten dollars for the
Hrst days performance, and FIVE dollars for
each additional day, provided said perform
anoea ara OF YEN within one week