The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-29
ORDINANCES
AN ORDINANCE
(Approved June IL, Isit1

TO, REQUIRE a LICENSE TAX OF
TRANSIENT MERCHANTS AND
BE ii ordained by the Council of the
City Of Richmond
/. That during the fiscal year 1911
and during each fiscal year thereafter,
no transient merchant or auctionesr
commencing. or doing business in the
City OF Richmond. shall conduct such
business until he shall have paid tae
sum hereinafter required Tor the priv =
i1ege OF 80 doing. and shall have OBJ
tanned a license so to do, In the fol-
lowing manner: Every person desir-
ing 10 obtain sach license shall make
application in writing to the Commt1-
stonAr or the Revenue of the City Of
Richmond, on a form to be prepared
by the said Commissioner and Furnished
to such applicant, All such applica..
tons shall state the place where. and
the length OF time such business is TO
be conducted, and shall be fled with
the Commissioner of the Revenue, VINO
shall thereupon assees license ts1
against such person OF one hundred
dollars tSieol for each day that
the said application shall state that
such person proposes TO conduct such
business !n the City of Richmond. and
shall forthwith place the same In the
hands OF the Collector of City Taxes
whose duty II shall be forthwith TO
collect such license
Z. Transient merchants and auction
GERS shall be construed 10 mean and
include all persons whether principal
or agent who engage In a temporary
or transient business within the city
Of Richmond. for the purpose of sell
ing or Offering for sale wares, goods
or merchandise by Wholesale or retail
by private sale or by auction, and who,
for such purpose. rent, lease or oc-
cupy amy room. building or structure
or any part thereof, for the exhibition
or sale. or offering for sale, of such
goods wares or merchandise and who
has on hand for delivery at such piace.
or al any other place within the lin
It's OF the City of Richmond the goods.
wares or mere hs ndise SO sold or offered
for sale or exhibited, but no person
shall be exempt from the payment Of
the said specific tax herefnbefore re-
CURED by reason of assoctAttng tenn
porariiy with any local merchant,
dealer, trader or aucttoneer, or by rea-
son of conducting such temporary or
transient business In connection with
or as part of the business or In tina
name of any local merchant deaisr,
trader or auctionser.
3. Any person conducting the bust
ness OF transient merchant or aue-
tioneer within the limits of the City
Of Richmond without having obtained
license SO To do and paid the specific
license therefor a. required by this
ordinance. or who shall conduct such
business for longer period than that
for which he has made application ana
paid the specific license tai shall be
liable 20 nne of not less than ono
hundred nor more than Ave hundred
dollars for each day he shall conduct
such business without having obtained
such license. and like nne for each
day he shall continue such business at
ter the expiration OF the time Tor which
he shall have obtained such license, re-.
covernbie before the Police Justice OF
the city OF Richmond. and for fail
ure to pay such nne may be imprisoned
In the City JAN not less than thirty
nor more than SIXTY days,
1. This ordinance shan he In togce
from It's passage,
BEN I. AUGUST
city Clark.