The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-30
ORDINANCES
@Ae
AN ORDINANCE
fApproyed June II, 1917

TO REQUIRE a LICENSE TAX OF
TRASSIEST MERCHANTS AND
AtcT1OSEEES.
city Of Richmond
/. That during the fiscal year 1911
and during each iiseai year thereafter,
no transient merchant or auctioneer
commencing. or doing business In the
city of Richmond, sTafl conduct sucn
business until he shall have paid The
sum hereinafter required for the PRIV
tiege OF NO doing, and shall have ob-
tanned a. license 50 To do in the fol-
lowing manner: Every person dsslr-
Ing 10 obtain such license shall make
application In writing to tile Commits
sionsr of the Revenue OF the City Of
by the said Commissioner and furnished
to such applicant. All such appIics-
lions shail state the place where. and
the length OF time such business liz 20
be conducted, and shali be filed with
the Commissioner Of the Revenue. who
shall thereupon assess license tax
against such person Of one hundred
dollars tsi0el for each day that
the said application shall state that
such person proposes 10 conduct. such
business In 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 To mean and
include all persons whether principal
or agent who engage in temporary
or transient business within the city
Of Richmond, for tae purpose OF sell
ing or Offering for sale wares, goods
or merchandise by wholesale or retail
by private sale or by suction, and who
for such purpose. rent lease OF oc-
eupy any room, building or structure
or any part thereof, Tor the exhibition
or sale or Offering for sale. OF such
goods, wares or merchandise and wao
has on hand for delivery at such place
or at any other place within tne linn
stx OF the City OF Richmond the goods
wares or merchandise so soid or Offered
for sale or exhibited. but no person
shall be exempt from the payment 81
tbs said specific TAX heFsinbefere rs-
CURED By reason OF asxociatsng tenn
porartIY with any local merchant
dealer, trader or aucticneer, or by rea-
son OF conducting such temporary an
transient business In connection with
or as a part of the business or In the
asme of any local merchant dealer
trader or auctionaer.
g. Any person conducting the hus1
nsss OF a transient merchant or aae-
tfone@r within the limits of the Ctts
license so to do and paid the specific
license therefor a. required by thls
ordinance, or who shall conduct such
business for longer period than thai
FOR which be has made application aud
paid the SPECIFIC license TAX shall b.
liable TO dne of not less than ons
hundred nor more than ave hundred
dollars for each day he shall conduct
such business without having obtained
such license aud like fns for eaef
day hs shall continue such business at,
ter the expiration Of tho time for whies
hs shah have obtained such lleense. re-,
eoseFasle before the Police Justice ei
the City OF Richmond. and for fail
ure to pay such nns may be imprisoned
in the City jail not less than thlrts
nor mere than stxky day.
/ I. This ardinance shall b. In torcs
from ITO passage
BEN X. AUGUST
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