Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-05

| Torrance, and fcr ever! Sno" OF eN-
cling herewith. Five Dollars for each
i days performance. on every exhibit
| ton or show where gifts or prizes are
! distributed or promised. Ten Dollars
| Tor each additional day. provided said
! performances are given within one
| week.
II. On every exhibition Of skill.
whether made under canvas or not.
| which has a seating capacity OF less
than fifteen hundred. Forty Dollars; If
over fifteen hundred and less than
three thousand, Sixty Dollars; and for
all over three thousand, SevcntE-lye
| Dollars. but this shall not apply To
local amateur performances.
a. On the proprietor Of any room
fitted up for public exhibition for which
rent is charged. Twenty Dollars: Tor
assembly or other halls. Ten Dollars.
10. ON every person selling or offer
| ing to sell refreshments in any such
| hall, room or tent. during such per
| Torrance. Two Dollars.
! A. ON every attorney AT law, Phys
| ician or dentist. whose practice does
not exceed $1,000 per annum.. Fifteen
| Dollars; on those whose practice IS ~
excess of $1,000 and less than $2.9oo
| Twenty Dollars: and on those whose
practice is more than $4,000. Twenty
tivssz Dollars wow owner NJ kcepcr Of
daguerrean. photograph or sun PIC
ture gallery, or any photographer DO
| ing business in this c:iy. Fifteen Dol
| lars.
| 4G on every person canvaSS!n@ for
| the purpose of charging photographs.
or sun pictures, or for making cray
| unS, photographs. paintings or oth:r
pictures. whether Il charge BE- made
or not for such enlarged photographs
paintings or pictures. Twenty Five
| Dollars per year, or Five Dollars per
| month.
A.. on every person canvassing Tor
| the sale of picture frames. or holders
Of any kind. Twenty-Five Dollars per
| wear or Five Dollars per month.
| As. ON every agent for renting nous
es or other real estate. Fifteen Dollars.
| 10. on every person or lIrn except
| licensed merchants who shall sell or
| offer TO sell. buy or offer to buy Tor
| themselves or others, grain OF any
| kind or description whatsoever. or GthI
| -r produce on "'ChanSr. there small
pe levied q specific tax Of Twenty Dol
| lars.
so. on every merchant tailor whose
stock in trade is less than S"oo' Ten
| Dollars: and on those whose stock ~
! more than $500, Twenty-Five Dollars:
| md on every proprietor OF 4 tailoring
| establishment. other than Il merchant
| .ailor. Five Dollars.
| Dollars: meaning by this term any
| ,crsou or persons who shall sell az ms
| or their place Of business butcnefs
| meats and vegetables; and on ever!
| 49,
s9. On each and every butcher, or
! lc.lIcr in fresh meats selling meats
| vithin the public market. Eve Dollars.
So. ON each and every butcher or
| dealer in fresh fcats, selling outside OF
the public market. Fifteen Dollars.
81. ON every person CONTRASTING 10" or
| subsistence, and who shall sell me
! same within or without the pubic
market. there shall be levied taX St
Five Dollars. PROVIDED, Ihit pulcn-
| rrs commission merchants or .ner-
| chants shall be exempt from TINS tax
| This law applies to huckstcrS. ..;
80. ON every person for thc priTi.
! streets Of the city there shall be levied
! tax of Twenty-Five Dollars. and only
! the person named therein shaii De
| privileged 10 pcdlle under this license
| Provided, no license shall be issued to:
a shorter period than one year. ana
| every such pcddlcr snail show ms H.
! rrnsc on demand Of any police "i!l"yr
| Of this city; but this shall not app!
| 10 persons who sell vegetables or thGir
own raising. Fresh meats cannot be
| sold under this license
| Sc. on every fish dealer. whol"shic
Or retail, Ten Dollars Persons VINO SO, SSi ,
| the fish they themselves nave cauS"V
| are exempt from this tax. a..
| II ON every person or firm Selling
ice there shall be levied Il spcclhc taH
Of Twenty Dollars per annum upon oh
| -
sale OF ice. and on every person or frih
| selling at his or their place of bust
| ness ice in small quantities Il specinc
| license tax Of Five Dollars shal! DE
| is. on every person or firm selling
| ,oal and wood. or either OF them, whcf.
| such person or firm requires TWO or
| more wagons or carts in their buSih
| for the delivery and sale of coal ana
| wood, or either of them, there Sha!'
be levied a specific license tax Of rhlr-
~ Dollars. and twenty-five cents on
very hundred dollars Of purchases II!
| "ycess o. three thousand dollars. anc
| IN each pcrsun or firm using one cart
,r wagon in their business - Spec!nc
license tax Of Ten Dollars. %nd l"ent! :
i've cents on each hundred dnIiarS OF
| purchases in excess of two thousand
\ dollars and on every person cor urn.
selling at their place OF business Goa,
and wood. or either OF them. IN STILL
| Quantities "A specific license tax "i rive
50, on every telephone company on,
dollar on each one hundred dollars oI
their gross receipts,
90. on every telegraph compan!
receiving messages in the city OF Mex
andra. Virginia, and iorwarnihE OF
transmitting them to points Wlthih tm'
Estate of Virginia not including an! pus
mess done for the Government ol th'
limited States, it's officers or agents
and not including any business d"n'
TO and from points without the SUI,
or receiving or transmitting mess
from points within the state OF VIZ
| ginia and delivering the SAID mcSsaSr'
in the city OF Alexandria. Virginia
not including any business done ioi
| the Government Of the United states
it's officers or agents and not inciudlHl
| my business done To and from points
| Without the State lin addition TO th'
AK on the assessed value OF inc
| property shall be taxed FIFTY Rollar'
g. on every express company re-
! ccivincr goods. wares and MERCHANDISE
in the city Of Alexandria. Virginia
and forwarding them to points WITH
| he State Of Virginia. or rccclEint
| FOODS. wares, or merchandise witnl!
the State Of Virginia, and delivering
| Lhcm in the city Of AlcXandrla' IT.
| rinia and not including any cuisines
| lone To and from points without ~
| state in addition to the tax on th'
| assessed value OF their property there
| shall he levied and collected licehS'
| AK of one Hundred and Fifty Doi!;trs
60. on every livery stable flit!
| Dollars. ,,,
house or lot or yard for storing SoouS
| wares. merchandise. wood or coal. iiiie
| salt. lcuano, or such like c0mrnoditic;
for compensation. Ten Dollars.
Ga. On every bill poster or HthoE
rapher, Fifteen Dollars. ,;.
| Ga. On any person or persons us
tributing Illustrated papers or prlntg'