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

! An Ordinance for imposing and col
| lecting Licenses within the City Of
Alexandria, Va, for the year com
mencing on the LIST day Of June, 1912.
and ending on the 3lst day OF May,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
| COUNCIL OF ALEXANDRIA, That
there shall be levied upon and collect
| ed from all persons required TO be list
| ed as subject TO 4 license tax. the fol-
| lowing taxes. viz:
!. On every license to sell ar
dent spirits by wholesale. as defined
Virginia approved March lath, 1870,
ihe specific license tax snail be Two
Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars.
CNOTE.-Any person desiring also
| To carry on retail must secure separate
license but only pay one-halt required
2. ON every license to sell ardent
| spirits by retail, as defined in An Act
approved March 18th, 1871" the specI-
| tic license tax shall be one Hundred
and Fifty Dollars.
3. ON every license 10 sell as re-
defined in An Act of the General As
sembly approved March 18TH. 1916, the
| specific license tax shall be Two Hun
| drcd and Twenty-Five Dollars.
ant license, AS defined In An Act Of
| the General Assembly OF Virginia, APP
proved March 18th. 1910. the SPECIFIC
| license tax shall be One Hundred ana
| r'Itty Dollars.
5. On every license TO sell 1T Il baI
| malt liquors only by retail. the Spcci-
nc LICENSE TAX shall be One Hundred
| Dollars.
g. on every license to sell malt Ii
quors by wholesale, as defined in Al;
! Act OF the General Assembly Of Nir
| giuia approved March 18TH, 1910. the
specific license tax snail be one Hun
| y L Il,ll
| l. On every hotel or house Of public
entertainment Twenty-Five Dollars ano
| when liquors are sold One Hundred
and Scventy-tivr Dollars.
| s. on every rcctiiicr of distilled
spirits or wines by any process one
| Hundred and Twenty-Five dollars.
! .. On ali agents for the sale Of
| lager beer, porter or ale. manufactured
out Of the city one Hundred and FIT!
| Dollars.
| H. on each agent for the sale IL
the city 81 ginger beer, pop, mlncrit.
water. catawba or soda water. manu-
| faclured without the city. Twenty-iiv,
| Dollars, and said agent snail be priv
| !legcd To distribute the same 10 his
! customers and collect his bottles with
I out tax on the horse or wagon used
| for the purpose.
| IL. ON every person. firm or c"rpor-
alton conducting the manuiacture anC
| sale OF pop, ginger ale. SarSparilla o.
| other acraled water from wagons. Ten
| Dollars.
! l.. ON every commission merchant;
| Or firm til" specific license or tax shall
! Jc Thirty Dollars.
IL. On every person Tor the privi-
| .ege Of pcddline or bartvring. the tan
| snail be Twenty-Five Dollars per Ecai
| or Three Dollars per month, and only
! The person named therein shall be PRIV
| LEGGED To peddlr under this license.
a. ON every person or lirm Tor the
| privilege Of selling oil from wagons IL
! !ralcrs or indiTiGuaIS IN QUANTITIES II
i ~
The tax shall he Tw"n,y-iir" dollars
and any person, persons or firms sell.
! ing or pcddlinE OIL frum vehicle On
amk wagon III Tuant!tics not in cX-
.'cSs Of tour and one-ha gallons sinai!
| pay specific tax Of Five Dollars.
I -. GA every person or corporation
+ conducting the business Of rca! estate
agent, or broker, there shall be levied
a specific tax OF Fifty Dollars.
| IL. ON every auctionccr Forty Dol
| lars, aud no auctionccr shall Sci! rrai
estate al public auction without tax
| ing out Il license under TINS section.
| II. ON every person canEasSlnS u
| sell books. maps, prints or pictures al
| ready published or pcddlinS the same,
Ten Dollars.
| subscriptions to any book ~ map,
print or picture not set published. Tet
| Dollars.
~. On all agents for the sale o,
| manufactured articles sold By them o..
| !arS.
20. on every junk dealer, Seventy
i've Dollars.
u. ON ever person canvassinS OF
| DuyinG any junk or any other mattci
for any junk dealer. or for sale 20 an!
junk dealer doing business in this city.
| Fifteen Dollars. and only one person
| can canvass under this license.
| -. ON ever! person or dealer sell
| ing antique or second hand iurnitur,
Fifteen Dollars, provided such person
4 #l..,. /.
ar section OF this law or is charged
| with Il tax on capital!
| %. On every person who shall sci!
tobacco or cigars in quantities not less
than one box except manufacturers
Five Dollars.
"a. ON every ship broker, Forty Dol
lars.
20. on every money broker, or firm!
IF brokers or bankers, having an office
| ."ithiI inc city. Two Hundred and Eff
| y Dollars.
ID. ON every pawn broker, Sixty
| Dollars.
u. ON every commercial broker. as
defined in the revenue laws OF tht
State. there shall be Il license tax o.
forty dollars. This does not apply to
bucket shops.
IS. on every person or firm lending
money on household goods, furniture
sewing machines, wearing apparel, mu-
| steal Instruments, wages, salaries, etc.
| there shall be levied Il tax Of FIT! Dol
| lars per year
-. ON every proprietor OF Duckct
shop or dealer III puts. calls or iuturc:
| Oh or for Hour, grain, cotton, pork. lard
Jr oil, On" Hundred and Fifty Dollars
| 80. On every person or persons act
ing as agent or agents Tor any fire
marine, life, or other insurance com
pany. or companies. having an ollie,
| IN the city Of Alexandria. Fifty Dollars
Tor each company represented ny Suci
agent; and for each assistant or solicit
nag agent Twelve Dollars On every
| ,Jcrson seeking business Tor or solicit
ing for any companies who nave III
agencies in the city of Alexandria, FIJI
! y Dollars for each company so rep
resented.
| 81. ON every person or persons act
| ing as agent or agents Tor lurE!5nln@
| ;urcticS or surety bonds there small b,
| .cvicG :; specific license tax of fIitcel
| DOLLARS for each company represented
| -. On every house of private enter
| .ainmrnt the license tax snail he FiT.
| Dollars. ana five per cent OF the reIta
| value in excess Oh two hundred dollars
| 33. ON every cook Shup or eating
house, the tax shall he FiH" Dollars.
] 81. on every person or persons Keep
ing Il bowling alley. or saloon IN" Spe'
| cine license tax snail he Ten Dollars
and Five Dollars on each alley IN sucf
! mouse in excess Of one.
| 50. On every person or firm Keeping
d billiard table or pool table for pub
lie use. whether, II charge be made i0i