Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-06-21
shall be levied a specific

twenty dollars.
so. On every merchant tailor, !
whose stock in trade is less than
$500, ten dollars, and on those
whose stock is more than $500,
twenty-five dollars and Oh every
proprietor of tailoring establish
ment. other than merchant tailor,
five dollars.
81. On every green grocer, twenty
dollars; meaning by this term any
person or persons who shall sell at
his or her place of business butchers
meats and vegetables. And on
every green grocer who does not sell
meats. five dollars.
80. On each and every butcher, or
dealer in fresh meats, selling meats
within the public market, five dol
lars.
So. On each and every butcher or
dealer in fresh meats selling outside
Of the public market, fifteen dollars.
81. On every person canvassing for
the purpose of buying any matter OF
subsistence, and who shall sell the
same within or without the public
market, there shall be levied tax
of five dollars: PROVIDED, That
butchers, commission merchants or
merchants shall be exempt from this
tax This law applies to hucksters
SO. On every person for the priv
ilege of peddling green groceries on
the streets of the city there shall be
levied a tax Of twenty-five dollars
and only the person named herein
shall be privileged to peddle under
this license: Provided no license
shall be issued for a shorter period
than one year, and every such ped
dler shall show his license OH de-
nand of any police officer of this
city but this shall not apply to per-
sons. who sell vegetables of theil
own raising. Fresh meats cannot be
sold under this license.
sc. On every fish dealer, wholesale
or retail, ten dollars, Persons who
sell the fish they themselves have
caught are exempt from this tax.
81. On every person or firm selling
ice there shall be levied a specific
tax of twenty dollars per annum
upon each wagon used for the de-
livery and sale OF ice, and on ever!
person or firm selling at his OF
their place of business ice in small
quantities specific license tax OF.
five dollars be levied.
IS. On every person or firm sell:
ing coal. and wood, or either OF them;
where such person or firm requires
two or more wagons or carts IN then
business for the delivery and sale OF
coal and wood, or either OF them
there shall be levied a specific license
tax of thirty dollars, and twenty-five
cents on every hundred dollars OF
purchase in excess of three Thousand
dollars; and on each person or firm
using one cart or wagon IN then
business a specific license TAX of tel,
dollars and twenty-five cents on cacl
hundred dollars of purchases in ex
cess of two thousand dollars anC
on every person or firm selling al
their place of business coal and wooG
or either of them in small quaint.
ties, a specific license tax Of five dol
lars.
80. On every telephone company
one dollar Oil each one hundred dol
lars of their gross receipts.
CO. On every telegraph compan!
receiving messages in the city OF
Alexandria, Virginia, and forward
ing or transmitting them to point:
within the State Of Virginia, not in
Guiding any business done for the
Government of the United States
it's, officers or agents, and not in
GLIDING any business done to ant
from points without the State or re
ceiving or transmitting message:
from points within the State OF Vir'
ginia and delivering the said mcssag
es in the city of Alexandria, Virginia
not including any business done 70.
the Government Of the United States
it's officers or agents, and not in
Guiding any business done to ant
from points without the State ii!
addition to the tax on the ASSESSED
value Of the property shall be tax
ed fifty dollars per year.
81. On every express company re
ceiving goods. wares and merchan
disc in the city of Alexandria, Nir
ginia. and forwarding them to point:
within the State Of Virginia. or re
ceiving goods. wares or 1nerchan.
disc within the State Of Virginia
and delivering them in the city o.
Alexandria. Virginia, and not in
GLIDING any business done TO an(
from points without the State, il
addition TO the tax on the assessed
value of their property, there shall
be levied and collected license ia:
Of one hundred and fifty dollars.
81. On every livery stable, fifty
dollars.
60. On every person keeping an,
house or lot or yard for storing goods
wares. merchandise, wood or coal
lime. salt. guano, or such like com
modities for compensation, ten dol
lars.
81. On every bill poster or litho