Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-07-01

| DuCcner'S meats anu 5YeSSlduiSS. Ahu
on ever ygreen grocer who does not
sell meats, Five Dollars $500.
SO. On each and every butcher, or
dealer in fresh meats, selling meats
whiting the public market, Five Dol
lars $500.
SO. On each and every butcher or
dealer in fresh meats selling outside
of the public market, Fifteen Dollars
($15.O0).
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 shalal be .ledied "a tax of
Five Dollars $500; provided, that
butchers, commission merchants, or
! merchants shall be! exempt from this
tax This law applies to huckster:s;
SIS. On every person for the prlvl-
leee of peddling green groceries on
:. the streets of the city there shall be
I levied a tax of Twenty-Five Dollars
lj(s25. 0O), and only the person named
| therein be privileged to peddle under
this license Provided no license shall
be issued for a shorter period than
one wear. and every such peddler shall
show his license on deman:H OF any
police officer of this city, but this shall
not apply to persons who sell vegeta-
bles of their own raising. Fresh
meats cannot be sold under this
! license.
Sc. On every fish dealer, wholesale
or retail, Ten Dollars $4,000. Per-
sons who sell the fish they thdrselvcs
have caught are exempt from this
tax. -.
81. On every person or firm selling
ice there shall be levied speci!lc
tax of Twenty Dollars ($2O.OO) per
arnum upon each wason used Tor de-
livery and sale of ice, and or every
person or finn, selling at his or their
place of business ice IN small quantl-
ties a specific license tax OF Five DOL
! lars (S5.00) be levied.
So. On every person or firm selling
coal and wood, or either OF them'
where such person or firm requires
two or more wagons on IN their
business for the delivery and sale Ct
coal and wood, or either of them,
there shall be levied a specific license
tax of Thirty Dollars (S30.0O), and
! twenty-five cents on every hundred
dollars of purchases in excess OF
Three Thousand Dollars, and on each
| person or firm using one cart or
wagon in their business speclhc;
license tax of Ten Dollars and
Twenty-Five cents on each Hundred
| Dollars of purchases in excess oil
Two Thousand Dollars, and on every
person or firm selling al their place
of business coal and wood or either
Of them nsmall quantities, a SPECIFIC
license tax of Five Dollars $500.
50. On every telephone company
/ One Dollar on each one hundred dol
lars of their gross receipts.
90. On every telegraph company &C.
| ceiving messages in the city of Alex
andria, Virginia, and forwarding or
transmitting them to points within
| the State of Virginia, not including
anv business done for the Govern
ment of the United States, its oi.i-
GERS or agents and not including any
business done to and from points
/ without the State or receiving Or
transmitting messages from points
within the State of Virginia and de-
livcring the saij messages in the city
( of Alexandria, Va, not including any
tbusiness done for the Government OF
the United States, It's officers or
agents, and not including any busl-
ness done to and from points without
the State Tin addition to tie tax on
the assessed value of the property
shall be take; Fifty Dollars (S5O.0O(
per year.
Ct. On every express company re-
ceiving goods. wares and merchan-
disc in the city Of Alexandra, VT
ginia, and forwarding them to points
within the State of Virginia., or 70
ceiving goods, wares or merchandise
within the State of Virginia an" de-
ivering them in the city Of Alexan-
dria, Virginia, and not including any
business done to and from points
without the State, in addition to the
tax on the assessed value of their
property, there shall be levied and
collected license tax of One Hundred
and Fifty Dollars (S150.0C).
60. On every livery stable Fifty
Dollars (S50.00).
&C. On every PRISON keeping any
house or lot or yard for storing goods,
wares, merchandise, wood or coal,
lime, salt, guano, or such like COM
.yY,odities for compensation, Ten Dol
lars $4,000.
GA. On every bill poster or litho-
grapher. Fifteen Dollars (S15.O0).
So. On every dog. regardless of sex,
One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.3O).
Sc. On every license to ? person or
firm to keep for compensation house,
yard or lot, as shooting gallery.
the tax shall be Five Dollars $500
per month.
81. On every license TO a person to
keep q flying horse or swinging ma
chine $500 per month; by steam,
Ten Dollars $4,000 per month.
IS. On every license for four
horse omnibus. whether USE 70! hire
or not. Eight Dollars (sS.n@) but this
shall not apply to ilcenfed livery
stable keepers.