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

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II. On every, person or firm for
the privilege Of keeping a marble
yard and selling tombstones and
monuments, Fifteen Dollars ($15.00).
7SaOn every steam. laundry or per-
son acting as agent for a steam.
laundry, Fifteen Dollars (S15.00), and
on every hand laundry, or person act
ing as agent for hand laundry, Ten
Dollars (S10.00). st7. -
TO- On every person or firm selling
cigars at retail, Three, Dollars.
| $500. -
80. On every person or firm con-
Quoting the business of gasfttter and
plumbing, Fifteen Dollars ( $1,000.
| 81. On each person or firm doing
only the business of a gasfitter or
plumbing, Seven Dollars ana Fifty
Cents ($7:50). n'i'
go. On every fruit dealer or firm
other than commission merchants,
Fifteen Dollars (S15.00).
SO. On every license to any person
or firm to conduct a printing Office
and bookbindery or either, the tax
shah be Seven Dollars and Fifty
Cents (S7.50).
Sd. On any person, firm o. corpor-
alton who shall engage in the business
of selling bricks, other than those
who are merchants and pay mer-
chants license tax, Thirty Dollars
$4,000.
SIS. On every person, firm or cor
poration known as trading stamp
companies there shall be Il specific
license tax or Five Hundred Dollars
($5O0OO).
Sc. On every merchant, firm or
cd rpany using trading stamps. III
connection with their business, there
shall be 2 specific tax Of Two Hun
dred Dollars ($2O0.00) for each place
where they use such stamps.
81. On asphalt or other paving
companies each person or firm dong
business or having an office or agent
in the city, Ten Dollars (SlO.OO):,
SO. On each person or firm selling
or hiring bicycles, Five Dollars
$500.
80. On every barber shop, One Dol
lar and Fifty Cents (S1.5O), and One
Dollar (S1.O0) for each chair in eX-
cess of one.
90. On any person firm or corpora
ton engaged in the business OF llXlhC.
or wiring houses with electrical ap-
paratus. Fifteen Dollars (S15.O0) per
year if not otherwise taxed.
81. On every fortune teller, spirit
medium, clairvoyant or palm'St, one
Hundred Dollaras $100.00) per year
or part Of year.
90. On every bakery, Fifteen Dol
lars (S15.00); this section applies
only to each baker or bakery using
one Or n,ore wagons III correction
with their business, and any person
or company being represented in this
city by an agent Or other person for
the sale and distribution of their
goods.
93. On vendors Of goods it;nerant
brought into the city for sale az
bankrupt assignee, trustee or fire
stock. per day, Fifteen Dollars
(S15.OO). Such ttocK shall not be
sold by an auctioneer or common
crier. except upon the payment of
the above mentioned sum per day.
o. On every automobile used for
hire, Ten Dollars ($10H0).
95. On every gar 2" where
charge is made for the SAFE keeping,
housing and car" Of automobiles,
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00).
o. On every person firm or cor
poration selling corn. oats, hay, mil!
feed, etc. Twenty Dollars (S2000),
if not otherwise taxed.
or. Every person or frri taking a
contract to do work as defined in sec
ton ninety-one (91) of the State
license law of 1903, shall pay a
license tax to be graduated as fol-
lows All contractors, the gross
amount of whose contracts taken
within the preceding year shall ag-
prcgate not more than ten thousand
dollars, shall pay Five Dollars
(S5.O0). and $500 on each additional
five thousand dollars of contracts
taken. This section shall not apply
to eXcavators who employ wagons or
carts already licensed by this city.
%. On a show or exhibition gen
orally termed a carnival or show Of
similar character there shall be as
sesscd a tax of Ten Dollars q dav,
and an additional tax of Three Dol
lars day on each tent, room or en-
closure to which an admission fee is
charged. This tax is to be collected
each day.
%. On every shoe shining parlor
Five Dollars per year or any part
thereof.
All licenses assessed under any sec
ton of this ordinance, exclusive Of
that assesset under section G6. which
license shall he paid to the City Au
d;tor. as provided for in section two,
CHAPTER twenty-sever. flaws Of the
city Of Alexandra shall be paid 10
the Mayor land al persons en-
braced in this ordinance are requested
drake returns to the Commissioner
nr Revenue at his office infthe Market
Building He shall assess the license
tax chargeab!c in this ordinance and
shall furnish the Mayor, the Auditor
and Finance Committee tie detailed
amounts of the assessments made on