Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-26


within points in the State and deliver
ing them in the City, not including
any business for the Government of
the United States, its officers or ae-
ents, and not including any business
done to and from points without the
State, the sum Of Fifty Dollars (S5O0
(lOO To sell at retail millinery.
such as artificial flowers, ribbons and
headwear, and at retail, natural flow
ers and plants, known as florist stor-
es, or either of them, Five Dollars
(So.00) in lieu of capital tax if such
capital is less than Three Hundred
Dollars ($300.00).
And any person, firm or corpora.
ton prosecuting business. employ
ment or occupation for which a lie
ense is required and tax imposed
thereon under this Section failing to
obtain said license and to pay said tax
imposed thereon, shall be liable to a
ilne OF not less than Five Dollars
lS3.OO) or more than One Hundred
Dollars (S100.00): and each days fail
ure to obtain said license and to paw
said tax imposed thereon, shall con-
stltute a separate violation of this
Section.
Section Two. That no person shall
own, keep or harbor a dog within the
City of Alexandria during the yeal.
commencing on the 1st day of June,
1915, and ending on the 31st day of
May, 1916, without first obtaining a
license and pay the tax imposed there
on of One Dollar and fifty cents ISL
800 for each dog so owned, kept or
harbored, under a penalty of a fine Of
not less than Two Dollars ($2.OO)
nor more than Five Dollars (S5.OO)
and each days failure 10 obtain said
license and pay the said tax imposed
thereon shall constitute a separate
violation Of this Section.
All taxes imposed on licenses und-
er Section One of this Ordinance shall
be paid to the Mayor; and all per-
sons embraced in Section One of this
Ordinance shall make returns to the
Commissioner of Revenue at his of
flee in the Market Building. The
said Commissioner of Revenue shall
Issue the license and impose the tax
chargeable thereon and shall furn-
ish the Mayor. Auditor, and Finance
Committee the details thereof, and
also the name Of the person. firm
or corporation obtaining the license,
the said amount of the tax on a lie
ense shall be paid to the Mayor be-
fore the same becomes effective. The
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titled to a fee Of Fifty cents (50c>
for each license, which amount shall
be added to and made part of said
TAX thereon, and the Commissioners of
Revenue shall be paid the said sum
of Fifty cents (50c) OIL each license
when the tax thereon is paid by war
rant on the City Treasurer.
The Mayor shall be entitled TO a
commission of two and one half e.
1-2) percent. on the amount of taxes
collected by him as provided in an
Ordinance of the City Council approx
ed June 30th, 1881, and whenever the
collections in his possession shall
amount to one hundred dollars ($10h.-
0O) or more he shall deposit the
amount with the City Treasurer and
take his receipt therefor.
The Auditor shall be entitled to Il
fee of twenty-five cents (25c) unon
each license issued under Section Two
of this Ordinance, which fee has been
added IN the taxes imposed. and he
shall deposit with the City Treasurer
all money collected by him when 1t
amounts to q hundred dollars (Sl0O.-
OO) or more, taking the City TrcaSur-
er's receipt thereof, and shall be paid
by warrant, on the City Treasurer.
the fee of twenty-five cents (25c) on
each license so issued by him.
When licenses for two or more We
hieles of the same kind arc issued
to the same person only Il fee Of FIFTY
cents (50c) shall be charged therefor.
The tax on all licenses shall be pay
able on or before the LIST day Of June.
1915. and all taxes remaining unpaid
on December 1st, 1915, the Mayof
shall make report Of such heI'n-
ouents to the Finance Committee on
or before January LIST, 1916.
It shall be the duty Of the Chief
and Scrgeants Of the Police or such
officers the Mayor may detail TO call
quarterly upon each and every per
son. firm or corporation doing bust
ness in the City and demand an cxh:b-
ition of the license. The officer shall
make report, etc, to the Mayor whcth
er or not any person, firm or corpora
ton is doing business other than that
for which license was obtained ana
if so the offender shall be proceeded
against accordingly.
The taxes on every license granted
for the unexpired portion Of The year
shall be charged pro-rata. unless
otherwise provided.
Section Three. All persons, firms,
or corporations prosecuting any bGsl-
ness. employment or occupatlon' not
specifically embraced in this OrdIn-
sncc. that requires a license under
the laws Of the State, shall be re,
ouired to take out City license and
nav the amount Of tax thereon I'M
posed by the State law for such bust
ness. employment or OCCUPATION, nnd-
r