Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-04-20

ing OF tranmitting them to points
within the State, not including any
business done for the Government of
the United, States, its officers or
agents and not including any business
to. and from points without the State,
or, receiving and transmitting mes
sages within points in the State and
delivering them in the City, not IN
Guiding any business for the Gov
eminent of the United States, it's CT
fcers or agents, and not including any
business done to and from points
without the State, the sum of Fifty
Dollars ESQ. COY. -
/ lotto sell 1T retail millinery.
such as artificial flowers, ribbons and
headwear, and at retail, natural flow
crs and plants, known as florist stores
or either of them, Five Dollars ($5.00l
in lieu of a capital tax il such capt
tai is less than Three Hundred Dol
lars $500. 00).
And any person, firm or corporation
prosecuting business, employment.
or occupation for which a license is
required and tax imposed thereon
under this section failing to obtain
said license and to pay said tax I'M
posed thereon, shall be liable to a
fine of not less than Five Dollars
$500 or moro than One Hundred
Dollars ($1O0. O0); and each days
failure to obtain said license and to
pay said tax imposed thereon, shall
constitute 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 year
commencing on the 1st day of June
1916, and ending on the 3lst day of
May 1917, without first obtaining a
license and pay the tax imposed there
on of One Dollar and Fifty Cents
Isl .50) for each dog so owned, kept
or harbored, under a penalty of a
fine Of not less than Two Dollars (S2.-
00), nor more than Five Dollars
'($5. 00) and each days failure to OBJ
tain said license and pay the said tax
imposed thereon shall constitute a
separate violation OF this section.
All taxes imposed on licenses un"
der Section One Of this ordinance
shall be paid to the mayor; and all
persons embraced in Section One Of
this ordinance shall make returns
to the Commissioner Of Revenue ut
his Office in the Market Building. The
said Commissioner of Revenue shall
issue the license and impose the tax
chargeable thereon and shall fur
nish the Mayor, Auditor, and Finance
Committee the details thereof, and
also the name of the person, firm or
corporation obtaining the license, the
said amount of the tax on a license
shall be paid to the Mayor before the
same becomes effective. The Commits
sioner of Revenue shall be entitled to
Il fee Of Fifty Cents (50c) for each
license, which amount shall be adj
tled to and made part Of said TAX
thereon, and the Commissioner of
Revenue shall be paid the sum of
Fifty Cents (50c) on each licensel
when the tax thereon is paid by war
rant on the City Treasurer.
The Mayor shall be entitled to a
commission of two and one-half per
cent e 10y on the amount Of taxes
collected by him as provided in an
ordinance of the City Council APPROX
ed June Goth, 1881, and whenever
the collections in his possession shall
amount to One hundred dollars ($l00-
DO) or more he shall deposit the
amount with the City Treasurer ana
take his receipt therefor.
The Auditor shall be entitled TO
4 fee of twenty-five cents (25c) up-i
On each license issued under Section
2 of this ordinance, which fee has
been added in the taxes imposed, and
he shall deposit with the City Treas !
nrer all money collected by him when !!
it amounts to hundred dollars
$500. OO) or more, taking the CITY
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 ve-
hicles Of the same kind are issued to
inc same person. only II !cc VI ~ "
cents (50c) shall be charged there
for.
The tax on all licenses shall be
nayaEle on or before the 1st day of
June, 1916, and all taxes remaining
unpaid on December 3lst, 1915, the
Mayor shall make report of such de-
linquents to the Finance Committee
on or before January 1st, 1917.
1t 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 ext
hibition Of the license. The officer
shall make report, ETC., to the Mayor
whether or not any person, firm or
is doing business other
than that for which license was OBJ
tanned and if so the offender shall be
proceeded against accordingly.
The taxes assessed on licenses for
conducting business under Sections
/. 2, 8, q, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 known as