Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-17
LICENSE LAW


!. of Alexandria, Va, For The Fiscal
Year Commencing on the First Day
of June, 1919, and Ending on The
3fst Day of May. 1890.
Be 1t Ordained by the City Council
of Alexandria,
Section THAT no person firm or
corporation shall prosecute any bust,
mess, employment or. occupation IN
Ithe City of Alexandria, during the
year commencing on the first day OF
June, 1919 and ending on the 31st
day of May 1920, for which a license
is required by this ordinance, without
first obtaining such license and pay
ing the tax imposed thereon under
| the penalty hereinafter prescribed.
And the city licenses required and the
takes imposed thereon shall be as
| follows:
\ (2)-Hotel Keeper, the sum OF
th;rty-five $3.50 dollars when such
hotel has as many as ten rooms Tor
rental or permanent or transient
Rcuests. And in addition TO such spe-
cial tax of Thirty-Five (S35' dollars
there shall be levied an additional tax
{of Two (S2) dollars on each room IN
excess of ten rooms if charge is
made for it's use by transient OF per-
manent guests. A hotel having less
than ten rooms for transIenC or per-
manent guests there shall be levied a
tax of Three (S3) dollars on each
room This license tax snail include
the right to furnish meals or luncn
without paying additional tax.
(3>-Rooming House, as dlstsn-
guished from hotels, meaning by the
term rooming house, any building or
dwelling house fitted up with beds,
cots. ETC., for rental or use daily,
weekly or monthly, there shall be a
license tax of One (Sl) dollar on each
bed or cot to the number of twenty
(2O) beds or cots, and Fifty (3O)
cents on each bed or cot n excess OF
Twenty (20).
(Q-On any house or building,
other than Apartments, Hotels, Room
irg houses managed for and furnished
to sublet to transient or permanent
occupants, there shall be levied tax
of Three $50 dollars for each room.
(5)--House of private entertain
n:ent, as defined by the law of this
State the sum of Five (S5) dollars.
(6O-Cookshcp's, the sum of five
i$5) dollars. Eating houses and dairy
and lunch rooms, the sum of ter
(s10) dollars, and Fifty (5O) cents
additional for each table useG for ac-
commodation of guests. Allowing 6
persons for each table.
(D-Agent for the sale in the City
Of ginger ale or ginger beer, pop,
mineral water, .catawba or soda water
or what is termed near beer such as
''Bevo" "Reiff's Special or similar
bottled goods, generally termed "soft"
drinks, Fifty $500 dollars.
(S)-Manufacture ana sale in. the
city at wholesale. delivery by wagon
or otherwise, of soda water, ginger
q!e, pop, sarsaparilla or other air.
lated water in bottles, Fifteen (S15)
dollars, at retail by the bottle, Five
($5) dollars. Saltwater from foun-
tain cannot be sold under this sec
ton.
(9)-For sale at amy place at retail
what IS generally termed near beer
or what is generally termed "Bevo"
"Reiff's Special" "Pabto" "odo" or
similar drinks not specifically named
in this section Twenty $500 dollars.
T (10)-Bottled soft drinks, other
than near beer, Five (s5) dollars.
(1D-Sodawater Fountain, Ten
(s1O) dollars and bottled goods can
not be sold under this section.
(12>-Shooting gallery or ball
throwing or place of like amusement,
the sum of>five (S5) dollars month
or Fifty (5O) cents a day.
(13)-Flying horse or swinging ma
chine, moved by hand, the sum OF
five (S5) dollars per month; moved
Inv steam, electricity or other power
1.-The sum of ten (s1o) dollars per
month.
(14)-Bowling Saloon, the sum OF
Ten (s1O) dollars, and on each allev
in such saloons in excess OF one the
sum of fife (S5) dollars.
(15)-Rilliard Room or pool saloon,
The sum of fifteen (s15) dollars and
five (s5) dollars on each table in ex-
|cess Of one.
(16l-Bagatelle Saloon. as defined
! ~ low of +biS Stata tho sim of