The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-26

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one hundred dollars $500, per rms
mum for the privilege OF selling On the
streets and when wagons are used
a separate license shall be obtained
for each vehicle used, but no more
than two statesmen shall accompany
any wagon or vehicle and each wagon
or vehicle shall be plainly marked
with the name of the owner and his
street address. But no license shall
be required of persons peddlfng farm
and domestic products, inciuding
flowers grown or produced by them
selves and not purchased by them Tor
sale; nor shall any such license be
required OF those peddling Ice, milk
or bakery products manufactured by
themselves and not purchased for
sale; nor from any dairyrnan who
operates upon the streets Of the City
of Richmond one or more wagons,
for the sale and delivery of his milk.
butter, cream and eggs, Provided in
all cases, except In. the sale of ice,
milk or bakery products manufactur-
ed by the seller and not purchased
tor sale such sales shall be made
outside Of and not within the limits
of the regular market house spaces
and sheds Of the city. provided,
further, that 1t shall be unlawful for
any person under the provisions, OF
this section to allow his wagon to
stand in the street SO as to ohstruct
unreasonable other persons In the
reasonable use Of the streets; and
provided. further, that peddlers and
hawkers shall not cry their wares and
merchandise In the street excepting
between the hours Of A. AZ. and 4
P. NJ, nor shall they at any time cry
their wares and merchandise within,
one square OF any hospital or build
ing used for school purpose, nor shall
any salesman of such peddler or
hawker go beyond the square on
which his wagon is located for the
purpose OF crying his wares or naer-
esaandise or making sale thereof. Any
person violating the provision Of this
section shall be liable TO fine Of not
less than ten dollars t$f9) nor more
than twenty-five (s25) dollars for
each offense. recoverable before the
Police Justice Of the city Of Rich
mond. -
Sec. fifty That the license year
for merchants shall commence on
the first day OF May and end on the
30th day of April in each year. and
every person. firm, or corporation, en-
gagged in the business ct merchant
shall, for the license year commencing
on the first day OF May, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty (l930},
and each subsequent license year
pay license tax for the
OF doing business in the city
of Richmond. to be graduated by the
OF purchase made during the
preceding period of twelve months
from the first day of April to the 3Ist
day of March, inclusive, and all goods,
wares and merchandise manufactured
by such merchant and sold or offered
for sale in the city, as merchandise,
shall be considered as purchases with
In the meaning OF this section: pro-
vided that this section shall not be
construed to apply to manufacturers
taxed ON capital by the city, who offer
for sale, at the place of manufacture.
goods. wares and merchandise manu-
featured by them. To ascertain the
amount of purchases 1t shall be the
duty OF such merchant on the first day
OF April of each year. or writ
ten ten days thereafter. to make
report in writing under oath to the
commissioner of the revenue showing
his purchases as above defined, and
also goods wares and merchandise
manufactured and sold or offered for
sale in tho city during tine next pre-
ceding twelve months, except such
goods, wares and merchandise as are
manufactured by persons. firms or
taxed on their capital by
the city. The form of the report re-
CURED by this section shall be pre-
pared by and rrinteA in duplicate by
the comptroller OF the city of Rich
mond. and be by him furnished to the
com missioner OF the revenue and by
said commissioner distributed to each
person. Arm or corporation from
whom license is required under this
section. and said persons firms or cor
porations shall properly fill out the
said forms and return the same to the
said commissioner as above described.
and the commissioner of the revenue
shall report every merchant who shall
fail to comply with the requirements
of this section to the auditor and ac-
eountant of the city of Richmond. Any
person violating the provisions Of this
section shall he liable to a fine OF
not less than thirty dollars (s3o) nor
more than five hundred dollars ($s0o}