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93 --- THEATRICALS.
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<br />On every theatrical performance or any performance similar thereto panorama
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<br />or any public performance or exhibition of any kind (except such as maybe given in
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<br />The Opera House) there shall be paid five dollars ($ 5.) for the first and three dollars
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<br />($3) for each additional performance.
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<br />9 4---TYPEWRITTING MACHINES.
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<br />Any person or firm, other than a regular licensed merchant, selling in this
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<br />city, typewriting machines, shall pay a specific license tax of twenty dollars for
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<br />one year. No pro rata.
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<br />95—UNDERTAKERS.
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<br />An Undertaker shall pay for the privilege of transacting such business a special
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<br />license tax of fifty dollars ($50.).
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<br />9 6 - - VEHICLES.
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<br />On every two –horse Hack, Phaeton, omnibus, or drag used for bite, ten dollars ($10.);
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<br />On every one-horse Buggy, Photon, Surry, Drag, used for hire, five dollars ($5.);
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<br />On every two- horse wagon, or dray, with or without springs, used for hire,
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<br />twelve dollars ($12.);
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<br />On every one-horse Wagon, Dray, or Cart used for hire, six dollars ($6.);
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<br />On every Automobile used for hire, twenty dollars ($20.);
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<br />Any person desiring to surrender a license for a one-horse vehicle and have issued
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<br />therefor a license for a two -horse vehicle, shall be entitled to a credit for the
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<br />unexpired part of the license surrendered.
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<br />On every milk -wagon from which milk is sold or delivered in this city, five dollars ($5.).
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<br />Any person, non-resident, hauling goods, or letting his vehicle, shall have its license number plainly
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<br />marked on metal or other material and placed on the rear fac of the rear axle thereof, or other conspicuous place.
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<br />Such number shall be supplied by the Commissioner of Revenue.
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<br />It shall be unlawful to transfer a tag frum one vehicle to another, except in
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<br />case of a vehicle being temporarily disabled.
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<br />The Chief of Police is hereby designated Wagon Inspector and it shall be his duty
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<br />to see teat all vehicles for which a license is required under this section shall have
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<br />their number properly displayed, and if any vehicle be found without such number it
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<br />shall be his duty to ascertain the name of the owner and require said license to be
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<br />procured, under penalty as provided in the General provisions of this ordinance.
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<br />In the discharge of the duty thus imposed the Chief shall have authority to call
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<br />to his aid the several members of his force.
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<br />97--- WOOD ANDCOAL DEALERS.
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<br />On all persons, whether resident or non-resident, who deal in wood and coal
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<br />the tax shall be forty dollars ($50.), or twenty five dollars for either wood or coal;
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<br />and every person who shall buy and sell wood or coal to be delivered in this city
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<br />shall be deemed and considered a dealer under the provisions of this section, and
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<br />required to pay the license tax herein imposed; provided this 97th, section shall not
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<br />apply to a person who buys wood by the wagon load two miles beyond the corporate
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<br />limits and who brings it in the city on wagons and sells it by the wagon load.
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<br />This section shall not apply to persons having merchants license.
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<br />GENERAL PROVISIONS.
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<br />98 - - A like license shall be required of any firm, joint stock company or corporation
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<br />as provided for in this ordinance for a person or firm.
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<br />99- - THE TAX LAWS OF VIRGINIA shall be the authority for interpreting the subjects as
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<br />taxed under this ordinance, in so far as it may contain similar subjects.
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<br />100--On every license for which a tax shall not have been provided for in this ordinance
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<br />the tax shall be the saine as that required by the State Tax Laws.
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<br />101-- Any person, firm or corporation, conducting a business,occupation or profession
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<br />for the conduct of which a license tax is required under this ordinance, without first
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<br />obtaining such license, if no specific fine is provided for such violation, shall be
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<br />fined hot less than $2.50 nor more than $10. for each day he is in default.
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<br />It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Revenue and Treasurer to report in
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<br />writing to the Mayor every case of default as soon as it comes to his knowledge and
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<br />the Commissioner of revenue shall also report to the Finance Conmittee the name
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<br />location and business of every person in default; and if there be no default he shall
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<br />so report. And it shall be the duty of the Mayor, irrnediately upon the receipt of such report
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<br />to detail policeman, and cause such delinquent to be summmpmsed before the Police
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<br />Justice to show cause why they should not be fined under provisons of this ordinance.
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<br />But, the special detail of a policeman shall not releive the general force
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<br />from the general duty of enforcing this or any other ordinance; and the Mayor shall especially see
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<br />that all the requirements of this ordinance are enforced, and to this end he shall
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<br />at least once a month, especially require the police to investigate violations of this ordinance.
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