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110 7. AGENTS - NON-RESIDENT FERTILIZING COITANIES. Every person acting as agent for the sale in this city of fertilizers manufactured by non-resident fertilier companies, whether selling on commission or for other consideration, shall pay a specific license tax of twenty-five dollars ($25) per annum for each company represented. 8. AGENTS - REAL ESTATE OR LAND. The license tax on real estate or land agents to do business in tris city shall be fifty dollars ($50) and an additional tax of one-tenth of one per cent of gross _ of sales; said additional tax shall be paid quarterly, and every person, firm or corporation doing business under this section is hereby required to make a detailed written report under the oath to the Commissioer of Revenue of the amount of sales on the first day of Auhust, November, February and May of each year for the three _ preceding and pay the amount due on the dates mentioned and failure to do so shall be construed as doing business without a license, and shall be fined not less than nor more than $50 for each day in default. 9. AGENTS - RENTING HOUSES. On every license to any person renting house, farms, or other real estate, for compensation or profit the tax shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). 10. AGENTS - SEWINGMACHINE. On every license to a person or firm, other than a regular licenses merchant or sewing machine agent, as provided in § 135 of the tax laws of Virginia, to sell or offer for sale or rent sewing machines and accessories, the tax shall be twenty -five dollars ($25). It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of the Revenue to require of any person or firm selling or offering to sell sewing machines and accessories that the agent's certificate granted by the auditor of the State, as provided for in § 135 of the tax Laws of Virginia, shall be produced for his inspection. 11. ATTORNEYS, PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS , ARCNITECTS, CIVIL ENGINEERS, SURVEYORS, OPTICIANS OCCULISTS, VETNRINARY SURGEONS, AND CONVEYANCERS. The specific license tax on every resident or non-resident attorney-at-law, physician, dentist, architect, Civil engineer, surveyow,optician, occulist and veterinal surgeon, having an office or carrying onbusinese in this city shall be twenty-five dollars ($25). All persons who shall for compensation furnish plans and __ for the erection or improvement of buildings shall be deemed architects, and all persons who examine or measure the eyes dor the purpose of fitting optical glasses to them shall be deemed opticians, within the meaning of this section no such _ shall be issued for less than twenty-five dollars ($25), No Pro Rata. The specific license tax on every resident or non-resident conveyancer havings office or carrying on business in this city shall be twenty-five dollars ($25), All persons other than duly licensed attorneys-at-law, who, for compensation or reward, shall prepare deeds, contracts, wills, or other writings, shall be deemed convey- ancers. No license shall be issued to conveyancers for lose than twenty-five dollars ($25) . No pro rata. 12. AUCTIONEERS - GENERAL. On every auctioneer, forty dollars ($40) ,whether he receives any compensation for his services or not. Under this licened a person may sell any goods, wares, merchan- dise, or other things, except real estate, horses and cattle, for the sale of which, by an auctioneer, a further license is elsewhere required. 13. AUCTIONEERS - REAL ESTATE. On every real estate auctioneer the tax shall be forty dollars ($40),whether he receives any compensation for his sergices or not. This license covers only the right to sell real estate at auction, and applies to all sales of real estate except those made under a decree of court. 14. AUCTIM SALES. Every person or firm who shall bring into tris city from any point beyond its limits a stock of goods of any kind and remain here temporarily selling the same, at wholesale or retail and either at public auction or privately, shall pay, therefor a specific license tax of five hundred dollars ($500). Not transferable. No pro rata 15. BABY RACKS AND OTHER GAMES. Every person conducting a baby rack, knife rack, or like game of chance not prop_ by law, shall pay on each game a specific license tax of ten dollars ($10) per month, or thirty dollars ($30) per annum. Nottransferable. 16. BAGATELLE. On every license permitting a bagatelle table to be kept in this city, whether a charge is made for playing or not, where the public is invited, the tax shall be twenty- five dollars ($25) on each table. 17. BAKERS. Each person or firm conducting the business of baking shall pay a specific license tax of $25. per annum. Not transferable. No pro rata. 18. BARBERS. On every license to a barber the tax shall be $5. for each chair in excess of one. 19. BILL POSTERS. Each bill poster shall pay a license tax of twenty dollars ($20) for one year. All persons who post notices, bills and labels for compensation, shall be construced _ bill posters. No pro rata. Any person taking out this license may have the privlege of distributing advdrtisements as defined in section 1. 20. BILLIARD OR POOL. On every license to keep a billiard or pool saloon the tax shall be sixty-four dollars ($64) for one table and an additional tax of thrity-two dollars ($32) for the second table, and sixteen dollars ($16) additional for each table in excess of _ 21. BLACKSMITH AND WHEELWRIGHT SHOPS. On every person or firm conducting a blacksmith shop the license tax shall be five dollars ($5) for the first anvil and two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each additional anvil. On every person or firm conducting a wheelwright shop the tax _ be five dollars ($5).