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110 7. AGENTS - NON-RESIDENT FERTILIZING COITANIES. Every person acting as agent for the sale in this city of fertilizers manufaetur 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. Be AGENTS - REAL ESTATE OR LAIMe The license tax on real estate or land agents to do business in tris city sha11, fifty dollars ($50) and an additional tax of one-tenth of one per cent of groes ,,o, 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 $a181 on the first day of Auhust,November ,February and Tay of each year for the three mottg preceding and pay the amount due on the dates mentioned and failure to do so ehallbi construed as doing business without a license, and shall be fined not less than nor more than $5o for each day in default. 9. AGENTS - RENTING HOUSES. on every license to any person renting housee,farms, or other real estate,for compensation or profit the tax shall be twenty-five dollars (45). 10. AGENTS � SEWINGITACRINE. 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 f orsale or rent sewing machines and accessories, the tax shall be twenty -fits dollars ($25)o t 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 9 OPTICIAN, 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 specificat for the erection or improvement of buildings shall be deemed architects, and all persons who examine or measure Vile eyes dor the purpose of fitting optical glasell to them shall be deemed opticiane,within the meanin if tris section. ro such lice ; shall be issued for less than twenty-five dollars (125), 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,wro,for compensation or reward,shall prepare deeds, contracts,wills,or of"ner writinge,shall be deemed comq' ancers. No license shall be issued to conveyancers for lose than twenty-five d01111 ($25) . No pro rata. 12. AUCTI UNEERS - GENERALo nn every auctioneer, forty dollars ($40) ,wrether he receives any compensation for his services or not. Under tris licened a person may sell any Roode,wares,nerc� dise,or other things,ex.cept real estate,horses and cattle,for the sale of which,V an auctioneer,a further license is elsewhere required. 13. AUCTIUNFFRS - REAL FSTATI. On every real estate auctioneer the tax shall be forty dollars ($40),whetherl, 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 ezaa those made under a decree of court. 14. AUCTIM SALES. Every person or firm who shall bring into tris city from any point beyodd itM limits a stock of goods of any kind and remain here temporarily sellinr the 060,�� wholesale or retail and either at public auction or privately, shall pay, tinerefor specific license tax of five hundred dollars ($500). Not transferable. No pro rata 15. BABY RACKS AND OTHER GA),TjS. 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 mo or thirty dollars ($30) per annum. Nottransferable. 16, BAGATELLE. On every license permitting a bagatelle table to be kept in this city,whethet r$ charge is made for playing or not,where the public is invited,the tax shall b five dollars 425) on each table. 17. BAKERS. Each person or firm conducting the business of baking shall pay a specific 1 tax of $25. per annum. Not transferable. No pro rata. 18. BARBERS. Dae, On every license to a barber the tax shall be $5. for each chair in excess of 19. BILL POSTERS* esr� Each bill poster shall pay a license tax of twenty dollars ($20) for one Y l All persons who post notices,bills and labels for compensation, shall be constog bill posters. No pro rata. Any person taking out this license may have the p fili .of distributing advdrtisements as defined in section 1. 20. BILLIAFD OR POOL. four On every license to keep a billiard or pool Saloon the tax 9l1all be siXtfot thirty-two dollars ($64) for one table and an additional tax of dollars (J32) g of the second table, and sixteen dollars ($16) additional for each table in exc°a 21. BLACKS3FITH AND WHEELWRIGHT SuOPS.� �� On every person or firm conducting a blacksmith shop the license tax O'sll eeio dollars 35) for the first anvil and two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for t additional anvil. On every person or firm conducting a wheelwright ehoP the be five dollars (W.