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The Chief of Police is hereby designated Wagon Inspector and it shall be his duty to see that all vehicles for wrich a license is required under this section shall have their number properly displayed, and if any vehicle be found withour such number it shall be his duty to ascertain the name of the owner and require said license to be procured under penalty as provided in the general provisions of this ordinance. In the discharge of the duty thus imposed on the Chief he shall have authority to call to his aid the several members of is force. 104. WOOD AND COAL DEALERS AND MERCHANTS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS LICENSE TAX REQUIRED THEREFROM ON VEHICLES HIBITUALLY USED ON THE STREETS OF THE CITY FOR THE DELIVERY OF SUCH ARTICLES. On every wagon or cart used by any woor or coal dealer or merchant, whose place of business is located outside of the city limits, and who habitually uses the streets of the city to deliver such wood, coal or otter merchandise, the license tax scall be $10. The Commissioner of the Revenue shall supply to every such wagon or cart the usual license number, as provided for all other vehicles. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 105. A like license shall be required of any firm, joint stock company or corporation as provided for in this ordinance for a person or firm. 105. The Tax Laws of Virginia shall be tre authority for interpreting the subjects as taxed under this ordinance, in so far as it may contain similar subjects. 107. On every license for which a tax shall not have been provided for in this ordinance, the tax shall be the sane as that required by the State Tax Laws, 108. Any person, firm or corporation, conducting a business, occupation or profession for the conduct of which a license tax is required under this ordinance, witrout first obtaining such license, if no specific fine is imposed for such violation, shallbe fined not less than $2.50 nor more than $10. for each day he is in default. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Revenue and Treasurer to report in writing to the Yayor every case of default as soon as it comes to his knowledge and the Commissioner of Revenue shall also report to the Finance Committee the name, location and business of every person in default, and if there be no default he shall so report. And it shall be the duty of the Mayor, immediately upon receipt of such report, to detail a policeman, and cause such delinquent to be sommoned before the Police Justice to show cause why they should not be fined under provisions of this ordinance. But the special detail of a policeman shall not relieve the general force from the general duty of enforcing this or any other ordinance, and the Mayor shall especially see that all the requirements of this ordinance are enforced, and to this end he shall at least once a month, especially require the police to investivate violations of this ordinance. 109. The Corrmissioner of Reverue shall receive for each, license issued by him a fee of seventy-five cents, to be paid by the party to whom said license is issuad. 110. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Revenue to keep a books, in which he shall classify all thu branches of business and occupation upon which a license is Imposed by tris ordinance, and show the amount of assessment made upon each license, the name of the person assessed, and the period for which such license was issued. On the first day of December, March, June and September of each year he shall deliver to the Finance Committee extracts from said book showing the entries made and the total arnount of licenses collected during the preceding three months, properly classified. These extracts all be certified under oath. 111. The taxes on licenses accruing under tie provisions of this ordinance shall be due and payable, except where otherwise herein provided, upon the first day of May, 1913, and shall be paid by the person against whom aesessed to the Treasurer of the city in his office prior to the first day of May, 112A11 ordinances, or parts of ordinances, relating to licenses in conflict herewith are herekly repealed. Adopted by the Council April 10,1.913. Presented and approved April 11,1913. President Signature. Mayor Signature.