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<br />five or carrying on business in this city shall be twenty-five
<br />dollars ($2.5). All persons who for compensation shall fur-
<br />nish plans and specifications for the erection or improvement
<br />of buildings shall be deemed architects and all persons who ex-
<br />amine or measure the eyes for the purpose of fitting optical
<br />glasses to them shall be deemed opticians, within the meaning
<br />of this section. No such license shall be issued for less than
<br />twenty-five dollars ($25).
<br />The specific license tax on every resident or non-resident
<br />conveyancer having an office or carrying on business in this
<br />city shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) .
<br />All persons other than duly licensed attorneys -at -law, who,
<br />for compensation or reward, shall prepare deeds, contracts,
<br />wills or other writings, shall be deemed conveyancers.
<br />No license shall be issued to conveyancers for less than
<br />twenty-five dollars ($25) .
<br />15. Auctioneers -General.
<br />On every general auctioneer, forty dollars ($40), whether
<br />he receives any compensation for his service or not. Under
<br />this license a person may sell any goods, wares, merchandise,
<br />or other things, except real estate, horses and cattle, for the
<br />sale of which, by an auctioneer, a further license is elsewhere
<br />required.
<br />16. Auctioneers -Real Estate.
<br />On every real estate auctioneer the tax shall be forty dollars
<br />($40), whether he receives compensation or not. This license
<br />covers only the right to sell real estate at auction, and applies
<br />to all sales of real estate except those made under a decree of
<br />court.
<br />17. Auction Sales.
<br />Every person or firm who shall bring into this city from
<br />any place beyond its limits a stock of goods of any kind and
<br />remain here temporarily selling the same, at wholesale or retail
<br />and either at public auction or privately, shall pay therefor a
<br />specific license tax of five hundred dollars ($500). Not trans-
<br />ferable. No pro rata.
<br />18. Auto Repair Shops.
<br />See § 54.
<br />19. Baby Racks and Other Games.
<br />Every person conducting a baby rack, knife rack, or like
<br />game of chance not prohibited by law, shall pay on each game
<br />a specific license tax of five dollars ($5) per day. Not trans -
<br />f crablc.
<br />20. Bagatelle.
<br />On every license permitting a bagatelle table to be kept in
<br />this city, whether a charge is made for playing or not, where
<br />the public is invited, the tax shall be twenty-five dollars ($25)
<br />on each table.
<br />21. Bakers.
<br />Each person or firm conducting the business of baking shall
<br />pay a specific license tax of $25 per annum. Not transferable.
<br />No pro rata.
<br />22. Barbers.
<br />On every license to a barber the tax shall be $7.50 for each
<br />chair.
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<br />23. Bill Posters.
<br />Each bill poster shall pay a license tax of forty dollars
<br />($40) for one year. All persons who post notices, bills and
<br />labels for compensation, shall be construed as bill posters. No
<br />pro rata. Any person taking out this license may have the priv-
<br />ilege of distributing advertisements as defined in section 2.
<br />24. Billiard or Pool.
<br />On every license to keep a billiard or pool saloon the tax
<br />shall be sixty-four dollars ($64) for one table, and an addi-
<br />tional tax of thirty-two dollars ($32) for the second table,
<br />and sixteen dollars ($16) additional for each table in excess
<br />of two.
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<br />25, Blacksmith and Wheelwright Shops.
<br />On every person or firm conducting a blacksmith shop the
<br />license tax shall be five dollars ($5) for the first anvil and two
<br />dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each additional anvil. On
<br />every person or firm conducting a wheelwright shop the tax
<br />shall be five dollars ($5) .
<br />2 6. Bootblacks.
<br />For each chair or stand accommodating; not more than one
<br />person the license shall be $2 and when a bench is used the li-
<br />cense shall be $2 for each pair of foot rests, for year or any
<br />part of year.
<br />27. Bottling Works.
<br />See § 90.
<br />28. Bowling Saloon, Tenpin Alley, Boxball or Indoor
<br />Baseball.
<br />On every license permitting a bowling saloon, tenpin alley,
<br />boxball, or indoor baseball, to be kept in this city, whether a
<br />charge is made for playing or not, where the public is invited,
<br />the tax shall be twenty dollars ($20) for each alley or game.
<br />No pro rata.
<br />29. Brokers in Stocks, Bonds or Bills.
<br />On every license to a person or firm to conduct the business
<br />of stock, bond, note or bill broker, the tax shall be twenty-five
<br />dollars ($25) .
<br />30. Building and Loan Associations.
<br />Specific license tax upon purely mutual companies, lending
<br />only to stockholders, and confining its business solely to the
<br />City or County in which organized and counties and cities im-
<br />mediately contiguous thereto, $50.00.
<br />Specific license tax upon paid-up stock, or partially paid-up
<br />stock, to value of $25,000.00 or less, $75.00; and a further sum
<br />of $3.00 upon each additional $1,000.00 or fractional part there-
<br />of, so paid up.
<br />NOTE: Commissioner must require statement under oath of
<br />capital paid in.
<br />31. Carnival.
<br />On every carnival exhibiting within tents $350 per week.
<br />This license does not cover baby racks, knife racks or like
<br />games of chance not prohibited by law, or anything specific-
<br />ally taxed by any other section of this ordinance.
<br />32. Chiropodists, etc.
<br />Every chiropodist, manicurist or hair dresser shall pay a
<br />specific license tax of $10 per annum. Not transferable. No
<br />pro rata.
<br />3 3. Cider.
<br />No cider of any sort shall be sold by any person or firm
<br />within the limits of the City of Charlottesville unless the per-
<br />son or firm selling or offering for sale the same shall have paid
<br />a specific license tax of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500). No
<br />pro rata.
<br />Persons or firms selling cider at wholesale to merchants
<br />shall be required to pay the usual merchant's license tax only.
<br />Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of
<br />not less than five dollars ($.;), nor more than fifty dollars
<br />($50), or confinement in jail not exceeding three months, or
<br />both fine and imprisonment, as in the discretion of the Police
<br />justice or the Court may seem proper.
<br />This ordinance shall not apply to the sale of sweet cider sold
<br />by the person growing the fruit from which the cider was
<br />made.
<br />34. Civil Engineers.
<br />See § 14.
<br />35. Cleaning and Pressing.
<br />Each person or firm conducting a cleaning and pressing es-
<br />tablishment shall pay a specific license tax of $10 per annum.
<br />Not transferable. No pro rata.
<br />36. Cold Storage Plants.
<br />F,very person, firm or corlxoratirni operating; a cold storage
<br />plant shall pay for the storage privilege only, a licenSe tax of
<br />fifty dollars ($50) per annum.
<br />37. Common Criers.
<br />On every license to a common crier the tax shall be twenty'
<br />five dollars 25 and he shall not as such crier, give any evl-
<br />Bence of sale or title to the purchaser. This license may be Pro
<br />rated fora period of not less than six months.
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