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ricense for one year to be paid quarterly, and a license for a pe-
<br />riod exceeding one week to be based upon the per annum li-
<br />cense fee; provided, however, that when such exhibition is
<br />given for benevolent, charitable or educational purposes and is
<br />given for a period of more than a week in any year and the ex-
<br />hibitor thereof receives a part of the receipts from such exhibi-
<br />tion as his compensation, then such exhibition, after the first
<br />week shall not be exempt from the payment of the license fee
<br />herein prescribed; and where the admission exceeds 50 cents
<br />the license tax as prescribed in Sec. 112 shall apply.
<br />81. Oculists.
<br />See § 13.
<br />82. Opticians.
<br />See § 13.
<br />83. Pawnbrokers.
<br />On every license to a pawnbroker, the specific license tax
<br />shall be one hundred dollars ($100) for one year or fractional
<br />part thereof. Not transferable.
<br />84. Peanut and Popcorn Venders.
<br />On street venders of peanuts and popcorn the license tax
<br />shall be ten dollars ($10). No pro rata.
<br />85. Peddlers.
<br />Any person acting as peddler, as defined by the State Laws
<br />of Virginia, shall pay a license tax of $150. Not transferable.
<br />No pro rata.
<br />86. Physicians.
<br />See § 13.
<br />87. Planing Mill and Sash, Blind and Door Factory
<br />On every license to a person or firm conducting a planing
<br />Mill, the tax shall be fifty dollars ($50) .
<br />On every person or firm carrying on a sash, blind and door
<br />factory, the tax shall be thirty-five dollars ($35).
<br />But if a person or firm conduct a sash, door and blind fac-
<br />tory in combination with a planing mill, the tax shall be seventy-
<br />five dollars ($75).
<br />88. Plumbers.
<br />On every license to a plumber the tax shall be twenty-five
<br />dollars ($25). This section shall apply to all persons, firms
<br />or corporations who do plumbing, gas -fitting, steam and hot
<br />water heating.
<br />89. Pop -Manufacture and Sale.
<br />On every license to any person or firm to conduct the busi-
<br />ness of manufacturing or bottling pop, ginger ale, or other
<br />aerated waters, the tax shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
<br />90. Private Bankers.
<br />Every person, firm or corporation conducting the business
<br />of private banker as defined by the State Tax haws, shall pay a
<br />license tax of $100 per year.
<br />91. Lodging Houses.
<br />Private entertainment (thirty rooms or less), tax $5.00 and
<br />$1.00 additional for each room in excess of 10.
<br />This section shall be construed to apply to all keepers of what
<br />are known as "boarding houses" accepting boarders or lodgers
<br />for less than one week, as defined by the State License Law gov-
<br />erning "houses of private entertainment."
<br />92. Publishers.
<br />On every non-resident person, firm or corporation publish-
<br />ing a city directory, book, pamphlet, fire alarm or telephone
<br />directory, theatrical program, display card, desk blotter, hotel
<br />register or any other medium or device, other than regular
<br />newspapers or periodicals entered at the Charlottesville post -
<br />office as second-class matter, used or employed for advertis-
<br />ing matter of any kind other than that of the person, firm or
<br />corporation issuing the same, shall pay a special license tax of
<br />twenty-five dollars ($25).
<br />93. Rentals -Personal Property.
<br />Every person, firm, or corporation renting towels or other
<br />items of personal property shall pay a specific license tax of
<br />$25.00 per annum. This section shall not apply to those paying
<br />a license tax to the City as Merchants or as operators of Laun-
<br />dries.
<br />94. Restaurants.
<br />See Bating Houses.
<br />95. Retailers of Tobacco, Snuff, etc.
<br />No person not a producer shall be allowed to sell by retail
<br />tobacco, snuff, cigars, or cigarettes, without having obtained a
<br />specific license to do so.
<br />The sum to be paid by retailers of tobacco, snuff, cigars or
<br />cigarettes shall be for said privilege a specific tax of five dol-
<br />lars ($5), which shall be assessed and collected as other assess-
<br />ments upon license, but which shall not be in lieu of merchants'
<br />license on purchases.
<br />This section shall be construed to require of any person tak-
<br />ing out this special license tax to sell tobacco, snuff, cigars or
<br />cigarettes a merchants' license in addition thereto based on
<br />amount of purchases.
<br />96. Shoemakers.
<br />On every person or firm conducting a shop for the repair
<br />or manufacture of shoes, boots, etc., the license tax shall be
<br />$2.50 for each bench without machine; with machine $10 for
<br />each bench.
<br />97. Shooting Gallery.
<br />On every license to keep a shooting gallery, the tax shall be
<br />$10.00 per month.
<br />98. Shows, Circuses, etc.
<br />On a circus, menagerie, tent show, or other such like exhibi-
<br />tion or performance, within the corporate limits of the city or
<br />within one mile of the same, whether combined or separate, the
<br />license tax shall be seventy-five dollars ($75) for the first per-
<br />formance or exhibition, and thirty-five dollars ($35) for each
<br />additional performance or exhibition.
<br />On a side show attached to or exhibiting with any circus, me-
<br />nagerie, tent show or other such like exhibition or performance
<br />within the corporate limits of the city or within one mile of the
<br />same, the license tax shall be twenty dollars ($20) for each
<br />performance or exhibition.
<br />No license shall be issued to any circus, menagerie, tent show,
<br />or other such like exhibition or performance unless and until
<br />the price of admissions and of seats shall have been previously
<br />generally published.
<br />If a show or other performance is conducted in connection with
<br />and as an inducement for the sale of merchandise there shall be
<br />charged a license tax of $25.00 per day whether an admission is
<br />charged or not.
<br />99. Skating Rink.
<br />On every license to the proprietor or occupier of a room
<br />fitted up or used for roller skating purposes, the tax shall be
<br />fifty dollars ($50) . No pro rata. Not transferable.
<br />100. Slot Machines.
<br />Any person, firm or corporation having on a street, alley or
<br />other public place or in shops, stores, hotels, boarding houses,
<br />depots, public or private rooms, or any other place anywhere in
<br />the City a slot machine of any description into which are dropped
<br />coins to dispose of any article of merchandise or for the purpose
<br />of operating musical or other devices that operate on the coin -
<br />in -the -slot principle, used for gain, except as a pay telephone,
<br />shall pay for every such slot machine or musical or other device
<br />as the case may be, a license tax of $5.00 per year on machines
<br />where the customer pays one cent to operate; and a tax of $15
<br />per year where the customer pays more than one cent to operate;
<br />except automatic baggage or parcel machines or receptacles which
<br />are used for the storage of baggage, parcels of any character on
<br />which shall be levied a tax of twenty-five cents per year for each
<br />receptacle that is operated on the coin -in -the -slot principle; pro-
<br />vided however, that no such person, firm or corporation may
<br />keep, maintain, exhibit or operate any slot machine or any de-
<br />vice in which the element of chance enters or which gives out any
<br />slugs or checks or device which may be used to again operate the
<br />machine or gives out any prize or any other article other than the
<br />article of merchandise or music in payment for which the coin
<br />was originally deposited; provided further, that this section
<br />shall not apply to slot machines that are used for the purpose of
<br />selling individual sanitary drinking cups, or U. S. Postage
<br />Stamps. Not transferable. No pro rata.
<br />Any person violating any provision of this section shall be
<br />fined not less than five nor more than fifty dollars for each day
<br />and confiscation of the machine.
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