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Every person, firm or corporation doing business in this city who
<br />orders or solicits orders for, receives or distributes provisions of mer-
<br />chandise including flour, hay or grain shipped into this city from
<br />points within this state for distribution on account of the shipper, or
<br />shipped direct to the buyer, and participates in the profits ensuing from
<br />or accruing out of the sales of such provisions or merchandise, includ-
<br />ing hay or grain, or receives compensation in any form for his services
<br />whether he invoices such sale and collects the money therefor or not
<br />shall be deemed to be a merchandise broker.
<br />The tax on commission merchants or merchandise brokers shall be
<br />' fifty dollars ($50.00), provided the commission or compensation did
<br />not exceed $1,000.00; but when the commission or compensation ex-
<br />ceeded $1,000.00, the tax shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) and an addi-
<br />tional tax of ten dollars ($10.00) for each $1,000.00 or fraction
<br />thereof in excess of $1,000.00.
<br />A person, firm or corporation who is both a commission merchant
<br />and a merchandise broker shall pay only one tax under this section.
<br />83. Merchants Tobacco.
<br />See § 117.
<br />84. Merchandise 9-oker.
<br />see § 82.
<br />85. Merchandise Shipped in, Sold and Delivered.
<br />Every person, firm or corporation, including manufacturers or
<br />dealers who are not taxed under any other ordinance of this city,
<br />who ship me,chandise into this city to a definite storage place for the
<br />purpose of sale, and sell or offer for sale such merchandise, or any
<br />part thereof, whether the sale or offer for sale be made before or after
<br />the arrival of such merchandise in the city, and whether delivery be
<br />made at the time of sale or not, shall pay a license tax of $100.00.
<br />86. lVIdk Depot.
<br />Every person, firm or corporation buying and selling sweet milk
<br />shall pay a specific license tax of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per
<br />annum.
<br />87. Monuments and Tombstones.
<br />Each person, firm or coiporation or agent conducting the business
<br />of making or selling tombstones, monuments, etc., shall pay a specific
<br />license tax of twenty-five dollars ($25).
<br />88. Motorcycle and Bicycle Repair Shop.
<br />On every motorcycle and bicycle repair shop the license tax shall
<br />be ten dollars ($10.00).
<br />89. Moving Picture Shows.
<br />For the exhibition or giving of any moving picture show, where
<br />the price of admission does not exceed the sum of fifty cents, exclusive
<br />of United States admission tax, and where the seating capacity of any
<br />such place of amusement is as follows the tax shall be:
<br />600 seats or less................................................................$150.00
<br />601 to 900 seats................................................................ 200.00
<br />901 to 1200 seats. ............................................................. 250.00
<br />1201 seats and up................................................................ 300.00
<br />Where the admission exceeds fifty cents, exclusive of United States
<br />admission tax, the license tax as prescribed in Section 121 shall apply.
<br />Any person who shall carry from place to place, any goods, wares,
<br />or merchandise, and offer to sell or baiter the same, or actually sell or
<br />barter the same, shall be deemed a peddler, and any person licensed
<br />as a peddler may sell any personal property a merchant maty sell, or
<br />he may exchange the same for other articles.
<br />A peddlers license shall not be transferable, and any person so
<br />licensed shall endorse his name on said license, and such license shall
<br />confer authority to sell within the City of Charlottesville.
<br />Any peddler who shall peddle for sale or sell or barter without a
<br />license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof
<br />shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars, and not more than
<br />one hundred dollars for each offense; and any person selling or offer-
<br />ing to sell as a peddler shall exhibit his license on demand of any
<br />citizen of this city; and upon his failure or refusal to do so he shall
<br />be subject to the penalties for peddling without a license.
<br />All persons who do not keep a regular place of business (whether
<br />it be a house or a vacant lot, or elsewhere), open at all times in reg-
<br />ular business hours and at the same place, who shall offer for sale
<br />goods, wares and merchandise, shall be deemed peddlers under this
<br />section. All persons who keep a regular place of business, open at
<br />all times in iegular business hours and at the same place, who shall
<br />elsewhere than at such regular place of business, personally, or through
<br />their agent, offer for sale or sell, and at the time of such offering for
<br />sale, deliver goods, waies and merchandise, shall also be deemed ped-
<br />dlers as above, but this section shall not apply to those who sell or
<br />offer for sale in person or by their employees, ice, wood, meats, milk,
<br />butter, eggs, poultry, fish, oysters, game, vegetables, fruit, or other
<br />family supplies of a perishable nature grown or produced by them
<br />and not puichased by them for sale.
<br />For the privilege of peddling or bartering in the City of Char-
<br />lottesville, there shall be paid one hundred dollars for each person so
<br />engaged or employed in the City of Charlottesville, when he travels
<br />on foot, and when he peddles otherwise than on foot, the tax shall be
<br />two hundred dollars, except that tax on peddlers of ice, wood, meat,
<br />milk, butter, eggs, poultry, fish, oysters, game, vegetables, fruits or
<br />other family supplies of a perishable nature not grown or produced
<br />by them, shall be fifty dollais for each vehicle used in such peddling
<br />in the City of Charlottesville.
<br />Every vehicle used in peddling as aforesaid shall have conspicuously
<br />displayed thereon tb- name of the peddler using the same, together
<br />with the street and number, city and state of his residence.
<br />Nothing in this section shall be construed to require of any farmer
<br />a peddler's license for the privilege of selling or peddling farm products,
<br />wood, or charcoal grown of produced by him.
<br />Every license issued under this section shall expire on the thirtieth
<br />day of April of each year. No license issued under this section shall
<br />be prorated.
<br />The license taxes imposed by this subsection shall not apply to any
<br />peddler who is covered by subsection (b) of this section, and who
<br />sells to licensed dealers or retailers only.
<br />95. (b) Peddlers of Goods, Waxes or Merchandise Who Sell to
<br />Licensed Dealers.
<br />There is hereby imposed an annual city license tax on every per-
<br />son, firm and corporation, (other than a distributor and/or vendor of
<br />motor vehicle fuels and petroleum products, tobacco, or seafood, a
<br />farmer, a farmers' cooperative association, a producer, or a manufac-
<br />turer taxable on capital by the State or Virginia, or a distributor of
<br />manufactured goods paying a State license tax on his purchases), who
<br />or which peddles goods, wares, and me,chandise by selling and de-
<br />livering the same at the same time to licensed dealers or retailers at
<br />other than a definite place of business operated by the seller.
<br />The annual city license tax hereby imposed, as aforesaid, on every
<br />such person, firm or corporation, peddling, as aforesaid, is in the sum
<br />of one hundred dollars, for each vehicle used in such business, and
<br />the said license, shall not be issued quaiterly, nor shall it be trans-
<br />ferable, nor shall the tax be subject to proration.
<br />Every vehicle used by any licensee hereunder shall have conspicu-
<br />ously displayed thereon the name of the person, firm or corporation
<br />using the same, with the post office address of the licensee, and the
<br />license heieby required shall be conspicuously displayed on each ve-
<br />hicle where used in such business.
<br />Every person, firm or corporation claiming to be a distributor
<br />and/or vendor of motor vehicle fuels and petroleum products, a farmer,
<br />a dealer in forest products or tobacco, or seafood, a producer, or a
<br />manufacturer taxable on capital by the State of Virginia, and selling
<br />and delivering at the same time, or offering to sell and deliver at the
<br />same time, to licensed dealers or retailers, such goods, wares or mer-
<br />chandise, shall, upon request of any police, tax or revenue officer fur-
<br />nish evidence of his or its claim other than his or its mere statement,
<br />that he or it is exempt from the provision of this subsection, and
<br />failure to furnish such evidence shall be sufficient ground for charging
<br />the person operating the vehicle with the violation of this subsection;
<br />and in any prosecution for a violation of this subsection, the claim
<br />aforesaid must be corroborated by satisfactory evidence. The ex-
<br />emption hereby accorded a distributor and/or vendor of motor vehicle
<br />fuels and petroleum products and a dealer in forest products or tobacco,
<br />is restricted to such peddling of motor vehicle fuels and petroleum
<br />products and forest products, and tobacco; and in the case of a farmer,
<br />a producer, or a manufacturer taxable on capital by this state, the
<br />exemption is restricted to such peddling of goods, waies and mer-
<br />chandise actually manufactured, produced or grown by the seller.
<br />A peddler, within the meaning of this subsection, is any person,
<br />firm, or corporation, with or which, at other than a definite place of
<br />business operated by the seller, shall sell, or offer to sell, goods, wares,
<br />90. Musicians—Itinerant.
<br />Every itinerant musician performing in the streets of this city,
<br />such as o,gan-grinders, bag -pipe blowers, etc., shall pay a specific
<br />license tax of twenty-five dollars ($25) per day.
<br />91. Oculists.
<br />See § 14.
<br />92. Opticians.
<br />See § 14.
<br />93. Pawnbrokers.
<br />On every license to a pawnbroker the specific license tax shall be
<br />one hundred dollars ($100) for one year or fractional part thereof.
<br />Not transferable.
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<br />94. Peanut and Popcorn Venders.
<br />On street venders of peanuts and popcorn the license tax shall be
<br />ten dollars ($10).
<br />95. (a) Peddlers.
<br />Any person who shall carry from place to place, any goods, wares,
<br />or merchandise, and offer to sell or baiter the same, or actually sell or
<br />barter the same, shall be deemed a peddler, and any person licensed
<br />as a peddler may sell any personal property a merchant maty sell, or
<br />he may exchange the same for other articles.
<br />A peddlers license shall not be transferable, and any person so
<br />licensed shall endorse his name on said license, and such license shall
<br />confer authority to sell within the City of Charlottesville.
<br />Any peddler who shall peddle for sale or sell or barter without a
<br />license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof
<br />shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars, and not more than
<br />one hundred dollars for each offense; and any person selling or offer-
<br />ing to sell as a peddler shall exhibit his license on demand of any
<br />citizen of this city; and upon his failure or refusal to do so he shall
<br />be subject to the penalties for peddling without a license.
<br />All persons who do not keep a regular place of business (whether
<br />it be a house or a vacant lot, or elsewhere), open at all times in reg-
<br />ular business hours and at the same place, who shall offer for sale
<br />goods, wares and merchandise, shall be deemed peddlers under this
<br />section. All persons who keep a regular place of business, open at
<br />all times in iegular business hours and at the same place, who shall
<br />elsewhere than at such regular place of business, personally, or through
<br />their agent, offer for sale or sell, and at the time of such offering for
<br />sale, deliver goods, waies and merchandise, shall also be deemed ped-
<br />dlers as above, but this section shall not apply to those who sell or
<br />offer for sale in person or by their employees, ice, wood, meats, milk,
<br />butter, eggs, poultry, fish, oysters, game, vegetables, fruit, or other
<br />family supplies of a perishable nature grown or produced by them
<br />and not puichased by them for sale.
<br />For the privilege of peddling or bartering in the City of Char-
<br />lottesville, there shall be paid one hundred dollars for each person so
<br />engaged or employed in the City of Charlottesville, when he travels
<br />on foot, and when he peddles otherwise than on foot, the tax shall be
<br />two hundred dollars, except that tax on peddlers of ice, wood, meat,
<br />milk, butter, eggs, poultry, fish, oysters, game, vegetables, fruits or
<br />other family supplies of a perishable nature not grown or produced
<br />by them, shall be fifty dollais for each vehicle used in such peddling
<br />in the City of Charlottesville.
<br />Every vehicle used in peddling as aforesaid shall have conspicuously
<br />displayed thereon tb- name of the peddler using the same, together
<br />with the street and number, city and state of his residence.
<br />Nothing in this section shall be construed to require of any farmer
<br />a peddler's license for the privilege of selling or peddling farm products,
<br />wood, or charcoal grown of produced by him.
<br />Every license issued under this section shall expire on the thirtieth
<br />day of April of each year. No license issued under this section shall
<br />be prorated.
<br />The license taxes imposed by this subsection shall not apply to any
<br />peddler who is covered by subsection (b) of this section, and who
<br />sells to licensed dealers or retailers only.
<br />95. (b) Peddlers of Goods, Waxes or Merchandise Who Sell to
<br />Licensed Dealers.
<br />There is hereby imposed an annual city license tax on every per-
<br />son, firm and corporation, (other than a distributor and/or vendor of
<br />motor vehicle fuels and petroleum products, tobacco, or seafood, a
<br />farmer, a farmers' cooperative association, a producer, or a manufac-
<br />turer taxable on capital by the State or Virginia, or a distributor of
<br />manufactured goods paying a State license tax on his purchases), who
<br />or which peddles goods, wares, and me,chandise by selling and de-
<br />livering the same at the same time to licensed dealers or retailers at
<br />other than a definite place of business operated by the seller.
<br />The annual city license tax hereby imposed, as aforesaid, on every
<br />such person, firm or corporation, peddling, as aforesaid, is in the sum
<br />of one hundred dollars, for each vehicle used in such business, and
<br />the said license, shall not be issued quaiterly, nor shall it be trans-
<br />ferable, nor shall the tax be subject to proration.
<br />Every vehicle used by any licensee hereunder shall have conspicu-
<br />ously displayed thereon the name of the person, firm or corporation
<br />using the same, with the post office address of the licensee, and the
<br />license heieby required shall be conspicuously displayed on each ve-
<br />hicle where used in such business.
<br />Every person, firm or corporation claiming to be a distributor
<br />and/or vendor of motor vehicle fuels and petroleum products, a farmer,
<br />a dealer in forest products or tobacco, or seafood, a producer, or a
<br />manufacturer taxable on capital by the State of Virginia, and selling
<br />and delivering at the same time, or offering to sell and deliver at the
<br />same time, to licensed dealers or retailers, such goods, wares or mer-
<br />chandise, shall, upon request of any police, tax or revenue officer fur-
<br />nish evidence of his or its claim other than his or its mere statement,
<br />that he or it is exempt from the provision of this subsection, and
<br />failure to furnish such evidence shall be sufficient ground for charging
<br />the person operating the vehicle with the violation of this subsection;
<br />and in any prosecution for a violation of this subsection, the claim
<br />aforesaid must be corroborated by satisfactory evidence. The ex-
<br />emption hereby accorded a distributor and/or vendor of motor vehicle
<br />fuels and petroleum products and a dealer in forest products or tobacco,
<br />is restricted to such peddling of motor vehicle fuels and petroleum
<br />products and forest products, and tobacco; and in the case of a farmer,
<br />a producer, or a manufacturer taxable on capital by this state, the
<br />exemption is restricted to such peddling of goods, waies and mer-
<br />chandise actually manufactured, produced or grown by the seller.
<br />A peddler, within the meaning of this subsection, is any person,
<br />firm, or corporation, with or which, at other than a definite place of
<br />business operated by the seller, shall sell, or offer to sell, goods, wares,
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