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to them shall be deemed opticians within the meaning of this section. No such license shall be issued for less than twenty- five dollars ($25). Licenses under this section are not transferable. 15. Auctioneer—General. On every general auctioneer, sixty dollars ($60), whether he receives any compensation for his services or not. Under this license a person may sell any goods, wares, merchandise, or other things, including real estate, for the sale of which by an auctioneer, no further license is elsewhere required. Not transferable. 16. Auctioneers—Live Stock. If commissions and profits from sales did not exceed $1,000.00 during preceding year, tax is $75.00. If commissions and profits from sales exceeded $1,000.00, tax is $75.00 and $1.00 for each $100.00, or fractional part thereof, of commissions and profits from sales, in excess of $1,000.00. (Licensed live stock auctioneer who buys and sells on his own account shall for the conduct of that busi- ness be deemed a MERCHANT and shall take out a mer- chant's license.) 17. Auction Sales. Every person or firm who shall bring into this city from any place beyond its limits a stock of goods of any kind and remain here temporarily selling the same, at wholesale or retail and either at public auction or privately, shall pay therefor a specific license tax of five hundred dollars ($500). Not transferable. 18. Auto Repair Shop. Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of repairing, painting, upholstering or renewing autos, auto trucks, busses, trailers, not owned or leased by him, or any part or parts thereof, shall for one or all of said businesses when conducted in the same place of business, pay a specific license tax of twenty-five dollars ($25). The foregoing license shall be construed as a license for repair work only, and for the sale of parts in connection with repair work a retail merchant's license as hereinafter provided, shall be required. 19. Automobile Buying. Every person, firm or corporation, resident or non- resident who shall engage in the business of buying motor vehicles in the City of Charlottesville and who does not pay a City merchant's license in connection with said business, shall, for the privilege of doing such business, pay an an- nual license tax of $150.00. 20. Auto Washing Establishments. Where not run as part of a garage, auto repair shop or gasoline filling station a license tax of $25 shall be charged. 21. Baby Racks and Other Games. Every person conducting a baby rack, knife rack, or like game of chance not prohibited by law, shall pay on each game a specific license tax of twenty-five dollars ($25) per day. 22. Bakers. (a) On each and every person, firm or corporation, who shall conduct a bakery or manufacturing confectionery sell- ing the majority of the products thereof at wholesale, $100. (b) On each and every person, firm or corporation, who shall conduct a bakery or manufacturing confectionery, sell- ing the majority of the products thereof at retail, $25.00. (c) On each and every person who shall bake at his resi- dence only, without bakery ovens and sell the products thereof for resale only, $10.00. 23. Barbers. On every license to a barber shop the tax shall be $7.50 for each chair. 24. Beauty Specialists, etc. Every masseur, manicurist, hair dresser or beauty spec- ialist shall pay a specific license tax of $10 per annum for each operator. The term operator shall include any em- ployee who engages in giving any beauty treatments regard- less of whether they have a certificate or not. Not trans- ferable. 25. Beer—Wine—Spirits—Alcohol More than 3.2 per cent. On every person producing or handling for sale any beverage, as defined and permitted by an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, approved March 7, 1934, and amend- ments thereto entitled "Alcoholic Beverage Control Act", the annual license tax shall be as follows: For each Distillers License, for the manufacture of more than 5000 gallons........................................$500.00 For each Winery License for the manufacture of more than 5000 gallons........................................200.00 For each Brewery License......................................500.00 For each Bottlers License........................................50.00 For each Wholesale Beer License..............................50.00 For each Wholesale Wine Distributors License..........30.00 For each Wholesale Druggists License......................10.00 For each Retail Beer-on-premises license..................20.00 For each Retail off-premises license..........................10.00 For each Retail Beer-on-and-off-premises license......30.00 For each Retail Beer on and Beer and Wine off- premises license....................................................40.00 For each Retail Wine and Beer on-premises license....30.00 For each Retail Wine and Beer off-premises license....20.00 For each Retail Wine and Beer on-and-off-premises license................................................................50.00 For each Retail Wine and Beer on and Beer off- premises license....................................................40.00 For each Retail Druggists License............................10.00 The above licenses shall not be in lieu of Merchants' li- cense herein provided for. 26. Bill Posters. Each bill poster shall pay a license tax of forty dollars ($40). All persons who post notices, bills and labels for compensation, shall be construed as bill posters. Any per- son taking out this license may have the privilege of distrib- uting advertisements as defined in § 2. 27. Billiard or Pool. On every license to keep a billiard or pool saloon the tax shall be twenty-five dollars ($25) for one table, and an ad- ditional tax of fifteen dollars ($15) for the second table, and ten dollars ($10) additional for each table in excess of two. No license shall be issued without the written consent of the Mayor. Licenses may be issued quarterly. 28. Bootblacks. For each chair or stand accommodating not more than one person the license shall be $2 and when a bench is used the license shall be $2 for each pair of footrests, for year or any part of year. 29. Bottling Works. On each and every person, firm or corporation, doing a bottling business in the City of soda water, pop, gingerale, sarsaparilla, aerated water, fruit or vegetable juices whether made with plain water or with aerated or carbonated water, when the output of the plant is 100 cases or less per day the license tax shall be seventy-five dollars ($75), and when the output of the said plant is in excess of 100 cases per day, in addition to such sum of seventy-five dollars ($75), twen- ty-five ($25) for each additional 100 cases of output or fraction thereof. The out-put of such plant shall be consid- ered the average daily output of said plant, counting work- ing days only, for the preceding calendar year. In the case of new plants the output shall be estimated and any under- estimate shall be subject to correction at the end of the year. 30. Bowling Saloon, Tenpin Alley, Boxball or Indoor Baseball. On every license permitting a bowling saloon, tenpin alley, boxball, or indoor baseball, to be kept in this city, whether a charge is made for playing or not, where the pub- lic is invited, the tax shall be twenty dollars ($20) for the first alley or game, and fifteen dollars ($15) for each addi- tional alley or game. 31. Brick Yards. Each person, firm or corporation conducting a Brick Yard shall pay a specific license of $25.00 per annum. 32. Brokers in Stocks, Bonds or Bills. On every license to a person or firm to conduct the busi- ness of stock, bond, note or bill broker the tax shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00). 33. Brokers in Options or Futures. Any person, firm, or corporation engaged in buying and selling, or who receives orders to buy or sell, cotton, grain provisions, or other commodities, shall be deemed to be a broker dealing in options and futures. Every broker deal- ing in options or futures or in buying or selling options or futures shall pay the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the privilege of transacting such business. 34. Building and Loan Association. Specific license tax upon purely mutual companies lend- ing only to stockholders, and confining its business solely to the City and County in which organized and counties and cities immediately contiguous thereto, $50.00. Specific license tax upon paid-up stock, or partially paid- up stock, to value of $25,000.00 or less, $75.00; and a fur- ther sum of $2.00 upon each additional $1,000.00 or frac- tional part thereof, so paid up. Note: Commissioner must require statement under oath of capital paid in. 35. Building Materials. Each person, firm or corporation, not having an estab- lished place of business in this City, selling to other than duly licensed merchants engaged in the building supply business any lumber, posts, shingles, sash, doors, blinds, bricks or other building materials, shall pay a retail mer- chants' license on such retail business done within the City limits. 36. Carnival. On every carnival, two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) per day. A carnival shall mean an aggregation of shows, amusements, concessions, eating places and riding devices, or any of them operating together on one lot or street, or on contiguous lots or streets, moving from place to place,