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22. Chain Store. <br /> <br />On each chain store, chain mercantile establishment or <br /> <br /> chain subsidiary there shall be a license tax of ten (10) cents <br /> <br /> for each $100.00 of sales made during the preceding calendar <br /> <br /> year, which license tax shall be in addition to any license tax <br /> <br /> prescribed by any other section or sections of this ordinance. <br /> <br /> For the purpose of this ordinance, a chain store, chain mer- <br /> <br /> cantile establishment or chain subsidiary, shall be any retail <br /> <br /> outlet which is actually under, or subject to, the direct or <br /> <br /> indirect control, direction, or management of any individual, <br /> <br /> firm, organization, or corporation, foreign or domestic operating <br /> <br /> or maintaining six or more retail stores or mercantile estab- <br /> <br /> lishments anywhere under the same general management, su- <br /> <br /> pervision or ownership, the net revenue of which retail stores <br /> <br /> or mercantile establishments inure to the benefit of, or are made <br /> <br /> available, in whole or in part, immediately or ultimately, to <br /> <br /> such individual, firm, or organization or corporation. This sec- <br /> <br /> tion shall apply to all such retail stores or mercantile establish- <br /> <br /> ments located within the corporate limits of this City even <br /> <br /> though they may be apparently or ostensibly operated as sep- <br /> <br /> arate or independent stores or mercantile establishments, if <br /> <br /> they are actually subservient to, or under the control of, such <br /> <br /> individual, firm, organization or corporation in the manner set <br /> <br /> forth in this section. <br /> <br /> <br />23. City Directory. <br /> <br />Any person, firm or corporation who shall engage in the <br /> <br /> business of publishing or distributing a directory commonly <br /> <br /> known as a city directory having an office or representative, or <br /> <br /> making contract for work or soliciting for work in the City of <br /> <br /> Charlottesville shall pay a license tax of fifty dollars ($50.00). <br /> <br /> <br />24. Cleaning and Pressing. <br /> <br />Each person, firm or corporation conducting a cleaning <br /> <br /> and/or pressing establishment shall pay a license tax <br /> <br /> of............................................................................................$25.00, <br /> <br /> and where the gross receipts exceed $2,000.00 the tax shall be <br /> <br /> 25c on each $100.00 in addition thereto. <br /> <br />