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47. Laundrettes. On every person, firm or corporation who operates a laun- dry in which the customer pays rental for the use of washing machines at such place of business a license tax of $25.00 and where the gross receipts exceed $2,000.00 the tax shall be 25c on each $100.00 in addition thereto. 48. Livestock Brokers. Every dealer who shall buy livestock for the purpose of selling or shall sell livestock purchased by him shall pay a spe- cific license tax of $100.00 per annum. This section shall not apply to dealers who pay a Merchant's License Tax. 49. Loans. On each person, firm or corporation, other than a pawn- broker, making loans secured by orders on or assignments of the salary or wages of any employee, or making loans secured by chattel mortgages or liens on personal property or house- hold furniture or licensed to do business under the provisions of the State Uniform Small Loan Act the license tax shall be $25.00, and where the gross receipts exceed $2,000.00 the tax shall be 50c on each $100.00 in addition thereto. 50. Machine Shops. On every person, firm or corporation who shall engage in the business of operating a machine shop the tax shall be $25.00 and where the gross receipts exceed $2,000.00 the tax shall be 25c on each $100.00 in addition thereto. If the principal business engaged in is manufacturing and machine work is incidental, the gross receipts may be reported and included in the manufacturer's tax. 51. Manufacturers, Processors. Every person conducting or engaging in any one or more manufacturing, or processing occupations, within the City for which no specific license is provided under any other section of this ordinance, including, but not by this particular enumera- tion limiting the above general description, the following busi- conviction, shall be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense, and each day's viola- tion of any provision of this, subsection shall be deemed a sepa- rate offense. 60. (c) Peddlers Producers' Certificate. 1. No city license shall be required of peddlers of ice, wood, meat, milk, butter, eggs, poultry, fish, oysters, game, vegetables, fruit, or other family supplies of a perishable nature grown or produced by them and not purchased by them for sale. 2. But every such peddler of family supplies of a perish- able nature grown or produced by him and not purchased by him for sale shall on or before January first of each year file with the Commissioner of Revenue of this city a certificate in duplicate under oath in which shall be given the name and post office address of the applicant, the location of the land on which the family supplies of a perishable nature are produced, or are to be produced, whether the applicant is the owner thereof, or renter, and in the latter case, the name of the land- lord or owner and the time from which and to which the lease is to run. 3. Upon receipt of such certificate and such other evidence under oath as may be sufficient to establish the fact that the applicant is entitled to the certificate, the Commissioner of Revenue shall endorse on one copy of such certificate the fact and date of its filing, and shall deliver such copy to the appli- cant, and such applicant shall thereafter at all times while he is engaged in peddling within this city, have such copy in his possession and upon request by any officer of the City charged with enforcing of the license ordinance, exhibit such certificate. The Commissioner of Revenue may administer the oaths re- quired by this subsection. 4. Any officer charged with the enforcement of the license ordinance of this city may at any time question any peddler claiming exemption from city license taxation and may require of such peddler an affidavit in support of any claim made by such peddler that the produce then in or on his vehicle was grown or produced by him. 5. The word "peddler" or "peddlers," as used in this subsection shall be construed as including their bona fide employees. 55. Monuments and Tombstones. Each person, firm or corporation or agent conducting the business of making or selling tombstones, monuments, etc., shall pay a retail merchant's license, which license shall be based on the gross receipts of such person, firm or corporation. 56. Moving Picture Shows. Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the operation of a moving picture theater shall pay a license tax of $25.00, and where the gross receipts, exclusive of excise and admis- sion taxes, exceed $2,000.00 the tax shall be forty cents (40c) on each $100.00 in addition thereto. 57. Musicians - Itinerant. Every itinerant musician performing in the streets of this city, such as organ-grinders, bag-pipe blowers, etc., shall pay a specific license tax of twenty-five dollars ($25) per day. 58. Outside Agents. Any person residing or having his or their principal office within the State who is not a licensed merchant in the City of Charlottesville who shall sell or offer to sell, either direct or by sample card or representation, or who shall solicit or take orders for the sale of any goods, wares or merchandise to any purchaser within the City, except to a licensed mer- chant, shall pay for the privilege a license tax on gross sales so made during the preceding calendar year as follows: If the amount of such gross sales shall not exceed $2,000.00 the tax shall be $25.00, On all such gross sales over $2,000.00 and not exceeding $100,000.00 the tax shall be 25c on the $100.00 in excess of $2,000.00. On all such sales in excess of $100,000.00 the tax shall be twenty cents (20c) on the $100.00. 59. Pawnbrokers. On every license to a pawnbroker the specific license tax shall be five hundred dollars ($500) for one year or fractional part thereof. Not transferable.