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164 <br />1. Abattoirs. <br />Every person, firm or corporation operating an abattoir, or an estab- <br />lishment of like kind at which animals are slaughtered, shall pay a license <br />tax of $100.00. <br />2. Advertising Distributors. <br />Every person engaged in distributing advertisements for other parties <br />than citizens of Charlottesville shall be known as advertising distributors, <br />and shall pay an annual license tax of twenty dollars ($20). By adver- <br />tising distributors, it is intended to designate any person who distributes <br />in the City of Charlottesville, almanacs, pamphlets, or samples of medicine <br />or other merchandise on the streets or from house to house of said city. <br />3. Advertising -Loud Speakers on Vehicles. <br />For each vehicle used on the streets of the City for advertising by <br />means of loud speakers, radio, or other mechanical equipment, there shall <br />be an annual license fee of $100.00, which license fee shall not be pro- <br />rated. The payment of this license fee shall not convey the privilege to <br />the licensee of producing sound of such volume as to constitute a public <br />nuisance, and the operation of such equipment shall at all times be sub- <br />ject to the direction of the Chief of Police. Permits shall be secured from <br />the Chief of Police before exercising any privileges granted under this <br />license. Non -transferable. <br />4. Agents -Books. <br />On every agent for sale of books, maps, pictures, periodicals, printed <br />pamphlets, or canvassers for the same, other than religious work fifteen <br />dollars ($15) . Not transferable. <br />5. Agents -Canvassers. <br />On all agents not otherwise provided for the license tax shall be <br />fifteen dollars ($15) . <br />6. Agents -Labor. <br />On every labor agent engaged in hiring labor ( all business to be <br />transacted in his office, except by written or telephonic communication) <br />the license tax shall be $25. <br />If the business is transacted at any other place in the city outside of <br />such office, the license tax shall be $500. <br />7. Agents -Non -Resident Fertilizer Companies. <br />Every person acting as agent for the sale in this city of fertilizers <br />manufactured by non-resident fertilizing companies, whether selling on <br />commission or for other consideration, shall pay a specific license tax of <br />twenty-five dollars per annum for each company represented. <br />8. Alcoholic Beverages. <br />On every person producing or handling for sale any beverage, as <br />defined and permitted by an Act of the General Assembly of Virginia, <br />approved March 7, 1934, and amendments thereto entitled "Alcoholic <br />Beverage Control Act," the annual license tax shall be as follows: <br />For each Distillers License, for the manufacture of more than <br />5000 gallons---------------------------------------------------------------------------$500.00 <br />For each Winery License--------------------------..-.-------------.-.------------------ 500.00 <br />For each Brewery License---------------------------------------------------------------- 500.00 <br />For each Bottlers License---------------------------------------------------------------- 50.00 <br />For each Wholesale Beer License ---------------------------------------------------- 250.00 <br />For each Wholesale Wine Distributors License ---------------------------- 50.00 <br />For each Retail Beer -on -Premises License ---------------------------------------- 100.00 <br />For each Retail Beer -off -Premises License ---------------------------------------- 30.00 <br />For each Retail Beer -on -and -off -Premises License -------------------------- 130.00 <br />For each Retail Wine -off -Premises License ------------------------------------ 40.00 <br />For each Retail Wine and Beer on -premises License -------------------- 150.00 <br />For each Retail Wine and Beer off -premises License -------------------- 7(J.00 <br />For each Retail Wine and Beer on -and -off -premises License -------- <br />For each Retail Druggist's License ------------------------------------------------ 1% <br />The above licenses shall not be in lieu of merchants licenses or <br />restaurant licenses herein provided for and in calculating merchants and <br />restaurant licenses, sales of alcoholic beverages bought or sold, as the <br />case may be, shall be included in determining the amount of such mer- <br />chants and restaurant licenses, provided however, that in the case of a I <br />beer wholesaler or wine distributor in determining the wholesale mer- <br />chants license tax thete shall be disregarded purchases of wine or beer, <br />as the case may be, to an amount which would be necessary to produce <br />a wholesale merchants license tax equal to the wholesale beer license or <br />wholesale wine distributor's license, as the case may be, herein above <br />provided. NOT TRANSFERABLE. <br />9. Auctioneers General. <br />On every general auctioneer, sixty dollars ($60) , whether he re- <br />ceives any compensation for his services or not. Under this license a <br />person may sell any goods, wares, merchandise, or other things, includit <br />real estate, for the sale of which by an auctioneer, no further license <br />elsewhere required. Not transferable. <br />10. Bakers -Retail and Home. <br />Every person, firm or corporation who shall conduct a bakery or <br />manufacturing confectionery, selling the majority of the products thereof <br />At retail and persons who bake at home and sell their products for resale <br />shall pay a license tax of ------------------------ $25.00, and where the amount <br />of gross receipts exceed $2,000.00 the tax shall be 22c on each $100.00 <br />in addition thereto. <br />11. Barbers, Beauty Shops, etc. <br />Every person, firm or corporation operating as a. barber shop, beauty <br />shop, masseur, or manicurist in this City shall pay a license tax of---- <br />-------------------- $ 25.00, <br />f.-.- <br />-- ---------------$25.00, and where the gross receipts exceed $2,000.00 the <br />tax shall be 25c on each $100.00 in addition thereto. <br />12. Billboards and Wall Signs. <br />Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of bill- <br />board painting or wall signs or the rental of space for such business <br />shall pay for the privilege $40.00 and in addition $2.00 for each such <br />billboard or wall sign in excess of 20. <br />13. Billiards. or Pool. <br />On each license to operate billiard or pool parlors the tax shall be <br />$20.00 for each table used in the business. No license shall be issued <br />without the written consent of the Mayor. License may be issued quarterly. <br />14. Bootblacks. <br />For each chair or stand accommodating not more than one person <br />the license shall be $2 and when a bench is used the license shall be <br />$2 for each pair of footrests, for year or any part of year. <br />15. Bottling Works. <br />On each and every person, firm or corporation, doing a bottling <br />business in the City of soda water, pop, gingerale, sarsaparilla, aerated <br />water, fruit or vegetable juices whether made with plain water or with <br />aerated or carbonated water, when the output of the plant is 100 cases <br />or less per day the license tax shall be seventy-five dollars ($75), and <br />when the output of the said plant is in excess of 100 cases per day, in <br />addition to such sum of seventy-five dollars ($75) thirty-five dollars <br />($35) for each additional 100 cases of output or fraction thereof. The <br />output of such plant shall be considered the average daily output of <br />said plant, counting working days only, for the preceding calendar year. <br />In the case of new plants the output shall be estimated and any under- <br />estimate shall be subject to correction at the end of the year. <br />16. Bowling Alleys. <br />On every license to operate a bowling alley or bowling salon the <br />tax shall be $20.00 for every alley used in such business. <br />17. Brokers, in Stocks, Bonds, Bills and Options or Futures. <br />Every person, firm or corporation conducting the business of stock, <br />bond, note or bill broker or engaged in the business of receiving orders <br />to buy or sell cotton, grain provisions or other commodities shall be <br />deemed to be a broker dealing in options or futures and shall pay a <br />license tax of -------------------- $25.00, and if the gross amount of gross fees <br />and commissions exceed $2,000.00 the tax shall be 50c on each $100.00 <br />in addition thereto. <br />18. Building and Loan Association. <br />Specific license tax upon purely mutual companies lending only to <br />stockholders, and confining its business solely to the City and County <br />in which organized and counties and cities immediately contiguous therto, <br />$50.00. <br />Specific license tax upon paid-up stock, or partially paid-up stock, to <br />value of $25,000.00 or less, $75.00; and a further sum of $2.00 upon <br />each additional $1,000.00 or fractional part thereof, so paid up. <br />Note: Commissioner must require statement under oath of capital <br />paid in. <br />19. Motor Freight Terminals. <br />Every person, firm or corporation maintaining or operating in the <br />City of Charlottesville any freight terminal for the purpose of receiving <br />or discharging freight carried or to be carried by any motor vehicle <br />freight carrier shall pay a specific license tax of $250.00. <br />20. Buyers of Gold and Silver. <br />Every buyer of gold and silver shall pay for the privilege of doing <br />business in the City a license tax of $50.00; provided, however, that <br />this license tax shall not apply to licensed jewelry merchants purchasing <br />old gold and silver at their place of business. <br />21. Carnival. <br />On every carnival, five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day. A carn- <br />ival shall mean an aggregation of shows, amusements, concessions, eating <br />places and riding devices, or any of them operating together on one lot <br />• <br />0 <br />