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7. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. CLERK ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL NOVEMBER 18, 1957 AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. PRESIDENT AN ORDINANCE FOR IMPOSING AND COLLECTING LICENSES AND TAXES FOR THE EXERCISE OF CERTAIN PRIVILEGES WITHIN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR TWELVE MONTHS, COMMENCING THE FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1957 AND ENDING THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL, 1958. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THERE SHALL BE AN ANNUAL LICENSE TAX ASSESSED AND PAID BY ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR CORPORATIONS ENGAGED IN THE DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS, PROFESSIONS, OR BUSINESSES NAMED IN THIS ORDINANCE AND ENUMERATED BELOW FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING THE FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1957 AND ENDING THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL, 1958. 1. **Abattoirs.** Every person, firm or corporation operating an abattoir, or an estab- lishment of like kind at which animals are slaughtered, shall pay a license tax of $100.00. 2. **Advertising Distributors.** Every person engaged in distributing advertisements for other parties than citizens of Charlottesville shall be known as advertising distributors, and shall pay an annual license tax of twenty dollars ($20). By adver- tising distributors, it is intended to designate any person who distributes in the City of Charlottesville, almanacs, pamphlets, or samples of medicine or other merchandise on the streets or from house to house of said city. 3. **Advertising—Loud Speakers on Vehicles.** For each vehicle used on the streets of the City for advertising by means of loud speakers, radio, or other mechanical equipment, there shall be an annual license fee of $100.00, which license fee shall not be pro- rated. The payment of this license fee shall not convey the privilege to the licensee of producing sound of such volume as to constitute a public nuisance, and the operation of such equipment shall at all times be sub- ject to the direction of the Chief of Police. Permits shall be secured from the Chief of Police before exercising any privileges granted under this license. Non-transferable. 4. **Agents—Books.** On every agent for sale of books, maps, pictures, periodicals, printed pamphlets, or canvassers for the same, other than religious work fifteen dollars ($15). Not transferable. 4. (a) **Agents—Books of Coupons.** On every person or firm and on every agent of any person or firm selling coupon books to any other person or firm in this City which advertises for others and which entitles the possessor of such book or coupons to receive services or merchandise from the advertiser at no charge or at a reduced rate or charge, there shall be imposed a license tax of $250.00. Not transferable. 4. (B) **AGENTS OR FIRMS - FURNISHING OR SUPPLYING TRADING STAMPS.** EVERY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, ACTING FOR IT- SELF OR THROUGH AGENTS, ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF FURNISHING OR SUPPLYING TO ANOTHER FOR USE IN OR FOR THE SALE OF ANY GOODS, WARES OR MERCHANDISE, TRADING STAMPS, CHECKS, COUPONS OR OTHER LIKE THINGS TO BE USED AS EVIDENCE OF PURCHASE MADE, WHICH SHALL EN- TITLE THE PURCHASER RECEIVING THE SAME WITH SUCH GOODS, WARES OR MERCHANDISE TO PROCURE FROM THE PERSON SO SUPPLYING OR FURNISHING SUCH TRADING STAMPS, CHECKS, COUPONS OR OTHER LIKE THINGS, OR FROM ANY OTHER PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, ANY GIFT OR PREMIUM UPON THE PRODUCTION OF ANY NUMBER OF SUCH TRADING STAMPS, CHECKS, COUPONS OR OTHER LIKE THINGS SHALL PAY A LICENSE TAX OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PLUS TWO PERCENT (2%) OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS WHICH SUCH BUSINESS DERIVES FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY. THE TAX HEREIN IMPOSED SHALL NOT BE PRORATED FOR ANY PORTION OF THE CURRENT YEAR. 5. **Agents Canvassers.** On all agents not otherwise provided for the license tax shall be fifteen dollars ($15). 6. **Agents—Labor.** On every labor agent engaged in hiring labor (all business to be transacted in his office, except by written or telephonic communication) the license tax shall be $25. If the business is transacted at any other place in the city outside of such office, the license tax shall be $500. 7. **Agents—Non-Resident Fertilizer Companies.** Every person acting as agent for the sale in this city of fertilizers manufactured by non-resident fertilizing companies, whether selling on commission or for other consideration, shall pay a specific license tax of twenty-five dollars per annum for each company represented. 8. **Alcoholic Beverages.** 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 amendments 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $500.00 - For each Brewery License --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $500.00 - For each Bottlers License --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $50.00 - For each Wholesale Beer License ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $250.00 - For each Wholesale Wine Distributors License ------------------------------------------------------------------------- $50.00 - For each Retail Beer -on Premises License ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $100.00 - For each Retail Beer -off -Premises License ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $30.00 - For each Retail Beer -on -and -off -Premises License ------------------------------------------------------------------- $130.00 - For each Retail Wine -off -Premises License ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- $40.00 - For each Retail Wine and Beer on -premises License ----------------------------------------------------------------- $150.00 - For each Retail Wine and Beer off -premises License ----------------------------------------------------------------- $70.00 - For each Retail Wine and Beer on -and -off -premises License ------------------------------------------------------- $220.00 - For each Retail Druggist's License ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $10.00 The above licenses shall not be in lieu of merchants licenses or restaurant licenses herein provided for and in calculating merchants and restaurant licenses, sales of alcoholic beverages bought or sold, as the case may be, shall be included in determining the amount of such mer- chants and restaurant licenses, provided however, that in the case of a beer wholesaler or wine distributor in determining the wholesale mer- chants license tax there shall be disregarded purchases of wine or beer, as the case may be, to an amount which would be necessary to produce a wholesale merchants license tax equal to the wholesale beer license or wholesale wine distributor's license, as the case may be, herein above provided. Not transferable. 9. **Auctioneers—General.** On every general auctioneer, sixty dollars ($60), whether he re- ceives 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 elsewhere required. Not transferable. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO COMMISSIONERS AND RECEIVERS APPOINTED BY THE COURTS, OR TO ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS, GUARDIANS, TRUSTEES, AND OTHER FIDUCIARIES WHILE ACTING IN A FIDUCIARY CAPACITY.