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77. Slot Machines and Slot Machine Operators. 83. Telephone Companies. (a) Any person, firm or corporation having in the City of Char- one company On each tele h lottesville any slot machine of any description into which coins are in- P the license tax shall be one-half of one, serted for the purpose of disposing of any article of merchandise or for per cent on the gross receipts of such company. The gross receipts the purpose of operating any device that operates on the coin -in -the -slot on which percentage is charged shall include all phone service known as mutual, all revenue derived from long distance service, and all mon- ,- principle, used for gain shall pay for every such slot machine or device eys derived from the use of the switchboard b3 local lines, expressly the following: excepting business done between this cit and y points without the state, On each such slot machine or device operated by the and messages sent to or received by the government of the United insertion of one cent ...................................... $ 2.50 States or this state or their agents or officers. On each such slot machine or device used only for the This license tax shall be assessable and payable in like mab' ner as vending of merchandise of five cents or more.. 5.00 that of the State. On each such slot machine or device furnishing music, amusement or photographs or rides ................ 15.00 On each automatic baggage or parcel machine used for the storage of baggage or parcels, for each recep- 84. Theatricals. tacle............................................................ .25 Provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to per- On every theatrical performance or any performance similar mit the keeping, maintaining, exhibiting or operating of any slot mach- thereto, panorama or any public performance or exhibition of any kind ine or device in which the element of chance is employed, or which there shall be paid five dollars ( 5.00) for each performance or twenty gives out slugs or checks or devices which may be used to operate the five dollars ( $25.00) per week of a continuous performance, if said public performance or exhibition be given in a permanent building, and twenty-five dollars ( $25.00) for each day and fifty ( $50.00) for each week of a continuous performance if said public performance or machine again, or gives any prize or any article other than the article of exhibition be given out-of-doors or in a tent or other temporary struc- merchandise or music in payment of which the coin was originally de- ture; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to posited. apply to performances or exhibitions for charitable, educational, or Any person having or maintaining any such slot machine the li- benevolent purposes, and with the further exception of road or tab censing of which is prohibited by this section shall be fined not less than shows held in conjunction with the usual cinema attraction, where the $5.00 nor more than $100.00 for each day such machine was used, price of admission for the entire performance does not exceed fifty and such machine shall be confiscated and destroyed. cents. But on every such performance or exhibition, attendance upon Each license issued shall refer to the manufacturers number of the which is solicited by a barker or by public crying in the streets of the machine, or if the machine has no such number the license must be City, or in such a manner as to be heard on the streets of the City, • pasted on a conspicuous place on the machine. there shall be paid twenty-five dollars ( $25.00) per day. (b) In addition to the license tax hereinabove imposed in respect to each machine, every person, firm or corporation selling, leasing, 85. Tobacco, Snuff, etc., Retailers. renting or otherwise furnishing a slot machine or machines to others No person not a producer shall be allowed to sell by retail to - furnishing music or amusement, other than devices or machines afford- bacco, snuff, cigars, or cigarettes, without having obtained a specific ing rides to children, shall be deemed a slot machine operator and shall license to do so. pay an annual license tax of $150.00. The sum to be paid by retailers of tobacco, snuff, cigars or (c) No part of this section shall be construed to apply to pay tele- cigarettes shall be for said privilege a specific tax of five dollars phones or to slot machines used for the purpose of vending individual MOO), which shall be assessed and collected as other assessments sanitary drinking cups or 'United States postage stamps, and subsection upon license, but which shall not be in lieu of merchant's license on (b) hereof shall not be construed to apply to operators of automatic sales. baggage or parcel checking machines; nor shall this section relieve any This section shall be construed to require of any person taking person from the obligations imposed by Section 40 upon the amuse- out this special license tax to sell tobacco, snuff, cigars or cigarettes a rnent devices therein described. merchant's license in addition thereto based on amount of sales. (d) The use of a cigarette vending machine on premises which are not already covered by a Tobacco Retailers' license shall require the 86. Tourist Homes. owner of such cigarette vending machine to take out a Tobacco Re- Every person operating a tourist home or tourist cabins or rent- tailers license for that location. Every person, firm or corporation placing vending machines in ing rooms to transient guest on a daily basis shall pay for the privi- the city shall furnish the Commissioner of Revenue on January 1st of lege of doing such business in the City an annual license tax of $5.00, each year, the location and the make of each machine owned. Every and $2.00 additional for each room so used in excess of one. vending machine shall be plainly marked by the owner thereof with 87, Trailer Camps. the name and address of such owner. Every person, firm or corporation operating commercially atrail- 78. Storing and Impounding. _ er park or trailer parking area within the Citv shall nay_an an,maL______ On every license to a person, firm or corporation to keep, for license tax at the rate of five dollars compensation, any house, yard or lot for storage, or other impounding, t the ) for each parking space a the tax shall be....................$25.00, and where the gross receipts ex- so provided up to five (5) spaces and at the rate of one dollar ($1.00 ) for each parking space so provided in excess of five (5) spaces. ceed $2,000.00 the tax shall be 50c on each $100.00 in addition there- to. 88. Undertakers, Embalmers, and Funeral Directors. If the gross receipts on the operation under this section are in- cluded in a merchants license, issued to a bona fide merchant, then, Every person, firm or corporation who is engaged in business as this section shall not apply. an undertaker, embalmer, or funeral director shall pay a license tax - _ of one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125.00), and in addition Ii street Vendors or Merchants. thereto, if the gross receipts of such person, firm or corporation, for On every person, whether, manufacturer or not, selling upon the the preceding calendar year, exceeded $10,000.00, an additional sum street, or other public places, inflated balloons, plastic figures, toys, of thirty cents (30c) for each $100.00 of excess of such receipts over jewelry, and other small articles, the license tax shall be $25 per day. $10,000.00. The Mayor shall, if he deems it necessary, designate the place of sale, 89. Vehicles—Horse Drawn—For Hire. or refuse the license. On every horse drawn wagon or dray used for hire, ten dollars 80. Tailors and Cutters. ($10.00). Each person or firm, conducting the business of -tailoring or sell- 90. Vehicles—Motor Driven. ing suits or dresses by sample shall be deemed a merchant and subject to Section 54, of this ordinance. Every owner of a motor -driven vehicle on or before the first day of May each year or before he shall commence to operate his machine, shall obtain a license to operate the same by making application to the 81. Taxicabs. Director of Finance for a license to operate and present State motor Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of vehicle registration card. The application must contain the name of operating taxicabs in this City shall pay a license tax of 10c on each the applicant, his residence, and if a corporation, its place of business, $100.00 of gross receipts for the preceding Calendar year. This tax giving the name, factory number, if any, fixed by its maker, a brief shall be in addition to the FOR HIRE tag required under Section 90. description showing the style of the machine, and weight, as computed by the provisions of the State law now in force or in accordance with 82. Telegraph Companies. any modifications that hereafter may be made by the State. After On telegraph companies or agents each for business done between making application, and having paid into the treasury of the City the this and other points within the State of Virginia, and not including required license tax fee, the Director of Finance shall issue a certificate any business done to or from points without the state, and not includ- of registration and license. The rates shall be as follows: ing business in which messages although to or from points within this Automobiles, Stations and Hearses, not used for hire: state, pass through territory without the state, and not including any FLAT RATE. $4.00 ......................................... business done for the government of the United States, its officers, or agents, a license tax of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be paid. Pro- Trucks, Tractor Trucks and semi -Trailers, not used for hire, the license fee shall be computed on the gross weight of the vehicle vided that any company taxed under this section whose receipts do not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per annum, the tax shall as per the following schedule: be fifty dollars ($50) . Rate Per Weight 1000 Lbs. Full Year Fee 10000 and under...................................................................... 5.00 10001-10499 .60 .......................................... 6.00 10500-11000 .60 .......................................... 6.30 0