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who for the purpose, of carrying on such business hires, leases, <br />uses or occupies any building or structure, motor vehicle, tent, <br />car, boat or public room or any part thereof, including rooms in <br />hotels, lodging houses, or houses of private entertainment, or in <br />any street, alley or public place in the City of Portsmouth, for a <br />period of less than one year, for the exhibition of or sale of goods, <br />wares or merchandise at retail. <br /> <br />Section 20-53. Financial,-'real estate and professional services. <br /> <br /> Every person engaged in financial, real estate or professional <br />services shall pay a business license tax of $50.00 on the first <br />$5,000.00 of gross recei~csand seventy cents on each additional <br />$100.00 of gross receipts. <br /> <br /> Financial service shall be defined as any person rendering a <br />service for compensation in the form of a credit agency, an invest- <br />ment company, a broker or dealer in securities and commodities or <br />a security or commodity exchange unless such services specifically <br />provided for in another section of this a~ticle. Those engaged in <br />rendering financial services include, but are not limited to, the <br />following: <br /> <br />Buying installment receivables <br />Chattel mortgage financing <br />Consu/ner financing <br />Credit card services <br />Credit unions <br />Factors <br />Financing accounts receivable <br />Industrial Loan Companies <br />Installment financing <br />Inventory financing <br />Loan or mortgage brokers <br />Loan or mortgage companies <br />Safety deposit box companies <br />Security and commodity brokers and <br />Stock broker <br />Working capital financing. <br /> <br />services <br /> <br /> Real estate service shall be defined as any person rendering <br />a service for compensation as lessor, buyer, seller, agent or broker, <br />unless the service is specifically provided for in another section - <br />of this article. Those rendering real estate services include, but <br />are not limited to, the following: <br /> <br />Appraisers of real estate <br />Escrow agents, real estate <br />Fiduciaries, real estate <br />Real estate a~ents, brokers and managers <br />Real estate selling agents <br />Rental agents for real estate. <br /> <br /> <br />