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Section 68. Junk s~nd Second F~nd Ps, er Canvassers: Every person actin~ as a canvasser for the purpose of buyir~g junk, second hsm~ paper or other matter for any junk or second hand paper dealer, or for sale to such a dealer~ shall pay an annual li- cense tax o~ $50.00. No license shall be issued hereanderunless and until the applicant shall exhibit to the Cormmissioner of the Revenue ~itten evidence of his appointment as a can-~asser by a duly licensed junk or second hand paper dealer. Section 69. Junk and Second Hand Paper Dealers: Every person engaging in the business of dealir~ in junk mat- erials or second hand p~er s~ll ps~y an e~nnua! license tax of $5~.00 on the first $5,000 and $.30 for .each additio~al $100 of his gross receipts, as hereinabove defined in said busir~ss. No lice~esb~!l be issued here~ander u~ess and until there is exhibited to the Co~r~ssioner of the Revenue a license to engage in such bus,ness issued by the proper c~art. Nothir~ in this section shall be c~nstrued to exav~t ~ny em- ployee of such dealer acting as a canvasser from the payment of the canvasser's license tax. Section 70. Livery Stable: The license tax on eve_~y person for the purpose of keepirg a livery stable in the City of Portsmouth shall be $120.00; and the terra "live~y stable" s~hall be co.~trued to ambrace in addition to its usual significance, evenly stable from v£~ch horses or vehicles are hired out for transfer or conveyance of passer.gets or baggage. Section 71. Lo~m. Co~v~anies: (a) Every person other tbm~n b~mks, ba~zers, pa~brokers, credit m~ions, ~nd those hereirafter set forth in tb~s section, en- ga~oed in the business of pm~chasiD~ salaries or of le~ir~ money or without security or endors~ent, shall p~y a license tax of $500.00. (b) Every person in the business of !endir~ money on the Morris or other sZmilar ~lans. at the legal rate of interest, where the ~aid- ~_n capital~ sur?lus anm mndm~gea ~rofits of such person at the close of the previous calendar year were' $i0~D00.00 or less, shall pay a license tax of ~!50.00, ~nd where said paid-in-capital, s~u~plus and m.~di~zded ~rofits were in excess of S!0~000.O0, shall oay the further susa of $2.50 per $~000.00 on all such ~aid-im capital, su~olus and mndivided profits ~ in excess of said Si0,000.00.