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Section 65. Detective Agencies and Watchmen: Every person operating a detective agency or engaged in the business of a detective, and every agency or person furnishing watchmen including ship watching for compensation, where only one person, including the owner, is employed, shall pay a license tax of $100.00; and where more than one person, including the owner, is employed, there shall be an additional tax of $25.00 for each employee. No detective license shall be issued until the applicant shall exhibit to the Commissioner of the Revenue a pelqnit issued by the Chief of Police to engage in such business. Section 66. Hlectric Light and Power, Heat and Gas: .-,~ Any person who shall engage in the business of furnishing heat~ ligh~an~ power, whether by means of electricity or gas, in the City of Portsmouth, shall pay a license tax equal to one-half of one per cent (1/2%) of the gross annual receipts accruing to such person from said business in the City of Portsmouth; provided, h~ever, that there shall be deducted any sum or sums paid by such person to the City as a mer- chants license tax and license taxes, except motor vehicle license taxes. Section 67. Fortune Tellers, Clairvoyants and Practitioners of Palmistry, Phrenology, and Hand Nriting Analysis: Any and every person who, for compensation, shall pretend to tell fortunes or assume to act as a clairvoyant or to practice palmistry, phrenology or hand writing analysisj shall pay a license tax of $I0,000.00 per annum. This license shall not'be proratable or transferable. Section 68. Jimk and Second Hand Paper Canvassers: Every person acting as a canvasser for the purpose of buying junk, second hand paper or other matter for any junk or second hand paper dealer, or, for sale to such~a dealer, shall pay an annual license tax of $50.00. No license shall be issued hereunder unless and until the applicant shall exhibit to the Commissioner of the Revenue written evidence of his appointment as a canvasser by a duly licensed junk or second hand paper dealer. Section 69. Junk and Second }land Paper Dealers. Every person engaging in the business of dealing in junk materials or second hand paper shall pay an annual license tax of $SO.00 on the first $S~000 and $.25 for each additional $I00 of his gross receipts, as hereinabove defined in said business. - 2S -