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R. C. P,
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<br />423
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<br />April 3, 1~22
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<br />MA-RET -PRODUCE AND FISH
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<br /> Each country cart or wagon bringing produce to the City for sale and occupying market
<br />space, 20 cents per d~.
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<br /> Each vehicle bringing fish to the City for sale or delivery, ~0 cents per day as a market
<br />tax,
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<br />MERCHANTS.
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<br /> On every license to a merchant or mercantile firm there shall be paid a specific lioens~
<br />tax of $26'.00 and a~ additional tax of 7 per cent on the annual rental vmlue of the olace of
<br />business. ~
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<br /> Me~ohan~ tailors, lumber merchants, furniture merchants, baker~, 6ommission merchants,
<br />butchers, green gro~ers, hucksters and dealers in seal, ice, wood or soft drinks shall be em-
<br />braced in this section.
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<br /> The ta~ hereby imposed shall be in lieu of all tax upon c&pital actually employed by said
<br /> merchant or mercantile firm on said business, ~ud shall be paid when the license is issued.
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<br /> Every merchant, firm or corporation applying for a license shall be required to produce
<br /> a bon~ fide rent receipt, agreemen~ or check, showinE the amount of rent paid per month or
<br /> year by him or them, and, if in the judgmen~ of the Commissioner of the Revenue, he or they are
<br /> seeking to ev~de~the tax by not producing the proper.receipt, then the said Commissioner sh~ll
<br /> refuse ~o grant him or them the required license until he shall have investigated the applica-
<br /> tion therefor in order to ascertain the ~rue amount of rental paid by said ¢pplioant.
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<br /> ~f the march,t, firm or corporation applying for a license own the place of business,.
<br />and, in the judgment of the Co~issioner of the Revenue, he or they do not put ~ proper rental
<br />:value on the property~ the said Commissioner shall have authority ~o investigate ~nd ascertain
<br />the true rental va&ua of'such property 5~fore gra~ting the application.
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<br />~ERCHANTS (WHOLESALE).
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<br />All merchants who do no~ sell ~o the consumer shall be deemed ~o be wholesale merohs~nts.
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<br /> The rate of wholesale merchants shall be $51.00 minimum (allowing $50,000 purchases) and
<br />ten cents on each SlO0 of purchases abov~ $50,000 to $400,000. On all purchases above $~O0,000,
<br />the rate shall be five cenzs on each $100 of purchases.
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<br />MUSICIANS (ITIERANT)
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<br />Each itinerant musicimu, $2. O0 per week or part thereof.
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<br />OILS ANB GASOLI~'E.
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<br /> Any person, firm or corporation engaged in
<br />line or other illuminating oils by wholesale, or
<br />wagon or cart so used.
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<br />selling ftc
<br />both ~hol~
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<br /> Any person, firm or corporation who shall engage in t~
<br />gasoline or mther illuminating oils from wagons or
<br />or cart so used.
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<br />Each gasoline tank, $1i'.OO, in addition ~o any other
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<br />OYSTERS ~{D FISH.
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<br />m w~gon~ or c~rts~ kerosene, gaso-
<br />sale ~na retazl, $15~.O0 on each
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<br />s sale of edible oils, kerosene~
<br />y retail only, $51.00 on each w~gon
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<br />ax imposed by this ordinal&ce.
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<br /> Each person, firm or corporation who shall engage in
<br />crabs or fish, or all three kznds, $151.00. Packing grabs
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<br />PEDDLERS.
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<br /> Peddlers of market produce, fresh meats or fish, and ·
<br />eries, ice cream, tea, coffee, sold on the streets or in o~
<br />tray, basket, cart, dray, w~gon, wheelbarrow, pushcar~ or
<br />the regular ta~ on wagons.
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<br /> No peddler shall be issued a license until be produces
<br />~eights and Measures that his scales and measures mrs of th
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<br /> It she, ll be unlawful for any person~ except agents for
<br />or other vehicles for the purpose of peddling, within the ~
<br />withou~ having first registered with the Chief of Police hi
<br />the nature and date aud te~e of his license to do busines
<br />shall be at all times prov~d and kept at police he~dquarte
<br />nan= record of such regis~ation, showing the name, date an
<br />and the said record shall be open to public inspection.
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<br />~e business of packing oysters and
<br />only, $26.00.
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<br />enders of fruits, n~3s, confection-
<br />her public plmoes, ~6.00 for emch
<br />ther vehicle used in addition to
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<br />a certi~ic~;e from the Sealer of
<br />e stand~rd required.
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<br /> manufacturers,' ~o use any w~gons
<br />imits of the City. of Portsmouth,
<br /> n~me a~d place of residence, and
<br /> within the said City. And there
<br /> s by the Chief of Police a perms~-
<br />d serial number of said lioense,
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<br /> No person ~hall be permitted to register as aforesaid,
<br />vehicle or other me~ns in connection with such peddling, un
<br />a license for such privilege, for which said privilege he shall pay a specific
<br />for each wagon, vehicle or such other means of peddling.
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<br />PLUMBING.
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<br /> or to peddle while using a wagon,
<br />til he first shall have procured
<br /> t~x of $301.00
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<br />Each person, firm. or corporation conducting the busin~ss of plumbing, gas,
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<br />~team or hot
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<br />water fitting, installing or repairing cold storage or refrigerating systems, installing gmsoii~e.
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