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<br />Apr21 15, !919
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<br />erie~, tea, coffee, sold on the streets or in other pUblic places, $V5. for each fA-ay, basket,
<br />ca~t, dray, wago~ wheelbarrow, pushcart or other vehiele used in addition to the regula~ tax
<br />on wagons. The license may be issued quarterly.
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<br /> It shall be ttu!awful for ar~- person, except ~Eents for manufact?~ers, to use a~y wagons
<br />or other Vehicles fo~ the purpose of peddling, 'within the limits of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />wi%hbuthaving first registered with theChief of Police his name and place of residence, and
<br />the nature and date and ~enu~e of his license to do business within the said Cit~. 'And there
<br />sh~tl be at all times provided and kept at police headquarters by the Chief of Police a per~-
<br />neht record of Such.registration, showing the name, date and serial number of said license;
<br />and the said record shall be open to public inspection.
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<br /> ~o p~rson shall be permitted to register as aforesaid, o~ to peddle, while using a wagon,
<br />vehicteo~ othe~ ~ans ~ Connection with such peddling, until he first shall have procumed'a
<br />li6en~e fo~ s~c~phi?tlege, for which said privilege he shall pay a specific tax of $300. fo~
<br />each wagon, vet~i~ or such other means of peddling.
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<br /> PLU~ING.
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<br /> Each persSn, firm or c~poratton conducting the business of plumbing, steam or hot Water
<br />fitting, or either, in addition to the merchant's tax requi~edby this ordi~ce, $25.00.
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<br /> PRIVATE.BANKERS, BROKERS.
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<br /> Each'pmi~ate-baz~er, ~50.O0;~and whena pe~son o~ fi~m is assessed with a l~cense tax,
<br />both as private'bank.e~ and.a stockbroker, $400.00.
<br /> Each pawnbroker,. $~00.00.
<br /> Each stockbroker, $150.00.
<br /> Each shipbroker, $25.90.
<br /> Each insurance broker,
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<br /> Each pe~son, fir~ or corporation, other than banks, bankers or. pawnbrokePs, ~ho.~hal! ~e
<br />~ ~?~sS. ~ ~d~o~ey 0~-~ala~es o~ ren~s, ..?.~nu~ties, "o~ the ~d~c~aS~ ~o~'
<br /> ma~ng or maEm~g zoans on no,es or household z~rnitu~e or other personal
<br />Th~s license ~ay be issued quarterly.
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<br /> Brokers, or de~lers in timber~ logs or piles, each firm or corporation, $20,.00.
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<br /> Bt~Vers or Sellers-on commission of contracts for future deliver~y of stobks~ cotton, grain
<br />or othe~ prbduce or p~ovisions/Whe%hsr~ bought~ or Sold direotmbr~thr~g~ othe~s~ or by wi~e or
<br />rail, either in'the city or otherwise, each person, fir~ o~ corporation, $280.00.
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<br /> Each-person, firm or csrporation, who shall engage inthe business of brokerage for print-
<br />ing or book bind~ $20~00, in addition to any tax on capital invested.
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<br />. ~aeh_~r.son!.~ 9~ c~p?~atmon ?~gage~ ~n She business of b~ing ~nG ~elling oysters,
<br />c~amS, or craos oy re~a~&, ~O.Go, prov~Ged that person, fi~m or corporatmon ~s not otherwise
<br />taxed under this ordinance.
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<br />RESTAURANTS, EATI~ HOUSES, ETC.
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<br /> Each eating house~ $18.00, and an additional annual tax of 10 per cent.
<br />of the place of b~miness.
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<br /> Each lunch room or place where light l~nch is served, $10.00.
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<br />Each cook shop or stand, $15.00.
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<br />on the rental value
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<br />SEAMAN'S SHIPPit~G O~ICES.
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<br />Each seaman's shipping office, $25.00.
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<br />SECOA~)-HAND SHOE~.
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<br />Second-hand shoes and boots brought into the City to sell, $30.00.
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<br /> SHOE Pf~RLORS, BOOTBLACKI}~.
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<br /> -ach~sh.0e parlor and l~ place for bta~k~ug shoes, $15.00 and l0 per cent. additional on
<br />rental value; and for bootblacks plying theirbusiness on the s~eets, $10.00.
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<br /> SHOE REPAIRIt~}.
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<br /> EaGh shoe repairingshop using maGhinery, $25.00.
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<br /> SLOT~{CHII~S.
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<br /> Each slot mach~in~ of ever~y-description allowed by the l~ws of the State, $1.00~ and the
<br />license for the same shall be posted in front of the machine.
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<br /> SODA WATER A~ SOFT DRINKS.
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<br /> Each p~r~on who shall engage in the business of selling soda water and other 'such d~inks,
<br /> a~ roun~amn~ where~ the capital~ in.vested~ in such business is not me~e~ than $~00, $10_00,~ ~ : where
<br />~ore_~ ~190 ant ~9~ov~_~0@~$~S.,0~;~.a~Ehere ~Or~ than 500 50.0 - u~h liGe s~ to
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