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R. C:. P,
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<br />April 15~ 1919
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<br />business shall not be returned by the. applicant at an amo..~t less than the actual cost price
<br />of the fountain or apparatus used in con~uection therewith.
<br /> Each place of business sellin~ soda or o~her.~drinks from "goose necks," $15. additional to
<br />an~r other tax imposed by this ordinance.
<br /> Each person, firm., or corporation who shall engage in the business of selling drinking water
<br />delivered in bottles or j~s, and not a merchant payir~ a merchant's license tax, $!0.00.
<br /> Each per,on, firm or corporation engaged in the manufactur~ ef pop, ginger ale, sarsapa~il-
<br /> la~ c06a-cota, or other soft drinks or aerated water, $150. in addition to the regular tax on
<br />~agons.
<br /> Each non-resident person, firm or-corporation, who shall sell pop, ginger ale, sarsaparilla,
<br /> coca-cola cr other soft drinks or aerated water from wagers, $180. in addition to the regular
<br /> tax on wagons~
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<br />STEVEDORING. ....
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<br />Each persOn engaged in the business of stevedoring, usin~ either horse or stear~ power,
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<br /> STONE YAP~DS.
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<br />~ EaCh person, ff~. or corporation engaged in the business of kee~ing a marble, granite~ ~ +. or
<br />0thor~ind of-'~tone y~d, or ~u man~*adt~i~ or set!i~ ~ave stones, mon~hents, ~=nozi~c
<br />pavements, c~b~ 0r other stone work, ei~er hat, at ~ ma~act~ed, $50. in addition to the
<br />tax on ca~l ~e'sted.
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<br />STOp~A. GE W~LREHOUSE AND TAPED.
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<br />Each storage warehouse,or yard, $V5.00.
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<br /> STREET
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<br /> ~ Each car be!or~ing to a streettcar compare?, $~0;00,
<br />property of said company, unless p~ovided by contract.
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<br /> TE~GRAPH A~:~D TEI~PH0~.
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<br />in addition to the regular tax on the
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<br />TNEATRES, NOV If~G
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<br />PICTURES A~k~ CIRCUSES.
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<br /> Each theatre, or place'where theatrical performances are usually held, per
<br />month, $15. per week, or $5. per day.
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<br /> Each room fitted up for public ex~hibitions or entertair~ents to be used for compe~atzon,
<br />and not a theatre, $15,00.
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<br /> '~ach mdvir~ picture show~ Where the admission fee is five Cents or'less, $~5.00,-0~ $20.
<br />per qt~?ter~ when p~id'qua~terly~ where the a~ission fee z~ o~r fzve cents But not over ten
<br />C~ts, $100~00, or ~2~.50 per q~rter, when paid qu~terly; where the a~ission f~e Is over~ ten
<br />6ents~b~tn0t over fifteen cents, $2~0~ ar~ual~; ~d where the a~issien fee is over fifteen
<br />cents, $300. a~ally..
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<br /> ~ch c~c~, sh~, or me~gerie, with~ the City or within one mile of the ho~ there-
<br />of, fs~ eve~ twenty-f0~ h~s or p~t of the $~e, includL~ one street parade, $10O. w~re
<br />the a~ission fee is over 28 cents for adults. Each side show for eit~r of~ t~ ~bove, $10.00.
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<br /> ~Each s~eet p~ade of a circus, show or ~e~gerie, not included in the above, but where the
<br />a~issi~ fee is~over 2~ cents, $50~00.
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<br /> ~ac~.czrous, show or ~enagerme, w~t~in the City or witch one ~il~ of ~he ~o~d~ thereof,
<br />for the ~f~st twe~ty~fo~ ho~s or p~t o~ the s~e, includ~ One strbet p~ade,' $20.00; and
<br />$10. per day for each ~bsequent day or p~t of a ~ay, where the a~ission f~ ~ adults is 28
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<br /> Each ~treet p~ade of a c~cus, show or me~gerie, not included ~ the above, and where the
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<br />$25o.oo,
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<br /> Tblb~ph companies doing business in the City of Ports~outh~ and engagSd in'transmitting
<br />Or recei~n~ mbssages to and from points in the State of virginia, excepting, however, telegrams
<br />Sent to or~e6eived by the goverr~ent Of the United States, or of the State of Virginia, or their
<br />officers or agents, shall be divided into two classes, namely:
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<br /> SuCh telegraph companies doing buSiness in the City of Portsmouth, ~ving fifty or,more ofz
<br />flebS~ in the State of Virginia, s~ll be placed in the f~st class, and shall pay a tax of
<br />in addition t0anY other tax-on the assessed values of their property.
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<br /> -SUch'telegraph companze~ doir~ business in the City of'Portsmouth having'less than fifty
<br />offices in the State of Virginia, sD~ll be placed in the second class and S~ll pay a tax of
<br />$150. in addition to any other tax on the assessed values.of their p~0Perty.
<br /> In-add!bleu to the Above ts~x, both classes Of telegraph companies ~ha!t pay$1,50-for each
<br />telegraph P01e they may own or use on the streets ~ alleys ~ the City of Portsmouth.
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<br /> Each telephon? company having lines.running through and doing business in the City Of Ports-
<br />mouth' and e.~gaged'in the transmitting and receiving of messages to and from point. S in the State
<br />of Virginia; exc~ptir~, however, telephone messages sent to or reeeived by the ~o~ernment of the
<br />United States, or of the State Of Virginia. oh their'officers o~ agents, shall p~ a specific
<br />tax o~ $500;00, $1. on each pole, and $1. on each 100 feet of conduit; and in addition ~ per cent.
<br />on the gross receipts of said company.
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