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R. C, P,
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<br />April 16~ 1918
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<br />Each cart house, $50.00.
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<br />using e_ther horse or steam power, $25.
<br />~ addition to the regular ts~ on the
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<br /> Each person engaged in the business of stevedoring,
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<br /> Each_ ea~ belonging to a street ca~ company, $20.00,
<br />property of said company, unless provided by contract.
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<br /> Each barber shop, $12.00 for two or three chairs; for each chair over three, $5. additional.
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<br /> Each physic.ian, ~stmgeon, op~cian, occulist, dentist, veterinary sturgeon, osteopath and
<br />Cha ~stman Scientist, ~20.00, whether they charge for their services .or not.
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<br /> Each manicure and chiropodist, $5.00.
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<br /> Each bill poster, hand bill and card distributor and sign tacker, $50.00 or $1. per day.
<br />This tax is not to apply to merchants in the emty' ~ of Portsmouth for advertising their business.
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<br /> ~en any person, firm or corporation shall by use of signs, circulars or newspapers, ad-
<br />vertise any business in this city, it shall be considered prima facie evidence of their liabil-
<br />ity under this ordinance, and said person, fir~ or corooration shall be requi~ed to take out a
<br />license for such business. ~
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<br /> Each seaman's sh~pping office, $25.00.
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<br /> Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the laundry business, 9100.00.
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<br /> Each non-resident iaund~y or agent delivering in the city, $100.00
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<br /> Each towel supply fm~nisher, 950.00.
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<br /> Each person, fiNm or corporation engaged in the business of k~eping a marble, g~anite or
<br />other kind of stone yard, or in manufactttr~g or selling g~ave stones, monuments, g~anolithic
<br />pavements, curbing or other stone work, either natn~ai or msa~ufact~ared. $25.00, in addition to
<br />the taxon capital invested.
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<br /> Each person, fi~m or co~poration engaged in the bus_ness~ of fixing or wiring houses with
<br />electrical apparatus, $15.00o
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<br /> Each forttme teller, spirit medium, clairvoyant, or palmist, $300.00.
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<br /> E~ch person, firm or corporation, whether they be residents, non-residents or age,ts, who
<br />shall engage in the business of job printing or book binding, ~
<br /> ~25.00.
<br /> Each person or fl~m carrying on the business of cold storage, $100o00.
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<br /> Each person, fir~ or corporation, c~_Brying on the business of cleaning and dyeing, and
<br />each "pressing club,'~ $10o00.
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<br /> Each person or firm carrying on the business of shoeing horses, ~3. for each anvil used
<br />over ~he first one..
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<br /> Each person, firm or corporation who shall engage in the business of wharf building and
<br />piling, or contracting for same, $25.00.
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<br /> Each lightning rod agent putting up work in the city~. 910.00.
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<br /> Eachperson, fiNm or corporation who shall engage in the buminess of packing oysters, $40.00,
<br />and for the packing of oysters and crabs or fish, or all t~ee kinds, ~75o00.
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<br /> Each shoe parlor and like place for blacking shoes, $10. and l0 ocr cent. additional on
<br />rental value in excess of ~100.00; and for-bootblacks plying their b~iness on the streets,~ ~5.00.
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<br /> Second-hand shoes
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<br /> Each person, firm
<br />office, and other than
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<br /> ~Each person, firm
<br />etc~, $10.00.
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<br />~ud boots brought into the city to sell, $25.00.
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<br />or corporation operating a ticket office, other than a cut rate ticket
<br />such as may be at the ~epot or station of transportation companies, $10.00.
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<br />or corporation who shall engage in the business of towing ba~ges, boats,
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<br /> Each contractor or sub-contractor engaged in ca~nent~ brick
<br />flooring or paving, and emp!oy~ng one or more journeymen, ~25.00. or con~rete work, concrete
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<br /> Each contractor or subrcontractor doing painting, plastering, paper handing, or such other
<br />work not herein specified, vlS.00, but if the contractor or sub-contractor engage in tzainting
<br />a~d paper hanging together, 920.00~
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<br /> Each person employing more than one workman for any one class of work who shall erect o~
<br />construct or repair houses for the ptmpose of selling or renting the same, and not employing~
<br />therefor a contractor or person who shall act as s~oerintendent who has paid the license tax,
<br />as above providsd, $~5.00. No license required under this section shall be transferred.
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<br /> Each person, fi~ or corporation who shall engage in the b~siness of supplying water thmough
<br />pipes or mains, one-half of one per cent. x~om g~oss receipts of ssaue.
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<br /> Each person, firm or corporation who shall engage in the business of supplying gas ttn~gh
<br />pipes or mains, o~e-ha!f-of one per cent. f~om gross receipts of s~me.
<br /> Each horse kept for hire, not ooh~rwlse %~censed, $5.00.
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