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R.-C. P.
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<br />May ll, 1~15.
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<br />for the first twenty-four hours
<br />$10. per day for each subsequent
<br />cents or under.
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<br />or part of the same, including one street parade, $20.00, and
<br />day or part of a day, where the admission fee for adults is 2§
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<br /> Each street parade of a circus, show or men~agerie, not included in the above, and where the
<br />admission fee is 25 cents or under for adults, $20.00.
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<br />SB. perEaChweek,theatre'or $10.°r perPlaCemonth.Where theatrical performances are usually held, $100, $1.50 per day,
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<br /> Each room fitted up for public exhibitions to be used for compensation, and not a theatre,
<br />$15. oo.
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<br /> Each
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<br /> Each
<br />oense for
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<br /> Each
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<br />dancing academy or dancing school, $10.00.
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<br />slot machine of'every description allowed by the laws of
<br />the same shall be posted in front of the machine.
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<br />bowling saloon, $i0.00, and an additional tax of $10. Sot
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<br />the State, $1.00, and the ii-
<br />each alley in excess of one.
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<br /> Each billiard, pool or bagatelle table, ~$O.O0, and an additional tax of $15. on each table
<br />in e~¢ess of one. But where such billiard, pool or bagatelle tables are connected with a bar-
<br />room,~'$50, for the first table and $25. for each additional table.
<br /> skating rink or roli~r coaster, $10. per month or part of the same.
<br /> shooting gallery, $50, $2.50 per week, or $15. per quarter.
<br /> itinerant musi6ian, $1. per week or part ~hereof.
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<br /> Each merry-go-round,
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<br /> 'Telegraph companies
<br />or receiving messagFs to
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<br /> Telegraph companies
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<br /> or amusement of like kind, $i0. per week or part of a week.
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<br />doing business in the city of Portsmouth and engaged in transmitting
<br />or from points in the State of Virginia, shall be divided into two clas-
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<br /> doing business in the City of Portsmouthj~ having fifty or more offices,
<br /> in the State of Virginia, shall be placed in the first class, and shall pay a tax of $100. in
<br /> addition to any other tax on the assessed values of their property.
<br /> Telegraph companies going business in the City of Portsmouth having less than fifty offices
<br /> in the State of Virginia, shall be placed in the second class and shall pay a tax of $75. in ad-
<br /> dition to.any other tax on the assessed values of their property.
<br /> In addition to the above.tax, both classes of telegraph companies shall pay $1. BO for each
<br /> telegraph pole they may own or use on the streets and alleys of the City of Portsmouth.
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<br /> E~ch telephone company having lines running through the City of Portsmouth, SBO0. and in
<br /> addStion $ per cent. on the gross recempts of samd company, orovmded, if there be any discrimi-
<br /> nation ~n rates between the cities of Norfolk and Portemouth~ the license tax shall be $?50.00.
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<br />a~ 1AwEach attorney at law or conveyancer, $20.00. -~All persons, other than duly licensed attor-
<br />neys,^who for compensation or reward, shall prepare deeds, contracts, wills or other writings,
<br />shall~be deemed conveyancers, within the meaning of this section.
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<br /> Each auctioneer, $50. This license shall include permission to sell real estate.
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<br /> Each common crier, $$0, but he shall not ~s such crier give any evidence of sale or title
<br /> to the purchase.
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<br />Each storage warehouse, or yard, $75.00.
<br />Each photograph artist, $~0.00.
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<br /> Each person canvassing for the purpose of enlarging photographs, $20.00, or $5. per quarter.
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<br /> Each livery stable, $100.00. This shall not include the privilege of hiring hearses, o~
<br />selling horses, mules, cattle or stock.
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<br /> Each cart house, $50.00.
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<br /> Each person engaged in the business of stevedoring, using either horse or steam power,
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<br /> Each car~ belonging to a street car company, $10. in addition to the regular tax on the
<br />property of said company, unless otherwise provided by contract.
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<br /> Each barber shOP, $10. ~for two or three chairs; for each chair over thre~, $2. additional.
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<br /> Each physician, surgeon, ~ptician, occulist, dentist, veterinary surgeon, osteopath, and
<br />Christian Scientist, $20.00, whether they charge for their services or notL
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<br /> Each maniCUre and chiropodist, .$8~00.
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<br /> Each bill poster, hand bill and card d~strmbuto~ and sign tacker, $50. or $i. per day. Th~s
<br />tax is not to apply to merchants ih the oity of Portsmouth for advertising their business.
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<br /> ~Nen any person, firm or corporation shall by use of si~us, circulars or newspapers, adver-
<br />tise any business in this city, it shall be considered prima facie evmd~nce of their liability
<br />under this ordinance, a~ud said person, firm or corporation shall be required to take out a li-
<br />cense for such business.
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<br />Each seamen's shipping office, $25.00.
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