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 624 FIFIY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1352. 1902. merchandise, live stock, produce, and so forth, or negotiates freights for railroads, ships, or vessels, or for the shippers or consiglnees of freights carried ply railroads, ships, or vessels, shall be regar ed as a commission merc ant. C““*° "°°l°”· PAR. 10. That cattle dealers shall pay a license tax of fifteen dollars feffjfhou er annum: Itmaided, That one person only shall be entitled to do ` business under each license. Every person who makes a business of _ tradmgh buying, l01h selling horses, cattle, sheep, or hogs shall be re r e asacatte eaer. ,m?';;',‘f,‘f‘°' '°’“°‘°’ Tuna. 11. That proprietors or owners of hacks, coaches, omnibuses, carriages, wagons, and other ssenger vehicles for hire shall pay license taxes as follows: Vehicle; drawn by one animal, six dollars lper annum; autovehicles, automobiles, electromobiles, or other horse ess vehicles by whatever name called, and vehicles drawn by more than one animal, nine dollars per annum. Licenses issued under this sec- ¤•·*8¤*— tion shall date from July first in each year. The driver of every licensed passenger vehicle, while transactin business as such driver, shall wear cons icuously upon his breast a Erdge numbered to corres nd with the license of his vehicle. The badge shall be furnished by the) District of Columbia and a tax of fifty cents shall be charged there- ~ for in addition to the amount of the vehicle license. “"°'Y "*“*’*°’· PAR. 12. That proprietors or owners of livery stables shall pay license taxes as follows: For stables containing ten stalls_ or less, twenty-five dollars per annum, and two dollars per annum additional for each stall in addition to ten: Provided, That nothing in this paragraph shall be so construed as to exempt livery-stable keepers from paying additional license taxa; for operating any description of vehic es occupying the blic stan . . xgwmm P*°P'*· PnP4a. 13. That proprietors or owners of establishments where autovehicles of any pattern, description, or motor power whatsoever are kept for hire or are kept or stored for others, for pront or gain, shall pay a license tax of twenty-five dollars per annum for ten vehicles or less and two dollars additional for each vehicle in addition to ten: _f5‘{,'§‘§‘Q,,,,, ,,,_ Pmwided, That nothing in this paragraph shall be so construed as to exem t the owner of any vehicle using the public stands from paying the ad)ditional license tax provided in paragraph eleven of this section. °°¤°h “¤°•· PAR. 14. That persons, firms, or corporations o rating vehicles for _ hire or for the transportation of passengers in the Elistrict of Columbia with sufficient regu arity to ena le the public to take passage therein at any point intermediate to the stable or stand of such vehicle, or operate such vehicle over a route sufficiently definite to enable the ppblic to ascertain the streets and avenues on which such vehicle can found en route, shall pay license taxes as follows: For each vehicle with a seating capacity not to exceed ten passengers, six dollars per annum; for each vehicle with a seating capacity exceeding ten n- gers, twelve dollars per annum. No icense shall be issued under the tiring of this paéagragh without the approval of the Commissioners of t e istrict o o um ia. ,,,'§‘,f,*;l,,€§‘°‘° "'°"°’* Pm. 15. That realestate brokers or agents shall pay a license mx of fifty dollars per annum. Every person who sells, or offers for sale, as the agent for others, real estate, wherever located, including mining and quarry property, or Who makes 0I' negotiates loans thereon, or who rents houses, buildipgs, stores, or real estate, or who collects rents §m,_,m,_ for others, shall be rega edas a real estate broker or agent: Provided, That the practice of a profession in connection with the real estate business shall not exempt any person from the requirements of this paragraph who would otherwise be liable hereunder. m‘§,'f"'°'°° °°'“*"‘ Pan. 16. That persons, firms, corporations, or associations transacting the business of the purchase or sale of securities, stocks, shares, or certificates. based upon an estimated value after a lapse of a certain