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 628 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1352. 1902. ing to the sale, rent, or lease of lands when the sign or advertisement 6;;->¤•1¢r far **0**- is on the land referred to in the said sign or advertisement. Any per- ' son violating any of the provisions of this paragraph shall, upon conviction thereof in the police court of the District of Columbia, be punished by a line of not more than two hundred dollars, and after conviction of any such violation the offender shall be liable to a further` fine of not more than ten dollars for each and every day thereafter _ that said violation of law shall continue. __f,‘,}s*f£’“°"‘° °" PAR. 40. That owners or lessees of any buildings, structures, or tanks used for the storage of any description of inliammable oils in quantities exceeding five barrels shall pay a license tax of ten dollars per annum and shall have the approval of the hre marshal before icense is granted. L¤¤¤d*i¤¤ Pan. 41. That owners or lessees of laundries operated otherwise than by hand power shall pay a license tax of twenty dollars lper annum. Owners or lessees of laundries operated by hand labor s all pa a license tax of ten dollars per annum. E""’°"“°“*°“°“· Du:. 42. That proprietors or owners of intelligence offices, information bureaus, registries, or employment offices, by whatsoever name called, shall pay a license tax of ten dollars per annum. ,,§f’°°“d‘*‘“°" d°“I‘ PAR. 43. That dealers in second-hand [éersonal property shall pay a license tax of forty dollars per annum. very person who buys, sells, trades, exchanges, or deals in old gold, silver, jewelry, precious stones, iron, metals of all kinds, cordage, tentage, hides, pelts, glass, rags, paper, ordnance, shfp chandler’s stores, junk, furniture, clothing, or second-hand persona property of any description shall be regarded as a second-hand dealer. of the District of Columbia one hundred dollars for license, and be subject to the regulations lprescribed by existing law. m“*¤¤*·°*°··°¤***°¤· Pan. 45. Keepers of bi iard, bagatelle, jenny lind, and pool tables, shuiileboards, or any table upon which legitimate games are played within the District of Columbia for public use, or for ront or gain, shall continue to y to the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia twelve didllars per annum license for each table and be V°'·2’·P- M subject to the provisions 0 the Act of Congress approved February twenty-tive, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled "An Act to license billiard and pool tables in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes." houses (public), one dollar per room; claim agents, twenty-five dog lars; bun ding and other contractors, twenty-five dollars; carriage or wagon making establishments, twenty-five dollars; cigar dealers, twelve dollars; confectionery establishments, twelve dollars; dealers of every description in the several markets, except farmers and producers, five dollars; florists, fifteen dollars; land and improvement companies, fifty dollars; undertaking establishments, twenty-five dollars. m};g¤¤¤¤>* f<¤ ri<>*·- PAR. 47. That any person violating any of the provisions of this sec- ' tion shall, on conviction thereof in the police court of the District of Columbia, be punished by a line of not more than five hundred dollars for each oiiense, and in default of payment by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of the court, except as other- - wise provided in this section. “°**¤*¤°¤ 0* w°¤’·· Pan. 48. That for the purposes of this section the word ‘·‘ person " shall signify and include iirms, corporations, companies, associations, executors, administrators, guardians, or trustees; the word "‘agent” shall signify and include every person acting for another; the word “ merchandise "' shall signify and include every article of commerce, whether sold in bulk or otherwise; the word "dealers" shall signify
 * "¤b*°k°¤- P41:. 44. Pawnbrokers shall continue to pay to the collector of taxes
 * P¤<‘*¤*¢¤d¤¤·•=*¤· Pan. 46. An annual license tax is hereby imposed upon the following classes of business, trades, and professions, namely: Boardin