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 72d CONGRESS. SESS. T. CH. 366. JULY 1, 1932. 551 that the applicant for license has complied with the laws enacted and the regulations made and promulgated for the protection of life and property. " PAR. 3 . Any license issued by the Commissioners of the District meIIh pla esand amuse . of Columbia or their designated agent to the proprietor of a theater Li cense to termi nate or other public place of amusement may be terminated by the upon hr fe egations comply commissioners whenever it shall appear to them that after due notice the person holding such license shall have failed to comply with such regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioners for the public decency . "PAR. 4. When more than one business, trade, profession, or Fe es w hen perso n conducts moretbanone calling for which a license is herein prescribed shall be carried on trade, etc . by the same person, the license fee or tax shall be paid for each such business, trade, profession, or calling, except where otherwise Pcoei,e8, sp ecificall y provide d herein : P r ov i de d, Th at lic enses issued under si~a t as valid nodo any of the provisions of this section shall be good only for the loca- tion designated thereon, except in the case of licenses issued here- under for businesses and callings which in their nature are carried on at large and not at a fixed place of business, and no license shall be issued for more than one place of business, profession, or calling, without the payment of a separate fee or tax for each : Provided No t tra nsfe rable. further, That no person holding a license under the terms of this section shall willfully suffer or allow any other person chargeable with a separate license to operate under his license. 11 PAR. 5. All licenses issued shall date from the 1st day of Novem- In•lnsioeasces. ber in each year and expire on the 31st day of October following, except as hereinafter provided. Licenses issued at any time after than y issued for sess the beginning of the license years shall date from the first day of the month in which the license was issued and end on the last day of the license year above prescribed, and payment shall be made of the proportionate amount of the annual license fee or tax : Provided, Pro i,a ,,. That where the license fee is $5 or less the fee shall not be prorated : Mini mum proratio n. And provided further, That no fee or tax shall be prorated to -an amount less than $5. "PAR. 6 . All licenses granted under the terms of this sec tion must posting of license . be conspicuously posted on the premises of the licensee and said lic enses shall be a ccessible at all times for inspe ction by the pol ice or h other officers duly authorized to make such inspections . Licensees Exhibitin g. aving no located place of business shall exhibit their licenses when requested to do so b y any of the officers above named . Te rms const rued . "PAR. 7. For the purposes of this section the word `person' shall "person." si gnify and in clude firms, corpo ration s, comp anies, assoc iation s executors, administrators, guardians, or trustees ; the word ' agent' "Agent." shall signify and include every person acting for another ; the word `merchandise' shall sign and i nclude every artic le of commer ce "Merchandise ." whether sold in bulk or of erwise ; the word 'dealers' shall signify "Dealers. " and include every person engaged in selling or offering for sale any description of merchandise or property. Words of one number shall si ify and include words of both numbers, respectively, and words o one gender shall signify and include words of every gender, H m-.c~ respectively : Provided, That nothing in this section shall be inter- preted as repealin g any spe cific Act of Congr ess or an y of the police or building regulations of the District of Columbia regarding. the establishment or conduct of the businesses, trades, professions, or callings herein named, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this section. "PAR. 8. Apothecaries or druggists shall pay a license fee of $12 Feesprescribed. per annum . Every person who sells patent medicines, or manufac- tures, compounds, sells, or dispenses medicines by prescription or