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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1915

Page

2

Winchester Ordinances Tax Occupations For 1915 16

City of Winchester outlines licenses and taxes for 1915 16 including commissioners of revenue reporting monthly licenses and values for trades such as common criers corn doctors contractors drays hotels and junk dealers. It specifies license amounts for eating houses telegraph poles storage houses and other commercial activities with penalties for noncompliance.

City of Winchester Common Council Commissioner of the Revenue ESS Companirg Redan S Hall Salles

Licenses and Taxes Provisions for Merchants and Vendors

The section outlines license taxes for merchants based on purchase amounts, with five to twenty dollars and a tiered increase for higher purchases. It also covers marble and stone yard licensing costs tied to capital, plus fees for agents selling non resident firm tombstones and manufactured goods. (To be continued.)

Winchester Merchant Contest Offers Pony Prize to Youth

A local merchants contest begins June 29 1915 offering a Shetland pony harness and buggy to a child 16 or younger. Black and white pony Midget provided by C M Solenberger. Stores award votes for cash purchases and account payments with detailed rules and multiple participating firms.

Child Winchester C. M. Solenberger The Evening Star S. H. Hable Clothier Airdome He’s Sélf Royal Blue Barr's Brown's Scientific Miller & ‘Anderson Funk & Son Geo, F. Norton Pub, Co Harry’ L.livick Livick’s Gray &Streit Geo, Sonneborn, Jr C. I. Bramback Beck’s’ Steam Bakery Save Wrap

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