§ 26-987. Same—Ice, wood and coal.

(a)

Every person who shall carry or cause to be carried from place to place ice, wood or coal, not manufactured or produced by such person, and sells, offers to sell or to barter the ice, wood or coal, whether employed by a dealer, manufacturer or producer of such products or not, shall pay a license tax of $60.00. When more than one vehicle is used, there shall be paid an additional license tax of $60.00 for each vehicle more than one so used. The whole license tax assessed shall be paid in one sum at the time the license is issued, and the tax shall not be prorated or transferred.

(b)

The Collector shall deliver to every person paying the license tax prescribed by this section three buttons, and not more than three persons shall peddle, hawk or sell or offer to sell ice, wood or coal upon the City streets under any one license issued under this section.

(c)

This section shall not be construed to permit the operation of vehicles upon the City streets without the payment of the license tax on such vehicles as provided elsewhere in this article.

(d)

Each vehicle used in the conduct of the business licensed by this section shall be plainly marked with the name, street address and post office address of the person conducting the business.

(Code 1993, § 27-427; Code 2004, § 98-760)

State Law reference— Limitations on license tax on peddlers, Code of Virginia, § 58.1-3717.

(Code 1993, § 27-427; Code 2004, § 98-760)

State law reference

Limitations on license tax on peddlers, Code of Virginia, § 58.1-3717.