Chap. 251.—An ACT to define the business of a lightning rod dealer selling
by sample and to impose a license tax on said business.

Approved March 15, 1906.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That any person,
firm, or corporation who sell by sample in person or through agents
taking orders and thereafter delivering the lightning rods and all ma-
terial necessary to the erection of the same to the person or persons from
whom said orders have been secured and erecting the same as directed,
the same shall be known as a lightning rod merchant.

2. Every such lightning rod merchant shall pay a specific State license
tax of twenty-five dollars for each license year, which shall not be sub-

ject to any abatement, and shall, in addition to said State license. sev
from the commissioner of every county or city in which such busines:
done an additional license for each license year of ten dollars.

3. Nothing in this act shall apply to peddlers of lightning rods sell
and delivering same at the time of the sale. Any person, firm, or cor
ration selling contrary to the provisions of this act shall be fined not |
than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense.

4, All acts and parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby
pealed. :

5. An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its passage