Licenses

Series

Identifier: 0301.013

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous licenses recorded by the City Clerk's Office. Includes one volume recording oaths administered July 1850-January 1858 and fees for licenses settled with the City Treasurer for Dogs, 1850-1852; Dealers in Second Hand Articles, 1850-1857; Stray beasts and articles found, 1850-1857; Permits to construct coal holes and arches in sidewalks, 1850-1854; Auctioneers, 1850-1857; Intelligence Offices, 1850-1857; Account of fees etc. received by City Clerk, 1852-1858; Receipts for licenses of intoxicating liquors, 1852; Camphene licenses, 1855; Stables authorized to be erected, 1856-1858; Hawkers and Pedlers (Minors), 1855-1858; Coal Weighers, 1855; Steam Engines, 1849-1855; and Goats and Swine, 1856-1857. Other volumes include Victuallers, 1829-1830, 1852-1877; Retailers, 1852-1853; Innholders, 1852-1877; Mechanical and Medicinal Purposes, 1852-1853 and Druggists, 1873-1875; Agents for Purchasing Intoxicating Liquors, 1855; Auctioneers, 1858-1872; Dealers in Junk and Second Hand Articles, 1876-1880; Stables, 1869-1889; Erection or conversion of use of Stables, 1892-1896; Billiard Rooms, Bowling Alleys and Pawnbrokers, 1858-1874; Billiard tables, 1876-1880; Pawnbrokers, 1876-1880; Theatrical Exhibitions, Public Shows, and Public Amusements, 1883-1886; Petroleum, 1895; Maintenance and use of Steam Engines and Boilers, 1869-1892; Dogs, 1858-1868; Minors, 1872-1879; Minors-Newsboys and Bootblacks, 1886-1895, 1913-1977; and Bootblacks and Vendors, 1902-1930.

Dates

1829-1977

Creator

Boston (Mass.). City Clerk (Organization)

Extent

3.0 Cubic feet (56 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Auctioneers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Billiard parlors Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Bowling alleys Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Dog licenses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Dogs -- Recording and registration Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Licenses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Liquor laws Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Newsboys Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Pawnbrokers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Retail trade -- Licenses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
School children -- Employment Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Shoe shiners Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Stables Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Taverns (Inns) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings