The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-21 00:00:00

No. S.—HACKNEY CARRIAGES.

That upon and from and atter the 10thlday of October,l3s3,
the duties now payable upon and in respect of licenses to
keep and let to hire hackney carriages within the distance
of five miles from the General Post-office, in the city of
London, shall cease and determine; and in lieu thereof
there shall be paid the following duties (that is to say) :
For and upon every license to be taken out a. d.
yearly by any person to keep, use, employ, and
let to hire any hackney carriage within the
distance of seven wiles tram the General Post-
office in the city of London
And for and in respect of every such license,
weekly and every week during the continuance
thereof

0 5 0

lII.—PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX.
[This resolution appeared in the Express yesterday.]
IV.—ASSESSED TAXES.

That from and after the sth day of April, 1854, the du-
ties of assessed taxes payable in Greet Britain, und,r or by
virtue of any act or acts now in force, for or in respect of male
ts, carriages, hones, mares, or geldings, mules, dogs,
hair powder, and armorial bearings or ensigns respectively,
and all compositions for the said duties or any •if them,
shall respectively cease and determine; and in lieu thereof
there shall be paid the several duties contained in the se-
veral schedules following, marknd respectively (C), (D),
(B), (G), (1), and (K) ; (that is to say) :

SCHEDULE (C).—SERVANTS.
Annual
Duty for each

S. rvant.
For every male servant retained or employed s. d.
in any of the several capacities mentioned in
Schedule (C), annexed to the acts 48th George
111., chap. 65, and 52nd George 111., chap. 93,
respectively :
For every such servant of the age of 18 years
or upwards 1 1 0
And for every such servant under the age of 18
years

SCHEDULE (D).—CARRIAGES.
For every carriage with four wheels, of any of the de-
scriptiocs mentioned in Schedule (D) of the said acts 48th
George 111., chap. 55, and 52nd George 111., chap. 93, re-
spectively—

Annual Duty
for each
carriage.
Where any such carriage shall be drawn by L. a. d.
two or more horses, mares, geldings, or mules
If such carriage shall be kept and used solely
for the purpose t.f being let to hire
And it kept and used for any other purpose, or
en any ether occasion
And where auy such carriage shall be drawn
by one horse, mare, gelding, or mule only
And fur every carriage with less than four wheels of any
of the descriptions aforesaid:
Where the tame shall be drawn by two or more
horses, mares, geldings, er mules , 2 0 0
And where the same shall be drawn by one
horse, mare, gelding, or mule only
And far every additional body kept to be successively
toed on the same carriage or wheels, the additional duty of
stne-half of the said rates or sums respectively.
SCHEDULE (E).—HORSES.
Annual Duty
for each
liorsr, Mare,
Cirioing or

Mure.
For every horse, mare, or gelding, of the height e. d.
of 13 hands or more, kept or used for the purpose
of tiding or cirawinit any carriage chargeable

with duty :
Where any such horse, mare, or gelding shall
be kept or used for the purpose of racing or run-
ning for any plate, prize, or sum of money, or
other thing, or kept in training for any of the
said last mentioned purposes 3 17 0
And for every such horse, mare, or gelding as
aforesaid, of the height of 13 hands or more, not
kept or used for the purpose last mentioned
And for every other horse, mare, or gelding,
and also for every mule, of whatever height re-
spectively