Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-03-01

said taxes, in like time and manner, as hereto
fore provided by law.
i All ordinary licenses shall be obtained ant
granted in like manner and from the same au
thorities, as such licenses have been heretofore
obtained and granted, according To existing
laws; and the taxes ti,ereupon due, shall he
paid to the Clerks of the respective courts
granting such licenses rs they are now by law
payable. The iicesses to pedlars dealing in
| tin or pewter; to the exhibitors of public
shows; to the vendors of lottery tickets, of lot
| teries not auth criscd by the laws of this Com
monwen'th TO the owners of tobacco mai,ufac-
! tories or stemmeries to apothecaries or drug-
gists 90 Physicians or SurreonS; and TO Auc
(, tioncers or ventlue masters in cities corporate
ons aud bopoughs, slab be obtained from, and
granted by the Respective Clerks of the county
or corporation courts, to whom such pedlar
dealing IN tin or pewter may first apply, or the
| county or corporation where such show shall
be exhibited, or where such vender of such
| lottery tickets, owner of tobacco manufactures
or stemmeries, apothecaries or druggists, ply
sicians or surgeons, and auctioneers or vendue
masters, shall respectively reside; upon pro
ducinS TO such Clerk the receipt OF the sheriff
OF his county For the taxes due and payable for
| such licenses respectively. And the Clerks oil
the several county courts of this Common
wealth shall, on or before tho lst day of sep
TENDER, in each $ear, furnish the Auditor with
| a list of such receipts filed in his Office. Ard
all licenses IN this act mentioned, shall be
available 10 the holders thereof, for one year
! from the date thereof, and not after.
From aud after tic first day of MAY next, If
any pc'llar trading in tin or pewter shall vend
any auch wares without a licence first had and
obtained according 10 the provisions OF this
act lac shall for every such otfe nee forfeit and
pay the sum Of fifty dollars if any person shall
exhibit any public show, without licence first
had and obtained, according to the provisions
of this act, he shall for every s,ich offence, for.
felt and pay the sum Of ten dollars If any per-
son shall sell any lottery ticket ofany lottery
| not authorised by the laws of this common
wealth without licence first had and OBTAIN
ed according to the provisions of this act, &c
shall Cor CIV ~ such offence forfeit and pay the
sum OF five hundred dollars; il any person shall
continue or establish any Tobacco manufscto
| ry ~ stemmcry IN any city, corporation, or bD-
rough, or withini FIVE miles of any city, c0rpo-
rsHpn or borough, without licepce first hsS,
aud obtainea ccording TO the provisions Of
tins act, he shall for every such offence forfeit
| nd pay the sum of one hundred d liars ifa
| ~ ap ihecary Gs.irYggist shall vcnd any medi-
cnes or drugs, Without any licenre first had
and obtamed according TO the provisions OF
this act, he shs for every such offence forfeit
/ and pay hv sam Of one hundred and fifty dol
| lass q any physician or surgeon shall practice
| m dicne or surgery without licence first haii
act he shall for such offence forfei, and pay the
sum ofiorty dollars il any auciioneer or ven
due master IN any city, corporation or borough,
| shall sell ut auction or public vendue any pro-
perry whatever v ithout a icence first had and
| obtained according to the provisions of this
act, lie shall for every such oiifnce forfeit and
pay tao sum ofone hundred dollars
! From and after the first day OF March next,
every auctioneer or vendue mas or in any CITY,
corporation or borough shall make returns at
| the end OF every four months commencing the
computation oflime from the said iirst day OF
| March next, 10 the commissioners Of the reve-
| nue. stating upon oath the amount of sales by
! han made during that term, and distinguishing
| them into three classes, 10 wi sales of real
property, sales of groceries aud sales of all o
Their kinds of personal goods Nhich returns, it
shall be the duty Of the said Commissioners Of
The revenue respectively to transmit to the Au-
| dtor of public accounts as soon as conve nient-
| ly lie can. md every aactioneer or vendue
master shall on the first day of July next, and
on the first day of November next, and on the
! first day of March, one thousand eight hundred
aud fourteen, account for with The Auditor OF
public accounts, and pay into the public trea-
sUry so much per centum tho amount of
sales by him made of real property, groceries,
and other article respectively as is required by
the Act of Assembly passed at the present Gt-
neral Assembly, imposing taxes for the support
| OF 6OVernnent. And IL snail he the dutV @.
| the Clerk granting licences to Auctioncers or
| Vendue Masters, according to the provisions
| Of this act, before granting such Licences, 60
| take from each, bond with approved security
| pay able to hIc Governo or Chief Magistrate
for the time being and his successors in a pc
nalty not exec edIng FIVE thousand dollars, nor
less then two thousand dollars, conditio ned for
| the due and faithful payment Of all such sums
as may become due from him to the Common.
| wealth in virtue of this act and if any such
! Auctioneer or Vcndue master shall fail duly tn
| account for, and pay into the Treasury, all mo.
MES thereunto due from him, tshal aud may he
lawful Tor the General Court, to render Judo
ment for the amount which may appear to be
| from him so due, With costs and six per cent.
| fD per annum interest and five per ccntum
| dainhges, upon motion, in a summary wav by
! tIe Attorney General on behalf of the Common.
wealth, twenty days previous notice Of such
motion being given and the bonds OF such
| Auofiehecrs or Vendue Masters, may moreover
! be put in suit for the recovery of the public
| dues by them owing and uraccounted for, in
like manner as the bonds Of Sherifis and other
Collectors may now he put in suit according TO
law for the like recovery.
II any person, not being hccnced Auction.
Ger or Vendue Master excepting officers act
ting under authority of some Court Of record,
| or judgment Of some Magistrate Of this Com.
monwealth, and excepting persons who shall
| sell at auction or public vendue property
whereof they arebons Edc owners1 shall offer
any property f r sale at auction or public ven
due in any City, Corporation, or borough, such
| person shall for every such offence forfeit aud
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