Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-02-18

amount OF Depesites, about 5000 OOO
| Notes IN TcU,a,ion u)f, ana
Debts due the banks. about I6 00D 00n
Specie In the vaults IDo O1O
TAX ON THE u. s. BRANCH BANKS.
FRANKFORT, January 23.-rhe following
acI mas passed through beth branches Of The
General Assembly of Kentucky. with the
| avowed purpose Of compelling those ins,itu,
tions to leave this state
Inc vote IN the House. of Representative
STOOD thus al faror fthe bill Go, against it 81
In me senate the vote stood thus i: in facor
Of the biH 20, against IL IL.
! After this decisive expression of the wishes
ana determination OF Kentucky we cannot
ont nope that the president and directors of
the United States Bark will promptly tax
measures owithdraw their branches from this
state.
an act imposing u tar on all jdnking hsuses NOT
incorporated by this commonwealth
i. BE 1t enacted By the General dsaen,bfv of The
Commonwealth IF Kentucky, That evervperson
or persons, bodies corporate or polite, thai
nave established or shall hereafter establish,
any office of dIscount and deposit i'm this state
for TIE purpose of banking or loaniug money :
or bank notes on discounted bonds, bills or
notes, or for the purchase of bills of exchange
which shall not be authorized by an act Of
Incorporation granted by this commonwealth
| snail pay tax TO the amount ofsisty thousand
dollars per annum, to be paid monthly TO the
oihcer authorized To receive the same aud the
person or persons, bodies corporate orpojjtic
thht have established or shall hereafter esta-
ohSn any Such once OF discount aud deposit
As alOresaIH, shall pay five thousand dollars on
or before the fourth day OF March next, and
i've thousand dollars on before tile fourth
day OF each calendar month thereafter to the
sergeant OF me court OF appeals, which said
tax it shall be The duty of the sergeaht of tn.
court OF Appeals 10 receive and pass his r. ceipt
therefor, and account for and pay the same
lnto The public treasury, as other monies
received under tue venue laws OF this com,
monwedlfh: and the sergeant Of The court of
Appeals shall be subject to the same penalties
aud The same mode of recovery in case of TAI.
lure 10 pay over the same as deiiDuupnt she.
riffs under the revenue laws OF this common
wealth
2 he it further enacted. That the sergeant OF
the court ut appeals shall collect and yeceive
e1ch month from all aud every person ci,ar0e
able herewith, The fax Imposed bv this act
ami III case payment he not made or received
o. or before Toe fourth day of March next.
and on or before the fonrlh day Of each caleu
dar month thereafter. il shall be the duty of
the Sergeant OF The court of appeals TO dis.
tram The money, goods, ctattels rights Gre.
DTS, chooses in action, Or other properly. or
ebrcis OF such person or persons, bodies cor.
porate or polite, who shall he so indebted for
the tax imposed by this ACT and for ttc MIR
pose OF making such distress. the sergeant of
the court OF appeals, by himself or denuty is
hereby authorized to break and epter any
oHtt' uVof, OF inai 'e door, OF such banking
house or oHce OF discount and deposit or any
vaults, drawer, chest, or box in which uDneV
goods, chatteis, rights, credits, chooses In
atUOu, or other property or effects Inay be
deposited or concealed and If the owner or
owners thefeof, shall not pay the taxes due
withinte days after such distress the ser.
geant OF the court o. appeals shall sell for fea.
dy money, The goods, chattsIs, rights, credits
| chooses ~ action, or other property or effects
so uiSiralncd, or so much thereof as shall be
| spHcient TO discharge the said taxes aud the
| sdid charges FOR the distress and sale thereof
| and should any force he used 10 prevent tl,f
| sergeant OF The court 0fappeais from discbar,
ing The duties required by ihis act. he t. hereb,
| authorized TO SUMMON ~ many Of The citizen,
OF this stale d. shall he necessary 10 assist him
! in the discharge Of his dEiN.
3. EC a JBgtt,r egocied, That II the presi
| ueni aud directors Of iIe bank offlte u States
! shall before the fourth dat nj nlnfrh nest
! hiOtm " acting governor Of their intention
10 recai aud withdraw their offices a discoun
| art dcpaFit Of said bauk locattd IT, This stat,
| within sis months from The pass re rtl,is act
the isx herein inpo. cd. shan moi he enforce,
unlil lie expiration Of that term when .ii th
said offices Of discount aud deposit are no
Withdrawn aud removed out of tbia state. ia,
acctning taxes which shail have become du
within said term OF six mOutl,s. shall be col
lectod and received iu the manner and nndc
the regulations provided tor The coIlecfine IN
taxes imposed by this act: proridsd. bo,rere,
that said Gfhces Ofdiscount and depos,t sha
not alter the first day of March next, pToeee
70 discount ANY notes or bills. (exrep Orene'
those already uDdcg discountJ lOsu q nv none,
PURCHASE bills Of exchange, sell checks Q