Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-02-27
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WEDNESDAY, FEB e7, 1922.
FOR THE GAZETTE.
To the People Of Aleramdrio County.
NO. 5.

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NO. 5.
In the two preceding numbers alluded
to what was the situation OF the people oil
the county OF Alexandra, on the ground
of taxes. >
Ii is my design now TO shew that our
taxes will be greatly increased if the coun-
~ of Alexandria is receded to the state OF
Virginia. The most effectual way of doing
this, is to give l,sl Of the subjects Of tax
liable to pay.
The taxes in Virginia have been regu-
larly increased from the year 1892 up 10
The year 1890. For the year 1921, they
were as follows:
Tax on land for every hum
dred dollars. valued according
TO the equalizing law 9 cts.
For all houses and lots in town
for every hundred dolls. gear
ly rent or yalu. thereof Dc Is
For every Save above the age
of twelve years, except such as
have been, or may DE exempt
on account of age or nhrmi'y 53
FOR horses, asses, mules,
mares and colts l35
For every ordinary licence, or heence
20 keep a house Of private entertainment
seven dollars on every hundred dollars
yearly rent or Daiue thereot-provided tor
no such iicence less than Dl8, shall be
paid, and provided also, that where any
house OF private entertainment, shall he OF
less value than seven hindred dollars, but
of The sum aforesaid, shall be charged
for the iccnce to keep the same land pro-
vided that no tax shall be levied on house
! of private entertainment, unless the same
be situated, within a town, borough or
city, ar within eight hundred yards actual
distance, from public road or highway.
For every two wheel riding
carriage. not exceeding (toge.
Their with harnessl Dl0O 50 cts.
! For every like carriage and harness, a.
| bove the value OF one hundred dollars. one
per centum, On the excess OF the value OF
! such carriage 10 addition thereto.
For every pheaton and stage
wagon. not exceeding with the
harness, D2OU ia value De SO
! For every like carriage and harness.
Dove the value OF D2oo, one per cenlum,
| on the excess of the value OF such carriage
| in addition thereto.
For every ether riding carri
age, not exceeding D3oo value Dis 90
For every such other carriage and har
ness as exceeds D3oo, one per centuD, on
the excess OF the value of each carriage
| beyond D3oo, in addition thereto
For each writ OF declaration
| in ejectnent imsiitutng suit in
a superior court of law, and fr
each subpoena in chancery, ia
superior court Of chancery Dl SO
For each writ CT error, SUI
percedeas, and habeas corpus,
cum causa, filing record of APP
peal or appeals to a superior
court of law or chancsry, and
for each writ OF error issuing
from the court OF appeals . 80
For each writ or declaration
in eiectmento Or subpoena Institut-
ing suit in county or a cor
poration court %
For each licence to broker 60 90
For each licence to yendue
master bo 90
For every transfer of sur
veyors certificate tug land in the
registers Office %
Fol every attestali0n, proteS"
tation and all other instruments
OF publication by notary
public under his seal Of Office SO
For each certificate under the
seal OF The cUmmonw eaitb 90
On every licehce 10 sell mer-
chanLise OF lore ign growth or
manufacture by wholesale or re-
tail 6O 90
By retail only ~ 90
On every license TO hawker
or pedlar to sell dry goods 90 90
On every licence to hswker
or pedlar trading in lin " pew
| ter 4U 90
On every licence to any exbi-
tor OF public shew, for each
county, city or corporation.
where the same shall be exhlbi-
ted 10 90
Fer every licence to any per-
| son to make sale of any lottery
tickets other than such IS shall
be authorised by the law oil the
state 500 90
The proceeding will be the taxes to
| which recession of the county Of Alex
andria will subject US, in addition to the
county ievies aud corporation taxes.
There are in this town number OF what
is in Virginia considered houses OF private
enterta Hment--psrtIculaTly for the &C
commodauon of persons in moderate cir
cumstances; we call them here boarding.