The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-05
1880 0JI
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The attention fynur committee has h..
turned To The existing revenue Laws. xhicI
appear To them To he, in some respect,
deiecu'c and unequal IN their operation
Persons carving nn the business of auc
'I"nrrrs IN the sale of goods, wares ant
merchandise, pay al this Time tax as n1cr
Chants their business, however, is princi
paliy an agency or commission bushes,
Tor Others, aud goods To very large a
/ mount are sold by them, for persons resi-
dug out of this commonwealth. Th,
consigncrs aud owners oftllese goods, thrn
the agency Of auclioncers, carry on re.
gular and very extensive BUSINESS, in TIT
sales of goods, and whilst their property
has the protection of the government, they
contribute nothing towards its support
| In order 10 compel them 10 contribute
something IN return for the protection re-
ceised, your committee think il hut rea-
sonabIe, To compel the auetioncers foPay a
reasonable per ccntage on the amount oil
their sales.
The existing law makes Discrimination
between the merchant WIN ,ends foreign
goods, aud him who rends domestic goods,
w " hiA l'I IL iiNtIlSt.
Some MISREPRESENTATION Of TIE law having
grown ont Of this Discrimination, i,htthert,
hcins ut this time, no good reason in the
opinion of your committee, for preserving
II; they would recommend, that the tax on
merchants license to vend either foreign
or domestic goods, or both, he the same
and that The tax be that now imposed for
vending foreign goods. But your com
nIttptl ar, nnin1'np that Inty,sfnra Il
watchmal<ers, wso yend articles in their
line, not of their own manufacture, TO an
amount not exceeding one hundred dol
lars per annum, ought tn be exempt from
the operation of the law requiring them
To oht0n > license.
Your committee are of opinion, that bro
kers and persons who open or keep offices
for the purpose Of carrying on the business
of buying, selling, aud exchanging bank
notes, and negotiating contracts for others,
ought to be required To paya moderate tax,
and obtain u license.
The operation of the law imposing a tax
on keepers ofordinaries, and houses of pr,
'ate entertainment, pr"portloncd 10 the
yearly value of rent of the tavern house, or
house of private entertainment, has been
eNadcd, rs your committee believe, IN
SUM ih9tah''S' w ''"'i'o ~ ~ ~ ~ >
or housc 7l private entertainment, SVi'"-
raiely ana ioI aWl''a' sum- a'n sHP'l'l,oS
Tor the rchtni some appuit"'"' h"uN'' 'o'
or "aEalnS Piace at an increase" P'i'''-
40 reihrdy INT, your coi','n''lee are W
opinion, that thr law shonla DC a'nehoed'
;" as /" mc'4ac III me estimate OF yearly
value or rent OF "fdln'rlrS ana houa'" 81
private entertainment, an ''it Out h""ses'
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WI. #,rt,o,,., ,C your committee has,
,I.a h..rn di,.,i.d h., = rc,olu,inn of the
tI,,'., .,,al ~, t,'t.,',r,s ,a,,rt IN . mis-
',,.,tr,,c,:,,, ,,f,l. l.v ,sunosine , fax ON
,..,;.,,,.,.,i ,,,,,,, lot ,nl ,mu,,6, Cd town
his NOT r.p,ra or occupicd. Your com
,,;tt,a ara. nc n,,,,inp. tl,at the law should
h.. :, amended as 10 subject both IL a tax
,,n.n ,l,n asscss.d value. agrcrably 10 the
ca,.,l;,i,,, i,r..
VIM cnnnittee have. also. in oh, aiencr
In 4 rrenlnti,n nf the House, cnanlred into
The tXpcdieuc. of altering III" Ia" imposing
a tx npon .cals in the superior and inl,.ri.
ar euaGfs. Ih" law, aS II now starts, I'm
posing 3, tay of one dollar upon snch cert
ica,c aade~ the seal uf any superior court
If law, cxecp. in those eases specially tx
rmpt from texaton; aud, upon sarh cert
hcatc under ne sral OF any "'ii'r court
tico dollars. Your committee can percel,c
no reason for this inequality they regard
it as unjust, and are of opinion 1T sh"nld
be removed, without prejudice 20 the re-
venue.
Your committee have asrred upon the
following resolutions. which are respect
fully submitted to the consideration of the
House:
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