Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-12-28
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Gentlemen u aie House Of Delegates. nor sir.
ting an t.e CIR or Eli1L 1919

GeaiIeH7en y dc House Of Delegates, nor Sit
ting a, The CITY Or Richmond.
ferinit me IN the name of all The Tavern Keep
ets oil 'nis State, TO bring to your view grievance
when they III general abour under, by The great
number OF persons that now undertake 10 keen
houses OF entertainment.
some (but very few indccdl pay a license Of
81 Do, while our-fiths of those who DO entertain
pay no TAX at all to the great disadvantage of those
honest vcrn-keepers who pay the sum of SIS 90
or more, every year, which they are Obliged 10 do.
although the income Of their Tavern will not ms
NY 1t but because their houses Sc are tI,a,,oIt f.,
DC worm by the Commissioners more than seven
hundred dollars, and many of such Tavern
keepers arc now reduced 10 the uecessitv of sb,,t
ing up thoir doors, or pay cence such as the
rent or income OF the stand will not iustiiy.-
nneFeas' there are many private entertainers
VINO receive four tIues the AMOUNT, and whose
stands would rent from / 80 to $500 and nav only
S4 oo, because their houses Sc are not taI,,ed n
3foo' wa any gentleman say that this il lust
ana that the evil requires no remedy? or viii he
not say that 1t IS subject that calls aloud for the
interference OF the Legislature. And that the,,
WIN at least, permit all those who think that theI
are not able TO pay Tavern licencc from the IN
come OF their sand) 20 take out private entertsin
crs hcence without regard 10 the value of their
mousse &c; or put all entertainers OF men,
horses, mules, cattle, sheen and hors ,,non tba
same footing, who live within eight bundled yards
OF any public road or highway, who are II, the
hahlt OF entertaining all they can, by layine
tax upon the yearly rent Of all Sich houses of en-
tertatiiaeh' 10 be ascertainsd by the Commission
or OF The revenue in the following manner. viz !.
Upon every house and IFS appendnces the YEARLY,
rent Of winch shall be computed to twenty dollars
me owner or occuPer thereof TO pay the sum OF
- oV; upon every house, &c. whose rent shall be
eol'pateG 10 more than twenty dollars, and not
eAceed tlity collars, 20 pay the sum OF 81 5o
upon every house, &c. whose yearly rent sl,aII h.
over SOU, ana not to exceed $50, shall nav the
sum OF $v-upon every house, &C which shall be
o over SoO' ana not exceed 800, pay the sum OF
SlV-'upon every house, &c. the yearly rent of
which shall be over 500 and NOT exccSd S az
slah pay Sl+-upon every house, sc. which, shall
De valued to over $3.50, and not exceed s.2Oo
mall pay the sum Of SIS, and t;.o owner or occu
per to have the privilege Of taking Tavern IL
Ioi00 " complying With the acquisitions Of the
law, and upon every house, &c. whose yearly rent
snail DC yaiued to more than 5000 for every $500
over and above $780, the owner or octuufrr sbaIl
I,dy INC sum OF ~. IL Il is not NOW apparent to
,hu Legislature That some such regulation IS arso
lutely necessary, and would very much incrossf.
the funds Of the State 1 would beg leave 4, 80
commend them 70 call upon the Auditor of pni,lie
Accounts to furnish them with statement sho,.
ing the number Of lccnced Iavorns and private
Sii'ertaiher5 mere are in each county, and their
iocdhiy, and what tax each Of them does pa,, 10
Government. If the writer is MOI vcr0 ,SucJ,
mistaken, they viii find that several of the ,noss
populous counties not far from Richmond fslso ont
not more than one or two private entertaioer's H.
Schce' notWHhs tlnding in those several counties
therc arc perhaps more than one hrndrcd houses
that solicit custom, and entertain an those who
can on them, and pay 10 tax whatever Tbi. *
NOT an, Gentlemen You viii find by This refer
ence TO your Auditor, that there are many civ
town sna courthouse TaYcrns, which rent from
- 70 SloOO year, on account Of thoir adganfa-
ecous situation for business; yet pay nothing as
nue.. IN proportion 10 the Taverns IN Che conntrv
that are compelled 70 pay tax Of SIS, IL they en-
e''ai az si because their houses, SC are thoget
To be worth by the Commissioners over $500 N
would seem that the Gn6 has arrived for the L.
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