Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-03-28
Circular to the Commissioners Of the Revenue.
AUDIToR's OFFICE, March 8. 1928.

q IR,The ta1e, for the year 1884, are a, follow ~ x;,
On and Tor every hundred dollar. value, etgat een,s
n all houses and lots IN town, occupied bY A
or o tenants tao dollars aud three cents for every
collars yearly zen, or value thereof
On all houses and lots iproued not rented or oeeyped
and on all snimrovsd lot, any city, low
Of Sssessbly to the sgualz,ng law. "''e
v" every slave above the of excep, the aged in
nv exempted ny the courts; farty-ssrea cents.
On every stallion jack ass twice the nice at which uel
stallion or Iaek'a covers by the season On all oihe
horses, asses, mule. COILS ,,usiye cent, each
On every ordinary license, Incense 10 keen bou, a
PrsrHte extraordinarily dollar. for every hundre dol
lars yearly reot or value thereof rent OF value TO he
e-s'sed by the commissioners Of the revenue in the
P,e'crbei by law. Not les, than eic6t. dollar. To- h.
shsged on each ordinary cence and MT more sn fn
dollars and ty cents each license TO house of
snsrtsnuent i ta' house be less pa,se thaa ss ieo
On every riding pleasure cn,ri,ce stage, Ter
aud eara aud harness beOns,ss thereto; on,
per esnnn, on The value thereof but than tao Dollar
shan be charged on each riding suI
sei no. ie'shgn one dollar GU each Jer-
and eaErys aud not ie than iy cents on
. ~ o. wheeled riding and pleasure carriage
arss Of foreign or donee srowth manufac ure or bh
Or ene al The same place; by wholesale retail
On every license TO sell silver plated ware or
MOI manufactured by the vender, ,geny dollars but
ay in the line of that business moi subj, t the
0nevery license TO a vepdue master, si-ty dsiiar,
sixteen dollars; and 70 every Pedlar dealing in tin r
On e,.Sv 10 os PAD III each county
aa 70 each county, borough city corporation where the
me three lest mentioned licences granted by the
i" eiaon - brokers' however, you will them named m
WIN your duties, as prescribed by late acf of
Assembly and which su;on for your better &C.
yoVT eaTns. Alteration to IFS severu provisions, MOI
especially mat which requires you attend at the second
ery Term oi your county Court annually 10 prosecute
WOa"is OF The revenue laws. Il h,
many peIsons m the Conmonw ealth liable 10 ,,y,,,o
iive TO evade II, and in hensnce OF keepers of orsra
especially, the evasion ouly injurious 10 The G
me morals OF the country You will find by the t .ec,;o
o te act referred to- that the Law sth of Feb rsoo
wh'th made II penal for merchant uedar or o,5,
10 Vend ardent spirits by retail, without pteyio.v obi
certificate OF good character from the court fnd yrh
au ben construed to he repeatedly revived and
10 'u oIce- Kou will also particularly observe that
me payment of the tax licenses TO the G.Tia mr.
collector, does not exempt the payer rrm proecuI;on
tanned. - " ''''S' - actually OBJ
viii be risidiy enforced. 'i''' III"
Sou wall perceive, in the FOREGOING summary s n. ~,
'mpo:Iy take. Tor the present yea variance from de ~
" io- winch proper 10 notice. Heretofore the tay ~,
the house was OF less value than S7oo The Les;.,s, u
reduced this later TO $780, go th,t hou,c a. $50.
which situated any town. CITY or baroh
OF "'n SVV yards Of public road liable 10 p.y .. g.
s' Than $500 10 relation 10 60Grding konser beg I.ove
remind you that they strictly houses of private
ner aud Of course taxable, shall appear IN The
receive pay Tor dieting, for suy space Of time les,
AS you ATE now expresJiy required 10 enforce IN
ooSs's "no ia TO take Out license refer You b irf
milton OF broker contained the act Of the s Nal s5s
Is eco dollars. ~ ~ F-'iS '0' si'iaunS
request y',i compliance with the law which .,i, ~
70 ceit"y the delivery OF true copy of y.,ur land -,
perry o"Ss 10 the sheriff Of your county also earne,
besyaut0 uanami; yIur books time require ed
$our's, very respectfulIy
JAMES E. HE4TH
Auditor of Public Acc't..