Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-03-13
lCiremtar to the Commissioners 0fthc Rcpcnu,. J
AUpIroR's OFFICE,
March 4th, 1929

'NHE nre, for .hs year 1929 are I" fol,~,, to wit;
the last squsizns law eigit cents.
% al. houses and lo.: town occupied by the prepri,to
or o. en"a fro dollars and yee every huudrsd
dollar. ytsrly rent OF annual value thereof.
% al all ssGs, and lots imp ,svsa bu. nc. ,esS
city, town or borough eight cents Tor every hundred dohss
,ss '. sqof,.ss III.
and .na.na Exempted by the cents, being
s 90 every 'tsor or joel asa: twice the prize. which
,Sen on or jack as. cover. ware by h. season q.
ing taco cents less than the-taz for Is2s.
private enertanasn dollar, fer every hundred do
lars yearly reu or value thereo such be
prescribed by law; provided that ordinary
less sum than eighteen dollars shalt be paid aud sdsa
hou,s e private shall less than Ave Srn-
cad r,s &
es,t any house private en'ertamet, sae6, hsrs
lar. shall b. charged for license Aud PROVIDED
se tina. 10 '.a :. be levied On any hsa. Of
;y town or or within eight hunsd yard.
dntsnee Of some public road or highway
Dagson aud sarryn and harness belonging dSl
t.o dollar. :hsl be paid ~hss.d r;d"s sas
Sa each stage :SagSon Jersey aggGn aud earryan vita III.
belonging thereto.
On every lieeu,e to ,e gooi ware, and uerchapdire
or both or either tue place. wAoissais retail
that nothing herein contained, sha be
vent any person from dPo.ns of goods iner
within th' State, nor 10 prevent planter farmer rn
bis g. syR hrl i .as sn &c
ed load for his their produce other prope
any seminary Of learning within obi, Co@monws.ih FOO @.
selling such textbooks they have purchased or
ed for the students If their RESP olive College. or Semips
Ga sssty license to sell lottery tickets, three G,nared M
license 70 sell lottery tickets scheme, aufho,
81 ny IN" Safe only s.ty doiigr.
~" every license 10 hswksr ped,r sell dry rood,
Of foreign OF domestic growth to be rsa m
Aforesaid articles, dollars, On svey iiern,. 10 or.
ieanE IN tn o' pewter u each county corporation hs
th:n pedar shall trade under the same .en,e 49,"
On every I'sen.e TO every exhibitor show, frv fire
aoai IN every county, ey, borough oiPoraon vie
tue sane sna!i be exhibited. - 49,
"a every license 10 broker, sir,y dollars.
GA every license to sell silver or plated ware or eve
mol o. ID. manu'icu of the velder, tseny doiS,
article, necessary fha, line Of businsss b, 80
required to Obtain license. ''@ az" 's
Ga every vendue.nester, sir.y G,ilar,.
fhe tore going is almost irsn.erip, from III. a.
ed the 2h February, On the ssh OF The ,sme
,noher Act passed. entitled "Ao Act the
paeusr attention to 1t: several rro"i,;.n' ya %
perceive that there direct Conflict the prori.o u;
relates to the tax Licenses, The provo Is a. foil.
ns nothing IN that or any other cunsined shall
goods commodities Of the ro,s,h or produc,;on
STATE without obtaining that purpose" III. sr
en- the vsnier of goods, sni nereh,d,,
articles Vi foreign OF donsse grorS actre
suse pa ttneref"e bs CONQUERED mpdifes
80 aI as 10 eon.teDt nth the proviss above
fou viii observe, however, that although all n.s
OF eo"nod,tie the grospth production of mi, S, ~
exempted from tsxa;ion the exemption does not er,5d Ia
'enuins OF such goods or commodie. other States
VI" perceive that the pha:eo!ogy Of the law resuls
hS the tar IN license, to ordnsIs house. Of
tsaiDmen, has been materially changed There can no,
os nehhsr misarprebeB-iUn upon that .u5i,f
keepers OF "rd.nsries taxed per ceuum on .
yearly rent or value OF such Ordnare cannot paw {
an eighteen dollars Tor Keepers Of house. ~
privae entertainment also seven per cesfum ma
hs yeUy rent value, with the following eIeerton. IN WI
j. when the actual value of the building used a. house
private enterainm en IS les, than FIVE dost. a.,
TAX reduced TO four dollars and Gfy cents without
10 IT'S yesry value the annual y,le n, ,.n,
such building les. than my dollars, the tax j. reduced Ia
tTo dotrrs D. Unless the building situated ,n some r,
Town or borough, within eight hundred wards actual a
lance Oh some Puhc road, chargesbe In reati.o
10 ooad'nS house you will recoect that they are TO b.
tue days. ''''''""
parteusrly request that ycur return, of lie,pe, ~
w enbraee none which do not appear .u.d pyor
10 he ISL sent in esch year, 20 make them conform m
the ' furnished by the clerks by tbi, r.
much confusion produced IN the settlements al tim
with thu sheriff., - ~ VIZ"
again refer you the aAct amending the several
concerning the taxes on Licenses TO merchants aud ohe
which passed the 18th February, AZ we'll AZ the
hereto ~ - ""'N'
Ihe law requires property books sworn 10: and
you ns certify that tue copy Of both books. hs, been de-
hvsfed 10 the sheriff, within the time prescribed mo,t
repeat the request so often made that you transmit Joer
o79s' % t0v ONCE at the period required ny law
Very respectfully, your obedi.nt servant
JAS. T.. HEATH.
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