Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-03-28
AN ACT
Imposing Tdres for the support of Gorernmenf.

Passed March 18th, 1894 ~
Be IL enacted Ly tie General assembly, That the pub
lie taxes for the year eighteen hundred and thirty Tour,
shall be as follows TO Wilton lands, Except such
are exempted by law from axa'ion) for every hundred
dollars value thereof (agreeaby the act Tor arranging
the counties into Districts for the election of Senator'S
and for equalizng the land tax, passed February the
eighteenth in the year eighteen hundred and seventeen,
aud the act further to amend and explain the act, entitled
act for arranging the counties into Districts Tor the cleo
ton OF Senators and for eqazing the land tax, passed
March the hrst in the year eighteen hundred and nine
een9 eight cents for all houses and los in any city, bo
rough or town. Except such as exempted by law om
taxanon) two dollars for every hundred dollars yearly
rent or annual value tereof for all houses and lots. in
any city, borough town. Except such are exempted
by law from aXa,ion) improved aud not rented
pied and Tor all unnproyed lois last Aforesaid, eight
cents Tor every hundred dollars value thereof agreeably
TO the above reced Tor arranging the counties into
Districts for the election OF Senator'S and for equalizng
the land tax for every slave above the age OF twelve
years. Except such have been may be exempted,
IN consequence OF age inhrmity, by the respective
County aud Corporation Courts) enty five cents; tor
every stallion or sckass twice the price at which such
stallion ackass by the for all
other horses mules and colts six esc
Tor every riding pleasure carriage stage Wagon jer-
sey Wagon or carrya and harness belonging thereto,
one Ter cenum the value thereof TO be ascerDed by
the Commissioner Of the Revenue in the same manner
prescribed by law: Provided that not less than two dol
lars shall be paid each Jour wheel riding pleasure
Carriages and harness. and not less than dollar each
stage wagon jersey Wagon carryal and harness
and not less than fifty cents each two wheel riding
pleasure carriage and harness.
There shall also be levied, collected and paid in the
manner prescribed by law, the following taxes, 10 witt
For each declaration in Gle en or other process
nsuiing suit in Superior Court Of Law, seventy five
CENTS Tor each subpoena in Superior Court of Chancery
sevcnyhve cenis Tor each witt superedeas and
habeas crn filing record Of appeal appeals
to Superior Court OF Law and Chancery and each writ
OF certora issuing from the General Court, Superior
Court of Law and ChaDcery, dollar and fifty cents
for each appeal from Superior Court of Law Chan
Gerry TO the Court Of Appeals and Tor each supersedeas
writ of issuing from the Court of Appeals, dollars
and fifty cents for each writ declaration ejectment
subpoena,
Court, fifty cents; for each certificate under tire seal of
OF any Superior Inferior Court OF Law Chancery,
Except such exempted by law from taxaton)
dollar; for every transfer OF surveyors certificate in the
Registers Office, dollar and fifty cents; for every
testaon procs,a ion, other instrument publication by
Notary Public, under his seal Of office, dollar and
twenty-five cents for every certificate under the seal Of
the Commonwealth, two dollars There shall be levied,
collected and paid. the several licenses hereinafter
mentioned TO be granted in the manner prescribed by
law the following taxes, to wit: On every ordinary IL
cene, or license 10 keep house of public enieriainmen
tax OF not less than eighteen dollars and il the yearly
rent or annual value such an ordinary or house OF pub
lie entertainment Ito be asceraned by the Commissioner
oil the revenue, in the manner prescribed by aw) shall
exceed two hundred dollars additional tax at The rate
OF per centum, such excess OF yearly rent
nual value; every license to keep house OF private
entertainment of less than two dollars; and il the
yearly annual value Of such house of private
terainmen', sucb Ito be ascertained by the Commits
sioner OF the in the manner prescribed by law
shall exceed fifty dollars, additional tax at the Of
five per such of yearly or annual
value; every license for selling goods, merchan
disc, and other articles Of foreign domestic growth
or production, manufacture, both either, the
same place. TO wholesale merchant, sixty dollars and
retail merchant, twenty dollars; every license
vendue master, sixty dollars; every license 10 broker
sixty dollars; every license 10 sell foreign lottery tick
cts and lottery tickets in lotteries authorised by the laws
OF this Commonwealth, FIVE huntred dollars every Ii
cense 10 sell lottery tickets, in snch lotteries only
authorised by the laws of this Commonwealth sixty
dollars every license 10 hawker pedar to sell
barter goods, wares merchandise and other articles Of
foreign OF domestic growth productions or manufacture,
Except the article Of clocks in each county corpora
ton where he she shall sell barter any Of the
said articles. twenty five dolIars; every license
hawker or pedr, dealing in lin and pewter only in each
county or corporation where he she shall trade ten dol
lars every license to hswker pedar, dealing either
wholly or partly in clocks, 10 each county corporation
where he she shall trade, hundred dollars on
every license to exhibitor OF apubic show thirty dol
lars IN each county corporation, where the shall
be exhibited.
This act shall and be in force from and az
Ter the passing thereof.
Marrh %. LOG II