Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-06-13

whefeas,in obedience sand instruction the Common
Council proceeded to make said subscription and
comply with the preliminary terms prescribed by
sad company and whereas, from crcum stances
growing oft of the disturbed peenniary condition Of
the country, II Is found impractirable to make a
i loau as contemplated. IN meet the insfalinents
a. they respectively become due and whereas
there Is now. and will be. by the month Of Noe
'emhsr next. tequsitions upon said stock. a.
mounting to thiris-two thousand dollars which the
pshffh ia't AID Integrity If This corporation makes
necessary should he promptly met for remedy
whereof
Sect lsi. he IT ordained by the Board of E om,pou
Council Tor the Corporation Of Lyme hbu,p in Conn
non Hall assembled, that there shall lie r.i.e tI,
present year lsBl by way otspccialtax the seye-
ril ns'almcnls now due III. stock OF the Jane.
River aud kanawha Company. aud those to become
due, by the month nf November next, amounting to
thlry-wo thousand dollars; 10 raise which. there
.hall be- levied onRea Estate according 10 the Com
nnssloncrs hooks tor every one hundred dollars vaI
ual'onihete"l, 81
Upon all nee white mdlts. M
Upon all slaves, over Ii YEARS. W
Upon all slaves, over l. and under IL. I %
Upon all ordinary license, I'D (hD
pom all houses oi private entertainment, ID M
Upon al merchants licenses, otthe LIST class, Is M
Upon all me chants licenses. OF the 2nd class, 10 M
Ipon all merchants l,enses, oi the ..rd class 10 -
Upon all ioul wli,e pleasure carriages LIST class, 20 M
Upon all four relplcaso,e carriages I'd class 10 ~
lpon allt"u-w htri pleasure carriages, 10 %
Upon all stilions kept tor serving mares, the
price nj one season,
pom al horses. mares, mules and colts, u,
pom all daN worked "n hir.. ~ %
pom alone horse carts worked on hire 3 M
pom al Two horse carts worked On hire, ID On
pom all maggona worked ON hire. % Oh
ipon all cauyas aud Icfs.y wagons, lst class 10 W
Upon allcarryalls y Jersey Wagons ID class, w
Sect, 2nd he II further ordained, that every tax
payer assessed according to the above rates, who
shall actually payto the ,ollector the sum
Ell upon huu, sha he euiiied To receive therefor a
credit on the hoeks at the collector. and the pay
mcnt thus made shall he deemed and considered Il
cliim upon the Corporation, 10 be discharged by q
transfer oi share Of stock ot the James River and
kaua"ha Company, i"r ever, one hundred dollars
pad by the SAID tax payer; provided, however that
no transfer shall be made .nor shall tax payer, his
heirs, ~ legal representatives. he entitled 10 demand
1t, until the whole sum dur from the Corporation for
siock ol the James River aud kananha Company
shall have been actually pad.
Sect ssrd II. II further ordained. That il, tho
final pn,mcnt ot the whole amount OF subscriptions
To the james River aud kaneuha Company, there
shall be any tax payers. whose credits the books
of the collector an whose receipts, amount to less
Stim ihan Que hundred dollars then the collector
shah proceed 10 ascertain the aggregate amount Of
all such credits. aud shall under the direction of
the Common Council, sell the shares representing
the aggregate 81 said credits and divide the proceeds
ratrabl, between the N-paycrs, their heirs
sigus, each holder at receipt or receipts receiving
whether, sells AT. above ~ below par provided,
however. that nothing herein contained sh..ll be
Contrted rs To prevent any two uf mare tax payers,
then assigns from uniting cir several receipts
make the sum al on. bundled ,oilas. and demand
INK hcfcupon onc share oi the stock OF the James
River aud Kau,~ Ia Company, according =, the pro-
,is,ons oil the second section ol tins ordinance.
SEED. IN. lie II further otdincd That II any tau
payer. WHO shah make opr ntor payments OF the
special tax hcteip imposed and to be hereafter mpo-
sod Ia mo The, al aIfID fha ,f
the Jnnes River and kanawha Company. and shall
rcmoee depart this life, or. from any other cause
whatsoever. lad Ito demand. either IN person by his
legal representatives.. the stock to which he may be-
entitled, IN the money, as the case may be, for five
years mat ensuing the payment olhc last nstalmet
on the stock of the james River aud Aanawha Com
pany, Then IN that ease. the sad tax payer shall for
fen the same to the use and benefit of this Corpora
ton.
S,cf oh. Re- it further ordained That the col
lcctor shall, NJ the public expense procure book of
suitable Kind III which he shall opeu regular ac-
count with every person assessed with this special tan
and whenever payment ~ made IN conformity with
sad assessment, hc shall enter credit therefor on
the oi the sad taxpayer. aud shall also
grant him tcciipt. IN the following fonn to wi,
Lypch my Sprcioi Tar for ls3 10 pay years
insiainens cfsabscription 10 the stock 81 the James
Rirer aud kaniteha fomI dty.--Hecevei Of A. !.
dollars, being the lull amount of special tax
assessed on HIM, In pay Tie Years instaln,ens Of
the Gorpoiation subscription to the stock Of the
/ James River and kanawha COMPANY. the SAID pay
mrnt emitting the holdCrto clan AGAINST the Cor
porition for SAID amount which shall be reimbursed
! IN the stock Of the james River and kanawha Com
p,y on the final payment of the debt due by the Cor
pora,ion To said Company. (Signed) e. D.. Colcc-
TOR Aud the receipts, thus given, II shall be the
sad collector dnl, to have cancelled aud carefully
fled iwas whenever transfer OF the stock Of the
james River and kautwha Company is made 10 any
mdn dual t,N payer, III, heirs or assigns.
Set. 6H BE II further ordained, That the said
collector. before entering upon the duties herein
sgurd, shall execute bond. PAYABLE To the Trrasu-
rrr for the time heinz with good aud sufficient So
curitv. 10 be approved by the Common Coanrii. in
tbs sum Of tory thousand dollars, conditioned Tor
HE collection aud faithful appropriation of the money
coming INTO his hands by virtue Of this ordinance
and the tnuucs thus collected he shall deposite in
the hands of the Treasurer or before the first dav
ol Notrmhrr be keep and applied 10 the exclusive
purpose of meeting the several acquisitions already
made, and to be made upon the subscription Of the
Corporation IN he stock Of the James River and IA
nawha Company. And Tor the several duties herein
! purcd he performed by the said collector. he
shall be enltlcd to the of three hundred dollars
annually, 10 be paid him ont oil amy money in the
sury otherwise appropriated.
Sect. 7M BE II further ordained. That the spe-
cia tax herein imposed shall become due and be
di>ranabc tor, the 10Th day ofyuly aud shall be
collected as other taxes in this Corporation.
Sect. SIN. he it further ordained. That this ordi
nance shall commence aud be in force from and after
the passage thereof.
4 Copy-Teste.
u. ROBES, Clerk c. C..
/ June ID 1t