Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-26
A. ACT
AN ACT
Imposing Taxes for the support Of Gorernmsnt.


| Imposing Taxes for the support Of Government.
| Passed April 4, 1899
!. Be II enacted by the General assembly, That the
public taxes Tor The year Gig h!een hundred and thirty
nine shall De es follows to wit On lands Except such
exempted by law from taxation for every hundred
dollars value thereof agreeaby to the act for arranging
The counties into districts for the election of Senator'S
and for equalzing the land tax passed February the
lcih, in the year eighteen hundred and seventeen and
the act further toamend and plain the act, entitled IAN
for arranging the counties districts for the cleo
tion Of Senators and for cguslizing the land tax"
passed March the first IN the year eighteen hundred and
nneeen) ten cents; for all houses and lots in anv CITY
borough or town. (exccP such as are by law exempt.
| ed from ,axaiou,) two and half dollars for every
hundred collars yearly rent or annual value thereof;
for Gil houses and lois in any city, borough town
except such cs are exempted By law from laxaiion)
improved and not rented or occupied and for al!
improved lots aforesaid, len cents for every hun.
dred dollars value thereof agreeaby 10 The above cited
acts for arranging The counties into districts for the
election Of Senators, and for equazlng the land tax for
every slave above Tie age OF twelve years excep. such
have been may he exempted in consequence Of age
or !a!irmty by The respective county or corporation
courts thirty cents for every ste or ackass t"ice
the price al which such stallion ackass covers
by the season. and VIXEN The esvices OF such stallion
ackzss charged for in money hut in provisions
o!hr commodities Of value, then twice the alternative
value OF sCch property in money, such value to be fixed
by The Commissioner Of the Revenue; for all other horses
mares asses mules az colts eight cents each for
riding or pleasure carriage Stage wagon Jersey wagon
or carfyR and harness Belonging thereto per
tom OF lie yare thereof TO be asceraned by The Com
missioner o; the Revenue in the manner prescribed by
law: Proeidsd hal not less than wo dollars email he
paid on each four wheel riding carriage and
harness. aud not less than dollar on each stage
son jersey wagon earrya and ha-nc., and not less
than hiy cents on each Two wheel riding or pleasure
carriage and harness.
. There shall also be lr7ied, collected and paid in
the manner prescribed by law tie following taxes 10
wit For each wr't or declaration in ec'men, or other
process @sC'lag SUIT IN Superior COnrl Of Law,
sfvcniy.nve Gents for each suhrpna IN q Superior
Court Of Chancery: seventy i've cents for each writ Of
error, sypsTGeaS and kGts2S corpus causo filing
II cord Of appea! or appeals to Superior Corr, Of Law
or Chancery and for each writ Of csrtOrar issuing !rcn
the Genera! Court Superior Court Of Law and Chan
Gerry, dollar and fifty cents for each appeal from
Superior Court Of Law and Chaacery 10 the Court Of
Appeals and for each suprSsGtgS writ Of error
! ing from the Court Of Appeals two dollars and ifty
cents for each writ declaration eecne
r1na insiItung suit in county or corporation
court fifty cents for each certificate under The seal OF
any Superior Inferior Court Of Law ard Chancery,
except such as are exempted by law from u1alion)
dollar; for every transfer Of surveyors certificate the
Register Office dollar and fifty cents for very at.
estaon, prot station other instrument Of publication
by notary public under his seal nf ice one dollar md
twcn, FIVE cents; for certificate under The sen of
! The Commonwealth two dollars.
j. here shall be levied, collected and paid on the
veral licenses hereinafter mentioned be granted in The
prescribed BY law, the following axes TO wit On
every Ordinary license or Incense 10 house
lie entealnnen tax Of not less than eighteen dollars;
and It the yearly rent annual value Of such ordinary
or house Of public entertainment, TO be ascertaned By
The Commissioner Of The Rerenue in the manner pre-
scrlti by law shall exceed wo hundred dyllars ad
ftIona tax al the rate Of seven per cenum on such
excess OF yearly renl annual value; every license
10 Keep house o private entertainment, tax Of not
e's than ~o dollars; and /! the yearly rent aanua!
value Of such house Of private entertainment 10 be
eerained by the Commissioner Of the Revenue in Tie
prescribed by law sha! exceed fifty dollars an
additional tax al the rate Of five per such ex-
cess oil yearly rent or annual value; every license
for selling goods ares aerehanGze and other articles
OF foreign or domestic growth, production nanufac
ture, bDlh either al the place but hen the
amount OF goods, wares and merchandise shall exceed
the amount of Two thousand dollars there shall be an
additional Tax assessed OF eighth OF per centum
each and every hundred dollars Of such excess
D. ascsr:aned by the Commissioners OF the Revenue
the prescribed by The laws in rela-
ton to other personal property, subject n al! penal.
ties thereby imposed, and which property shall be listed
ard returned Other property, ana the there col
!ec:,d according To she laws IN relation 10 other person
property but nothing herein contained shall be con-
slued IN any manner altering The present laws in
lacu 10 issue OF merchants LICENSES, the payment
Of the Of twenty dollars in the manner now pre-
scribed b. law: ProciGtd hOnsrer That wholesale
merchant shall pay less for hshcense Than tina, now i'm
posed by law shall be liable TO increased taxa
ton unless the amount of gooGs ard merchandise
hand shall exceed th- amount OF sixty thousand dol
lars: every license 10 vendue master, sixty dollars
every license broker sixty dollars; on every license
10 sell foreign lottery ckc!s and lottery tickets in lot
'cries authorized by the laws OF this Conmonwea
Eve hundred dollars every license 10 sell lottery tick
such lotteries only authorized by the laws
OF this Common wea,lh, sixty dollars; every license
20 hawkc1 ped!ar to sell or barter goods
chandze and other articles of foreign domestic growth
prod pclon manufacture except Inc article OF cocks
in each county cooperation where Re she sh, sci!
barter any of the aforesaid articles twenty-five dol
lars; every license to haw ker pedar dealing in
, lin and pEit opI in prr MT
where he che shall trade. ten dollars every license
hawker pedler dealing either wholly partly III
clocks in every county or corporation where lie she
shall trade hondred dollars; every license 10 an
exhibitor of public show, thirty dollars in each coun.
~ or corporation where the shall be exhibited.
A. Belt further tnde'd That all clocks which shall be
offered Tor sale By hawker petlar shall be deemed
10 have been manufactured without the limits Of This
Commonwealth, and be liable to taxation, unless the
COMMISSIONS of the Revenue or other revenue officer
within whose district such clocks shall be offered for
sale shall be fully satisfied that The same were bona fde
| of the manufactu Of this State.
:. This act shall commence and be in force from and
after the passing thereof.
certify that The foregoing is true copy. Given un
der my hand this 18th April, 1882.
GEORGE W. MUNFORD, c. hid.
AN ACT
To amend the let imposing Tc1es for n. support of Co
rernment Passed .iprH 10, 1893.
l. Be enacted by The General 9sssmby, That the "act
imposing for the support of Government passed
April seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty eight, shall
be- and the hereby, reenacted bot in place Of
the tax therein imposed merchants licenses, there
shall be levied, collected and peid, every license for
selling goods wares merchandise and other articles of
foreign or domestic grow h production manufacture
or bo.E or either the place. twenty dollars; bu,
where the Of goods wares and merchandise shall
exceed the amount o.! two thousand dollars there shall
be an additional tax assessed enc eighth of per
on each and every hundred dollars Of such excess be
ascertaned By the Commissioner OF The Revenue in The
same manner prescribed by The Revenue Laws in reid
ton TO other personal property subject to all penalties
thereby imposed and heh property shall be listed and
returned other property and the tax thereon collected
according 10 the in relation other personal pro-
petIv But nothing herein shall be construed as in