Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-07
AN ACT
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Impostng Tat.s for u: Support Of Government

Passed March i, isiO.I
Be rnart,d assembly, That public taxes
for the year eighteen forty Shall follows: On
lands except such exempted BY las: from axaon,l for
every hundred value thereof inerceay the
of lands pursuant; the providing for the
oi lands this Colnn"nwcah, passed March the twenty
fourth eighteen hundred and irtypt, aud the
amend The ac', entitled a" ac, providing e." the
rs eighteen hundred and thirty ni' tea ren fr ali houses
and lois cry borough town. Except such exempt
I'd ,y'.on, and hal! dollars for hundred dol
lar yearly rr, % lois ~
ans ci,y, rough except such exempted y law
uniaroy.d aforesaid, every hunif,d
value thereof, agray the above ct'A m providing
Of twelve except such a have been
exempted consequence al nrnly by thg resp
county or corporation cou thirty ur every stallion
jacka.s the cc which slch stallion
y the and wien the services 81 such stallion
lac charged non, hut in provision
Of value then twice the alternative value Of such rr
perry money sch value to be fixed by the commissioner Of the
revenue mares, asses mules colts eight
riding or pleasure caiace stage COACH m
sey wagon ,srrn and harness belonging thereto,
tun on thereof he ascertaned by the
in he prescribed by law: Proridd That
ss than two dollars shall he paid each four wheel riding or
pleasure carriage eooeh and harness. and not less than
dollar on each Jersey wagon and carys and harness.
fifty cen4 each two wheel riding or pleasure Carriage and
harness -, ,,-.., 80,
prescribed by law the following taxes 10 Wit For each VIM
declaration in eiccment, Other process nSiutns suit in
supr" Of law, sevrny-ve cents for each suhPrna in a
SUPERIOR eo! o. d hh! . ra<" G ~" "1 If ~
neal or appeals superior Of law and chanccr, for
issuing from the general count superior
cont Of Law and cbauccry one dollar and nifty cents for each APP
neal from suprro cuur and chancrr a,
paIs aud Tor zach snrrdds VIM OF error issuing from the
cor, Of appeals and y cents
ration in eiecmcn subpoena inlung suit in county
corporation court fifty cents for each certificate under the seal Of
any superior inferior court of law eancc, Except such
are exempted law from ,asation dollar for transfer
surveyor. certificate in the registers Office one dollar and
v atestat0n protesa0n other instrument
OF publication hy notary pbc under his seal Of Office one dol
lar and twenty hve cents for every certificate under the seal Of
the Common wealth, two dollars
8 There .a levied collected aud paid the evealicen
hereinafter meioned TO be granted IN the prescribed
by law, the following taxes 10 wiz ON every ordinary license or
license keep house OF public entertainment tax n not less
ordinary house Of public entertainments Ito be ascerianed
by the Of Inc svSmms The nanMS presented
such of yearly annual
tax Of mol less dollars and if yearly annual
Of such house Of private ITO he acertaned by
the OF the revenue IN The manner prescribed y law
shall exceed Any dollars additional the Of five
sach Of yearly rent or annual value; every
license for selling GOODS wares and other articles OF
foreign domestic growth production OF manufacture hn or
and to a rr,a merchant, twenty dclar every license
mas"r where the operations Of said vendne
exceeds Two Thousand sixy dollars;
s e I s e a Sn IN e wc or I op
carried Of city, town borough the Of
on every Lottery
authorized by the laws Of this Commonwealth in each
city, "nnh county "sdad diars; every license
lottery tickets such lotteries only auhoTiz by the
Of this commonwealth In each city, town, borough
hundred G9ar license hawkcr pedar TO
goods merchandise, snd other articles Of for
article Of ciocks each county coraatoa where he she
shall sell barter the aforesaid articles five dollars;
only in each county corporation trade,
dollars every license hawker edar dealing either
she shall trade, hundred dollars license
hbor Of public show thirty dollars each county corpora
4 lad Be further ,aact8 Tina, III clocks which shall be offered
nf,ctarsd sosi The limits OF this Commonwealth and be liable
to taSa,ion unless The Of the or other
shall be fully satisfied ta the same were boH ds the mali
S. This act shali be in force the passing thereof