Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-30

portant amendments relating to the assessp,.n, 49,
| collection Of the public revenue Tins ysIn.h'a
aet ,ose,her with the general license law of las,
session, shall transmit to you as early AS no..,"
IN pamphlet shape, accompa MED bv n,onsr c.o.'
| nnu aeopious index. Invite your careful ,e.J,.
VI tue work 50 soon you shall receive IL n, 80,
present 10 you at single view, all your various
na.s,,. uuues, and will enable you, by rigid
performance oil them, TO increase the revenue COO
soerao'y. advert at this time to single ohans.
VI uhe Processing law to the mode OF a.se,,;es
no TAX on stations, which IL is proper You shonjd
s.n.s. ,I'neu,ey, and subion that clause Of tho
e'"e'"' ia" "hich relates to the subject.
Very respectfully,
JAMES T.. HFATH.
.fndt'or Of Puddle accounts.
AN ACT
imposing iarss j'r The Support Of Government
Passed March Is, isII.l
i. Bs enacted 6y the General Assemblv. Tia,
.he pubic taxes for the year eighteen bunJ,sa III
iorty -one shall be rs follows: On lands f.s..a.
such as are exempted by law from t.s,,,onS u
every hundred dollars value thereof f,gre..hi1 vi
VIC assessment Of lands made pursuant 10 the nc,
W'uns Iot .he re assessment of lands in this COM
o"~ea,n, passed March the 24,h 1898 and an.
act' entitled IAN act to amend the act cn,;,, .e
aet providing Tor the rc-assessmcnt of land, in az.
commonwealth" passed March the d, Iseo
WE'VE ana hall cents; for oil houses and lots ~
any city, borough or town, (except such n. 80 W
empted by law from taxation) three doII,rs r.. "a
cry hundIed dollars yearly rent or animal -.
thereoi; Tor all houses and lots in any civ Lo,onaS
VI owh, leheept such as are exempted by law FINN,
nAau non improved and not rented or occupied
anu iot all unimproved lots aforesaid twelve and
nan cents Tor every hundred dollars vain. ,h.r.S
as'eeao'y 10 the above cited acts proyiJn,, for .
re-asseSsment of lands in this commonweo7,h. e..
.e.y save ABOVE the age of twelve years feY,en,
sum as nave been or may be exempted in con,p
quence OF age o: inhmty 10y the reSpac,;yo
" anu corporation courts) forty cents. TO- S.
station or Jackass twice the price AZ which ~
o, VI Jaekass covers mare by the season. ami
~"on 'ne services OF such stallion or iackasS o,a
charged Tor, not IN money, but i'm provis,ons ~ III
er commodities Of value, then twice ,L. ,i'. os,'-
I'VE Vaue OF such property in money. such v,In.
10 DC hxed by the commissioner of he ,svon',s
rrooided That not less than six dollars bs nd o.
every stallion or jackass ct to mares. for al Ill
no,seS' mares asses, mules and colts twelve and ,
nan cents each; for every riding or pl,asur. CO.,
"se' s'nse coach, jersey wagon or carryaI nra
't"ess belonging thereto, one and a fourth per cen
u, on .he value thereof, TO be ascertained Nv ths
commissioner oil the revenue in the manner No..
scribed by law: Provided. That not less thar -
uV'Iars snail he paid on each four wheel rdins NJ
pleasure carriage and harness; and NOT lass r.
nc uoilats on each stage coach and harness. mi
"os rs lnah one dollar on each jersey wagon ami
earryalI and harness; and not less than 6I1v can't
on each two wheel riding or pleasure corr,.,a 80,
harness. anu
I'd. There shall he levied, collected and Maid in
tne manner prescribed by law, the following tosss
10 wit; For each writ or decl,toton in ,;S,. 80,
or other process inslitutny a suit IN n ,n, o;s,
Oh law, seventy i've cents for each subnan, inst;
tuuHs SUIT ma superior court oil chuncery seyentv
'c Genus Tor each writ Of error, Superssdeas nnd
cum eanSa hllng record OF ppea or an
Peas, 70 superior court OF law chancery and for
each wit OF eerhUrdri ssuin from the 4, !, ~ w
superior court oiinw or chancery one dollar and en-
'or each appeal from superior court of law and
enancery TO the court OF appeals, and for each ,u
PeS'euS VI WIN OF error ISSUING from the court of
appeals, two dollars and fifty cents; for each ,yr;,
or declaration IN ejectment, or suLr9na ins,i,u,,n
suit IN any county or corporation court fin v cents
Tor each certificate under the seal of any snn.,;o,
or inferior court OF law or chancery, (excent .uch
as are exempted by law from taxs,iop ! ON. JoIIS.
Io1 every transfer OF n surveyors certificate. in
the registers office one dollar and hfty cents. Ior
every attest1tion, protestaton, other instrument
o, publication by notary punlc, under his seal of
once, one dollar and twenty-five cents; for every
dollars. wv
). There shall also be levied, collected and nan,
ohthe several licenses herein after mentioned 10 he
granted IN the manner prescribed by law the follow
ing taxes !" VIII On every ordinary license or license
10 keep house al public entertainment tar of moi
less Than twenty dollars; and f the yearly -ent mr. an
nual value OF such ordinary house of public an
lertanment, Ito be RscerlAned 10y the commits
siohef "i me revenue IN the manner prescribed bv
taw,) shall exceed two hundred dollars an ndd,
u"hal TAX, at the late OF seven and a half per CEN
tum on such excess Of yearly rent or annual v,Iuo
On every license to keep house of private enier.
talnment, tax OF not less than three dollars and
u the yearly rent or annual value Of such house of
private entertainment, ito be nscertained bv IN,
commissioner of the revenue in the manner prescin
ed by aw,) shall exceed fifty dollars, an adJi,ion,I
tax, nj the rate oil i've per centum such excess Of
yearly rent or annual value. On every license for
selling goods, wares, merchant zc and other articles
oil foreign or domestic growth production mr.
fhsr
place, to wholesale merchant, seventy. five
dollars, and TO a retail merchant, twenty dol
lars: Provided: That all retail merchants who
sna" aVall themselves OF the privilege to sell
ny retail, ardent spirits, under the provisions of the
act entitled ian act amending and reducing into one
IN eact several acts and parts OF acts ning the
taxes on licenses TO keepers Of ordnares and houses
oil private entertainment, to merchants, TO vendue
miseis, 10 brokers' TO vendors of lottery tickets TO
hawkers and pedlars, to exhibitors of public shows
on law process, on noiafal seals and certain other
subjects" passed March the third eighteen hum
dred and forty, shall pay an additional tax of ten
dollars: find prO1idsd also, That nothing in this
act contained shall be construed as TO nreyent in
future, any farmer or planter from selling to his or
her neighbours any spun cotton or cotton warn
manufactured in this state, in any Of the United
States, when the same is purchased as return load
or part OF areturn load, for his her. or their pro-
duce, or other property taken TO market, without
paying tax or obtaining license therefor. On
evory lIuAbse TO a vendue MASTER where the op.r,-
tons oi said yendue master are carried on in nny
city, town or borough, in which the population ex.
ceeds two thousand, the sum Of sixty dollars; where
said yendue masters operations are carried on in
any city town or borough, where the population is
less than two thousand, or where the operations are
carried on out OF any CITY, town or borough, the
sum oil twenty-five dors; on every license to bro
ker, two hundred dollars; which said licenses
TO yendue masters and brokers shall not be gran.
ted for less time than one year. On every Ii
censo TO sell foreign lottery tickets, and lotte-
~ tickets IN lotteries authorized by the laws Of
this commonwealth, in each city, town, borough or
county, one thousand dollars on every license 10
sell lottery tickets in such lotteries only 90 are au
thOrzed by the laws Of this commonwe altb in each
city. town, borough or county, five hundred dollars,
which said licenses TO sell lottery tickets in either
foreign Lotteries, or lotteries authorized by the laws
OF this commonwealth, shall not he granted for a
less time than one year. On every lscensc 10 n
hlwker pedlario sell or barter goods wares NOR
chandlze, and other articles OF foreign or domestic
growth, production or manufacture (except the ar
uele OF cocks) IN each county or corporation where
where he or she shall sell or barter npy Of the A.
ioteseid articles, thirty dollars Proridsd hssepsr,
| That hawkers or pedars trading upon the Ohio ri
yer, who shall pay tax OF sixty dollars and obtain
license as such, IN any OF the counties bordng
upon the Ohio river, shall be authorized 10 sell or
barter goods wares and merchandise, and other ar
tclcs Of foreign or domestic growth, production or
Manufacture Except the article Of cooks1 on said
river and OF the shores thereof, within the ursde-
ton Of all the other counties bordering as aforesaid;
on every license TO hiwkor or pedlSr dealing in
TN and pewter only, In each county or corporation
where he or she sh II trade, ten dollars on every
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