Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-05-04
Nav iih, 1871.
4 n ORDiN lNCE. assessing taxes for The SIM
~ port of the chartered rnyenmnnI nl iho -.

4 y OlSDiN lNCE, assessing taxes for The SIM
~ port of the chartered government OF the city
Of Wheeling for the year lSIl.
Be II ordained by the council Of The CITY of
Wheeling.
Sec |, That on every hundred dollars OF the
value Of the real estate within The said city. subject
To taxation, according To the valuation there # mad,
hy the asses ors, the tax shall be fifty cents: and
upon every uihcable in said city, according 10 n
list thereof made by the assesSors. The tax shall he
fifty cents; which lakes shall he due aud p,yable ON
the first day of June next
Sec :. There shall be levied anl assessed ON all
licenses To the vendors of goods. wares AMI ma
c~handIse, and commission, and FORWARDING mer-
chants within This city, The following taxes, 10 bo
paid To the Treasurer ufine city. in addition to anv
iaNes which are or miy DO 4ue 10 the common.
Wealth, viz:
On every license To n SenJer oC goods. wares onJ
merchandise. "a tax equal 10 ono fourth or one nr
cenium ,uPon the valuc ofIhe stock org.ols. ysrcs
and m"rchandizc. held by every such vrnIer. On
every license to a Commission anI To,v,rIi,e
Merchant ofIhe first class the sun of tyenfy Eve
dollar; oG the secosl class the SUN offhocn d,ll,rs.
aud of The ibIrd class the sum of ten dollars. On
every license To a hawker or pedlar the sum Of ten
dollars.
Sec. 8 That the taxes hereafter on public shows
plays, &c, shall be as fellows, viz.
On theatrical performances by ore or moro nJoy.
ers' five dollars on each days performance or per
iormances m twenty four hours. for licens, Tor n
Term ol three months seventy five dollars and G,r
a term ofone year one hundred and fifty dollars.
On each dayss circus performance or exhibition
OF equestrian ieais the sum Of twenty dollars.
of five dollars.
On each days Performance Of wire or r,ca Ian
GERS or per'oHRers, or j~ugglers. or puppe, shows
nc sun OF ten dollars, or other public shows
o. exhibitions the sum oftwo dollars:
PROVIDED that nothing herein contained shall
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We SO construed as TO Affect tho exhibition Of the
scholars or stnden's belonging T. any scb,ol mr.
academy, within this city. or by any citizens thcro,
o. VINO my exhibit solely and purely fs the DUR
pose oil raising money for some charitable n NH
nc purpose; or Inc exhibition Of paiptinps NJ any
musical concert, or useful or ingenious impr, yement
III any OF the mechanical arts, and unaccsmp,nied
with The exhibition, display Or show of INV other
matter or thing.
Sec. 4, That there shall be paid TO the CITY NJ
wheeling IN addition TO any tax that may be due
or payable 10 commonwealth Of Virginia, on overv
Incense 10 keeP an ordinary within said city, n lax
equal 10 the following rates, 10 viii:
On every license where the nnnual rental y,l,.
OF the premises occupied for such ordinary does no,
exceed three hundred dolls. the sum Of tyyc,t, C.
uoilars' where such rental value Is more than fbroo
hundred dollars but does not exceed 81, bu,J,.5
doilrrs' the som of twenty five dollars. with Inc
auuluon OF eight per cent, for every hundred dol.
N''s over 'hree Kindred, where such annual rental
"fa ~ itAtilFll dollars and Ifaa
Than one thousand dollars, the sum of t,on,, g.
dollars for the first three hundred. add nor cent
iOf the next thros hundred, ~ nor conf s,r =
~ hundred dollars over SIX hundred. ,yb.r. s,ch
annual value Is more han one lhous,nJ d,llar.. Inc
sum OF dollars Tor The first mo- hundred. and
Per Ceh' Tor ihe next three hundred. aud
per cent Tor the next four hundred. and nor
cent. for every hundred over th,us,nJ J,II,rs
provided, always. that no trS-5u aoy such license
shall cyceed one hundred dollars.
sec. , That there shall be paid 20 s1id city
~ aduiiOn 10 any tax which may be.
une aud lnylhle 10 the commonwealth Of Vir.
gina. On every license 60 keep a house of pr,vofc
entertainment. II of Inc first class. DO, SUN Of ten
dollars, 81 Of the second class, the sum of five dot.
lars.
Sec 6, That there shall be paid IN saiJ CITY. nj,
every license 10 keep a Coffee House, Of The first
one hundred and seventy five dollars. ON eve.
~ license 10 Keep a coffee house Of the Second
class. ifofihe first grade. twenty dollars. ifor Inc
second grade. ten dollars.
Sec. T. That there shall be paid &, said CITY r,r
'vcry license FOR wheel carriages Kept within uis
Cor hire the following taxes. va.
For every t'lr horse four wheel cluilgc SIS.
For every two horse four wheel carriage 81.
every ono horse four wheel cirri1ge s..
every two wheel carriagc IS;
ovoy four horse Wagon q:
FOR every three horse wagon 81.
FOR every two horse cart or df8y 81:
every ono horse cart or dray 81;
Provided. always, that NE tax upon the license Tor
carriage. excepting Wagons. cars or dnvs.
'~elunglug ip any person other than e citizen of r,,.
.iy, shall ho three times the above rates.
Sec 3. This ordinance shall take effect from and
fter be- passage.
Passed May 1t. 1871.
GEO DULTY, Mayor
ISIS " "HAAt' C'orH may