Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-05-08


4 y ORDINANCE, assessing taxes for Tic sup.
"a pOrt Of the chartered government OF the city
VI Wheeling for The year lS4l.
he u ilIncd by the council of the city Of
Wheel IA.
Sec |, That on every hundred dollars Of Tho
value of the real estate within the said CITY, subject
10 taxc' 0, according 10 the valuation thereof made
by the assessors the tax shall be fifty cents; and
uIon every tIiheahle in said city, according 10 a
us thereof made 10y the ssOrS, The tax shall be
hily cent which taxes shall be due aud payable On
The iirst day OF June next
Sec !. There shall BE- LEVIED and assessed on all
licenses 90 the vendors of goods, wares and mer-
chandise, and commission, and forwarding mer-
chants within this city, the following taxes, to DO
paid 10 the Treasurer Oft CITY, iu addition To any
'aHcs which are may DO due To tho coramon.
wealth, VIZ:
On every license 20 vendcr o? goods wares and
merchandise, tax equal TO one fourth of one per
'o"Ium upon the value olae stock OF goods wares
aud merchandise, held by every such yender On
every license 10 Commission and Forwarding
Merchant OF the first class the sum Of twenty five
collars; OF the second class the sum OF fifteen dollar:
aud Of the third class the sum of ten dollars. On
every license 10 n hnwkcE or peGiaE the OF ten
dollars.
Sec. 3 That the taxes hereafter on public shows.
plays, &c, shall be as follows, viz.
On theatrical performances by one or more play
erS, ave dollars on each days performance or per.
iormances IN twenty four hours for license for a
term Of three monihs seycH,y five dollars and for
a term of one year one hundred and fifty dollars
On each days circus performance or exhibition
OF equestrian irats the sum OF twenty dollars
On each days exhibition of wax figures, the sum
Of five dollars
On each day performance Of wire or rome dan.
GERS, or performers, or jugg,ors, or puppet shows
the sum Of ten dollars or other public shows
% exhibitions the sum two dollars:
led Al Ii
he 50 construed rs 10 affect tho eXhihitIoa Of tho
scholars or sudcn's belonging 10 any school or
academy, within this city. ~ any citizens there
OF, Who my exhibit solely and purely fIr the pur-
pose OF raising money for some charitable or pub
lic purpose; or tho exhibition of paintings or any
musical concert useful or ingenious npro vcment
go any OF thc mechanical arts, and unaccempnnied
with The exhibition, display show Of any other
matter OF thing
See. /, That there shall be paid TO the city of
Wheeling IN addition % any tax that may be- due
or payable 10 commonwealth at Virginia. uu every
Incense To- Keep an ordinary within said cry, tax
equal 10 the iy,loNiug rates, % wits
On every license where the annual rental value
OF the premises occupied for such ordinary does not
exceed three hundred dolls the sum Of twenty i've
dollars, where such rental value Is more than three
hundred dollars bat does not exceed s!I hundred
doiIrrs' the sum Of twenty five dollars with lie
addition OF eight per cent for every hundred dol.
lars over three hundred. where such annual rental
value o. more than SIX hundred dollars ard less
Ihan one thousand dollars. the sum OF twenty five
dollars for tie FIRST three hundred &, eight per cent
for The next three hundred Il five per cent for eve
~ hundred dollars over SIX hundred; where such
annual value Is more than one thousand dollars. The
sum Of % dollars Tor the first three hundred. A.
tigh per cent Ter The next three hundred and five
per cent for the nCXt Dur hundred. and ihree pcr
cent Tor every hundred over enc thousand dollars
Prog.dcd, always, that tax on any such license
shall exceed one hundred dollars.
Sc. >. That there shall be paid 10 said CITY
IN addition Co any tax which NAV be-
duo and payable 20 the commonwealth Of Vir'
GINA, iu every license 90 keep a house Of priyats
entertainment. DO Of The first class the SUN Of ten
doii1rs ii Of The second class, the sum Of five dol
lars
Sec 6. That there shall bc paid to said city. ON
every license 90 Keep Coffee House, Of the first
class ono hundred and seventy FIVE dollars ON eve.
~ license 90 Keep coffee house Of the second
class u OF The first grade twenty dollars, If Of tho
second grade. ten dollars.
Sec. Z. That there shall bo paid % said civ f,r
every license Cor wheel carriages kept within Ills
city iJr hire the following taxes VIZ.
For every fur horse four wheel carrIqve els.
For every two horse four wheel carriage sc,
For every one horse four wheel carriage g..
For every two wheel cnrracr s.;
For very four horse Wagon O.
For every three horse Wagon .3;
For ever, two horse cart us duy 80;
FJrcycry Que horse cart of jray 3D.;
Provided always. Chat she toy upon the license nr
every c1rri1-a. excepting Wagons. arrs uf Ira.s.
belonging o. auy person other than citizen OF iB.s
city, shall ha three times thr ahus. rrf-s
Sec b. THE ordnance shall take cH.cr from and
after rts passage
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