Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-04-06

barter goods, wares, merchandise. ana
other articles Of sforeign or domestic
growth, production or manufactured x-,
cept the article of clocks,) in each coun-
ty or corporation where he or she shall
sell or barter any Of the aforesaid arti-
.cIes, one hundred! dollars: Provided.
hoaceuer, That hawkers or pesilras ira
ding upon the Ohio river, who shall pay
tax OF one hundred dollars, and obtain
a license as such in any one of the coun-
ties bordering upon the Ohio river,shal' be
authorized to sell or barter goods, wares
and merchandise, and any other articles
Of foreign or domestic growth produce
tor or manufacture, Except the article
of clocks,) on said river. and at the
shores thereof, within the jurisdiction OF
al! the other counties bordering as aforer
said. On every license to a hawker or
-pedlar, dealing instin. pewter or cotton
yarn, or either of them only. in each
county and corporation where he or she
shall trade. ten dollars. On every Ii
>cense to hawker or petilar dealing eth
ser wholly or partly in clocks. in every
county or corporation where he or she
shall trade, one hundred dollars: Pro-
4Dided, That but one hawker or pedlar
of any kind whatsoever, shall trade un-
.sler the same license; nor shall it be law
sful for any such to sell by an agent. but
all such licenses shall be held and taken
as personal privilege and authority to
the individual in whose name the license
shall be issued; nor shall any license be
issued to any firm Or company OF hawk
ers and pediars whatsoever: find pro
vided also, That any merchant Or other
persons hereafter receiving on deposit
any clock or other article Of merchandise
for sale or barter, fer thebenefit OF any
clock pedlar. or persons dealing in
clocks, and subject to his or their order.
shall be subject to the payment of the
tax imposed by law upon clock pealar's
license. On every license to an exhfo-
itor of any public show, and every exit
bition or performance for reward, Except
lectures on literary and scientific sub
jects.) shall be So regarded. sixty dollars
in each county or corporation where the
same shall be exhibited. That hereafter
ali agencies for Offices of insurance. OF
every description, authorized by other
States, kept in this State, shall be SUBJ
ject to tax Of one hundred dollars
each, to be assessed. levied and paid IN
the same manner as the tax on merchants,
licenses.
4. Be 1T further enacted, That there
shall also be levied, collected and paid.
in the manner prescribed by law for 9TH
err taxable property in this Common
wealth, on the several subjects hereinaf-
ter mentioned, the following taxes. to,
wit: On every gold watch, to be paid by
the owner, one tlellars on every patent
lever or lepine silver watch, fifty cents;
g. on every silver or metallic watch. other
than gold, to be paid By the owner.-twen-
ty-fve cents; on every piano forte, to BE-
paid by the owner, uLder the value Of enc
hundred dollars. one dollar; on every
piano forte. to be paid by the owner, of
the value of one hundred dollars and up-
wards, two dollars; on all gold or silver
plate, to be paid by the owner, whether
in use or not, over the value of fifty dol
lars, one per centum on the value there
OF; such value to be ascertained by the
Commissioner of the Revenue in the
mode prescribed by law; on every brass
or other meta lie clock, whether the Same
be wholly of metal or not, fifty cents; and
on all ether eaecks, twenty-five Cents:
Provided, however, That none of the ar
:icles included AS above in this section.
shall be subject to any tax in the shop or
mandatory wherein the same are kent
tor sale, except such as are worn Or used
by the shopkeeper, manufacturer Or man.
afacturers. or in his or their families.
s. BE 1T further enacted, That there
shall also be levied, collected and paid.
on the several subjects of taxation, here.
inafter mentioned, to be ascertained and
Listed in the manner prescribed by the
act, entitled can act prescribing the mode
ct ascertalning certain subjects of taxa
iion,'' passed March the eighteen
hundred and forty-three, the following
taxes, to wit: On all dividends declared
by every incorporated joint stock com.
panys to be ascertained. collected and
paid in the manner prescribed by the
said act last above cited, two and a half
per centum on such dividends: P,oyided,
That payment shall be required of the
per centus, herein imposed on the divi-
tiends of any coal mining company, until
the amount of such per centam shall ex
coed The tax paid by such company on
fhe assessed value of its coal lands. and
then only on such excess. On all mo-
ney loaned out at interest by individuals,
or any bonds, notes, or other securities
acquired by purchase. over or above the
sam in the aggregate of one hundred dol
hrs, two and half per centum on the a.
mount of all interest o. profits received
therefrom within the wear next proceed
aig the time of listing or giving in the
same to the Commissioner of the Revenue.
after deducting therefrom the interest on
sums in which such individual shalt be
indebted to others. On the dividends.