Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-04
Giles, rarete and Kanawha turnpike company to com


from the waters Of said rivers their tributaries an
The selling them 10 others, the buying of them to b"
transported between the fret OF March and first OF NO
veaber annually and the suffering permitting their
servants or slaves 10 violate The act and subjects offend
ers to The pans and penalties Of the act of 1887 reduc-
ing into one all 10 prevent the destruction OF oys.
ters.
I47 An act concerning the public square and the
lot attached the government house; directs the SUI
pernendent of the penitentlary, under the direction
Of the Governor to employ the slave cony;cs therein,
working, repairing, and improving The public square
ard the grounds a5oa, The Governors house, such
tines rs the Governor may order The 10 be done,
aud while employed, the c4a'icts shall be attended
by 4 su.ic.on; guala to prevent escapes.
l.s "a &c. 20 authorize the cilizsns Of hccoE'lc
coun:y to catch and carry away oysters from tic waters
OF ,at county for limited period aud FOX other PuT
poses; auu;izs tie actual Inhabitants and residents
Of SAID county IL take, Catch plan; and carry away
oysters in their own vessels for term Of three years.
from any waters within the jurisdiction Of said county
and suspends the provisions OF the ect concerning
oysters in Northampton and from Wilson's creek in
Gloucester passed March Goth, 1912, far the
applies 10 Northampton from the passage OF this ac
until the first day OF alarch next.
l40 AN act imposing taxes for the support of Go
vernmeut; imposes lax on land oil fifteen cents on
every hundred dollars value; on houses and lots IN
cities and towns three dollars and sixty cents every
hundred dollars yearly rent; on houses and lots I'm
nroved AID no, rented occupied in towns and all
unmproyed lots fifteen cents oil the hundred dollars
value on slaves above the age OF twelve years, forty
six cents; on stations and asses the tax last
year, on all otheE horses mares asses nues and coils,
fourteen cents riding or pleasure carriages, stage
coaches Jersey wagons carryalis and and harness
thereto and half per cenium on the value !;
bat 10 four wheeled riding or pleasure Carriage and
harness TO pay less than two dollars no stage coach
and harness less than three dollars; jersey wa
f non carrya and harness, less than one dollar;
and no Two wheel riding pleasure carriage and har
ness, less than fifty cents each. So change in the
tex on law process from that imposed last year. On
ordinary licenses, Licenses for houses of public
entertainments not iess than twenty dollars aud II
4 the yearly rem; exceeds hundred dollars add
ttonl at the rate u; seven and halt per ceu on
the excess o.. !csnses tor houses al private enter
tamneni 40, less ;ian three duafs and ii The rent
exceeds iifly dollars, additional Tux oil FIVE per
cen:um on the excess. On merchants, II the- saie-
are under So 0C0 oil twenty dollars; if s.; 900
and under SI0,00o twenty-five dollars; if $1,000
and urder SIS 000 thirty dollars If s,l5,U00 and
under S20,G0o thirty. five dollars; # S2o,O0o, and
under $50, GU0 forty five dollars; If $4,000, and
under $4,000 sixty dollars if $4,000, and
under $50 900, eighty dollars 1t Ss13,0J0 and over,
one hundred dollars and all retail merchants, who
tail ardent spirits, additional tax Of fifteen dollars
On vendue masters, anctoneers it their annual
sales are under S25 OG0 seventy five dollars f S25,-
GEO. and under 500 0G0, one hundred aud twenty
dollars if $4,000, and under $4,000, hundred
and sevcnty.iige dollars, If $4,000, and under
SlOu,000 Two hundred and twenty five dollars I;
twenty five dollars i! Sl50,000, and under $780,.
UG0 four hundred and twenty-five dollars If $780,
600 and over, five hundred dollars. Ga brokers, five
hundred dollars. On lottery venders one thousand
dollars On hawkers and pedaIs 10 sell goods wares,
and merchandise, and other articles Of foreign or do
mestc growth, productions manufacture, Except the
article ofclocks in each county, or corporation, where
they sell, barter, one hundred dollars but those
trading the Ohio river, who shall pay the said tax
once, county, may trade in all The other counties,
bordering on said liver, without additional tax. On
ha ers ard pedlas, dealing in tin, pewter, cotton
varn or either omy in each county, corporation,
where thcy trade ten dollars. On clock pedlars, in
every ccGntY, corporation, where they trade,
hunJ:ed dollars Ga exhibitors OF shows sixty dollars
ia each county, corporation, where The exhibition is
made On = rccs OF irsurance Offices authorized by
other States h ptn lhis ate, one hundred dollars each
On gold Watches dollar; patent lever lepine
silver watches, fifty cents; other silver metallic
watches, twenty-five cents; on piano iores under one
hundred dollars value, dollar; of that value over
two dollars; gold silver plate, whether
not over fifty dollars value per cent the value
on brass or metallic clocks fifty cents; all other
clocks, twenyhS cents. Oh dividends OF Incorpo.
rated Joint stock companies, two and half per cent
but coal mining companies are exempt IRON the tax
until the amount of such per cent exceeds the tax
paid by such companies The assessed value OF lis
coal lands, and then only such excess. On money
loaned interest by individuals, any bonds,
notes other securities, acquired by purchase
and above the sum in the aggregate OF one hundred
/ dollars, two and half per cenum on the amount Of
all the interest profits received thereirom within
the year next preceding the time Of listing the same,
after deducting the interest all in which
? such individual may be indebted to others On the
dividends, interest, profits of all State bonds or
certificates Of public debt of the State, in bonds
or certificates of debt issued by any public corpora
ton chartered by the State, other than those guarnn
tecd by the Stale, and all moneys invested in the
bonds certificates of public debt, stocks of other
States of The Union, or OF foreign States, two and
bali per centum such dividends, interest or profits;
on oil yearly income in money acc!uing 10 each IN
div dual during the year preceding the listing
thereof, and above the of four hundred
dollars in consideration of the discharge OF any Office
ymcat ~ The OF the State, any body
polite corporate, )!nt stock company or otherwise
IN The employment Of any company, coparnership
individual or iudvidrals cue per cent on the amount
CT such of income. On fees derived l.om any
Office, calling profession, and above the sum OF
four hundred dollars, one per cent on the amount OF
such excess; but physicians surgeons, DENTISTS or
lawyers practising in any Court but the Court OF Ap
peals, may exempt themselves from this tax by paying
dollars, and those practising in the Cour! of APP
/, peals, by paying twenty dollars On dividends on
banl, stock two and half per cent. On every deed
conveying real estate fee simple, for lfe for tern of
years, trust, fifty cents: the probat OF any Will
or the grant Of letters o; administration the estate OF
every iesta;or or ntestate, fifty cents. On every toll
bridge o. ferry Except such held by joint stock
q companies where the yearly rent value exceeds
one hundred dollars, and half per cent upon such
excess of yearly rent value And on every printing
press of newspapers, twice the charged per an
for subscription TO the hghes, priced paper thai
may issue from such press but press TO pay more
than ten dollars. The law also provides that the tax
on the salaries Of officers of Government shall be de-
Quoted by the auditor at the time of paying the sane
f AID the commissioners of the revenue are directed 10
r omit listing such salaries.
100 An act to ascertain the mode of imposing taxes
the sales Of wholesale and retail merchants and
TONER'S and regulating The collection thereof pro-
vides that every wholesale retail merchant dealer
{ in goods, merchandise, SHALL upon application
Tor license, or before license granted pay the lax pre-
: scrhed hy the following scale If his sales are urder
$4,000, lie shall pay twenty dollars: If $4,000,
II and under Sl0,0o0 tax oftweny five dollars # over
ten, and under $1,000 thirty dollars If fifteen,
and under so GEO. thirty five dollars; II over $4,000,
and under $4,000, forty five dollars; il over $50 coo,
and under $4,000, sixty five dollars If over $50 eco,
and under $4,000, eighty dollars; if $4,000,
y hundred dollars In estimating the amount OF sales.