Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-03
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lmpOsiRg Tarss for he sngpgr, Of GoreraiaeRt,
IPAssED NAEcu q. 1881

i. BE q eaaSf,d bg the Ge1erGt ASS Ri5ly, Thai
public tNes 'r the year eighteen hundred and iur.
" three. shall be follows: On lands texcepl suci,
rs are o .-mpJed by law from iaxat NJ Tor ever,
hundred iullIts value Thereof, (.Creeably TO the
Issessmeu, OF lands made pursuant To the oct emil
,eI "an act providing Tor the reasSesmcnt of land,
| "a tins commonwealth" passed March the tweuiy
| o"rh, eighteen hundred anu Ihirty eight, and the
| 60 an,iIied IAN sct 10 aneuI al. act entitled AN
ct providlng for the of lands "a ihls
| Commonwealth passed March the lir,i eighteen
hundred aud thirty uiue) ii,rch s.; .or all huU.
'es anu llis m any CITY. huriugh Dr town, (NcCpI
'uch as are exempted by Law .rnm IuxtJruu.) three
| i,'llats and Ixy ceTts Tor every humirta duiars
yearly rent or annual value lhofru; Tor al h1.Ses
and lois IN an, ciIy. burough Town. (rNccp, ca
as are exemptedhy law irpu iaxa'iou.) improved
aud not routed or occuprcd and tor a uuInpr,yej
lots rs azores. IA, fifteen ceus fpr every hundred
dollars value thereof agreeable to the above cited
acts Prov ing tor rrHs-esSmeut oi aEds IN lhis
lComnOuweIlth; Tor every slave al We the age VI
Twelve year. (cKcepl such as have been, or May
be In conseq hence Ui re or iu.rnIty by the res
PeCiive county and corporation cOuus) f,rlv sX
CENTS; for every stallion aud lackass, iwice the
price ut which such stallion or 4 ackass cuyers
mare by the season; aud when The services Of such
Stallion or Jlckass ,hars-d fr. nj 60, ia i,.v d
~ provisions, or other commodities of value Then
twice The attentive value OF such p.oprriy IN m
ney, such value To he fixed by the Commissioner OF
SIX |.
ars be pad every sia.lIu1 lckaSs lot To mares,
for all other horses mares asses mules and c,lts
fourteen cents each; fr every riding and pleasure
carriage, Stage coach. jersey wagon or cirr,a and
gis' and harness belonging thereto, one end hall
perccntIm on the value thereof. TO be nscer,airsJ
oy The e'mmiSsoner OF the revenue. Ia the man
ner preacrhed by law: Prouilei That MT les
than two dollar shall b. paid on each four wheeled
riding or pleasure carriage aud harness, aud not
less Than three dollars un each siege coach and
harness. ad not less than dollar on eacb Jersey
wagon aud carry all and harness, aud not less ihan
hiy cents on each two wheel riding or pleasure
carriage and harness.
5. BE a JortEer eaase' That there shall he
levied. col ecisd and pad m the manner prescribed
ny law, he following taxes. to wiz For each wriI
or declaration IN elecm nj, orhcf process insli.
lu'ing suit IN any circuit superIur court Of law
hhd chtucery, seveny-iye GEMS; or each s.5Dacna
h'un"g SUIT an a circuit superior court al chan.
cery seven five cents; Cor each writ of error s,t
peTFsaeoS aud kaSsdS corDes cum causa ling record
oi appeal or SpPeals To circuit superior court Of
law and chancery, aud for each wr: of r. ri,cra,H
issuing from the general court circuit superior
court o law aud chancery, dollar and fifty crs
Tor each appeal from n circuit superior court al law
ana chancery To the court of appeals, aud for each
sPeTSedeGS or wrii ui errrr ISSUING from The court
o appeals two dollars ard fy cebis; Tor each de
cia'nI'oh In eJetuncnt or subpoena ihsIIluiIng !
Or cam CeNlicaie under The sal e nuv sun,rIn-
Or inferior urt Of law or chancer, (errert suck
~ ore exempted by law from IaxuiunO one dollar.
Tor every transfer Of n surveyors certificate IN the
registers "ihcs. one dollar and fifty cents for every
allrsiai "a, prOIestaiuu urauy other instrument Of
puohca'"u by n-iary public under his seal Of
Office one dollar and twenty Eve cenr.; f,r every
,'f!ncaie under The seal Of the Common wealth Two
dollars.
:. Re IL fa,tIsr enacted. TGai thero shall ais
he levied, collected and pld, ~ the several Ceu-
'es hereinafter mentioned 10 be granted "a the
'or prescribed by law, the following lakes. To wit:
D. every ordinary license, license To keep house
81 p"hl" enie'aiumeit lax OF uoI les. iusn tw en-
dollars and II The yearly real annual value ui
uch "rdi airy, or house at public entertainments Ito
Ie asceTiaineJ 10y the commissioner ul The revenue
= The manner prescribed by law.) shall exceed Two
hundred dollars, an additional TAX at the rsIe Of "A
Der ceniun on such excess of yearly rent or annual
'aue. On every license 10 keep house of private
entertainment, lax ui not less an three dollars;
nd 81 lie yearly rent or annual value ul such huu,e
u private eni' rtHIumcKI, 10 be usceriain-d hy the
jmmissIoner oi the revenue in the manser pre-.
,Hbed by law. sal! exceed fifty dollars, an add
ona TAX at the rate Ot per centum on such excess
{ yearly rent or annual value On every license
ir selling goods. wares, mer chan Use. and other
rhcles OF foreign or domestic grow to- prod uclpn or
lana iaeture, or both, either, al The same place
Wholesale and retail merchant, according 10 the
blowing scale VIZ: IL his, her or their annual sales
re under five thousand dollars, twenty dollars; II
I'VE nous md aud under ten thousand dollars tweu-
hive dollars II ten Thousand aud under fifteen
housanc dollars, thirty dollars if fifteen thousand
Ind uadsr twenty thousand dollars. thirty five dol
afsi ll twenty thousand dollars and under thlrIv
thousand dOas, forty five dollar; thirty thousand
dollars and under fifty thousand dollars, si1Iy five
Iollarsi # fifty Thousand dollars and under seventy
i've thousand dollars, eighty dollars if seventy five
thousand dollars and over, one hundred dollars. |
ProUdsd. That AL retail merchants who shall avail /
themselves Of the privilege To sell by retail ardent
prIs, under The provisions Of The acI entitled "nn
lct amending and reducing INTO me &c, a. e seyersl
cls aud paris Of acts concerning the taxes on cen.
es TO keepers Of ordinances aud houses Of private
20 merchants, 20 veuduemasters 10 /
brokers'. TO vendors 1i lottery tickets to hawkers and
'edlafs, TO exhibitors Of public shows. on law pro
ess, on nOtOrial seals aud certain other subiscs"
'assed March The third eighteen hundred and fJrty
hall pay additional Tar Of fifteen dollars. whe-
her such merchants sirre or stores be within or /
without an Incorporated Town: And Br Guided also /
That nothing M this act contained shall be so con
rusd as 10 prevent ~ future any farmer CO planter
run selling 10 his or her neIghbor any spun cotton
~ cotton yarn manufactured ~ this Slate or m any
II the United States, when tho same Is purchased /
- return load part ola rsturn toad i,r hi, her
DR. their produce or other properly taken 10 market
without paying tax. or obtaining license thsrcltr;
nor shall % be lawful FOR any Commissioner uf The
revenue 90 grant license a. any person Co s. spirit
no - liquors. or goods, wares. and merchandise al
any description on boIrI Of my vessel wituiu the
ids waters uf The Commonwealth. on ever, d.. /
tense 10 venduom1ster or a1conaer. according o.
he following SCALE viz u his annual sales are an.
Ter twenty eve thousand dollars. seventy FIVE
lJars; twenty five thousand and under n NV ta.iu
snd dollars, one hundred snd twenty five dollars;
& fry Thousand and under seventy Eve thousand
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