Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-23


license be issued to firm company Of hawkers and
pedlars whatsoever: Ind provided also. That any
clock other article Of merchandise for sale barter
for the benefit Of clock psdr, persons dealing in
to the payment OF the tax imposed by law upon clock
pcdar's license. Onevery license exhibitor Of any
ward (cxcct lectures liter ary and scientific subjcots)
shall be regarded sixty dollars in each county
after all agencies for offices Of insurance Of every de-
scrp,on authorized by other States, kept in this State
shah be subject to tax OF hundred dollars each, to
BE- assessed levied and paid in the the
tax merchants licenses.
L. Be at1ue enacted, That there shall also be lev.
led, collected and paid in the prescribed by law
for other taxable property in this the
several subjects hcrciufter mentioned the following
es, to witt On every gold watch, to be paid by the
dollar; every patent lever or cpnc silver
watch fifty cents; and every silver or motallc watch
other than gold, to be paid BY the owner twenty five
under the value OF hundred dollars, dollar
on every piano forte to be paid by the owner Of the
value Of hundred dollars and upwards dollars
all silver plate, to be paid by the owner whether in
not over the value of fifty dollars and under
hundred dollars, centum the value thereof
all such plate the value Of hundred dollars
two per centum the value thereof such value be
manncr prescribed by law every brass metallic
clock, whether the be wholly OF metal fifty
c'nts and on all other clocks, twenty five cCnts Pror
ded ho,recer, That of the articles included
boyc this section, shall he subject TO any the
shop or manuiactory wherein the KEEP, for SAFE
except such as are worn used by the shopkceper,
manufacturer or manufacturers i'll his their families.
BE further enacted, That there shall also be levied
collected and paid, the several subjects OF taxation,
hereinafter mentioned TO be asccrtancd and listed in the
manner prescribed by the entitled IAN act prcscri-
bling the mode of ascrrtaning certain subjects OF
ton,' passed March the eighteen hundred
and forty three, the following wit, On all dyi
dcnds declared by incorporated joint stock compa
NY TO be aSccrtancd, collected and paid in the
prescribed by the said act last alvc cited, two and
half per ccntum such dividends PrOvded That 10
payment shall be required Of the per centrum herein i'm
posed the dividends of any coal mining company
Ill the such per cenann shall exceed the tax
lands, and then only such On all money
loaned at by indy idus or any bonls notes
securities acquired by purchases over and above
the sum in the aggregate of 3 100 two and hall per cen
tvm the of all interest profits recci0,d
thcrcfrom within the year next preceding the time of
listing giving in the To the commissioner Of the
revenue after deducng thercfom the interest all the
sums IN which such ndiv ua shall be indebted TO 9TH
ers On the dividends interest profits OF all State
bonds or certificates of public debt Of this Common
wealth. or in bonds certificates of debt issncd by any
public corporation chartered by this commonwealth, and
ON all moneys invested in the bonds certificates ofpnb
lie debt stocks Of other states of this Union of for
cgn states, and half per such dividends
interest or proits on all yearly income in money accr
hundred and hity dollars in consideration OF the dis
charge Of any office employment in the o! tins
commonwealth or any body polite or corporate joint
stock company otherwise, in the employ of
any company copartncrship individual or individuals
ccpt such as is exempted by law from taxation, two per
ccninm on the amount OF such income on all fees derived
from any Office calling profession, and above the
of two hundred and fifty dollars per annum, per
centum on the amount thereof except such fees may
be derived from the practice of law and medicine; on
every attorney at law who shall have been engaged in
practice three years first day February next
before the time of listing taxable subjects and returning
the same by the commissioner Of the revenue, five dol
lars; every physician and surgeon, and on every
other person who shall practice medicine surgery for
fec reward, and who shall have been engaged in such
practice for three years the first day oil February
next before the time of taking the list OF taxable sub
jccts by the commissioner of the revenue, five dollars
on all dividends declared upon the capital stock of every
bank in this commonwealth, two and half per centum
all such dividends be accounted f., and paid into
the treasury, in the mode prescribed by the act last
6. dnd be further enacted, That upon all deviscs
and nherances of real estate, accrung others than
be levied, collected and paid, tax OF two per centum
npon the value thcrcof and upon all pccniary other
and bequests and dstributary shares of perso
nal property derived by others than the ncal kindred
OF the tcstator interstate, tax of two per
upon such legacy, beques or dsirib"tary share. The
said taxes to be levied, collected and paid, in the mode
prescribed by the act entitled an act prescribing the
mode OF asccrsinng the tax on collateral inhcrianccs,
I and tor other purposes passed March the
eighteen hundred and forty three And upon every deed
conveying real in feo simple, for life, for of
years trust tax of fifty cents be collected and
paid in the mode prescribed by the aforesaid last CT
ted PrOuided nothing in this contained shall be
construed impose any upon subject exempt
ed from taxation the entitled San act prescribing
the mode OF ascertainng certain subjects of taxation
T. This act shall commence and be M force from and
after the passing thereof.
"Bc it further enacted That fc tax herein provided
to be laid the salaries of the officers of the State Gov
ernmcnt, shall be deducted by the Auditor of Public Ac
counts quarterly at such periods said salaries may
I
Revenue, in listing taxable subjects, hereby directed
TO omit such salaries in their lists
I WEDNESDAY, March 18th.
| The following communication was received
| from the Senate:
| "The Senate have agreed TO the Amendments,
proposed by the Fl. of Delegates, to their amend
meRt to the bill entitled act to amend the acts
prescribing the mode of ascertaining the taxable
property within the Commonwealth, and Of collect
J ing the public revenpe.
"'Thcy have passed the bill explanatory of the
act Of the 18th March, 1910. concerning the con-
tession of judgments in the Clerks office, with
mendmcnts.'
/ Engrossed Bills.
| The following engr0ssed bills were read third
time and passed
Amending the act concerning apprentices bound
out by the overseers Of the poor.
Repeating The act Of 23rd February, 1912, con-
corning sales of certain property under writs Of
vcndtioni eXponas.
4 Tolls on James Riccr Canal.
The bill to authorize the James River and IA
nawha Company TO increase the tolls, came up as
the order of the day.
After much debate and the rejection of various
amendments, Mr.. Crutchfeld's motion to fill the
blank with cts. the max mum average of tolls
prevailed. The bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed.
+ The resolution for recess and evening session
was rescindod.
THURSDAY, March IG.
The Senate have agreed 10 resolution of in
siruction to the proxies and directors of Railroad
and Turnpike companies, in which they request