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he pnblie tazes Tor he year fiEntren kqndtd I!
md forty hire, shall Be- IS fbalou Oh lands,
except such t<areexsmpsed.by Law ffspi AZ
ltion.l for every hg6dred dollars valae Aherkpf,
Izgreeaby 10 ihe ssSessmeni " lands Made faF- \
susnl 10 Ibe aci eniilled 'san act prorifihglfof \
he Te-axsessment Of laEcs ID. This Cnhn.pn-
wealth . passed March Inc tEeniy-fo1Dh. sRh-
leen hundred and :hifiy-eighr. and he act tnii- /
lied ..an act 10 amend the aci, entitled an sct
providing for thelre-szkessmenk Of lands 10 this
Common wealth. ~ passed March The hrst ezsh-
ieen hundred and thirty nine. fEaeen cents Tor
al hsases and lots ID any city boroEgh OF s4~n 1,
(except such as are exempted ~ Law from lax
siion, three dollars and 60 cts Tor every hundred
dollars nearly rest or annual value lheIeeff for
an houses and lots in any cityg borough OF lewn,
fexcept such as are exempted b. law from tax
alton, improved and hotrentsd 81 6ccnpieds and 4
for All unimproged lofs as siofesaid fifteen cents
for every hundred dollars valse thereof, hgfeea+
Wv 70 the above ciied act. providing for ie-as-
sessment Of lands in this Commonweahhs for
every slave above The hge Of Twelve years, Tex
crpt seeh as harsgbeen, or may be exempted IN
consequence Of age or inhrmIly, BY The respec,-
lise county and corporation conrts,) fbFtysix
cents /; for every stallion or Iackass, twice. The
price al Shirh such stallion OF jackaSs cbFers
mare. by the season and when the sersi9es IN
such stallion or jackass are charged for. fot il
money, bui in provisions, or Other n1fdliies
ofvaIue, then twice the alternative value ~ such
property, 10 money, suth value 70 be fzed by
The commissioner Of The revenue: Prbsiasd,
That not less than six dollars be. paid on EVERY
stallion or jaekass let to mares; for ell other
horses, mares, asses. mules, and colts, feHFieen
cents each; for every riding Of pleasure cafripgs,
stage coach, jersey wagon, or earryal;, ard gig.
and harness belonging thereto, one and n half
her nf fr,k rfnlfI
"a by the commissioner OF the revenue, 10 the
manner prescribed By law: Providsd, That NOT
less Than two dollars shall be paid on each foEr-
wheel riding or pleasure carriage aud harness
ana not less than three dollhss on each stage
coach and harness and not less than one. dol
TAR on each Jersey wagon and carryaii and har-
ness and not less Than ffly cents on each two
wheel riding orpleasure carriage and hsfpess.
q Be IL further enacted, That there shail be
levied. collected and paid,in Ihe manner pFssciibA
ed by law, the following taxes, 70 wit: For each
writ or declaration in ejectment, Or older pEn-
cess nstituing a suit in any circuit superior
court Of Law and chancery, seventy-fve cents;
for each sGbpana instiluting suit ID 4 circuit
superior court Of chancery, sevenyShvk Gents
for each writ Of error, saptrssdeas and habeas
corpus cum eaasa filing record os appeal Of sp-
peals 10 a circuit superior court OF law pf cham
Gerry, and epr each writ Of cetfiorari issuing from
the general court or circuit Superior court Of Iaw
or chzncery, one dollar and fifty cenisl; Tor each
appeal from circuit superior court oflsw and
chancery to The, court of appeals. and for each
supsrstde@ Or writ Of error issuing from the court
ofaPPeals two dollars and socls for egfh writ Or
oes'aIauor 70 ssse.Isn', = issPnS 49,, Ss,S
Cents s for.sch eer,iIieate Under he sen Or NV
superior OF inferior court Of law or Iehancery,
(eIcept such as are exempted by law Tom taxa
iion,) one dollar for every transfer q survey
ors eeInea,e 70 fees'e,s 1mse pns aesl
,;on y - snr o,her uslrumenf Of pubtation By
notary public under his seal 81 end pillar
and twenty FIVE cents; for every csfiA ~
der the seal Of The Commonwealth s1o dollars
3. Bel 1t further enacted, That there
shall also be levied, collected and paid,
on The several licenses hereinafter men.
TONED, 10 be granted ia the mapner pre-
sctibed by law the following staxes, 70
vi, !: % every ordinary license. or Ii
cense 10 keep house Of pubic enter
hlianment, tax Of not less tbsh twenty
dollars; aud if the yearly rent OF annual
value Of such ordinary, or house Of pub
lie entertainment, 60 be asceFihined BY
the commissioners 81 the reysng 20 lhs
mafher prescribed by law snali exceed
two hundred dollars an adotiiopai 'ax a
the rate Ola per centum on sucn excess
OF yea-ly rent Of annual value. On eye
ny licenseio keep house q Pflyase enfer
tainment tax 1oi npt less 'psh 'nte'
dollars and II me yearly rens o. annua
value Of such house OF private ep'efss =.
ment' 70 pc ascet!a,neo ,Oy lns soulli' rs
sionef q t9e revenue 10. ING ,Tfapnei' pre-
scuoed by Law, shan fxceesinE I oollars
an addl'lonal TAX al tne .s'e 2 Fer 1en
tum on such excess OF weary rem q 20 -
nuaL yaiue. " every neepSe ~ seliiue
goods, wares, mercnaheize, any 0,net q !,
ticles q toreign Or oomesuc gtqw'n, pro
duciion or manufacture, orfoo'n Of ei .l,
at the same place, 70 wnotesaie snu re
I scaIe, viz. II bis. Der or their annua
ssle. I've under Eve thousand dollars, TWEEN
Iiy dolIass ]. fvs,hopsand and under ten
thousa1d doaars' tWsn,y nv 1 1.sa.. : /,
ten thousand Snr unqel I 49, . .no''.'
dollars. tairly doisis n, IN. 'uo .S,u
and under twenty tho pssuu 1ol.s'st uau.s
eve dollars; II twenty lnousanu anu ~, un
derihitiy thousand dollars iol'y -hse ugl
lars i thirty thousand dcliass hna uSue
| City thousand dollars, six'y-hvS uoi'sis
If fifty Thousand dollars and under seven