Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-04-06
VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURES.

u no Legislature OF virginia adjourned on
tuesday night, the 2Sth ult. The Committees of
conference Of the two Houses on tho Tax-bill
ssre unable to agree, and the Senate finally re-
eded from its amcndments-so State bonds are !
axed. The bill extending the jurisdiction Of sim |
lie magistrates was laid upon the table of the Sc
nate by vote Of Is to 8. The act abolishing
The Office Of Chief Engineer Of the State was
passed. The act for the relief Of securities for
costs, &c. was also passed. We notice nothing
else Of general interest which was done at the
close Of the session.
Snbjoined is corrected copy Of tho act impos-
ing Taxes, as it finally passed the Legislature.
BILL
l@posing 1a1esjor the Support If Gopernment.
lPAssED MARCH 81, ls43.1
I. BE Il enacted by the General assembly, Tha,
the public taxes for the year eighteen hundred and
forty three, shall be as follow: On lands, Tex
'cept such as are exempted by law from taxaton,)
for every hundred dollars value thereof, (agreeaby
to the assessment Of lands made pursuant to the
act, entitled ian act providing for the re-assess-
ment OF lands in this Commonwealth" passed
March the twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and
thirty eight, and the act entitled "an act to amend
the act, antited ian act providing for the re.as-
sessment Of lands in this Commonwealth,' pas
nlne, fifteen cents for all houses and lots in any
city, borough or town, Except such as ex-
empted by law from taxaton,) three dollars and
sixty cents for every hundred dollars yearly rent
or annual value thereof; for all houses and lots in
any city, borough town, Except such as are
exempted by law from taxation,) improved and
not rented or occupied, and for all unimproved lots
as aforesaid, fifteen cents Cor every hundred dol
lars value thereof agreeaby to the above cited
acts, providing for re-assessment of lands in
this Commonwealth for every slave above the
age OF twelve years, (eXcept such as have been,
or may be exempted in consequence of age or in
trinity, by the respective county and corporation
Courts,) forty-sX cents for every stallion or
jackass, twice the price at which such stallion
Jackass covers mare by the season and when
the services Of such stallion or jackass charg-
ed tor, not In money, but in provisions, or other
commodities Of value, then twice the alternative
value Of such property, in money, such value to
be fixed by the commissioner of tho revenue :
PrOpfded, That not less than six dollars be paid
on every stallion or jackass let to mares; for all
other horses, Mares asses, mules, and colts four
teen cents each; for every riding pleasure car
rage, stage coach, jersey wagon, carryall, and
gig, and harness belonging thereto, one and half
per centum on the value thereof, to be ascertaned
by the commissioner of the revenue, in the man.
ner prescribed by law Provided, That not less
than two dollars shall be paid on each four-wheel-
ed riding or pleasure carriage and harness; and
not less than three dollars each stage coach
and harness; and not less than one dollar on each
jersey wagon and carryall and harness; and no,
less than fifty cents on each two wheel riding or
pleasure carriage and harness.
2. BE it further enacted, That there shall be
levied, collected and paid, in the manner prescri-
bed by law, the following taxes, to wit: For
each writ or declaration in ejectment, or other
process instituting suit in any circuit superior
court OF law and chancery, seyenty-fve cents for
each sutpGnn instltuting suit in a superior
court OF chancery, seventy-fVe cents; for each
writ OF error, supersedeos and habeas corpus cum,
eatssa, filing record of appeal appeals to cir
cult superior court of law or chancery, and for
each writ of certiorari issuing from the general
court or circuit superior court OF law chancery,
one dollar and fifty cents for each appeal from
circuit superior court Of law and chancery to the
court of appeals, and for each supersedeas or writ
OF error issuing from the court Of appeals, two
dollars and fifty cents; for each writ dcclara-
ton In ejectmeBt, or subpoena instituting suit in
county or corporation court, fifty cents; for each
certificate under the seal of any superior or nfe-
nor court CT law or chancery, Except such as are
exempted by law from taxation,) ore dollar; for
every transfer of surveyors certificate i'm the
registers office, ono dollar and fifty cents for ev-
cry attestatlon, protestaton other instrument of
publication by notary public under his seal of
office, one dollar and twenty-five cents; for every
certificate under the seal Of the Commonwealth,
two dollars.
3. BE it further enacted, That there shall also
70 io'ieus Coitecten anu pdlu, on tne several IL
censes hereinafter mentioned, TO be granted in
the manner prescribed by law, the following tax
es, to wit: On every ordinary license, or license
to keep house of public entertainment, a tax of
not less than twenty dollars; and if the yearly
rent or annual value of such ordinary, or house Of
public entertainment (to be ascer;ained by the
commissioner OF the revenue in the manner pre-
scribed by law,) shall exceed two hundred dol
lars, an additional tax at the rate Of seven and
half per centum on such excess of yearly rent or
annual value. On every license TO keep house
OF private entertainment, tax of not less than
than three dollars; and if the yearly rent or annu-
al value OF such house of private entertainment,
Ito be ascertained by the commissioner of the
revenue in the manner prescribed by law,) shall
exceed fifty dollars, an additional tax at The rate
OF five per centum on such excess Of yearly rent
or annual value. On every license for selling
goods, wares, merchandise, and other articles Of
foreign or domestic growth, production or manu-
facture both, or either, at the same place. to
wholesale and retail merchant according to the
following scale, viz: If his, her or their annual
sales are under five thousand dollars, twenty dol
lars if five thousand and under ten thousand dol
lars, twenty-five dollars; if zen thousand and un-
der fifteen thousand dollars thirty dollars; if it-
teen thousand and under twenty thousand dollars,
thirty-hve dollars; il twenty thousand dollars
and under thirty thousand dollars, forty-fve dol
lars; IT thirty thousand dollars and under fifty
thousand dollars, siyty-five dollars if fifty thou
sand dollars and under seventy five thousand dol
lars, eighty dollars; if seventy-ive thousand dol
lvrs and over, hundred dollars: Prorided
That all retail merchants who shall avail them
seveS of the Drivjleop fo coll by rafaH a-Jao,