Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-15

The Tar Bal.
We this morning publish this bill large As it was en-
crossed for third reading on Monday IN the H. of D.
Ii deserves, both for principles and many of
's details the most emphatic, the scutnzng at,en
u'n OF the whole country Whether 1t finally passes or j.
finally rejected by either House. 1t deserves and will ob
less receive 1t tor nothing else Tor the fact that 1t is the de-
lrsry OF Democratic wisdom after a most proroctcd labor
OF three months earnest attention! lit does not convince
the people. then would vain from the dead for
that purpose.
To execute It is impossible. No commissioners in any
two counties will interpret alike. No two LAWYERS will
put the same upon it, The invitation TO PERU
broadcast throughout It. Its impossible 10
eeive OF h. more impo,cnt effect what it pro-
poses. 10 harasS the people and dcmoazc the country
We have not the space TO discuss particular provisions
a this time.
ELL imposing Tdres for the support Of Government
|. BE enacted By the general assembly That the pub
lie taxes for the year eighteen hundred and forty three
shall Ice a. follow On lands Except such are exempted
by law from taNauon for every hundred dollars value there
o. agecab 20 the assessment ~ lands made pursuant e,
tue act, entitled an providing for the reaS,esneut Of
lands m tins commonwealth, passed March the twenty
fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-oisht and the
net entitled IAN act 10 amend the act, entitled an act
providing for the Of lands in this common
wealth. passed March the FIRST eighteen hundred and ti
~ nine fifteen cents for a houses and lots in anv CITY
borough or town, Except such exempted by law from
taNauun three dollars and for every hundred
dollars yearly annual value thereof for all house.
and lots any city, borough town. EXCEPT such rs nr
exempted by law from 7Naton, improved and not rented
uE occupied, aud for all unmpruycd lots as aforesaid iii
teen cents Tor every hundred dollars value thereof agreea
by 60 the above cited acts providing Tor rcasscnt Of
lands m tins commonwealth for every slave above the ave
o t"tNt years, except such have been, eN.
empyd IN consequence Of age % nrmItv by the respcr
tive county ana corporation courts, IrtysIx cents for eve
~ stallion or Jacka>S, twice the price which such stall
lion or dcAass by the season and when the
services OF suen stallion jackass charged for not in
money, but in provisions other commodities Of value
then twice the alternative value OF such property in mon
'N such value u e hNeu los the commissioner the
enue Prouided, That than six dollars be paid on
every stallion nckass mares for all other horses
Mares asses, mules ana colts fourteen each for eve
~ riding or pleasure carnage, stage COACH Jersey wagon
OF cara and gig and harness belonging thereto one and
an malt per contIm tie value thereof ascertaaed
by the commissioner Of the revenue, III the pre-
scHos1 by Jaw: PTOrIded That not less than dollars
shall he paid each four wheeled riding or pleasure car
mage aud harness; and less than thee dollars OH each
siege coach and harness and less than one dollar on
eacn Jersey wagon and earrya and harness not less
tAn Hy cents on each Two wheel riding Pleasure ca.-
rage aud harness.
= be It further enacted That there sha. be levied col
eceG aad udd, N tho manner prescribed by law the fol-
loving taxes % wit: For each writ declaration IN eject
Hen % other process insttItu suit superior court
20 . law, se'enyhve cents tor each sllana nsttlung
silt IN superior court ~ chaucery, scycut, five cent.
Tor c.ch wit % co supsssdcgs and hqJeas corpus cum
r1us1, fling record Of appea. appeals L. superior court
~ Jaw or ehance'y and for each writ Of issuing
from the general court Or superior court Of law chance
~ one dollar aud atty cents for each appeal from supe.
court 81 law aud cnaucery court of appegs and
Tor each supessdcds whit of error issuing from the c
OF appeals two dollars and fifty cents for each wit or dec
Iarauon in CIcctmcnt, sujHG instutinr suit IN any
county corporation court, y cents Tor each certif
cate under the seal Of any superior inferior court Of a
OF chhncty except such rs are exempted by law from
atom one dollar; tor every transfer surveyors cort
cate the registers office, one dollar and ffy cents
for every auc7taDn po;csatiDn or other instrument Of
publication by notary public under his seal Of office one
dollar and twenty-five for every certificate under
iIe seal Of the commonwealth. TWO dollars.
3. he further enacted That there shall also be levi
ed collected and paid on the several licenses herenaf
ter mentioned 10 be granted the manner prescribed BY
law, the following taxes 10 wit: On every ordinary license
or license TO keep house OF public entertainment q tax
Of not less than twenty dollars and If the yearly rent or
annual value Of such ordinary house Of public entertain
mcnt, TO be asccned by the commissioner Of the reyc
20 the manner prescribed boy law shall exceed two
hundred dollars AN additional tax az the Of and
halt per cenium such Of yearly rent or annu-
%. value. On every license % keep house Of private en-.
1Iumeni, 81 less than three dollars and If the
yearly rent annual value Of such house Of private en-.
'rtliumcnt TO be uscerianod by tho commissioner
oi the revenue 900 the manner prescribed by law shall
exceed fifty dollars, additional tax the rate Of five per
crniuu on such oNccsD yearly rent annual value. On
every license Tor selling goods, wares merchandise and
ucr articles o foreign domestic growth, production
manufacture, or both, either, NJ the place, %
Wholesale and retail merchant according O, the following
scale, u hs annual slcs under five thousand dol.
lars twenty dollars h i've thousand and under thousand
dlar, twenty-five dDar ii ten thousand and under Dor.
teen thousand 1rs, thirty dollars; fifteen thousand and
under twenty thousand dollars. trty.fvc dollars il twenty
thousand dollars: aud under thirty thousand dolls
dOIar u thirty thousand dolls. md under fifty thousand
dolls, -iyyc dollars 81 fifty thousand dolls. and under
seventy five thousand dolls, eighty dollar; II seventy five
thousand dole and over, hundred dO..ar PrOrided
That u .uI merchants who shall avail themselves of o
privilege fJ ell boy retail ardent spirits, under the provisions
D the act entitled can nc1mcndinR and reducing into
act the several and parts of acts concerning the
0n licenses iu keepers of Ordnac and houses Oi private
entertainments, 90 merchants, YcuiupunsiCrs ~ b0kcrs
Goo vendors uf lottery tickets, Co hnwkcf and pcdIs
hibJr- of public shows, ON law process nOtlril seals
uuI certain other subjects" passed March the third cgh
dollars whether such merchants store ~ stores bo within W
without incorporated town: And PTOridsd als0 Tho
nothing the combined shall b. construed as % pre-
yoni In future ans gTnos ~ panot from selling 10 his o
her 4nlouany spun cotton cotton yarn Manufactured
900 this Dr boz any of the United States, when ho
pufch1od ond part Of return load for his
her NJ harpoducc other property taken iom'rko with
out p1yIur1 tax, obtaining license therefor nor shall
bc lawful Tor any commissioner of the revenue 90 grant DO
c'ulr H amy prrsYu .r sputuOus liquors or goods ware
aud morrauilo of any description ON board Of nny vcsc
within flr tide waters 81 the commonwealth. On ever
lcsus, 90 gcnduomlstsr or aucuoncrr according to t
following scale. ~ bus annual sales arc under twenty
five thousand fD''Hrs lcvcnty.ivc doari n wcn'y.lv
thousand and ty thousand dOars pne hundred au
twenty five dDIar-;h fifty thousand and under scvcnyW
Thousand dollars one hundred aud scvcutyhve dn.lar
seventy thousand and under onc hundred thousand dol
l1 t~phuudrod aud twenty-five dDars one hundred thou
sand aud under ono hundred and fifty thousand dollars
three huuI.d Hud iwsuy.Hvc doaFsi one hundfcd nn'
fifty thousand and under two hundred thousand dollars
four bundled and twenty five dollar; two hundred thou
sand dollars and over, five hundred dollars. On every
broker five hundred dollars; which said license
90 yunjutuastcr and brakcrs shall not Nc granted Tor
lees lime han yeir. On every license 70 sell ioroig
lottery tickets or l0ucr tickets lotteries authorized by M
laws VI ihs commonwealth, IN each city, I0wni Oor0ug