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IN ne esirrtut year; AID IL the commissioners shall
not oe satisfied With the slhfeuaeal or account on
oath 81 snsh merehsuE, he shall be and i hereby /
satheri1ed 70 classify him upoa the bes, informs-
tton % saa pressure; and Il SUCH merchant shall BE-
tistsusied Nth he eomsnshsoacr,s easslfe.rion.l
ne may sppeA therefore, 10 he r0urt Of the county
or corporation 10 ~hielt Ne resides who shall BEL
empewerei TO eon6rm Or rexersS The eousnission-
erIs aecisiaa, and place the merchant 50 appealing
N the siass which 10 them shall appear just and
? iAike name every aussioaeer, o. vendae-
master shall, on application Fey license, or before
license Be granted. pay The TAX prescribed BY the
following seaie-shat Is 10 say. II such auetloneer
quirsd 70 do, thai his annual sales are under
tuesty live thousand dollars be shall only pay tax
oil - dclars; il oser twenty 1--we, and under ht'y
Thousand dollars. TAI Of ---- dollarss e Over
hiy and under sevya,y FIVE Thousand dollars, ,ax
Of 49, dollars; " over seventy five, and under
one hnusred thousand dollars. tax Of -- doiarss
u over enc hundred, aud qnsfer0ae hundred and nj
y khopsand dollars, tax q ---- dollars It over
one hnDsfrc aud fliy, and uiHer two hundred thou
sanc dollars, tax Of - doklzrs and u over TWO
hundred thousand iollsrs.s tax Of -- dollars
And it tAe eommfssscner shal not be satisfied with
the account Of sales or statement rendered on OATH
BY such suetioneer or .xendue-master. he shall be
empowsred, rs in The preceding skrtion, % class
right Of appeal on The part oEJhe suetoneer ven
due-msster. il dissatisfied
8 Ind 6s n fif-tkei. enacted. That II wholesale
nsrehaut mercantile firm shall also carry on the
business a auetoneer. specific tax shall be paid
on the license, . carry on each occupations bUl the
additional per eeniage The sales shall be charged
only upon that pursuit branch Of business which
will yield The greatest amount oftSx g
The COMMITTEE 90 Finance were then directed
70 bring ia bill imposing Taxes for The support
of governmental work that ought 10 have been
done more than a moplh ago. l
onlFfiday, the House discussed all day ano-
ther bin from the Committee Of Finance, ..pre-
scribing3'he mode Of aseerlaning certain subjects
Of Taxaiion.n
An unsuccessful motionrwss made, 10 strike
out 50 much as relates TO Inc asceriaininga by
weight he yaioe Of silver plate above ify dol
lars the rate ofsone dollar per ounce. Also,
tie strike out The third section, which provides for
the ascertainnen, " all money loaned out a. in
lerest, or holding bonds, notes OF other SECURITIES
for money so loaned, disbnrsed or invested, OF
any bonds, notes or other securities. acquired by
i purchase &C.. so as TO lax the interest," received
on them within The preceding year. after deduct.
ing ihefefrom interest on aIsums in which such
individual shall be justly indebted 10 others.
Mr. Daniel Of \ G moved ioseconsider The
voierefusng 10 strikesout saidlhrd section Ia:
Mr. D. wished 20 strike out all that relates 10 The
taxing OF. State Stocks
Al 3o'elock, the House adjourned. to allow
members of the House, who were Of The ssDemo-
cratic Convention" to attend its siitings.
On Saturday, The Two Houses proceeded, al Is
O'Clock, to the eection.of he Officers of the Sc
veral departmentsN II
The rule was suspended. $50 asNto elect seveIa
officers al once, where Nthere was no opposition.
james E. Heath was elected Auditor Of Publ,
Accounts; ~
james BrOtcn, jr. Second Auditor;
Fabi,ls W LatosoR, Treasurer =
Stafford HIPsrker, Register of the Land Office
William II Richardson, Secretary of the Com
monwealth and Librariani
On motion Of Mr.. Anderson, the remainder o
the joint order Of the day (lhe election Of Super
intendent and Store Keeper Of The Penitentary
was postponed until Monday, 10 allow member
of The House to attend the Convention. i
The House, after two efforts, adjourned i
Monday 10 O'Clock 4
The Senate's Committee have not yet reporte,
the APPotionment bill. My present opinion is
that no change will be made. The discontents
after lille struggle, wilsyield the point, ami
Elk The Genymander upon us, as il went from
The House. G.