Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-29
AN ACT
Imposing Tares for the Support Of Gorernmeat
fpAssro MARcu 81 lSil1

Of TO the assessment of lands made pursuant 10
the act entitled ian act providing for the OF
lands this Commonwealth, passed March the
fourth eighteen hundred and thirtyeight and the
de,h"sn amead the enated AN providing for
the II lands in this Commonwealth" passed
March the first eighteen hundred and thirty inc fifteen
for all houses nnd lots in CITY, borough town
Except such exempted by law fom taxaon three
dollars and sA for every hundred dollars yearly rent
annual value thereof for all houses and lots city,
borough town. Except such exempted by law from
taxaton) improved and rented occupied, and for all
unmpovcd lots aforesaid. fifteen for every hun
dollars value thereof Sgoaby the above cited acts pro-
vidng for o; lands in this Commonwealth
for slave above the OF twelve years, Except such
have been, be exempted in consequence of
nhmiy, by the respective county and corporation Cour
forty for every stallion or Jackass twice the price
at which such stallion or aekass covers mare by the sea-
and when the services OF such stallion jackass
charged for in money but in provisions, other
modes OF value the alternative value of such
property money, such value 10 be fixed by the commits
sOner OF the PrOuided That not less than six
dollars be paid every stallion iackass let for
oil other horses mules, and colts, fourteen
cents oach riding pleasure carriage stage COACH
jersey wagon cauya and gig, and HARNESS belonging
thereto, and half per the value thereof
be ascertnned by the commissioner of the revenue in the
prescribed by law Provided That less than
dollars shall be paid each iourwheo riding pleas
carriage harness. and not less than three dollars
each stage coach and harness. and not less than dollar
each Jersey wagon and cara and harness. and not less
than fifty each ,wo wheel riding pleasure car
mage and harness.
.. BE 1t further enacted That there shall be levied
collected and paid in the prescribed by law, the
following taxes Wit For each wit declaration in
ectmen other process nsttutng suit any circuit
superior oaw and chance, centsfo each
sHtpGRd instng suit ina circuit superior OF chan
seventy five cents for each writ of supersedeas
and habeds corpus filling record OF appeal
peas to circuit superior OF law chancery and
for each writ OF eerf0ra issuing from the general
circuit superior OF law chance, dollar and
fifty for each appeal from circuit superior OF
law and chancey the of appeals and for each
sedeas writ OF issuing from the ofappeals
dollars and fifty for each declaration in eecment
a
court fifty cents for each certificate under the seal of any
superior inferior OF law chancey, except such
exempted by law from taxaon dollar; for
for transfer of surveyors certificate in the regis
ers office, dollar and fifty cents attestaon
protestaon any other of publication by
tary public under his seal ooce dollar and twenty five
cents; torevery certificate under the seal of the Common
wealth, two dollars
3 Bemfther enacted That there shall also be levied
collected and paid, the several licenses hereinafter men
toned, be granted in the prescribed by law the
following taxes, TO wit On every ordinary license, H.
keep house of public entertainment, n of
not less than twenty dollars; and the yearly
nual value of such ordinary, house of public
mcn TO be ascertained by the commissioner of the
in the prescribed by law shall exceed
hundred dollars additional tax at the rate of "a per CEN
tum such excess of yearly annual value. On
every license Ia keep house OF private entertainments
tax OF not less than three dollars; and the yearly
annual value of such house of private entertainments Ito
be asceained by the commissioner OF the in the
manner prescribed by law shall exceed fifty dollars, ad
donal the rate of per such OF
yearly rent annual value. On every license for selling
goods wares merchandise and other articles of foreign
domestic growth production manufacture, BOTH
either, the place. to wholesale and tail merchant
according the following SCALE If his her their
annual sales under five thousand dollars twenty dollars;
if five thousand and under thousand dollars twenty
five dollars thousand and under fifteen thousand dol
las thirty dollars if fifteen thousand and under twenty
thousand dollars thirty ye dollars If twenty thousand dol
and under thirty thousand dollars, tOTyve dollars; thirty
thousand dollars and under fifty thousand dollars sxiyfye
doarsifty and underseyenty ye thousand
dollars eighty dollars; if scyentyye thousand dollars md
hrefl Apllur IL
merchants who snail avail themselves of the privilege
70 sell by retail ardent spirits under the provisions of
the act, entitled ian act amending and reducing into
act the saveEal and parts of concerning
the taxes licenses keepers Of ordnares and houses
OF private entertainment 10 merchants Venduemasers
brokers, vende of lottery tickets hawkers and
pedars, 10 exhibitors OF public shows, law process
noioa seals and certain other subjects passed March the
third eighteen hundred and forty, shall pay additional
of fifteen dollars, whether such merchants store or
stores be within or without an incorporated AHd
pOUided also, That nothing this contained shall be
construed prevent in future any farmer planter
from selling 10 ms or her neighbors spun cotton
yarn manufactured IN this State, any of United
STATES, when the purchased load part
OF return load for his her or their produce other pro.
perry taken market, without paying tax, obtaining
license Therefore shall be lawful for any Commissioner
of the 10 grant license any person sell spiu
liquors. goods wares and merchandise of dc.
scpnon, on board OF any vessel within the tide waters OF
the Commonwealth. On every license ayenduemaser
auconeer according the following scale. viz Ii his
annual sales under twenty-five thousand dollars seventy
hye dollars; If twenty-five thousand and under fifty
sand dollars. hundred and twenty-five dOars; If fifty
thousand and under twenty-five thousand dollars hun
dred and seYeniy-vc dollars if seyeny-ye thousand and
under hundred thousand dollars two hundred and
tyve dollars; if one hundred thousand and under hun
bred nnd fifty thousand dollars three hundred and twenty.
i've dollars II ono hundred and fifty Thousand and under
hundred thousand dollars four hundred and five
dollars; If hundred thousand dollars and over five hun
dred dollars On every license broker, five hundred
dollars which said licenses vendue and brokers
shall not be granted for less time than year On every
license sell foreign lottery tickets lottery tickets in
lotteries authorized by the laws Of this Commonwealth in
each city, town, borough country, thousand dol.
lars, which said license TO sell lottery tickets shall
be granted for less time than year. On every
license hawker pedar sell barter goods wares
merchandise and other articles Of domc growth
production manufacture, except the article clocs in
each county corporation where he she shall sell
any Of the aforesaid articles hundred doars Prori
dsd hopepeT, That hawkers or pedars trading upon the
Ohio River, who shall pay tax OF one hundred dollars and
obtain license such IN Of the counties bordering
upon the Ohio River shall be authorized sell or barter
goods and merchandise, and any other articles OF To-
reign domestic growth, production manufacture lex
ccpi the article Of clos said rve and the shores
thereof within the jurisdiction Of all the other Dor
deringas aforesaid On every license to a hawker ped
lar, dealing in tin, power, yarn either OF them
only, IN each county and corporation where he she shall
trade, ten dollars On every license to hawkeT pedar
dealing either wholly partly in clocks, every county and
corporation where he she shall trade. hundred dol
lars ProrGed That but one hawke or pedar Of any kind
whatsoever shall trade undor the igensei shall
be lawful for any such 10 sell by agent, but all such
licenses shall be held and taken personal privilege and
authority 10 the individual % whose name the license shall
be issued; shall any license be issued any firm or
company Of hawke and pedars whatsoever And pr0rdsd
also, That any merchant other persons hereafter recey
deposit any clock other article Of merchandise for
sale barter for the benefit Of any clock pejnr persons
dealing in clocks and subject his their order shall be
subject to the payment Of the tax imposed by law upon
clock pednrs license. On license exhibitor Of
public show and every exhibition performance for
ward, except lectures literary and scientific subects
shall be regarded sixty dollars IN each county oorpo.
ration where the shall BE- exhibited That hereafter
90 agencies for Offices Of insurance. Of every description
thozcd by other States kept On this State shall be subject
Of hundred dollars cach be assessed, levied,
and paid the the merchants iccn.
4. De ~ further sHgefsd That there shall also be le.
wed, collected aud paid, n the prescribed by law
for other taxable property DO this Commonwealth, the
several subjects hereinafter mentioned, the following s1os
Wit On every gold watch % be- paid by the owner
dollar ON every patent lever 40 opne silver watch fifty
cent; and ever silver metallic watch otherthan gold