Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-03-23

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On motion, the House adjourned a. a o'clock.
TuespAy, March II.
Mr.. Randolphcallcd up the Tax bin, and urg- |
ed It's Immediate passage.
Mr.. Brooke sand he was not opposed to the a
mount proposed to be raised, but he had very
great objection to the unequal and unjust TAXATION
the bill imposed, and that account he yesterday
voted against il. But he had weighed the incoI-
vpnsnccs and evils Of rejecting the bill, with the
advantages, and he had come to the conclusion to
vote for the bill-simpy to preserve the credit OF
the State.
The following was the vote on the final passage
of the bill
It's. Randolph Lcaks, of A. Mann, Cooke, Powell, Of A.,
Brooke, Frazier, Byrd of Bath, Wilson, Tavenner,
cock Goodwyn, Powell OF r.. smith, OF f., Stockton,
ID, skins, Muse, Talafcrro, Wood, French, Leake of
c., Carroll Jones, Edmunds, of H., sovall, Blue, Ward.
Gibson, Marshall, Banks Kidwell, Martin, Nicoson,
JJsgts, Ncrthinston ,ranxSy, Adar, Wade, Tatem,
RlcS, Eigng,on, Srole, Bird, of p, HOPKINS. Brown,
OF P, And, rSon Brawncr, Sturm Burwei, Denealc,
Cootes, Gatewood, Tate, Spark, Hcdsnan, Spo,ts Hen
| ry, Goodsun Neal, l.cftwici-Tt.
NoEs--Mcssrs. Wingiiell, Mitchell, Ne,vkirk Sncd-
grass, Moore, OF C. x W Toisr, Nowiin Lacy, Broad
ls% ErSMH e. a. GarGs ranS G9
ington, Parks, w allace Edmonds of L. * r. S,olngs,
Carter, Gray, Miller Of L., Miller of NJ. * j., Dyce.
Iiialan, Dey, Stroller, Daniel, Of T.. Moore of r.,
whts, Of Il. Kane, cru,chfi>id, West, Lsws-i6.
So the bill was passed.
Il BILL imposing Iares for the support Of Government.
/. Be IL enacted by tae General Assembly, That the
public for the year eighteen hundred and forty
three, shall bc as follow: On lands, [exccpt such
dollars value thereof, Iagrccably to the assessment of
lands made pursuant to the act entitled can act provi
ding for the OF lands in this commonwealth"
passed March the twenty fourth. eighteen hundred and
thirty cigd aud the entitled can act to amend the
act. eGsa an &c. pFovn for shS Mass. m OF
eighteen hundred and thirty nine, fifteen cents for all
houses and lots in any city, borough town, Except
such aS are exempted by law from taxation tirac dol
lars and sixty for every hundred dollars yearly
annual value thereof; fer all houses and lots in
any city, borough Icxccpt such exempted
by law from taxation inprov I'd and rented
pied, and for all unimproved lots as aforesaid fifteen
TO the above cited providing fora
lands in this for slave above the
age of twelve years t2Nccp, such have been, may
be exempted in consequences OF age inrmity, by
respective county corporation courts forty
for every stallion jackass, twice the price which
such stallion or jackass covers mare by the
and when the services of such stallion jackass
charged fer not in money, but in provisions ether
commodities oil value then twice the alternative value OF
suchprepoFty, in money such value 10 be fixed by the
commission OF the rsvenac jrocded, That not less
than six dollars be paid every stallion ackass let
marcS for all other horses, mares, asses, mules and
co!ts fourteen cents each for every riding Pleasure
carriage, stag coach, jersey wagon carrya and gig
and harness belonging thereto, and half per
;um the value thereof, to b. asccrtancd by the
missioner of the in the prescribed by
by law PrOpGc4, ;hat less than two dollars shall
DC paid each four wheeled riding 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
less than fifty cents each two wheel riding pleas
urc carriage and harness.
collected and paid in the manner prescribed by law the
following wit: For each writ declaration in
gicctment, other process nstutng suit in superior
court OF law, seventy five cents; for each sutpGna in
shutting suit in superior cor OF chanccry seventy
five cents for each writ of supcrseeas and haJe
copus cu'sa filing record of appeal or appeals
to superior court of law chancery and for each writ
OF cGiiordi issuing from the general court superior
court OF law or chancey one dollar and fifty cents for
each appeal from superior of law and chanccry
the court Of appeals, and for each supsededs writ of
issuing the appeals two dollars and
fifty cents for each writ declaration in cjcctment or
subpoena institutng suit in county corporation
court fifty cents: for each certificate under the seal of
any superior inferior of law chancery lex
ccpt such exempted by law from taxation, dol
lar. for every transfer of surveyors ccrt6.ste in III.
registers office dollar and fifty for every
esation, procsation other instrument of publication
by notary public under his seal Of oc. dollar and
twenty five cents; for every certificate under the seal of
| the commonwealth, two dollars.
3. BE further enacted, Tha. there shall also be 7cv
cd collected and paid the several licenses herein
after mentioned to be granted III the prescribed
by law the following taxes to wit; On every ordinary
i:ccnsc, license to keep house of public entertain
mcnt, of not less than twenty dollars and if the
yearly rent annual value OF such ordinary house of
public entertainment, TO he osccrtaned by the commits
Of the in the prescribed by law
shall exceed two hundred dollars additional tax
rate Of and half per such of
yearly rent annual value On every license TO keen
house o. private cntcrta:nmcnt of less than
three dollars and il the yearly annual value of
such house of private entertainment Ito be asceraincd
by the commissioner OF the revenue in the pre-
scrbcd by law shall exceed fifty dollars, additional
the OF five per centrum such of year
ly rent annual value. On every license for selling
goods wares merchandise and other articles Of foreign
domestic growth, production manufactures both,
either, the place. to Wholesale and retail
rchan according The following scale, viz: Ii his
annual sales under five thousand dollars twenty dol
lars if five thousand and under thousand dollars
twenty FIVE dollars; if ten thousand and under fifteen
thousand dollars thirty dollars IL fifteen thousand and
under twenty thousand dollars, thirty dollars If
twenty thousand dollars and under thirty thousand dol
lars forty five dollars; il thirty thousand dollars and
Thousand dollars and under five thousand dollars
eighty dollars; if seventy five thousand dollars and
merchants who shall avail thcnscvs of the privilege
sell by retail ardent spirits, under the provisions
act entitled San act amending and reducing into
the several acts and parts Of concerning the
licenses TO keepers oil Ordinares and houses
tertanmcnt, merchants vcnduemasters, to brokers'
vendors OF lottery tickets TO hawkcrs and pcdars
exhibitors of public shows, law process notaral
seals and certain other subjects passed March the 3rd
OF fifteen dollars, whether such merchants
stores be within without incorporated town: lind
Pr0Uided GsO That nothing in this contained shall
be construed TO prevent future any farmer
ton cotton yarn manufactured in this any
of the United States, when the is purchased as
return load, par: OF return oad for his, her their
produce other property taken to market without
obtaining license therefor; shall be
lawful for any commissioner of the TO grant Ii
ccnsc person sell spirtuous liquors. or goods
wares and merchandise of any description board OF
any vessel within the tide waters OF the commonwealth.
On every license q yenduemaser auconecr, ac-
cording 10 the following scale, viz If his annual sales
under twenty thousand dollars, seventy five
dollars ii twenty five thousand aud under fifty thot.
sand dollars hundred and enty five dollars; il
fifty thousand and under seventy five thousand dollars,