Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-06

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hundred dollars. Every merchant or "e,'% "a w
| e. cn,,menc,np business for tile frs, tne Shall pay
Gar tha first year, tux OF twenty do'iafs' uhu e'
! a,'n,aer or yenaue master so commencing ous-
ns far The first TINE shall pay Tor the first year. tax
~ sno bnndr \ and fly d liars: Prorided, ho'cerer
TAa, ,o chonne IN the name Of the firm, taking ID
| a. ,o,,ner ar withdrawal OF Que or more OF lie
firm shall be taken III any case us commencing JUS
,a.s hat # any or more oi the partners feia'h "
IN f;,,, me business shall be taken a. acofuhuahee'
a nci, firm shl!! SUD- sct to the graduated tax ga
eve,y license to broker three hundred dollars, Which
said licenses 10 yenduc masters ana broktrs sh' II ho
hs Granted for less time than one year. On every
les - sell foeign lottery tickets, lottery tickets
| =, I,,,,;os authorized by the laws of tins Common
wealth IN each city, town, borough or county, one
,bousond dollars which said license to sell iol'ety
,;cks,s shall he granted Tor less time IMAM one
ue,r On every license TO a hawker or peaar 10 sFI
-, h,rtar roods wares or mercandize, ana otisr att
c.s Of G,resn or domestic growth, production or ma
nprcture except the article OF c'ocks,l IN each couh
10 or corporation where lie she shall sell or barrier
.ny of the aforesaid articles, fifty dollars fToriae"
bo,,,r.r That huwkers pedaTs travelling upon Tue
! Ohio r,yer who shall pay tax OF thirty dollars, an"
oh,; license as such in any Of the counties bof
,g on the OHIO river, shall DO authorized 10 sell or
hs,sr FOODS, wares and merchandise, and any other
articles of foreign domestic CROWN, Pfouucuon VI
,nufacturs &c pt article of clocks,) on SAID RI
~, and :. ,,. shores thereof, thin the jurisdiction
of all The other counties bordering as aforesaid On
every license TO u hawker or pedar dealing III TN or
prwier or either of them only, each county or cor
marathon where he or she shall trade, Ten dollars.
Ga every license to hawker or pedar dealing whoiy
or partly IN clocks IN every county or corporation
where he or she shall trade, fifty dollars Pr0rtafd,
That but hawker OF pediaT OF any kihu "ha's'-
Yer shall trade under the license, nor shall IL be
Ia wlu for any such 70 sell by an alcn' n"l !' Sci H.
crnses shalt be held and taken as Personal p'vhase
and Lorl,y 20 the individual ~ Whose name the license
shall be issued shall any license ha issued l" any
i!n OF company OF hawkers aud psdla's whatsoever
And rrysacd tuther, That ha"kers a"d ped'ars Ira
i,pu ~ cotton warns only shall be exempted IRON taxa
,,on And. Dr2efe.! also ihn, any merchant or ether
oa,soos hereafter receiving drpc-'ie any clock or
other article Of merchandise og sale or barter Tor tue
bene. Of any clock pcdlir persons deung IN ciocHs
and subject 10 ms or hei. order s.ii De SUBJECT ~
payment nj the Tax imposed by law upon coch Peu-
hrs icensa. Ga every license to an exhibitor Of u
show IN each county, town or borough, tor every eAh
b.lion or performances for reward, einoracEs Pei"
Of rot more than twenty hours, Ten d"iass' f'o-
,;dsd Tia, nothing herein shall be co"sfue" is re-
cu,riuu licence, the paymen; OF tax, oy any me
b,n,c ar arts! for exhibiting work or production
of his own art invention, as now pfoF'aeo ny law"
nor rs recurring such license or lax iro lecturers on
literary or scientific subjects. nor from tic cuuc'ofs
r Concerts of music; Procided, nCrtreitSS, liat any
x;L,,o- nj any show or performance iur ward, not
hee;n Exempted from lax, snail be nj li5c'iy n; t!e
n,ymen, OF sky dollars. 10 EXHIBIT perform in auy
,yt of III. Common aiih, Tor The space OF twelve
mn,fi,s without the payment OF any additional tax;
,uL IN order TO secure him The benefit ct that pvi
I.,e he shall ohtaia the cercGt, o: the cc'k, and
the seal Of thai county or corporation IN whrh ms l.!
cense IL Ii ST. obainsd, And, propdea afs", hat any
Exhibitor of theatrical performances ~ pubic theatre
may have privilege OF exhibiting, by paying tax
of three dollars per week for such time less lhan one
vear as he shall cxha.. within Tins Coai'non%eah
nd prcried aiSO, That IT shall Dc a""i Tor lie pro
ere,o n; occuper any pubic room, Tilted Tor publ
b,.ions, the same tor sne purposes, without
o,A. Ia X for the period Of - months upon the payment
Of nj. therefor.
That hereafter a.! aneuces for offices OF insurance ci
every Descriptions authorised by other States, kept in
tins State shall b, subject TO tax OF one hundred dol!
lars each be assessed, levied aud paid IN The same
manner as the tax merchants licenses.
.ta. BE further caac;ed That there shall be also
levied collected, and paid IN the manner prescribed BY
On me r aeG .9sSahle property IN this Common
Owing taxes, On every gold waIch to be paid
hy the owner, ST. every patent lever, or lepne
silver WATCH u b. paid by the owner, 80 cents on
every silver metallic watch, other than geld, Tor
patent lever, lepinc as aioresad) " oc PAID ny the
owner % cents every p,ano-forin to he paid by
the ow ner under the value OF hundred dollars, 81
on every piano-fot" I, be paid by the owner, OF the
value OF one hundred dollars and upwards, 81 all
,od or silver plate, 10 be pad ny The owner, whether
IN use or not, over the value of fifty dollars, per
cen,um m the value thereof, such value 10 he
t,ned b. i,e commissioner OF the the mode
prescribed by law ; every brass or Other metallic
CLOCK whether the be wiollY Of metal, Or not,
30 cents on all other clocks, % cents Prorided
borrrer That meme Of the articles included As above
in this sectu shall be subject 10 any tax in The shop
or mandatory, wherein the are kept for sale,
exce,, such as are used By the stoF-kecper,
manufacturer or manufacturers, III his their Ia
miles.
9TH BE 1t Ca5tier eatc'cd, That there shall also lr
10 ;rd cole cled and pai The ssyera! subjects o
taxation hereinafter mentioned to be ascertliGrd and
listed in the prescribed by las, the following
taxes to vat On all dividends declared by every IN
cofpG1a,od Joint stock company, two per centam on
such dividends PrOrided That no payment shall be
required OF the per cenun herein imposed on the d.
vidends of any coal mining company, until the amount
of such per shall exceed the tax paid by such
company the assessed value ci lis coul lands and
then only On such excess On The interest or profits
of ali money loaned by individuals
whether secured by tonds notes, other securities,
should such profits in tho aggregate received
or converted into principal by bond other cv
dencc of debt for such interest, including principal
ant by any individual xcecd the of So and
on the interest and profit; of ali bonds notes and
rites acquired by purchase, and also the interest,"
profit. dividends derived rom Investments in State
bonds, Of any public corporation chartered by the STATE,
or bonds, certificates Of debt, stocks of other
States of This Union OF foreign States, two per
tun all such interest, profits dividends, which
shall have been received during the preceding
the time iixed by law for listing property by the COM
mssioners of evenue on all yearly income in money
accrung TO each individual during the period above
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dollars, in consideration of the discharge Of any Office
or employment The service Of is common wealth,
or in the service Of any body polite or corporate joint
stock company, or otherwise, or IN the employment
OF airy com ANY, copaTtne.sh'p, individual, md
viduals, except such exempted by aw, from
tsxation per ccnun the ainount al such
Of ncowe; all fees derived from any Office, calling
profession, and above The sum OF four hundred
dolis per a.:n"n, par crn,win on The amonnt Of
snch cxc.-s Prorided, ho'rfrer That ministers OF
the gospel hall be charged wh any upon his income
derived from clerical services: Prored, moreooer, that
every physician, surgeon DENTIST any attorney a,
law except attorneys practising in the Cour, of APP
peals) if hi- their professional income exceeds four
| hundred dollars, aud under thousand dollars,
shall pay Tax Of five dollars or if his or their income
exces d. one thousand dclais, shall pay lax Of ten
dollars, aud be exempted from any additional tax on
profe ssona income; attorneys practising IN The Court
Of Appeals whose Income less than two thousand
dollars shall pay Of ten dollars: and such in
come shall be above two thousand dollars, they
shall pay tax cf twenty dollars, and be exempted
from all further tar professional income: on all d'-
ydends declared upon the capital stocks oil bank
in This Common wealth, there shall be paid Tax Of two