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


Political.
VIRGINIA TAX BILL.
See the Tax Bill and the bill app'opr'aung inc pup
lie revenue The highest credit is dae u the presen
Democratic Legislature for sposing OF these suoecN
al go unusually early period OF the SESSION former
w. il was custom 10 postpone THESE bHls III tA
month oil February, and in consequence OF That Inne
eessary procrastnat:on the sessions OF the 'e'slao
wore ALWAYS proracted 10 great leGg,h. We are pf"u
N see Democratic Legislature set the good exaap!e
of dispalchng the important business OF the common
wealth. during the FIRST instead oil the last weeks oil IN
session.
Ii shows (unlke some other Legislators we ha"
heard of,) that when they promise to reduce the eS
pend,tures of the Government they do nos inteha
illustrate their theory, by practising upon rflhc'P'
which leads 70 result directly the reverse oil VIVA
thew promised We tender them our acknowieog
mens; and wish the people the same good LUCK 10 ,nl
respect during the next, which they have enJayed II
The past wear. We commend 10 them, as the bss
wav Of securing that to send Democrats to the mex
Legislature.
We may look out for an adjournment CT the Legls
lature in short time. We presume the session vii
not be prot.ac,ed beyond the middle o, February
TUiachtster Hirgiaian.
ANACT,
IuDo,;ap Td1es fer the support Of G0ofFnmehf
1st BE Il enacted ty the General assembly, That TN
n,,c taxes for the wear eighteen hundred and forty
four shall be follows On lands, except such Us aT'
exemntsd by law from taxa,on for every hundred dol
lars yalne thereof ac.eeaby TO The assessment oil lanes
made pursuan, to the act entitled, "a act, prosh'nE
for the re assessment Of lands in hs Comm ~ fai'n
passed March the 24h, 1888 and the act emitted, an
act, TO amend the act entitled act providing Tor e
re assessment of lands IN this Commonwealth, pass
ed March the LIST, 1889, twelve and belt cents; "'
all houses and lots in any city, borough of town. e&-
cep such as are exempted by law from ta&aonl ta'er
dollars for every hundred dollars yearly rent or annual
value thereof; for all houses aud !os in any Guy, po
IN, r.
from taxatopl improved ard not rented occupied,
and for all unnpro.eG lots as aforesaid twelve ana
half cents for every hundred dollars value the'eoi'
apreeably the above cited acts providing ur Te-aS
sessment OF the lands this Common wealth. tof every
,ve above the age of twelve yeats except such rs have
been or may be exempted in consequence OF age or IN
1a., cents for every iaon or asksss55 D1'S
- obch such stallion or iackess covers mare ov the
,o,. and when the services oil such Stallion OF jack
,ss are charged for not in money but m provisions !"
other con,nodities of value then twice Tue ai'einae
voue of such property money, such value TO oe Ssu
nv the commissioner OF the revenue: Froraed, mat
m, l.ss than six dollars be- paid every stallion OF
ackass let to ,nares Tor all other horses mares asses
mules and colts twelve and halt cents eacH r eve
~ riding or pleasure carnage, s'age-coach' Je,se!
wagon or carrya and gig ard harness hs!"nsihg le'e
TO- one and half per csntui on The value thereof %
no ,scarained BIZ the commissioner OF the revenue IN
the manner prescribed by law Provided mat not less
than Two dollars shall be paid Oh each Tour wneeisa ~
ding or pleasure carriage and harness. ana not iess
three dollars each stage coach end harneso ana ho
Isss than one dollar each Jersey wagon ana carsya
and harness and not less than fifty cents on each Two
wheeled riding or pleasure carriage and harness
81 Be further enacted, That there shall De ieveu'
coIleciea and pad in the manner prescribed by aw'
IL cuou,,nr ,ayes 10 wit For each writ or dccara-
lion in siecinent, other process nstitat'Hg SUI ~
INV Circuit Superior Court OF Law ana oha"oc'y y
- cents for each Su5pGas insiituting SUIT n w.
cui, Superior Court OF Chancery, 10 cents 'o' CIV. "
nd
causu fling record Of appeal or appeals 10 Onou1'
Superior Court OF Law or Chnncery, anu ior e"e"
writ of certiordTi issuing from the nsheiai "a
Circuit Superor Court Of Law or Chanceiy ,, oo
cents for each appeal from Circuit superior Nou',
of Law and Chancery, TO the Court OF APpesst' . 1
for each supersedeas writ OF error issuing ioni 'e
Court Of Appeals, 50 SO cents Tor eacn VIII y. ae
claruton in eiectment, subpoena INSULTING SUI -
INV County or CORPORATION Court, 90 cents Tor each
certificate under the seal Of any Superior or Interior
(,ourt of Law or Chancery, except such as are
exempted by law from taxaton) 81 tor every Trans
fer of Surveyors certificate IN the Register o"'e
ST so cents for every a''es'atoh, p',l,c
other instrument Of publication by Notary rael,c
under his seal of office, 81 % cents 10. every cel
fca,e under the seal of the Commonwealth, s.
3D. BE IL further enacted, That there shall also DC
levied, collected and pad Oil the several licenses
matter mentioned t, be granted in the manner pre-
scribed by law the following taxes, to VT On every
ordinary license license to keep house -of pnoi'e
entertainment, tax Of not less than twenty collars
the YEARLY rent or annual VSue VI soCh
~ or house Of public entertainment, exclusive oil u
,,,ure no be ascer;aned by the Commissioner oil TIE
avenue in the manner prescribed by law,) shs eS
reed two hundred dollars, additional Tux ct the rate
of seven and half per ccntum on such excess OF
YEARLY rent annual yalue On every license 10 Keei
house of nrvala entertainment tax oil not less thsi
,bree dollars and if the yearly rent or annoa Vaiue
anch house of private entertainment, exclusive VI u
ni,ure no be ascer,ained by the COMMISSIONER VI 's
reyenne in the manner prescribed BY laW,) snail e"
,la nld al
ar centum on such of yearly rent or annual va
ma On eyery license for selling goods, wares, mer
chnndize and other articles oil iorelgn OF ooieS'i'
o,owtb production manufacture, or ooth, or e.
Thor n the same place, wholesale aud retail ner
chant according 10 the following scale, viz: has, he
~ their animal sales are under five Thousand dollars
twenty dollars; if five thousand dollars and under ten
tbou,and dollars twenty-five dollars; II ten Thousand
dollars and under fifteen thousand ooias' .n.y uoi-
4 fifteen thousand dollars and under twenty thou
sand dollars thirty-ire dollars; 1t twenty lhoesand
dollars and under thirty thousand dollars, o'y.h'e
dollars; If thirty thousand dollars and under my 'n"o
sand dollars sxty-6ve dollars II my Thousand uraf'
md under venty five thousand dollars esn'y aoa's
e seventy FIVE thousand dollars and over, one hundred
dollars Prorided, That all retail merchants VINO snail
avail the mselves Of the privilege 10 sell oy fe'a uiufh
spirits under the provisions OF the act, emitted, IAN
act anne ndpp and reducing into one act the several
ncts and n,rts of acts concerning the licenses
10 keepers Of ordnaries and houses OF private enter
tainment merchants. to vendue masters 10 brokers'
to vendors Of lottery tickets, TO hawkers ana pedas
10 exhibitors of public shows, Law process on noi-
rial seus, and certain other subjects, passed 'iatci
third, eighteen hundred and forty, shall pay an ADD
tional tax of fifteen dollars whether such merchants
store or stores be within without incorporated
town: And provided, also, TIA, nothing in this act
contained shall be so construed as to prevent in iu-
ture any farmer planter from selling to hs or her
neighbors, any spun cotton or cotton yarn manu-,
featured in this State or IN any OF The United
States, when tho same ia purchased as return lead
or part of return load, for his, her or their
produce or other property taken 10 market, without
paving tax obtaining license therefor; nor shall
Il be lawful for any commissioner OF the revenue Ia
Grant license 10 any person sell sprtuous liquors. or
9oode wares and merchandise Of any description, on
Board Of any vessel within the tide waters of the Com
monweallh On every license 10 venduc msstsr, or