Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-11


Other motions were made-the house
adjourned.
Monday, January /, 1874.
Among the resolutions adopted were
the following:
BY Mr.. Stepheuson-That the com.
mittee for courts. &c. enquire into the ex-
pediency of defining by law the nature
and extent Of tine judgment lien, and also
the ca sa lien on the estate of the debtor.
The bill prescribing the duties of In
spectors of fhbacco in eriain cases, and
the bill concerning. Sheritf''s fees in eer-
tain cases were passed,
Among the petitions presented were
--By Mr.. Armstrong of H., of ]. II.
Miller and others, for new county out
of parts of Harrison, Marion and Bar
bour, making Wllamsport. in the coun-
ty of Harrison, the seat of iustlce-By
Mr. Denison. the memorial OF the Mount
| Jackson Literary Society, for charter
BY Mr.. GaIaher, of John S. Gate
wood. to have refunded sum of money
for certain lands oS his father, escheated
to the commonwealth and sold by order
of the executive-By Mr. Burwell, from
Clarke county. respecting the Shenan.
doah River Company. -
The Speaker laid before the house
letter from the Governor, commitment
ing a copy of an official letter from the
clerk of the county court Of Ritchie.
| from which it appears that the acting
! justices in that county have been redu-
ced to number less than that which is
required by law to constitute COURT
| III this case, there is no remedy, under
our constitution and laws, but in your
body, to which it is therefore re spe ctfullv
submitted.' 1t was referred to the COM
mlttec for courts, of justice.
Some bills were read a first and seq
ond times; and others came up and laid
on the table. aa rf
The house then adjourned. 1913
Tuesday, January 2.
The day was occupied in discussing
and filling the blanks in the bill 'irnpos:
ing taxes for the support OF the govern
ment.'
After considerable discussion; the
blank for the tax on lands was filled with
l2a cents. Last year it was 15.)
J The blank for the tax on houses and
lots in towns was filled with SIS for eve-
~ 500 yearly rent.
Wednesday, January S.
The house continued to fiji the blanks
in the tax bill; and to make it more liz
! telIigible, we copy the sections of the
! bill as tar as filled, as follows:
For all houses and lots in any city,
boz oush or town, Except such as are ex-
einpt by law from taxation) improved,
and not rented or occupied, and for all
unimproved lots as aforesaid, twelve
and a half cents for every hundred dol.
lars value thereof. agreeably to the above
cited acts providing for a re.assessment
Of lands in. this commonwealth; for ey.
ery slave above the age OF twelve years,
except such as have been, or may be ex-
empted. in consequence of age or infr-
nifty, BY the respective county and COR
poratiof courts) forty cents /; for every
stallion or jackass, twice the price at which
such stallion or jackass covers mare
| By the season; aLd when the services of
such stallion or jackass are charged for,
not in money, but in provisions, or 9TH
err commodities of value, then twice the
alternative value of such property in mo-
ney, such value to be fixed by the COM
missioner of the revenue: Prouided, That
not less than two dollars shall be paid on
every stallion or jackass let to mares
| for all other horses. mares. asses, mules
| and cots, twelve-and-a half cents each;
for every riding or pleasure carriage.
stage coach. Jersey wagon, or carryall
and gig, and harness belonging thereto,
one ami half per ceiitNm on the value
thereof, to be aScertalned by the com.
missioner of the revenue in the manner
prescribed by law: Proridsd, That net
less than two dollars shatl be paid on
each four wheeled riding or pleasure car
riage and harness and not less than
three dollars on each stage coach and har-
ness; add not less than one dollar on
each jersey wagon and earryall and har-
ness; and not less than FIFTY cents on
each two wheeled riding or pleasure car.
rage and harness. a
2, Be al further enacted, That there
shall be levied. collected and paid. in the
manner prescribed by law, the following
taxes, to wit: For each writ or declara-
tion in ejectment, orsother process, in
stituting a suit in any circuit superior
court OF law and chan, ery, seventy-6ye
cents; For each subpoena, institunng
suit in circuit superior court of law and
chancery, seyenty-ive cents; for each
writ Of error, s,persedeaS, and ha6eas
corpus cum causa, filing record Of appeal
or appeals to circuit superior court Of
chancery, and Sor each writ Of certiorGrt
issuing from the general court or circuit
superior court of law or chancery, one
dollar and fifty cents; for each appeal
from circuit superior court Mt law and
chancery, to the court OF appeals, and TOR
each supsrssdsGs or writ OF error issuing
= frau, .l,e court of appeals, two dollars