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

e.. VEINS; Tor each writ or declare
'on ~ ejectment. or subpoena insti,utine
sui IN any county or corporation cour,
'y cents; tor each certificate. under
tne seal OF any superior or inferior court
% "a" Or chancery, (except such as are
exempted by law from taxat,onl one dol.
lar; Tor every transfer of a snrvevor,s
Ia,, ~ the registers office, one
.: and flfty cents; for every attesta-
.,on' pro'estation. or other instrument
p.ohcasiors. BY notary public. un.
uer ms seal OF office, one dollar and twen.
y-hve cents; for every celtificate. un.
dollars. "ea'"'' wv
). BE il further enaeted. That there
shall also be levied, collected and Maid
on tne several licenses hereinafter men.
uoneo: to De granted in the manner pre-
sciioed by law. the {, flowing taxes, TO
"',' oh every ordinary license to keep
mouse OF public entertainment, tax
ui NOT less than twenty dollars and il
Tue yearly rent. OF annual value of such
ordinary. or house Of public entertain
ment, exclusive of furniture, Ito be as
certained by the commissioner of the
revenue, M the manner prescribed BY
law shall exceed two hundred dollars.
an additional tax, at the rate of seven
anu a-halt per centum, on such excess of
yearly rent or annual value. On every
Incense to keep house of private enter
, tairment. tax of no less than three dol
lars; and ii the yearly rent or annual va
iue OF such house of private entertain
ment, exclusive of furniture, Ito be as
certained by the commissioner of the re.
venue IN the manner prescribed by law
shall exceed Fifty dollars, an additional tax
at the rate of five per centum on such ex-
cess OF yearly rent or annual value. On
every license for selling goods, wares,
merchandise. and other articles of for.
eign or domestic growth, production. Or
manufacture, or both, or either, at the
same place. to wholesale and retail
merchant, according to the following
scale, viz: If his, her or their animal
sales are under five thousand dollars,
gao; if five thousand dollars and under
ten thousand, $25; if ten thousand and
under fifteen thousand dollars, $50; if
fifteen thousand dollars and under TWEEN.
ty thousand dollars, 835 3; if twenty
thousand dollars ant under thirty thou
sand dollars, S45 if thirty thousand
and under fifty thousand dollars, sos; if
fifty thousand and under seventy five
thousand dollars, $50; if seventy-five
thousand dollars and over, 800. Pro-
pided, That all retail merchants who
shall avail themselves of the privilege to
sell by retail ardent spirits. under the
provisions Of tie act, entitled San act a.
mending and reducing into one the sew
eral acts and parts of acts concerning
taxes on licenses to keepers of ordnaries
and houses of private entertainment, to
merchants, to vendue masters, to bro
kers, to vendors of lottery tickets, to
hawkers and pediaEs. TO exhibitors OF
public shows. on law process, on notari-
al seals, an1 certain other subjects
passed March Sd, 1910, shall pay an adj
ditionai tax of S15. whether such mer-
chants store or stores be within or with
out an incorporated town: Proeided also. !
That nothing in this act contained shall
be so construed as to prevent in future,
any farmer or planter from selling to his
or her neighbors. any spun cotton, or
cotton yarn manufactured in this State
or in any of the United States, when
the same is purchased as return load
or part OF return load, for his, her or
their produce or other property taken to
market, without paying tax, or obtain
ing therefor; nor shall it be lawful for
any commissioner of the revenue to grant
license to any person to sell spiritunus
liquors. or goods, and merchandise Of
any description, on board Of any vessel
within the tide waters Of the Common
wealth. On every license to a vendue.
master or auctioneer, according to the
following scale, viz: If his annual sales
are under twenty FIVE thousand dollars.
S75; if twenty five thousand dollar. and
under Fifty thousand dollars l25; if fifty
thousand dollars and under seventy-fve
thousand dollars. S175; if seyenty-hve
thousand dollars and under one hundred
thousand dollars, $225; il one hundred
thousand dollars and under one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, 325; if one
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars and
nnder twa hundred thousand dollars,
1895; if two hundred thousand and over
$500. Every merchant or mercantile
firm commencing business for the first
time, shall pay for the first year tax Of
AGO; and every 6uctioneer or vendue-
master, so commencing business for
the first time. shall pay for the FIRST year
tax of not less than $50; on every IL
eense to broker. $500; which said ii.
censes 10 vendue masters and brokers
shall not be granted for less time than
one year. On every license 10 sen lot
eign lottery tickets ~ Lotteries aa'n ,,i
ICED by the laws Oh :h's eom'honweai.n'
in each civ, town borough or county,
81 600: which said license to sch lottery
t,cketts shall not be granted for less
time than one year. On every license
IN bawker or ppdlar. To sell OF barter
ooods. wares. merchandise, and other