Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-03-07

The following synopsis of ,he'act of the last
General Assembly imposing Taxes for the sup
port OF Government, is furnished by the Richmond
Enquirer
An act imposing taxes for the support of go-
Vernment; reduces the tax on lands from fifteen
70 Twelve and half cents every hundred dol
lars value; on houses and lots in towns, from
shree dollars and sixty cents to three dollars on
every hundred dollars rent; on houses and lots
improved and not occupied and on all uninproved
lots In towns, from fifteen 10 twelve and a ha If
cents for every hundred dollars value; on slaves.
from forty SIX to forty cents; on horses, asses.
&C., from fourteen TO twelve and half cents. IL
PROVIDES mat merchants or firms commencing bu-
s'ness' shall pay a tax of twenty dollars for the
hrst year. Auctioneers, IA tax of ono hundred
and nifty dollars: but prescribes that chances in
the names OF firms are not to be regarded as the
commencement OF business. 1t reduces the tax
on brokers from five hundred to three hundred
dollars; OH pedars, from one hundred dollars 70
MY dollars; on pedlars trading on the Ohio RI
YER, from one hundred to thirty dollars; on clock
Pediars' from one hundred TO fifty dollars En-
emPts Pedlars, trading in cotton yarns only, from
.aNaaon. Reduces the tax on exhibitors of shows
from sixty to ten dollars on every exhibition or
performance for reward, for a period of not more
tnah twenty-tour hours and eXempts lectures on
literary or scientific subjects and concerts of nm
SIC, from taxation: but gives to exhibitors of
SHOWS the right to exhibit in any part of the State
and 10 exhibitors of theatrical performances tho
IiSnt 10 exhibit tor any time less than year. upon
paying three dollars per week and the proprie.
LOTS or occuplers of public rooms fitted for public
oAhiDl'ions, the right 10 use the same without
O'nef tax, loi Twelve months, upon paying sixty
dollars. The act reduces the tax on dividends
declared by joint stock companies from two and
an hait per centun TO two per cent. 1t subjects
70 tax the interest or profits on money loaned.
snoG.a such interest or profits in the aggregate,
tece,'ed' Tor converted into principal by a new
oond, or other evidence of debt, for such interest,
or including principal and interest," exceed the
sum OF SIX dollars; and it subjects TO tax the in
terest and profits of bonds, &c., acquired by mr.
chase' and The interest Or profits derived from in
'eslmehs In state bonds, bonds Of public corpo-
ratioiis or bonds of certificates of debt or stocks
OF other states of this Union or of FOREIGN states
ana imposes thereon a tax of two per cent on ali
such interest or profits received during the wear
next preceding the time fixed by law for listinU
properly by the commissioners Of the revenue
1t exempts ministers of the gospel from anv tay
OF income derived from clerical services. Imposes
on physicians, surgeons, dentists or attorneys at
law, except those practising in the court Of ap-
peais,) II their professional income exceeds fonr
nundred dollars, and is under one thousand dol
,afs' TAX OF hve dollars; if over a thousand dol
lars, a tax Of ten dollars. On attorneys pracli
sang IN the court of appeals, if their professional
income be less than Two thousand dollars, a tax
OF ten dollars, and il more than two thousand.
oil twenty dollars. The tax on bank dividends is
l deduced from two and an half to two per cent.
Inc act also subjects 10 tax all estates inherited
oy, or devised, or bequeathed, to any other per-
son or incorporated body, than father, mother,
pro'her, sister, husband, wife, child or lineal de-
scendant, and imposes two per cent on eyerv
hundred dollars of the clear value of such estate
And deeds conveying real estate in fee, for life,
Ior term OF years, or in trust and deeds of trust
or mortgage, conveying personal estate, admitted
70 record are taxed fifty cents each to be paid by
inc person or persons for whose benefit the same
are presented for registry. All other taxes re-
main precisely as imposed by the act of 1913.