Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-01-04

taxation 10 town and country If rents in town are
more liable TO lapidaton.
MIR. Blue called the ayes and noes on the amend
mect of Mr. Daniel Of Richmond City.
Mess. GaLLAHER and LAsIER went for an equality
Of tlxatnn upon town and country
Mr.. ST"yALL "a d, If the anne ndment is adopted, II
will require of all the lands IN the
try-in order to produce equa'ity-for lands
sessed in 1910, when prices were higher than now
and il would not be fair TO the towns now,
when prices are lower. lie entirely opposed 10
the amendment.
Mr. DANIEL Of Richmond city, denied the inference
of Mr. s the inequality could be corrected at the
next assessment He went for harmony between the
town and couhtry.
Mr. EDaUSps give notice that if MIR. Daniels motion
10 strike the discrimination between lots and lands,
should prevail, he should move 10 vary the tax upon
lands, so as to Tux the ANNUAL value.
Mr. GARRETT said he was IN q state Of "betweenity,
and he should, therefore, move adjournment.
Mr. GooDsos called the ayes and noes, but MIR. GAR
NETT withdrew the motion.
Mr. MARSHALL, of Fauquier, read the following re-
solution which he said he would offer at the proper
time:
Resoleed, That the First Auditor be requested to
furnish to the next House of Delegates, digested
system OF taxation based upon the ad ratorem prncl-
Pile.
The amendment of Mr. DANIEL of R. c. was lost
by the following vote:
.4yes-Messrs Brown of Albemarle Brown Of Camp
bell, Lacy, Marshall of Fauquer, Winston, McRae,
Galaher, Turner, Grub, Parrott, Armstrong OF
Mason & Jackson, Taylor, Oliver, Edgington, Crz
Boiling, Wcher, Lanier, Cooke, Daniel of Richmond
city, Moore, White, Minor Burwel-24.
Noes-Messrs. Southsll, (Speaker,) Layne, Haryie
Powell, Bell, Van Buren,, Tompkins, Campbell, Snod
grass, Pendleton OF Berkeley, Thompson OF Boteour
Edmiston, Stanton, Meredith, Blck, Bocock, Jones oil
Buckingham, Shelton, Fox Hancock, Broadus, Hob
son, Thompson of Dinwiddic, Garne,t, Keith Tyree
Payne, Banks Of Floyd, Byrd of Frederick, Pendle
ton of Giles ~ Mercer, I.eake, Carroll, Cregh, Ed
munds, Stova Bluc, Ward, Mles Armstrong of
Harrison, Raymond, Pace, LumPkin, Wallace, Mayo
Bales. Farley, Tebts Jackson, Street, Banks OF Madi
son, Morgan, Northing,cn, Hutchinson, Bowlby. Ham
ton, Wade, OFerrall. Cabeil, Young, Rice of Nor
cumberland, Davis, NJ Pherson, Bird of Pendleton
Gay, Baldwin, Daniel of Prince George, Brawner,
Sturm Eastman, Barnes slar,z, Cootes. Cowan, Kane
Stckley, Denison, Tate, Hedgman, Warren, HarrIs
son, Stephenson, Goodson, Rec of Weslmoreland
Neal, NJ Comas-s5.
Mr.. GARRETT moved to fill the blank with 81 30.
The blank was then filled with So by The following
vote
.4yc,-Messrs south.ll, (speaker,) Brown of Abe
male Layne, Harvie, Powell, Bell Van Buren,, Temp
kns Snodgrass, Pendleton of Berkeley, Thompson Of
Botetourt, Edmston, Stanton, Meredith Bllck, 30
cock, Jones of Buckingham, Shelton, Hancock, Broad
US, Iiobson, Thompson of Dlnwidde, Keith, Marshall
of Fauquer, Tyree, Payne, Banks of Floyd, Byrd Of
roll, Edmunds, Sloval, Blue, Ward, Armstrong, Hay
mond, Pace, Turner, LumpkIn, Mayo, Bales, Farley
Tebbs, Jackson, Street, Banks of Madison, Morgan,
Northington, Hucheson, Bowlby, Hamilton, Wade
O'Ferrall, CaDell, Young, Rice of Northumberland,
Davis, M'Phcrson, Bird of Pendleton, Gay, Baldwin,
Barnes White Martz, Cootes, Cowan, Kane, S!ickley
Denson, Tate, Hedgman, Warren HARRISON, Stephen
son, Goodson, Rice of Westmoreland, Neal and Me-
Comas--S3
Noes Messrs Campbell Fox, Brown of Campbell
Lacy, Garnett, Cregh, Winston, Miles, NJ Rae, Gal
aher, Parriot,, Armstrong of Mason Il Jackson Tay-
lpr, Oliver, Edgngton, CrIiz, Boiling, Wtcher, Lanier
Cooke, Daniel of Richmond City, Moore, Minor, Bur
we-24.
And a, quarter before four, the House adjourned,
on motion OF Mr. WiTcnER.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs-YEsrERpA
Mr.. Speaker HoLLEMAS took the Chair having re-
turned after his necessary absence. Petitions were
presented and referred The House considered the tax
bill, and filled great many blanks In Tuesdays pro
ceedngs it will be observed, that the House fixed the
tax upon every hundred dollars worth OF lands at l2A
cents and the tax upon town houses and lots at three
dollars upon every hundred dollars Of their yearly rent
Yesterday, they continued to fill the blanks and TO
make it more ineligible, we copy the sections oil
the bll far they proceeded yesterday to nil the
blanks, as follow:
For all houses and lots in any city, borough, town,
improved and not rented occupied and fur all unlm
proved lots as aforesaid twelve and.ahalf cents tor
every hundred dollars value thereof agreeaby 10 the
above cited providing for assessment OF lands
in this Common wealth Tor every slave above the age
OF twelve years. Except such as have been, or mny be
exempted in consequence OF age or nhrn'ty, by tae
Give County and Corporation CouflsO iorty cents;
for every Atllon ackass, twice the price al winch
such stallion ackass covers mare by the season
and when the OF such stallion or ackass are
hut 0th 10 r
commodities of value then twice the alternative value
of such property in money, such valne TO be liked by
the Commissioner OF the Revenue Proc.dtd, That
not less than six dollars be paid on every stallion or
let to mares for all other horses mares, asses,
mules ard colts, twelve anda-haf cents each for
every riding or pleasure carriage, stage COACH jersey
wagon, or carryall and gig, and harness belonging
thereto one and half PEI centum on The value there
Of to be ascertantd by the commissioner Oh The reTe-
nue. in the manner prescribed by law PTortGed, Tia,
not less than dollars shall be paid on each tour
wheeled riding or pleasure carriage and harness and
mot less than three dollars each stage coach and har
ness aud less than dollar on each Jersey wa.
pou and carrya and harness; and not less than fifty
cents on each two wheeled riding or pleasure carriage
and harness
Be il further enaettd, That there sholl be levied,
collected and PAID in the manner prescribed by law,
The following taxes wit: For each writ or decara.
ton in eecmen other process, insttutng SUIT IN
any Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery,
seventy five cents; Tor each subpoena, nsttuthg euit
in Circuit Superior Court OF Chancery, seventy-hve
cents for each of error supersedeas and habcas
corpus cum cQusa filing record OF appeal or appeus to
Circuit Superior Court Of Law or Chancery, and tor
each wd, of eer.i0rart issuing from the General
Court or Circuit Superior Court of Law or Chancery
one dollar ard fifty cents for each appeal from Cur
cult Superior Court of Law and Chancery 10 The Court
of Appeals and for each saptrssdess or writ of error
issuing from the Court of Appeals, two dollars and fifty
cents for each writ declaration in ejecimen', or
subpqna ins,ituiiug suit in any County or Corpora
ton Court fifty cents for each certificate, under the
seal of any superior or inferior Court of Law OF
Chancery, Except such ore exempted by law from
one dollar for every transfer of Surveyor
certificate in the Registers Office, one dollar and fifty
cents for every uteststsn, protes'aon, or other IN
strumen, OF publication, by Notary Public, under ms
seal of Office, dollar and twenty five cents; oi
everv certificate, under the seal the Commonwealth
Two dollars.
2 Be it further enacted That there shall also be e'
We'd, collected, and paid, the several licenses here
mater mentioned, to be granted in The manner pre-
scrbed by law, the following taxes, TO wit On every
ordinary license license 10 keep house OF public
entertainment, tax of not less than twenty dollars
/ H., nj animal yaue of such ordinary