Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-03-26
ADJOURN Nj Emf.

Both HousasS}eld short sessions Yesterday. to
complete the examination and signing Of the en-
rolled bills AT p. NJ. they adjourned until
the 28th May next in extra session. Not many
members were3present to " itnes IS the parting.
We shall hereafter refer to some of the many
important acts especially for Internal improve
ments; which have passed this session. though
the sum appropriated for this purpose is unrsu-
ally large, both The opponents aud friends of In
ternal improvements concur in the opinion, that
nothing will occur TO tamish the credit OF the
Commonwealth or TO impair her good rame for
an honest .punctuality i'll meeting her obliga-
tons.
The number of acts. public and private, PASS
ed at the present session; is 357 and also sever-
al Joint resolutions.
The taxes imposed by the tax act for the pres
ent and all future years: until amended by the
Legislature, are the same as those imTesed for
the last year with the following exceptions:
Enquirer
"To the tax imrossd on intelost aid profits
OF moneys loaned cut, on bonds or other stcnri-
ties, and upon bonds or other curiits urthss-
ed, is attached proyiso that no such tax shall
be levied eSceptuPon such intere SITS OF plctts as
shall have been re cered, eonyert.d into Llinci-
ral or otherwise appropriated durirg tie year
next preceediEgthe time fixed by law for listing
property. Stocks OF fle State, Oh of llblic cor
poratlols, or OF other States, or tcnign States,
are not taNedsu1le IS they exceed che hundred
dollars PRINCIPAL, AID lt ycnd that the same tax
is levied as last year. Resident dentists are tax
ed five dollars last year the tax was mIcsed
upon them III every county i'll which they rrac-
tlced Nonresident dentists are taxed in every
county his act docs not contain the clause in
the last act; eNtmpting Thy sicians, smgccls,
dentists and attorney at law from taxation as
such, until they have been practisi1 ere wear.
In the tax OH auctlonecls. i'll tow certain il a
population not exceeding three thousand, if their
sales do not exceed ten thousand dollars, they
pay tax of twenty dollars onls--last year it
was that amount without limit as to the sales
Auctioneers may take out a license to sell real
estate only, and for that they are TO ray fifty
dollars. he tax on auctionetls and mele hants
commencing busl' IS may be aIporticned ac-
cordlng to the fractional part Of the year for
which their licences are granted, ard in the Sue
ceedlng year the merchants tax shall Re twenty
dollars; and the auctionccrs' tax one Ll.Edrt d
and fifty, without reference to pree etlire sales
EAhlblors OF shows are to ray ten dollars for a
license Tor every twenty -four Eou1s, on for eqeh
tame OF performance. Ecwln @ ALLEYS. il at q
watering place. kept as Il place of ullic resort,
are taxed ten dollars if elseN here. twenty dol
lars application mist be made to the county on
corporation court for authority to exhibit or to
keep the same and the court have Tov er ct airy
time, upon ten days notice, to revoke the IL
eense Billiard tables in private hcrst S fer pri-
vate use, are taxed five dGllafs Printing 1rtss-
es are exempt from taxation