Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-05-13

1 9. HAMMOND with copy Of the Sketches Of
the Acts aud Joint Resolutions passed By
the General Assembly Of Virginia. at its SEES
sion 1s5o-'5i, from which we publish the
following:
Tazes and Appropriations IF Repeaue.
|. Act imposing taxes. Imposes in adj
ton to the taxes now levied, ON land. two
cents on every hundred dollars value: on lots
in towns, improved forty eight cts on every
hundred dollars Of yearly rent or value on
unimproyed lots not occupied nor rented or
leased two cents for every hundred dollars
value; on slaves over twelve years, Except
/ those exempted BY the courts, six cts. each !;
on horses, mares, mules, asses or colts, lex !.
cept those licensed two cts. each. On IL
eenses to merchants, when specific tax is to
be paid, So; and when 10 proportion to sales
If under 81, 800, two dollars if that, and un-
der $1,000 three dollars; If S. 900 and I'M
der $40 600, five dollars ifSl0,000 and I'M
der Sl5 coo, six dollars; ifSl5, 900 and un-
der S20 900, seven dollars If $40, 900 and
under $50, 600, nine dollars; if $50, 600 and
under $50, 600. fifteen dollars; if $4,000
and under S75 700, twenty dollars; if $75,-
600 or more. twenty five dollars; and where
the license authorizes the sale Of liquor an
additional tax of S35; and If to sell by re-
tail only, So On licenses TO auctioneers if
the sales are over Sc. 000 and under 10000,
/ five dollars; if $4,000 aud under S25. 900.
/ fifteen dollars if $50 ,000 and under $780,
GOO, twenty dollars; if $4,000 and under
i S75, 600 twenty dollars; if S75, 900 aud I'M
/ der 100000, thirty five dollars; if $780,.
900 and under $4,000, fifty dollars; if
$3.50, 900 and under 100000, seventy-fve
dollars; if 100000 or more, one hundred
dollars Auctioneers who deal in stock only,
one hundred and fifty dollars Persons sell
ling or bartering coaches, carriages, buggies,
gigs or carryalls, the product or manufacture
Of any State other than Virginia, L in a toirn
whose population docs not exceed 5000, fifty
dollars; if over 5000, ten dollars for every
additional 1000; the tax in no case to ex
coed $3.50 If in County, like tax.
Horticultural Commissioner.
TO- Act authorizing The appointment of an
agricultural commissioner and chemist. 10
be appointed by joint vote of the general as
sembly, and in case of vacancy when the gen
eral assembly is not in session, by the gov
ernor The term Of Office is to commence or
| the LIST Of April 1861, and continue for two
/ years. The State is divided into four grand
divisions tho Tide water, Piedmont, Valley
and trans Allegheny. The commissioner to
commence his duties in the district to be Sc
! lected by the governor by lot, and to coutin-
ne through the districts to be selected in like
manner, until the whole State is explored -
/ m r.,,,a;,, .b I;s4r;nt ,,oor ,,nloec In
shall have sooner completed his labor. The
commissioner is authorized to employ coul
potent chemist and mineralogst to analyze
such specimens Of soils, and to make such ex
aminations and analyses Of mineral and yege
table deposits as the commissioner may re-
quire. He is required to deliver one public
lecture in each County, and to make out a re-
port after completing his survey of any Coun-
ty, to the clerk Of the County court, which
report is to be published by the court, if
deemed cxpedient, the cost to be paid by the
court ordering the publication He is also
to make an annual report to the House of
Delegates, if in session, If not, to the gov
ernor, who shall cause it to re published
His salary is S2500. $500 are approplia-
ted to defray the expense oe the chemical and
meteorological experiments, the services Of the
chemist and mineralogist included; and for
purchasing chemical implements and mate
rails he is allowed the first year $500, and
$50 each succeeding year. The chemist is
allowed to make analyses for individuals, and
to charge therefor a fee of one dollor.
Amendments to Code of T'irgiaia
AS Act making it felony to steal child
from tie person having lawful charge Of such
child If a free person other than the father
or mother of child Illegally seize, take or
secrete child from the person having lawful
charge of 1t, III is guilty of felony punisha-
bic by confinement in the pcnitentary, not
less than one nor more Chan five years, or at
the discretion of the jury. in the common jail,
not exceeding year, and be fined not cx-
ceeding $1,000.
Fhgitiue Shares.
81 Act to facilitate the recovery Of fugi |
tive slaves. Pyovides that when the Coun-
ty or corporation court is not in session, the
sheriff or sergeant, at the request of the own
err Of the fugitive, may summon court to
meet forth with at the court house, and take
such steps as are required by the 10th Sec
ton of the act of Congress concerning per-
sons escaping from their masters passed / Sth
September 1850. The clerk and sheriff are
required to attend the court, and may charge
tie owner such fees as are allowed by law FOX
like services.
Rail Roads
65 Act increasing the capital stock Ct the
Virginia Central lsaii Road Company The
Board of public works is to subscribe an adj
ditional amount, so that the States interest
in the stock of the company shall be fully
equal to three ffihs thereof The States
subscription by this act is S23o,000 The
company is prohibited from laying on its road,
West of Charlottesville, rail less than fifty
pounds to the linear yard.
80. Act to amend the charter, and author
izing subscription on behalf Of the stock OF
the Manassas Gap Rail Road Company
The Board of public works are to subscribe
for 1920, 900, being two-ffths Of the capital
of the company. No part Of the States sub
seription is to be expended beyond the town
of Strasburg, until the road is completed to
| that town. The second section, except the