Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-11
An ACT
Imposing Taresfor the Support of Government for The fo,
NsaK IalJ and 1883 -.


the twenty fourth day OF April eighteen hundred and
fftyrw, and any act snendaIory shersof The taxes FOL-
lowing, 10 VII:
. On all lauds and los with The mproyuoepts there
on not ampt from TAXATION, eighteen cents every
hundred dollars value thereof; snd he.ein shall BIZ in
cludd all lands and lots with the n,s thereon
mol exempt from tnsutn, OF Incorporated joint stock
companies savings ias lions and insurance companies:
IN oil the personal property, moneys and Credits re-
uuired nv the said &C; be listed and not exempt from
taxation except slaves twelve years ui age, eish
teen c.ns on every hunrcd Jlurs vaue thereof aud
herein shall be included nj the capital invested or
used in any manufacturing business, or Invested
or employed il auy Iras business (except as'icu.
lure) for which licbse is required, and oil the
personal property sGd moneys IL Incorporated Joint
.,ock companies. rxcst Inc moneys and personal
property TINT constitute par; q! The cepnl OF the bsuks;
~ every slave twe- yeas age, fy-:our Gents;
and herein shall b. included Ill slaves twelve
xars of gee owed or bred by any company, insiitl
INN ar oar:,u whatever; every nae tree negro be.
tween ,sen,y-uus aud iity tvo years, one dollar on
ar.ry white msIc nbaoint who Las attained the age
0. twenty years, ihn's5 Cents on 81 inuch oil HE
;n,sr. or c il, which nay have been Jceivet by Jay
nnrsou or converted mt, principal So rs 10 become
,p,.r.,t bsatiug slajta otherwise appropriated
within he var next preceding tbs hfst day OF Febua
~ ris,:s.n hundred aid fifty 1870, atSinS IRON bonds
aud Certificates ofieb:. Ihis uny cher Sihte OF coua
ry ur oi any public co?u:A!ion crcaso eS 'h'S or au!
,,,.r sal a, .xcrtd;3x dollars, three per ceuium;
on so ,rc 81 lie iGconc fees us exceeds ole hla-
i5cd dollars in nnrey received duThs me ehc.as
m the first dsY Of f-i,tnry els hteen bucdrca anc MY
Two il, consideration ol the discharge oil any oihcs or
smplo; lait the scrrEc OF lie state ohsf 'HaI nat
~ ny officer receiving SALARY out oil the tea'ii!!
in ousideru,iou u ,heGacharse oi nby office or -u-
nInyrn.ut in tae service al any ccrpolaoa creaeG by
hi. ..tc (oincr aa .Ass ,csitoE vr n ihs se:y!ce
If my company, firm CIpsrson, except where the ser
v;r ON. of labor ,ueC.antc arr, trade, hin1i-
cro cr manufacture rthat NJ minister OF the hos-
pe ono fourth. Of i'er ceuGn on "''ci excess! a
same be not more than "o hundred and NY aoissfs;
me na If one per csati'n or such excess me seize
H., MIR. thsn iw, hualr-,i aud fifty dollars. ard not
NOR. than five hundreGGallsrs; three 'oaF;lis CT enc
uer cen,um such excess, II The saH:2 De mere lu.a
il o ba:ded dollars. acGnci more lhan one thousand
l,.rs ana ono per such excess II The same
he aver one thousand Gaars; on so much OF the yearly
,,, or annual vaas Of toll b;itgt1 uaG !eifies. other
,;,ar toll BRIDGES uud !eres exH2pt by neir Quarters
from taxation, end held joint stock compsnIes au'ho-
,zpd bv their charters u declare din 'dends 81 iher
mr. t;s MS exceeds ulcIed d,iGIa farce per cen.
:, =,
3 on 50 Cuc Of the sa,y o. eec officer u! the govern.
nent recsivrg The out ut tho fcas.sy as exceeds
one hundred dollars. otter than the governor ana Juts
es one fourth OF one r.; cent on such excess Tue
sams bs not moro ial two huadred and h!ty doars;
ure.haf per ce:t ouch excess, II INC same
II. more thnn two tIportd sad tti5 collars and
uo mors than iso in.dr.d dollars; thTee'santlhs
Of ono pc. cent sEci excess, II tno SAME DC more
than five hundred dole $ al? rot more thar one thou
Sand dollars and per cen, or sach excess u Zoe
asm be over Cne ihosapd dollars. whca shali De de
Quoted nj The time tho salary IS audited und paid
The comm. sone. Of lhe reverun MAJ grant Iicen'
SEES TO such persons authorized "a onlA'n ieih &c
ordis 10 Ia y; and in granting licns the duties la
bililies ices aud compensation OF commissioner sas
h, The same as now are hereafter may BIZ prescribed
by law.
:. o, eysry license 10 keep an ordinary Or house
of public entertainment lilry dollars Tor so hllen "i
the yearly value thereof as does not exceed GEu zen
ocr certurn on =, mu.h ni The y.a.y value ~ dos
srceel two hunlred Go.rs Ga cTcfy license 10
keep b %: 81 p:i'ns eierG'n;neht or private
boar!,e Guus. five ,.arG !or 50 nIucn OF 'he yearly
.. n, rrrat as does MT frcssd end seven aud holt
per crnruui Ialth OF tho yearly rs."e rs "o''
rc,ed illy dollars. On every license to krepa COOK
suoo or ga ing hous" dollars mucn oil Tue yra,.
" value thereof dos not erctea and seven aia nh'
per coutun !. uuch oi the yearly Haiae 'act'' Us
does exceed ono huadr,; G,!!.-s. VA every tceIse
for h- esuuigcture q! porter "r n!r t"eny ooiafs on
so much Of the yeG!.y value thereof ss d0fs not Il.
cfci ara sc.cr and hail per ceauni on so 'ich "
TIN yearly 81 lao az d1cs tEceei on, hundred a"!ara
Il On every lcen:= 10 Is broker, ire hu'drei dollars.
On cvarY cens. an agent o. euhasenl oi Oh hsn'
rance coz pany, Office Incorporated or authorised ny
uo.hcr State s,mGircd an" hr;j i've d"i'afs. Oa
every license merchant or Inhtcihiiis i.h' "neh
specific tax o. Paid .lirty dollars: ProsSI ina'
il The 2ite! employed By SAID merchant or hrr o.
shown Nv affidavit Il DO less ;han five G0n'ired collars
H.. lex ;, b. pnd shall be niiars; but ibis proTiso
shall only apply pssons gking uui license a''er he
~ :f.lI .c'. itG sdil 80 % .'~1
SON 10 sell III. dent Spirits. cr NIX nt" lhersei;
rod ~ hen ,f tax IN proportion 'i tie sales. uhGcs
one Thousand doiia's' tel dollars; ii "Ee Thousand Dol.
lars and uati esa hundred ,oilsrs. twelve d"lar:I
fifteen luuirsd dollars, and uairr iVvuu;y.iv. hundrcd
dollars dollar: i! twenty five hundred dollars
n. uai-r s- ttnn@snd dollars twenty four dollars; if
iye n nss5d dol.e!s and ut,isr ten thousand dol.
eTs, iairIy eight doilars; II ca thcusand dollars
and uidsr t.caa tGouSn1i dollars, lsrty eight dol
!ars; i fifteen i;olsaad d.llsrs aud under twenty
thpasaad dollars SLY SIX douri; if twenty thou
sg.:d dollars and nGder thirty thousand dollars.
seventy Two u..ars htly lhuss nd dollars aud under
fay hou.spd dollars bundled ald cur dollars; i
i'ty thousand drlla,s a.f ucder seventy ve ihuaLd
dollars. Que bundled cad ,wcLty eight dollars ard il
seventy five !housatd dollars. hondrr and shy
dollars win fifteen dollars added for each sum Of len
,huss.d uliIis Gi sales severity lisn tics:
sand dol.nrs Am! ~ every IN which the license
10 merchant or nerctatic firm udes permission 10
sell s.e, "rdcEi Spies ~ mixture thereof, by wuos
Gii7 an ctsi' or 10y retail only, il ti";i merchua OF
firm Commencing business 10: HE first m") sell BY
whnlcsalc Dad retail! IN eGfl;l2na! tax At seventy se
djlGra AID by rniul only. wonty dollars and II .utG
l+ns he IL merchant ur met cna'i!- ti:ui 10 Continue
lie priv g. OF s!liii2 vine. t:nt spirits, mixture
,heic1 by wholesale uad retail by retail only, The
isx shall be holt 81 on" pr cen:um III" amount
81 such les Tor The year preceding III. time %
obtaining said license. IN addition 10 the specific IN.
posed On nrw beginners.
T. Ga every cc!4u 10 merchant or mercantile firm
10 sell provisinns agricultural commodities. lie
Sa;ea If commencing business, the tax shall hc twenty
dollars; il 10 coni1u. the business alter the
has been carried fora ycnr, tho tax on such crrss
shall be- psr ccrtn@ on tho nmcuntof commissions
received and tao ike yer cent the profits sales
III .dr ty srch ur: Ciautur rrn his or their
u during IA" year EEK preceding h. time o. OBJ
,ainius such ceuss, 6dthtatlx shal! be 10 addition 10
sucl. tsx as n4y BE- iiaios,h license 10 suah
chant iirm 10 sell sn:.rsa uht goods, wares Or
merchandise.
S. Olr.s,y leans" L anctioanar or Yenjns ms.
Ter commencing bnsintJ. il the population 81 tEc town
does M! exceed three Iousand t:Iirtylwo luIES; ]!
The p,pulliun CT cxcreds three ihouserd
additional oi fifteen d,'!urs tr every :GusnId per.
CONS above b;., number aud lin. rate or nny l:sc.
to.a excess lsss than thoGs!fL. Bu saC! specie
Sd al in exceed two hundred ard ii!'y dol
lars; a.h il tho cr1sa . 10 sell real cs:nc Only toe
sal! exceed enc hurried dollars. o. yeiy !icrrss
nuc'ionsrr o. Venue ulas;e: / &. .nu. he bl.
ATE. The has been carrie! !pr yea,
the ui ss!as 81 si guc.ionrcr venduc r
lr the proceeding yaErb. less thi1 livc thousand a.
lars the tax SAID lice Sc Ecaii bn twenty dollar
FIVE thou:nd doiiars and!ess shan ten ,hoJsard dor'
the lax sal! cene shall BE- th;ry five d9a:
II :nus,Gi dollars AZ! irS, than twenty ly. ,tru
sand dollars on. hunded sad Twenty fv, dollars II
twenty Eve thousand drhrs mi lss Than fifty !hGnssnd
dollars two hundse dors fifty 'hoGsa:d dollars sud
ess ,'GE seventy five tGtsrrd collars. t~n Eundtcd
II lie. nd rrl