Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-06-30
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lRlposlng Iares for lie Sapport Of Goveria

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Imposing Tares for Tie Support Of Gouer,a,
@asatJ for III. fiscal gear 1859 and 1858.
/. Be il enacted By tho general assembly,
That for year there shall be levied and
collected, on the persons and subjects
mentioned in the act of assembly passed
on the twenty-fourth day of April, eigh-
teen hundred and fifty-two, and any act
amendatory thereof the taxes following,
to wit: -
2. On all lands and lots, with the I'M
provements thereon, not exempt from tax
alton, eighteen cents on every hundred
dollars value thereof; and herein shall be
included all lands and lots, with the inn
provements thereon, not exempt from
taxation, of Incorporated joint stock COM
panies, savings institutions and insurance
companies on all the personal pro-
Iperty, moneys and credits required by
the said act to be listed, and not exempt
from taxation, except slaves over twelve
years ofage, eighteen cents on every hun
dred dollars value thereof; and herein
shall be included all the capital invested
or used in any manufacturing bushes, or
invested or employed in an trade or bust
ness Except agriculture) for which no Ii
cense is required, and all the personal
property and moneys of incorporated joint
stock companies, except the moneys and
property that constitute part of the CAPT
tai Of the banks on every slave over
twelve years of age, fifty-four cents and
herein shall be included all slaves over
twelve years of age owned or hired by
any company, institution or person what
ever; on every male free negro between
twenty-one and fifty-fve years, one dol
lar on every white male tnhabitant who
has attained the age of twenty-one years,
thirty-siX cents on so much OF the inte-
rest or profit which may have been re-
ceived by any person, or converted into
principal, so as 10 become an interest bea-
ring subject, or otherwise appropriated
within the year next preceding the first
day of February eighteen hundred and
fifty -two, arising from bonds and certiti-
Gates of debt of this or any other state or
country, or of any public corporation ere
ated by this or any other state, as exceeds
six dollars, three per centum; on so much
of the income or fees as exceeds one hun
dred dollars in money, received daring the
year ending on the first day of February
eighteen hundred and tfty-two, in conSi-
deration of the discharge of any Office or
employment in the service of the state,
(other than that of an officer receiving
salary out of the treasury, or in conside
ration of the discharge of any Office orem
ployment in the service of any corpora
ton created by this state, (other than fire
associations,) or in the service of any
company, firm or person, except where
the service is one of labor in some mocha
mic art, trade, handicraft, or manufacture,
or that of minister Of the Gospel, one
| fourth OF one per centum on such excess,
| if the same be not more than two hundred
and fifty dollars one half of one per cen
tum on such excess, if the same be more
than two hundred and fifty dollars, and
not more than five hundred dollars three
tourths OF one per centum on such excess,
if the same be more than five hundred dol
lars, and not more than one thousand
dollars, and one per centum on such eX
cess, if the same be over one thousand
dollars on so much of the yearly rent or
annual value of toll brides and ferries,
other than toll bridges and ferries, exempt
by their charters from taxation. and held
by joint stock companies authorized by
their charters to declare dividends of their
profits, as exceeds one hundred dollars,
three per centum.
3. On so much ofthe salary of each Off
Ger of the government, receiving the same
out Of the treasury, as exceeds one humid
red dollars, other than the Governor and
Judges, one fourth of one per cent on
such excess, if the same be not more than
two hundred and fifty dollars onc-half
YOn In In,
more than two hundred and fifty dollars,
and more than five hundred dollars ;thrce-
fourths of one per cent on such excess, if
the same be mere than five hundred dol
lars, and not more than one thousand dol
lars and one per cent on such excess, if
the same be over one thousand dollars,
which shall be deducted at the time the
salary is audited and paid.
| d. The commissioners of the revenue
may grant licenses to such persons as arc
authorized to obtain them according to
law and in granting licenses, the duties,
liabilities, fees and compensation of a
commissioner shall be the same as now
are, or hereafter may be prescribed by
law.
s. On every license to keep an ordina-
ry or house of public entertainment, thir-
ty dollars for SO much of the yearly value
thereof as does not exceed, and ten per CEN
tum on SO much of the yearly value as
does erceed two hundred dollars. On ev-
cry license to keep house of private en-.
tertainment or private boarding house,
five dollars for SO much of the yearly va
luo thereof as docs not erceeR, and seven
and a half per centum on so much of the
yearly value as does erceed fifty dollars
On every license to keep cook shop or
eating house, ten dollars on so much of
the yearly value thereof as does not ercced,
and seven and half per ccntum ON SO
much of the yearly value thereof as does