Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-06-30

ana undef twenty-five hundreu Oollars,
sixteen dollars if twenty-five hundred
dollars and under five thousand dollars,
twenty. four dollars if FIVE thousand dol
lars and under ten thousand dollars, thir-
ty eight dollars if ten thousand dollars
and under fifteen thousand dollars, forty
eight dollars if fifteen thousand dollars
and under twenty thousand dollars, fifty
six dollars if twenty thousand dollars
and under thirty thousand. seventy two
dollars; ifthirty thousand dollars and un-
der fifty thousand dollars, one hundred
and four dollars (; if fifty thousand dollars
and under seventy five thousand dollars
one hundred and twenty eight dollars
and il seventy FIVE thousand dollars. one
hundred and sixty dollars, with fifteen dol
lars added for each sum of ten thousand
dollars excess of sales over seventy i've
thousand dollars. And in every case in
which the license to amerchant or mer-
camille firm includes permission to sell
wine, ardent spirits or mixture thereof,
by wholesale and retail, or by retail only,
if such merchant or firm commencing
business for the first time) sell by whole
sale and retail, an additional tax of Sc
venty five dollars and if by retail only,
twenty dollars and if such license be to a
merchant or mercantile firm to continue
the selling of wine, ardent spirits, or a
mixture thereof, by wholesale and retail,
or by retail only, the tax shall be one
half of one per centum on the amount of
such sales for the year next preceding the
time of obtaining said license, in addition
to the specific tax imposed on new begin
ners.
7. On every license to merchant or
mercantile firm to sell provisions or agri-
cultural commodities, the growth or pro-
duction of this state or some of the United
States, if commencing business, the tax
shall be twenty dollars and if to contin-
ne the business after the same has been
carried on for year, the tax on such Ii
cense shall be one per centum on the
amount of commissions received, and the
like per cent. on the profits or sales made
by such merchant or firm on his or their
own account during the year next pre-
ceding the time of obtaining such Ii.
cense, and this tax shall be in addition to
such tax as may be imposed on license
to such merchant or firm to sell groceries
or other goods, wares or merchandise.
8. On every license to an auctioneer or
vendue master commencing business, if
the population of the town does not eX
coed three thousand, thirty two dollars /;
if the population of the town exceeds three
thousand, an additional tax of fifteen dol
lars for every thousand persons above that
number, and at that rate for any fractional
excess less than one thousand. But said
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hundred and fifty dollars and if the H.
cense be to sell real estate only, the tax
shall not exceed one hundred dollars. On
every license to IAN auctioneer or vendue
master to continue the business after the
same has been carried on for year, if
the amount of sales of said auctioneer or
vendue master for the preceding year be
less than five thousand dollars, the tax
on said license shall be twenty dollars ; if
five thousand dollars and less than ten
thousand dollars, the tax on said license
shall be thirty five dollars; if ten thou
sand dollars and less than twenty five
thousand dollars, one hundred and twenty
five dollars if twenty five thousand dol
two hundred dollars ; if fifty thousand
dollars and less than seventy five thou
sand dollars, two hundred and fifty dol
lars if seventy five thousand dollars and
less than one hundred thousand dollars,
three hundred and twenty five dollars if
one hundred thousand dollars and less
than one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, four hundred and twenty five dollars
and if one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars or more, five hundred dollars
provided, that the auctioneers who deal
in stocks shall pay a tax of
two hundred dollars only.
8. On every license to a tobacco auc-
tioneer commencing business, twenty dol
lars on every license to tobacco auc
tioneer to continue the business after the
same has been carried on for year, the
tax shall be at the same rates as that i'm
posed on merchants licensed to sell pro-
visions or agricultural commodities.
10. On every license to merchant
tailor, twenty dollars end if the license
be to continue the bushes after the same
has been carried on for year, the tax on
such license shall be at the same rates as
that imposed on merchants and mercan-
tile firms but the cost of manufacturing
articles made up by such merchant tailor
shall not be included in the amount of
sales.
II. On every license to lumber mer-
chant, twenty dollars and if the license
be to continue the business after the same
has been carried on for year, the tax
shall be at the same rates as that impo-
sed on merchants or mercantile firms IL
censed to sell provisions or agricultural
commodities. Op,every license to dea-
Ter in coal and wood, twenty dollars and
if the license be to continue the business
after the same has been carried on for a
year, the tax shall be at the same rates as
that imposed on merchants or mercantile
firms licensed to sell provisions or agri-
cultural commodities. On every license
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