Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-01-15
INCREASE OF THE CITY TAXES

At meeting of the Council Of the City of Richmond
he Id Nj onday last. the ordinance reported by the
committee OF Finance, fixing the sums to be collected
for assessed taxes" read and adopted The follow
is copy of the ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE, FIXING THE SUNS TO BR COLLECTED
FOR ASSESSED TAxEs-Bc At ordained by the Council Of
the CITY Of Richmoad, That the Taxes of the City
the persons and subjects mentioned in the ordinance
passed the day of jan, 1851 concerning the
oftaxe shall for the year commencing the first
day OF January, 1853, and for each succeeding year. be
follows:
On land including the buildings thereon, sixty cents
for every hundred dollars value thereof
On every free male person. above sixteen years age
dollar and fifty cents
On every slave above the age of twelve years. ore
do lar and set enty five cents.
On every horse, mare, mule OR colt, one dollar
On COW fifty cents, and ii person or keeps
than dollar for every be sides the first
On dog bitch. d, liar il the owner or keeper
be, and five dollars if he be housekeepcr aud ifa
person OWES or keeps more than five dollars for
every one best les the first.
On every riding pleasure carriage, with the harness
belonging thereto three per centun the value thereof
On gold silver plate three per SO much of
the value thereof as is over fifty dollars.
On every piano forte, harp gold watch one dollar
On every watch other than gold watch fifty cents
On every person who keeps ordinary, house of
public entertainment, thirty dol ars Tor so much of its
yearly value does not exceed two hundred dollars
and and half per centum much of it's yearly
value exceeds hundred dollars and exceed
thousand dollars, and five per much of
its yearly value exceeds thousand dollars.
On every person who keeps house of private
entertainment, dollars much OF
does not exceed, and five per so much of
its yearly value as does exceed one hundred and fifty
dollars.
On every occupier of any house, other than an ord-
nary house of entertainment the rate of seventy
five cents per thousand dollars, upon the value of any
such house with the outhouses and offices belonging
thereto used herewith the such occuper, at
thisrate not to exceed fifty dollars.
On every person who keeps public eating house
coffee house, unless tax be paid therefor for
binary twenty dollars If of the first class fifteen dollars
if OF the second claa ten dollars IT OF the third class
and five dollars if Of tho fourth class
On every person who keeps private negro jail
place wherein slaves confined and boarded fifty dol
lars.
On every person who is agent TO sell Thy private
sale hire slaves for profit whether he be licensed
auctoneer keeper of negro Jail not forty dollars
If OF the first class Thirty dol if the second class,
twenty dolarsif Of the third class and dollars if of
tas fourth class
On every persen who is dealer in horses mules
twenty dollars
On every pc who keeps livery stable dollar
each stall therein.
On each person entered in tho Assesso 3 book
broker 100 dollars ifof the first class and thy dollars
if of the second GLASS.
On every seller of spirtuous liquors, shop keeper,
merchant and trader, not herein before embraced
including such make sales not at ion OF goods,
merchandise. although they be lice nsed
tioneers forty dollars if OF the first Glass; thirty five dol
lars if of the second class thirty dollars if of the third
class twenty five dollars if of the fourth class twenty
dollars othe fifth fifteen dollars iiothe sixth class,
ten dollars if OF the seventh class five dollars if of the
eighth class, and three dollars fofthe ninth class
And in addition to HI class tax five dollars q
seller Of sptuous liquors. and fifteen dollars
person who sells barriers patent specific quack
mediciue
SEC. O. The ordinance passed the 18th of January,
1851 prescribing the be collected for assessed
taxes is hereby repealed