Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-04-23

an agent or sub agent of any insurance
company not chartered by this state,
itsnch agency or sub agency be loca.
ted in county or corporate town OF
loss than 5000 inhabitants, the tax
shall be fifty dollars; il ut or within
two miles Of 'nwn whose population
is more ,hun three thousand aud less
than five thousand. Ihc,ax shall be ono
hundred dollars the population is
more than iive'tlol,sand and less than
ten thousand tho tax shall be one hun
bred aud fifty dollars; if the popula,
tio,, be more than ten thousand and
less lhantwcnty thousand the tax shall
he two hundred dollars; if the popula-
ton be more ,han twenty thousand
the lux shall he three hundred dollars;
M every license To merchant or mer.
camille firm, when specific tax is to
he paid, thirty dollars; provided.
that if the capital employed by said
merchant or firm he shown by aflida'
vi, to be less than FIVE hundred doll.
airs, the tax to be paid shall be ten
dollars; but this proviso shall only
apply to persons taking out license
after the passage Of this act, and shall
not authorize any such person to sell
wine, ardent spirits, or mixture there
of and when the tax is in proportion
to the sales, if under one thousand
dollars, ten dollars; if ore thousand
dollars and under fifteen hundred,
twelve dollars; if fifteen hundred dol.
lars and under twenty-five hundred
dollars, sixteen dollars; if twenty.
FIVE hundred dollars and under five
thousand dollars, twenty-four dollars;
if five thousand dollars and underte ten
thousrld dollars. ,hirty.eight dollars;
If ten thousand dollars and under ht-
teen thousand dollars, forty.eisht dol.
lars; if fifteen thousand dollars and
under twenty thousand dollars, fifty
six dollars; If twenty thousand dol
lars aud under thirty thousand dollars
scventy-two dollars; if thirty thou.
sand dollars and under fifty thousand
dollars, one hundred and four dollars;
if fifty thousand dollars and under
sevcnty.fye thousand dollars, one
hundred and twen,y-eight dollars;
and if seven,y.iive thousand dollars,
one hundred and sixty dollars, with
ten dollars added for each sum Of ten
thousand dollars excess of sales over
sevcnty.6ve thousand dollars. And
in every case in which the license to
merchunt or mercantile firm includes
permission to sell wine, ardent spir-
its or mixture thereof, by whole.
sale and retail, or by retail only, if
such merchant Or firm commencing
business for the first time) sell by
wholesale and retail, an additional
tax of seven,y.fve dollars; and if by
retail only, twenty dollars; and ii
such license be to merchant or mer-
camille firm to continue the privilege
of selling wine, ardent spirits or a
mixture thereof, by wholesale and re.
tail, or by retail! only. the tax shall b. be
next preceding the time of obtaining
said license in addition to the specific
tax imposed on new beginners, bu,
said sales shall not be estimated in
ascertaining tho amount of mer.
chants license.
SEC. 6. On every license to a
merchant or mercantile firm to sell
provisions or agricultural commodi-
ties, the growth or production of this
State Or some of the United States,
If commencing business, the tax shall
be twenty dollars; and if to continne
the business after sthe same has been
carried on for a year, the tax on such
license shall he one per centum on
tho amount of commissions received
and the like per centum on the profits
on sales made by such merchant or
firm OH his or their own account, du-
ring the year next preceding the time
of obtaining such license; and this
tax shall be in addition to such tax
as may be imposed on Il license TO
such merchant or firm to sell grocer
les or other goods, wares or merchan.
die.
Sec. Z. On every license to an
auctioneer or vcndue master common
cling business, if the population of
the town does not exceed three thou.
sand, thirty-two dollars; if the pop.
nlation Of the town exceeds three
thousand an additional tax Of fifteen
dollars for every thousand persons a.
bovc that number, and at that rate
for any fractional excess less than one
thousand. But said specific tax shall
in no case exceed two hundred and
Fifty dollars; and if the license be to
sell real estate only, the tax shall not
exceed one hundred dollars. On ev-
cry license to an auc,ionecr or venduc
master to continue the business after
tho same has been carried on for a
wear, if the amount Of sales Of said
aucticnecr or vendue master for the
preceding year he less than five thou.
sand dollars, the tax on said license
shall be twenty dollars; if five thou
sand dollars and less than ten thou