Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-04-19
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for IA Bill Imposing Taxes
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April 1888 entitled an act concerning the
assessment and collection OF the public reve
nue, ana any act amendatory thereof, the tax
es following, 10 wit
On all lands and lots. with The improvements
thereon not exempt from taxation, twenty
Cents on every hundred dollars value thereof,
and herein shall be included all lands and
lots, with the Improvements thereon. not ex-
emPt from taxation, ofincorporated joint stock
companies, savings institutions and insurance
companies ; ON all the personal property mon
ey and credits required by the said act to be
listed and not exempt from taxation, except
slaves over twelve years of age, twenty cents
on every hundred dollars value thereof; and
herein shall be included all the capital invest
ed or used in any manufacturing business. or
invested or employed IN any trade or business
except agricultural, for which no license is re-
quired, and all the personal property and
moneys OF incorporate oint stock companies.
except the moneys and personal property that
constitute part Of the capital Of the banks;
and except the moneys and personal property
OF saving institutions and insurance compa.
pies which have declared dividends within one
year preceding lst Of February, on every
slave over twelve years of age sixty cents
and herein shall he included all slaves over
II Years ofage. owned or hired by any company,
institution or person whatever; on evey male
tree negro between twenty.one and fifty five
years, one dollar; on ever white male nhabi.
tant who has attained the age of twenty one
years, forty cents; ON the Interest or profit
which may have been received by any per-
son, or converted into principal 50 as to become
an interest bearing subject, or otherwise ap.
proprlated within the year next preceding
The first day of February eighteen hundred
and fifty three arising from bonds and cerlii-
Gates ofdebt Of this or any other state conn
try, Or OF any puoIc corporation created by
this any other state, three and a third per
centum; Oh the dividends decllred within the
Year preceding February Isl, by savings in
sututons and insurance companies, to be
paid by such institutions or companies re-
spectvcy, three and Que third per centum
on the income or fees received during the
year ending the first day OF February eighteen
hundred and fifty three, in consideration of
the discharge of any office or employment i'll
the service ofthe state olher than that of an
officer receiving a salary out of the treasury
or in consideration Of the discharge of any
Office or employment in the service OF any
corporation created by the State, or in the SER
vice OF any company, firm or person, except
here the service is one oi labor in some me.
chanic art, trade handicraft or manufacture,
or that ofa n mister of the Gospel, one fourth
of one per centum if the sa ne be not more
than two hundred and fifty dollars one half
of one per centum if the same be more than
two hundred and fifty dollars and not more
than five hundred dollars; three fourths OF one
per centum it the same be more than five
hundred dollars and not more than one hun.
dred thousand dollars !; and one per centum
if the same be over one thousand dollars ; on
the yearly rent or annual value of toll bridges
and ferries, other than toll bridges and ferries
exempt by their charters from taxation those
three per centum.
2 On so much of the salary mol exempt from
taxation OF each officer Of the government re
cevng the same out OF the treasury, y,otheT than
the governor and judges, one fourth oi one per
cent, if The same be not more than two hum
dred and fifty dollars, one half ofonc per centun
if the same be more than five hundred dollars:
and one per centum il the same be over one
thousand dollars, which shall be deducted at
the time the salary is audited and pad.
g. The commissioners Of the revenue may
grant licenses to such persons authorised
to obtain tn IN according to law; and in gran
ting licences, the duties, liabilities, fees and
conversation of commissioner shall be the
same as now are or hereafter may be prescrl-
bed 10y law.
4. On every license TO keep an ordinary or
house of puhlic thirty dollars on
so much OF the yearly value thereof as does not
exceed and ten per centum on so much Of the
yearly valne as does not exceed, two hundred
dollars; on every license to keep house Of
private entertainment or a private boarding
house FIVE dollars for so much of the yearly
value as does not exceed, and seven and a half
per centum on SO much Of the yearly value as
does exceed fifty dollars but no house shall
be deemed aprivate boarding house with fewer
than three boarders; on every license 10 keep
cook shop or eating house, ten dollars on so
much of the yearly value as does not exceed,
and u per centum on so much OF the yearly
value as does exceed one hundred dollars; on
every license for the manufacture of porter or
ale. twenty dollars on so much of the yearly
value thereof as does not exceed, and seven